TomoTherapy

Accuray’s medical physics manager EMEA Leonard Wee, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham principal clinical scientist, radiotherapy physics, Jane Rogers and head of radiotherapy physics Graham Chalmers. Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham has taken delivery of the UK’s first two TomoTherapy TomoHDs.  The first installation took place in August in a renovated bunker previously considered too small for […]

The meeting committee, chair Peter Dunlop from James Cook University Hospital, Judith Christian from Nottingham City Hospital, OSL’s Julie Mead, Tony Greener from Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Trust, Mark Elsworthy from Bupa Cromwell Hospital and  Neil Burnet from Addenbrooke’s Hospital. The first TomoTherapy UK User Group meeting took place at The Moller Centre in […]

Scandidos regional sales manager Anders Adolfson and OSL clinical specialist Adrian Fleet showcase Delta4. Two products distributed by Oncology Systems Limited were in the spotlight at EMPEC (European Medical Physics and Engineering Conference) 2011 in Dublin.  The event was attended by nearly 600 delegates from across the globe. A presentation by OSL clinical specialist Adrian […]

Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust chair Sir Hugh Taylor with TomoTherapy patient Tom Dance.     Chair of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust Sir Hugh Taylor has unveiled what is said to be the first TomoTherapy machine in a London NHS hospital.  He was joined by Tom Dance, who was diagnosed […]

Jari Johnston-Allen from the American Cancer Society presents the prestigious award to Dr Rock Mackie and Dr Fred Robertson from TomoTherapy.   TomoTherapy Inc has been presented with the Corporate Distinguished Visionary Award by the American Cancer Society. This award is given to companies that have portrayed exemplary public service to the society and its […]

Sitting on the machine are clinical director of radiotherapy and oncology Dr Peter Dunlop (left) with patient Vic Chivers. Julie Mead from OSL is on the far left and the remainder of the group are from Interserve and the James Cook radiology and oncology team.   A 65-year-old grandfather was the focus at the official […]

OSL managing director Carl Pavey pictured with the company’s office and service team, holds up the CIVCO and TomoTherapy awards.   Oncology Systems Limited, based in Shrewsbury, has gained two prestigious awards.   While attending the international TomoTherapy Kick-Off meeting in Istanbul in January, Carl Pavey and Dean Willems on behalf of the OSL team […]

Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge is to install its second TomoTherapy Hi-Art treatment machine. Following the success of its Government-funded evaluation TomoTherapy system, which treated the first patient in October 2007, the trust is now locally funding the second system. After six months of clinical experience of TomoTherapy, Addenbrooke’s decided they needed to provide advanced radiotherapy to […]