A father from Cheshire has become one of the first patients in the world to take part in a study by researchers working at The Christie, Manchester, to measure the amount of oxygen in their tumour. Hypoxic cancers are more challenging to treat successfully, particularly when radiotherapy is given. By measuring the amount of oxygen […]
Read MoreThe capacity to detect cancers and other health conditions that disproportionately affect the Greater Manchester population has been accelerated through a new strategic partnership. A memorandum of understanding between Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Siemens Healthineers and The University of Manchester (UoM), will formalise already close working relationships between the three organisations. In January 2021, […]
Read MoreA project at the University of Manchester to develop a tool for predicting the risk of a cardiovascular event or death in patients who have already suffered a heart attack has received a grant of almost £150,000 from charity Heart Research UK. The project, which will be led by professor of cardiology at Keele University […]
Read MorePictured during a follow-up visit to the radiology department of Manchester Royal Infirmary following the installation of a Hologic Discovery A DXA system with Apex 4 software, are Vertec product specialist Bill Reid, bone densitometry radiographers Imelda Hodgkinson and Joanne Anderson, clinical lead radiographer Jeanette Ryder and consultant and honorary professor of diagnostic radiology Professor […]
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