radiotherapy

It’s five years and still going strong for BIR’s radiotherapy and oncology meetings

Submitted by chair Dr Keith Langmack and the Reverend Canon Dr Mike Kirby of the BIR’s radiotherapy and oncology special interest group committee In 2020, The British Institute of Radiology’s radiotherapy and oncology special interest group committee received requests from industry partners and radiotherapy professionals to hold a focused, multidisciplinary national meeting solely on radiotherapy […]

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GenesisCare unveils Elekta Evo linac at revamped Nottingham centre

Cancer care specialist GenesisCare’s Nottingham centre has reopened after a refurbishment that includes an Elekta Evo linac. The system provides precision radiotherapy treatment with advanced imaging and motion management, minimising the potential of damage to healthy tissue. It will be used for treating patients with many types of cancer, including brain, lung, breast and prostate, […]

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Team of radiotherapy professionals shares its expertise to deliver long-term support for Uganda’s ongoing radiotherapy service improvements

The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) is the only radiotherapy cancer centre in Uganda for a population of around 45 million people. The UCI has a vision to build a sustainable high quality radiotherapy service with a team of committed staff .Uganda’s Government has made a significant investment in radiotherapy services over the past years and […]

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Royal Marsden is first to use RaySearch oART planning for targeted treatments

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust has become the first hospital in the world to treat a patient using an advanced radiotherapy planning system from RaySearch Laboratories. The technology introduces online adaptive radiotherapy (oART), which enables clinicians to make same-day adjustments to a treatment plan, while the patient is on the treatment bed. Treatment is […]

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Leeds Cancer Centre reduces scan time with Ingenia upgrade

Leeds Cancer Centre at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has taken a step forward in radiotherapy planning with the upgrade of a Philips Ingenia Evolution 1.5T MRI to include SmartSpeed technology. In July, it became one of the first radiotherapy centres in the world, alongside others in Japan and the Netherlands, to use SmartSpeed clinically. […]

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Latest MRI from Siemens can be located closer to the linac bunker

Siemens Healthineers showcased its latest MRI system at this year’s European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology Congress in Vienna, Austria. The 1.5T Magnetom Flow RT Pro Edition is helium-independent and does not require a quench pipe so it can be sited close to a linac to help deliver adaptive radiation therapy. Through AI-powered image reconstruction […]

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