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Royal Surrey County Hospital

Radiotherapy team celebrates milestone for adaptive cancer treatment backed by AI

Katherine Powell May 18, 2023

The radiotherapy team at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust says it has become the first UK hospital to deliver its 1,000th adaptive treatment to cancer patients using AI. Penelope Silk received the 1,000th treatment and said: “I’m halfway…
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Royal Surrey wins awards for pain relief during brachytherapy

Katherine Powell Feb 2, 2023

A collaboration between Royal Surrey County Hospital’s anaesthetic, oncology and radiotherapy teams to introduce the use of an inhaled painkiller for cancer patients has won two awards. Their use of Penthrox for cervical cancer patients is…
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Milestone TrueBeam installed in the UK

Mechel Rees Jul 31, 2017 0

Varian Medical Systems UK and Ireland sales director Adele Lyons, head of medical physics Professor Andrew Nisbet, chair Sue Sjuve and head of radiotherapy Marianne Dabbs. Royal Surrey Hospital in Guilford has received Varian Medical…
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Royal Surrey introduces rectal sparing hydrogel

Mechel Rees May 2, 2017 0

Brachytherapy nurse specialist Claire Deering, lead urology/brachytherapy nurse specialist Donna Higgins, professor of urology and clinical director Professor Stephen Langley, consultant clinical oncologist Carla Perna and Oncology Systems…
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Low table height is a particular bonus for Royal Surrey’s patients

Mechel Rees Mar 7, 2016 0

Radiology directorate services manager Wendy Dengate, radiographer Christopher Moore, interventional lead radiographer Jann Paton, consultant radiologist Dr Alex Horton, Toshiba Medical Systems account executive CT/XR/MR Mark Foxall and…
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Stereotactic brain radiotherapy service arrives at St Luke’s

Mechel Rees Mar 3, 2016 0

Therapy radiographer Kayleigh Lett-Logue, senior planner Sandra Dymond, stereotactic physicist Clara Navarro, radiotherapy services manager Adrian Flynn, clinical oncologist Dr Richard Shaffer, consultant intracranial radiographer Laura…
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Intensivist’s advanced exmaninations helped by point-of-care ultrasound

Mechel Rees Dec 3, 2015 0

Junior intensive care fellow Carly Webb with consultant intensivist and anaesthetist Dr Justin Kirk-Bayley. Royal Surrey County Hospital's intensive care unit has added a SonoSite X-Porte point-of-care ultrasound system, complementing an…
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Pre-launch trial confirms ultrasound system’s suitability

Mechel Rees Jun 4, 2014 0

At Royal Surrey County Hospital are sister Lesley Armley, consultant interventional radiologist Dr Alex Horton, interventional superintendent radiographer Jann Paton and ultrasound manager Hariksha Lapham. Royal Surrey County Hospital…
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Linford gets scanner off to a flying start

Mechel Rees Oct 4, 2013 0

Alliance Medical finance director UK and northern Europe Howard Marsh, Linford Christie and Alliance Medical unit manager Gillian Rollo. Olympic 100 metre sprint champion Linford Christie helped launch a new scanner at Alliance Medical…
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Vertec and Ashland deliver practical advice

Mechel Rees May 9, 2012 0

Pictured with attendees at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford, the last venue on a tour of the UK by Vertec Scientific and Ashland (ISP), inventors of Gafchromic film, are (front row, from left) Vertec specialist Mike Holroyd,…
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