Pictured are consultant clinical oncologist Dr Kirsty Beaton, head of radiotherapy Stuart McCaighy, head of radiotherapy physics Liz Crees, Pat Cash, first patient Mike Dewison, pre-treatment superintendent Sandra Osborne and senior therapy radiographer Carolina Napoleone-Filho.
Queen’s Hospital in Romford has purchased a Somatom Definition CT scanner from Siemens Healthineers for its radiotherapy department. Tennis star Pat Cash, who won Wimbledon in 1987, was present to officially open the scanner. As well as cutting the ribbon, he met the first person to be scanned by the machine, prostate cancer patient Mike Dewison. Cash said: “I’m a patron of the male cancer charity Orchid, which has provided equipment for the trust’s radiotherapy department, so I was aware of the wonderful work the team do. I was more than happy to support them because I applaud this investment in new technology which will ensure cancer patients get the best treatment available.”
See this report on the front page of the November 2016 issue of RAD Magazine.