First NHS patient to receive state of the art proton beam therapy

The first patient is going to receive this at The Christie in Manchester this month, marking a major milestone for NHS care.

Speaking at Britain Against Cancer in London, Cally Palmer will also announce NHS England’s £130 million investment to radically upgrade radiotherapy equipment has already funded 80 new or upgraded LINAC radiotherapy machines, which will transform cancer treatment across England.

Around 4 in 10 of all NHS cancer patients are treated with radiotherapy, which typically uses high-energy radiation from a machine called a linear accelerator (LINAC). Radiotherapy is one of the three main cancer treatments, alongside cancer surgery and chemotherapy.

To read more about this treatment from the NHS England website please click here