Leeds Cancer Centre

Staff at Leeds Cancer Centre have celebrated the official opening of an MRI simulator that is expected to greatly improve radiotherapy treatment at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. The high definition images produced by the Philips MRI simulator will enable patients to receive more precise, targeted treatments while reducing the risk of treatment-related side effects. […]

Trust chief executive Julian Hartley (cutting the ribbon) and Elekta customer manager Steve Bellchambers (centre), join staff and patients to celebrate the launch of the first of seven new linacs at LTHT. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has officially opened its Elekta Versa HD linear accelerator, marking the start of a multi-million pound investment and […]

Head of radiotherapy Hazel Rodger, Medipass Healthcare equipment specialist Aylin Ercil-Wood, Leeds Cancer Centre radiotherapy equipment manager Chris Forrest, Elekta Limited managing director, UK and Ireland Paddy Greally, Medipass Healthcare technical and commercial director Stewart MacDuff and Leeds Cancer Centre head of radiotherapy physics Dr Viv Cosgrove. In a bid to provide the most advanced […]

Consultant radiologist and clinical lead for nuclear medicine Dr Fahmid Chowdhury, chief executive Julian Hartley, Medipass assistant manager Jasbir Rall, PFI/PPP equipment contract manager Robert Colbeck, PFI/PPP deputy head of estates Jo Dolby, radiology service manager Renee Holt, Medipass ceo David Rolfe, consultant radiologist Dr Chirag Patel, general manager radiology Catherine Bange, consultant radiologist Dr […]

Leeds patient Margaret Johnson was the first to be treated using Elekta’s VMAT and FFF technologies.  With her are radiographers Richard Garratt and Alan Needham and clinical scientist David Paynter. Leeds Cancer Centre has recently delivered its 500th episode of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) for inoperable, non-small cell lung cancer since May 2009.  Over this […]