The success of members of our Medical Physics team at the South East Healthcare Science Awards last week was awarded. Professor Ken Young (Head of NCCPM Research), received the Lifetime Achievement Award for physical sciences. Ken is internationally renowned as a leader in the field of mammography. Over the last 34 years, he has developed…
Read MoreThe hospital has over 200 healthcare scientists working in different disciplines. To mark Healthcare Science Week (13-19 March 2023) a selection of the healthcare science team were interviewed. From Medical physics this included Daniel Sutcliffe from the radiotherapy department and Helen Le Sueur from the Scientific computing department. Read the full article on the…
Read MoreThe radiotherapy department at St Luke’s Cancer Centre, Guildford has reached a significant milestone for delivering cutting-edge treatments. The team have just delivered the 1000th fraction of online adaptive radiotherapy using the Varian Ethos machine. The state-of-the-art linac uses AI to generate patient contours and streamlines the workflow to allow a new plan to be…
Read MoreYou can now read the recently published work completed in the radiotherapy department on how they have implemented online adaptive radiotherapy for cervical cancer patients using the Varian Ethos system. A truly MDT approach was needed, and the entire team worked tirelessly to ensure a safe initial implementation and this service is now routinely offered…
Read MoreA new 3D printer has been installed in the radiotherapy department. Mark Long and Matt Bolt are leading the introduction of the new technology to help in treating disease close to the skin with radiotherapy. This innovative technology will help increase the accuracy and effectiveness of the radiotherapy treatments received by the patients. The department…
Read MoreThe December 2022 issue of radmagazine features a discussion centred around the Royal Surrey’s experience with the Varian Ethos system to delivery daily online adaptive radiotherapy. Authored by Rachel Hollingdale, Matthew Bolt and Charlotte Shelley, the full article is available here: https://www.radmagazine.com/scientific-article/online-cbct-based-adaptive-planning-and-treatment/
Read MoreWe have three Clinical Scientist vacancies, working within the Radiotherapy team at St Luke’s Cancer Centre in Guildford, Surrey: Band 7 Registered Clinical Scientist x 2: NHS jobs ref C9384-AGB-EMF12472 Band 8A Senior Clinical Scientist: NHS jobs ref C9384-AGB-EMF12474 The successful candidates will provide scientific support across external beam treatment planning, dosimetry/QA, and brachytherapy, with…
Read MoreRoyal Surrey County Hospital has taken delivery of a brand new state-of-the art radiotherapy machine. The Varian Truebeam linear accelerator arrived at the Trust earlier this year and is the hundredth Truebeam machine installed by the firm in the UK and Ireland. Royal Surrey’s Chair, Sue Sjuve, was joined by clinicians and colleagues from Varian…
Read MoreThe Secretary of State for Health visited St Luke’s Cancer Centre to officially launch an innovative new form of radiotherapy that can target inoperable brain tumours. Jeremy Hunt joined staff, patients and dignitaries at a special ceremony to signal the start of Intracranial Stereotactic Radiotherapy on Friday, December 11. The cutting edge technique, which can…
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