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RADIOTHERAPY Information for patients and families

You can find information leaflets about coming for radiotherapy at our radiotherapy centres here. 

Patient Information Leaflets

You can find generic and tumour specific radiotherapy patient information links here. 

Patient Information Links

 Are you looking for videos that describe radiotherapy treatment? Click here to find a selection of patient information videos. 

Patient Information Videos

We'd love to hear YOUR views about radiotherapy services and our new NRN website. Click the link below to see our current surveys 

Surveys

WHO WILL LOOK AFTER ME WHEN I GO FOR TREATMENT?

A whole team of people will care for you during your radiotherapy treatment, including:

Clinical Oncologists

A consultant clinical oncologist is a doctor who specialises in treating cancer with radiotherapy, chemotherapy or hormone therapy. The oncologist will discuss what treatment you need. The oncologist and others in the health care team will review your treatment regularly.

Therapeutic Radiographers

Therapeutic radiographers are health professionals trained to plan and deliver your course of radiotherapy. At each of your treatment sessions the radiographers will make sure that you are in the right position for your radiotherapy. They will also give you information, advice and support and help you with your physical and emotional needs.

Therapeutic review radiographers

The department has therapeutic radiographers who have undergone additional training so they can give advice about the side affects you may be experience during your radiotherapy treatment.

Clinical specialist therapeutic radiographers

Experienced Therapeutic Radiographer with additional training to review patients and consent patients referred for radiotherapy.

Mould room technicians

You may need a special mould to help keep you in the correct position during treatment or to protect parts of your body around the treatment area. If so, the technicians in the mould room will make this for you.

Nurses

Nurses are available to help look after you, offer advice, support and any nursing care you may need. 

Clinical nurse specialists

There may be a clinical nurse specialist attached to your care team who can give you expert advice about the type of cancer you have.

Specialist palliative care team (SPCT)

The Specialist Palliative Care Team consists of nurses (sometimes called Macmillan nurses), doctors and social workers, all of whom are experienced and trained in specialist symptom control. They can offer an advisory supportive service for patients and families.

Do you want to know more about radiotherapy treatment? Click the button below to visit our Leaflets page! 

Patient Information Leaflets

Are you or someone you know interested in working in radiotherapy? Click the button below to visit our Careers page!

Radiotherapy Careers

CANCER CHARITIES and organisations

Click on the logos to find information, groups and support:

Breast Cancer Now
Carers Together Middlesbrough
Charlie Bear for Cancer Care
Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care
Fact Cancer Support
Northumbria Cancer Patient and Carer Group
MacMillan Cancer Support
Maggie's Centre Newcastle upon Tyne
Northern Head & Neck Cancer Charity
Northern Cancer Voices
Shine Cancer Support
The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation
South Tees Hospitals Charity James Cook University Hospital.
Teeside Hospice Middlesbrough
The Trinity Holistic Centre at James Cook University Hospital.
The Berwick & District Cancer Support Group
Bowel Cancer UK
Bright Red
Cancer Research UK
Cancer Support UK
Cancer Support VCSE Network
Coping with cancer
Dragonfly Cancer Trust
Great Aycliffe Cancer Support Group
Healthwatch Northumberland
Living with & beyond cancer - Cumbria CVS
Marie Curie
North East Ambulance Service NEAS
Northumberland Cancer Support Group
Teenage Cancer Trust
Tynedale Hospice at Home
Young Lives vs Cancer
Children's Cancer North
Citizens Advice
LegaCare
Mesothelioma UK
Mind
Respire

A selection of photos from our radiotherapy centres

NCCC Newcastle

NCCC Newcastle, this machine is a  Varian Truebeam linear accelerator.

NCCC Newcastle

NCCC Newcastle, this machine is a  Varian Truebeam linear accelerator. 

JCUH Middlesbrough

JCUH Middlesbrough, this is an Elekta Synergy machine.

JCUH Middlesbrough

JCUH Middlesbrough, this is an Elekta Synergy machine. 

JCUH Middlesbrough

JCUH Middlesbrough, this is an Elekta Synergy machine. 

JCUH Middlesbrough

JCUH Middlesbrough, this is an Elekta Synergy machine. 

JCUH Middlesbrough

JCUH Middlesbrough radiotherapy team

NCCC Newcastle Tomotherapy machine

NCCC Newcastle Tomotherapy machine

NCCC Newcastle Tomotherapy machine

NCCC Newcastle Tomotherapy machine

NCCC Newcastle Tomotherapy machine

NCCC Newcastle Tomotherapy machine

NCCC Newcastle Tomotherapy machine

NCCC Newcastle Tomotherapy machine

NCCC North Cumbria, exterior.

NCCC North Cumbria, exterior.

NCCC North Cumbria, exterior.

NCCC North Cumbria, exterior.

NCCC North Cumbria, reception area.

NCCC North Cumbria, reception area.

NCCC North Cumbria, reception.

NCCC North Cumbria, reception.

NCCC North Cumbria, waiting area.

NCCC North Cumbria, waiting area.

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