SABR

The Northern Centre for Cancer Care (NCCC) in Carlisle has commenced offering a stereotactic ablative radiotherapy treatment (SABR) service. This follows a collaboration between North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust and Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which operates the radiotherapy centre at Carlisle. Although access to SABR for patients in north Cumbria […]

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust has used stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) to treat a patient with a dangerously abnormal heartbeat. Retired HR director Sue Simons from Bromley in south-east London was the first patient to receive the treatment at the cancer centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ for ventricular tachycardia, in which faulty […]

Overview We are delighted to be bringing you a refreshed agenda which welcomes you to discover, discuss and debate recent advances in radiotherapy with leading practitioners. Whether you’re looking at attending for the first time or thinking of repeating the course, this new and exciting agenda has something for everyone. A fantastic opportunity to learn at […]

Following the announcement that NHS England is accelerating the roll-out of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) treatments nationwide, many cancer centres will require access to specialised immobilisation equipment to enable its safe and effective delivery. Challenges exist in delivering SABR, especially involving treatment sites subject to respiratory motion, such as the lower lobes of the lungs, […]

August and September promise to be exciting months at Oncology Systems (OSL). Not only are we celebrating the launch of the dedicated SABR Solutions section of the OSL website, but we are also thrilled to announce the release of the OmniBoard 2.0. The dedicated SABR webpage is your virtual destination for all your patient immobilisation […]

Oncology Imaging Systems sales manager Mike Holroyd, radiographer Bethany Cheetham, pre-treatment radiographer Claire Clarkson, pre-treatment principal radiographer James McGovern, pre-treatment principal radiographer for protons Thomas Edwards and student radiographer Kacey Pindair. The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, is expanding its treatment offering and will soon be able to deliver SABR treatments to liver and pancreatic patients.  […]

Cancer experts at the ninth UK SABR meeting included consortium chair Matthew Hatton, guest speaker Max Dahele, SABR lung clinician Dr Chinnamani Eswar, chair of clinical oncology Professor Mike Brada, consultant in clinical oncology Dr Brian Haylock and guest speaker Joost Nuyttens. Cancer specialists from across Europe have visited The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre in Wirral […]

Demonstrating positioning with the ProSTEP are radiographer Rebecca Wilson and pre-treatment radiographer Shona Thomson. The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre has chosen the ProSTEP immobilisation device for pelvis and lower limb positioning during radiotherapy. After researching the market, the centre in Glasgow has initially ordered six devices, supplied by Oncology Imaging Systems Limited.  Consultant […]