The Royal Marsden Hospital

AI could be approximately twice as accurate as a biopsy at grading the aggressiveness of some sarcomas, according to research from The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London. Results from the study published in The Lancet Oncology suggest that a new AI algorithm could help tailor the treatment […]

Lead research therapeutic radiographer Dr Helen McNair at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is at the forefront of an opportunity to support more radiographers into research. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has awarded funding to Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre for three years for the establishment of the Diagnostic […]

Men with prostate cancer are less likely to experience urinary and sexual side effects two years after treatment with an advanced type of radiotherapy than with surgery, according to researchers from The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), London. The PACE-A study compares the long-term side effects of stereotactic […]

Magnetic Resonance Image Guided Radiotherapy (MRIgRT) course – The Institute of Cancer Research, London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. September 26 – 27, 2022 Early bird registration fee before August 1, 2022 Click here for further information and registration. Or email caroline.saunders@icr.ac.uk. The MRIgRT course is an opportunity to broaden your understanding of the […]

Therapeutic radiographers in The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust’s MR-linac unit have started treating patients for the first time without a clinical oncologist present, following a training and supervision programme. The Royal Marsden, London, has been at the forefront of MR-linac treatments since the first UK patient was treated more than three years ago. The […]

The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity is running a Dragon’s Den-style initiative to make staff ideas a reality in order to improve patient experiences. Loosely based on the BBC TV programme, the Innovation Den is a forum in which staff are encouraged to put forward their ideas to help enhance patient experience and safety. After an […]

Cancer patients at The Royal Marsden in Sutton are now able to benefit from the latest radiotherapy technology following the arrival of a CyberKnife system this summer, funded by The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. The Accuray CyberKnife system is a 3D image-guided intensity modulated radiation therapy (IG-IMRT) system that includes treatment planning, imaging and delivery. […]

An optimised intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) pioneered at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research, London, has been shown to spare adverse life-long side effects in head and neck cancer patients following treatment. Initial results from the Dysphagia-Aspiration Related Structures (DARS) trial, funded by Cancer Research UK and the […]