radiotherapy

Radiotherapy treatment at Weston Park Cancer Centre, Sheffield, has been significantly improved with the arrival of two state-of-the-art linacs. Installed at the facility as part of a £7m government investment, the technology will help patients across the region access faster and more precise radiotherapy. Unlike traditional machines, the new Varian Halcyon with Hypersight linac delivers […]

Weston Park Cancer Centre’s radiotherapy remote monitoring team has been named the British Association of Urological Nurses’ Urology Team of the Year after successfully implementing a remote monitoring service and nurse-led escalation clinic for prostate cancer patients receiving follow-up care after intensive radiotherapy treatment. The service in Sheffield, which aligns with the NHS 10-Year Health […]

Micropos Medical has entered into an agreement with Velindre Cancer Centre in Cardiff to implement the tumour-tracking Raypilot system, enabling high precision radiation therapy for prostate cancer. As part of the collaboration at the site, lead radiation oncologist Dr Nachi Palaniappan and his team will implement augmented stereotactic body radiation therapy (ASBRT), with the ultimate […]

Bolus is one of the most widely used tools in external beam radiotherapy, yet it remains one of the most operationally challenging, says medical equipment manufacturer CDR Systems. As radiotherapy advances towards greater precision, tighter margins and adaptive techniques, expectations for surface dose accuracy and reproducibility have increased. However, many clinics rely on flat sheets […]

Treatment with augmented stereotactic body radiotherapy (ASBRT) and the Raypilot system has begun at St Luke’s Hospital in Dublin, Ireland. The first patient was treated with a team from manufacturer Micropos Medical present on site. St Luke’s Hospital has entered into a rental agreement for the Raypilot system in order to evaluate the technology while […]

Radiation treatment following surgery can be safely omitted in thyroid cancer patients whose disease is at low risk of returning, new study findings show. The Iodine or Not (IoN) study, which ran across 33 UK cancer centres including Weston Park Cancer Centre, Sheffield, set out to establish whether patients with low risk thyroid cancer could […]

Philips intends to establish new standards in precision cancer care with the introduction of its Rembra RT and Areta RT CT systems, alongside the BlueSeal MRI RT featuring helium-free technology. “As oncology teams face increasing demands for greater precision, efficiency and consistency, often under staffing and resource pressures, a new era of CT simulation is […]

Strategic distribution agreement will bring innovative patient-centric cancer treatment solutions to the UK and Irish healthcare markets in the future. Oncology Systems Limited (OSL), a leading provider of medical equipment and software to the NHS and private hospitals in the UK and Ireland, today announced it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Leo Cancer […]