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Northern Radiotherapy Network

0191 213 7426

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Our Work Programme
  • Patients and Families
  • Radiotherapy Careers
  • Research and trials
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • News and events
  • Conferences
  • Contact Us
  • Survey Feedback

Research and Clinical trials

Why are research and clinical trials important?

Research and clinical trials in radiotherapy are very important. They help to;


  • improve quality of life and survival


  • reduce side effects of treatment


  • introduce new treatments.  

Interested in taking part?

Find out about clinical trials currently open in the network here. 

Find a clinical trial

Want to find out about research and clinical trials in radiotherapy?

 Watch our information video to find out more.  

This video has been developed with patients and healthcare professionals to raise awareness and understanding of research and clinical trials in radiotherapy. 


We hope it will provide extra information about why clinical trials are important and answer some of your frequently asked questions. 

Being part of research

Participation in research and clinical trials is essential. Researchers and trials teams could not do their work without the help of willing volunteers. 


Hear below from some of our patients in the Northern Radiotherapy Network who took part in radiotherapy trials as part of their cancer treatment. 

In this video, Vince shares his experience of being part of a radiotherapy clinical trial at The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough. 


We hope Vince's story is useful to help you decide whether you want to be involved in research and trial opportunities and to answer some of your questions about what is involved. 


Thank you so much Vince, for sharing your experience. 

Watch this video to hear from Michelle about her experience of being part of a radiotherapy clinical trial. 


When Michelle was diagnosed with breast cancer, her clinician's discussed a clinical trial with her. Michelle shares why she felt this was so  important to help with advancements in treatment. 


Thank you so much Michelle for sharing your experience and providing information and answer questions for other people. 

Find out more about our work here

Find a clinical trial

Network trial recruitment

Network trial recruitment


You can now find a list of open clinical trials in the network. 


The list is arranged by tumour group and is updated regularly.  


Find a clinical trial here

Network trial recruitment

Network trial recruitment

Network trial recruitment

Our radiotherapy centres are active in research and trials. 


There are lots of open trials that are offered to patients. 


Read about previous trial participation here. 

Find out more

Find out more


You can find information about clinical trials and how to join here


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Be part of research



You can find out about research opportunities and how to be involved here 

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Our work programme

Our work programme

We're doing lots of work to raise awareness and understanding of research and trials

Find out more here
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