proton beam therapy

What began as a prototype using an office swivel chair has evolved into a radiotherapy device in which the patient sits upright and is slowly rotated while undergoing CT scanning delivered from a fixed source. Founded by medical physicists, British start-up Leo Cancer Care says it has developed a range of machines to deliver radiotherapy […]

A new way to optimise dose delivery and beam monitoring for proton beam therapy has gained £300k funding from the Science and Technology Facilities Council. JetDose technology offers potential to improve treatment outcomes and increase patient throughput at cancer treatment centres. JetDose is a novel real-time beam monitor and dosimetry system being developed by the […]

A rugby-mad teenager who was told he had cancer on his 15th birthday is celebrating the end of his proton beam therapy (PBT) after becoming the 2,000th person in the UK to benefit from the treatment. Ryan Scutt was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in September last year. Nasopharyngeal cancer affects the pharynx and is thought […]

UK Government in Wales Minister and MP for Monmouth David T C Davies visited the Rutherford Cancer Centre South Wales in Newport to show support and highlight the contribution independent cancer centres can make in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rutherford Cancer Centre South Wales offers proton beam therapy to adult NHS Wales patients. It […]

The Rutherford Cancer Centre North East has been officially opened by HRH The Duke of Gloucester, heralding a milestone for advanced cancer care in the region. Built at a cost of £35 million, the centre was established near Bedlington, Northumberland, to meet patient demand in an area that has among the highest incidence of cancer […]

The University of Liverpool’s radiotherapy team has taken delivery of a Virtual Environment for Radiotherapy (VERT) proton simulation module. This software has been provided by Vertual as part of its support for an innovative Strategic Interventions in Health Education Disciplines (SIHED) research project funded by the Office for Students. The research aims to establish the […]

Rutherford Cancer Centre has opened its new proton beam therapy suite in Reading. It will serve all of London as well as international patients. The Thames Valley centre has a permanent consultation facility at Harley Street, which will allow patients to have their consultations in London before receiving treatment at the Thames Valley centre. First […]

Rutherford Cancer Centre North East in Northumberland has been named the building project of the year at the Constructing Excellence in the North East Awards 2019. The centre in Bomarsund offers advanced cancer treatments including proton beam therapy (PBT). Rutherford Estates, developer of the Rutherford Cancer Centres, was given the award jointly with contractors Interserve, […]