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The Christie PDR team are registrar Su Kim, nurse clinician Karen Johnson, dosimetrist Helen Farrow, theatres administrator Elizabeth Taylor, brachytherapy radiographer Naomi Morrissey, clinical oncology consultant Dr Susan Davidson, dosimetrist Charlotte Waudby, brachytherapy radiographer David Wood and clinical oncology consultant Dr Jacqueline Livsey. The Christie Hospital in Manchester has moved from low dose rate (LDR) […]

Andy Clarke ready for the Monster Ski Challenge.   Andy Clarke from Nucletron was fundraising for the multiple sclerosis when he took part in the Monster Ski event in Tignes, France.   Equivalent to three descents of Mount Everest, the challenge was to ski 90,000 vertical feet over three days.    Andy said: “Thankfully, we […]

Pictured are attendees at Nucletron’s successful two-day meeting for its Oncentra customers.  More than 40 users attended from hospitals across the UK and Ireland.   Delegates were welcomed by Nucletron UK md Mark Hitchman and Tony Millin, head of radiotherapy physics treatment planning at Velindre Hospital, Cardiff.   Speakers from Nucletron user sites presented and […]

Professor David Thwaites of St James’s Institute of Oncology watches Nucletron UK managing director Mark Hitchman and David Fox of St James’s Institute sign the agreement.   Nucletron has signed a two-year reference site agreement with Professor David Thwaites and Mr David Fox of the St James’s Institute of Oncology, Leeds, part of the Leeds […]

Rugby star Matt Dawson launches a campaign to drive awareness of brachytherapy, dubbed ‘The best kept secret in cancer treatment’ as it is little known by sufferers from cancer.   Former England Rugby World Cup winner Matt Dawson has launched a campaign to raise awareness about brachytherapy.  The campaign and www.aboutbrachytherapy.com website are supported by […]

Nucletron sales manager Alex Kypriotis and managing director Mark Hitchman with the Society of Radiographers ceo Richard Evans and a Nucletron customer, Margaret Bidmead, head of physics at The Royal Marsden Hospital.   Nucletron, a leader in providing brachytherapy and external beam planning systems, has become a member of the College of Radiographers’ Industry Partnership […]

Consultant breast surgeon Mr Neil Rothnie and consultant clinical oncologist Dr Anne Robinson with the first Comfort patient.   Southend University Hospital is the first in the UK to use Nucletron’s Comfort catheter applicator system in combination with its high dose rate remote brachytherapy afterloader, the microSelectron, on a 53-year old breast cancer patient.    […]