Videos

We want to make sure patients, and their families and carers, have access to as much information as possible before they come for their first appointment.

If you, or someone you know or care about, is coming for radiotherapy at one of our centres, our videos provide useful information to help make informed choices about treatment and reassure you about what will happen when you come to the department.

The videos about coming to our radiotherapy centres, cover all of the information you might need before coming for your first appointment.

There are also specific videos about radiotherapy for different tumours and side effects from radiotherapy.

Our side effects videos cover the short and longer term side effects, sometimes called late effects, that you might experience after having radiotherapy. It can be useful to watch these before coming for treatment, but also after treatment has finished.

We hope you find the videos useful and they supplement information you have already been given by your healthcare team. If you have any specific questions that are not covered in the videos, please speak with your team.

Please note: masks are no longer compulsory for staff and patients in all of our centres. Please check local guidance when you come for radiotherapy.

Click the buttons below to view the specific information videos.

Interested in research and trials?

Our videos give you more information about taking part in research and clinical trials in radiotherapy. You can also hear about some of our patients' experiences of being part of a trial.

Watch the videos here

The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough

This video is for patients, their families and carers. It aims to provide all the information needed before coming for your first radiotherapy appointment at The James Cook University Hospital.

The Northern Centre for Cancer Care, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle

This video is for patients, their families and carers. It aims to provide all the information needed before coming for your first radiotherapy appointment at The Northern Centre for Cancer Care, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle.

The Northern Centre for Cancer Care, Carlisle

Radiotherapy for brain tumours

This video aims to give patients, and their families and carers, information about coming for radiotherapy for brain tumours at any of our radiotherapy centres in the Northern Radiotherapy Network; The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, The Northern Centre for Cancer Care in Newcastle and The Northern Centre for Cancer Care in Carlisle.

Side effects following radiotherapy for brain tumours

Side effects of radiotherapy usually build up slowly after starting treatment and may continue to get worse for a couple of weeks after treatment finishes. Most side effect improve gradually over the next few weeks.

This video provides information about side effects following radiotherapy for brain tumours, so patients, families and carers know what to expect.

Radiotherapy for breast cancer

This video aims to give patients, and their families and carers, information about coming for radiotherapy for breast cancer at any of our radiotherapy centres in the Northern Radiotherapy Network; The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, The Northern Centre for Cancer Care in Newcastle and The Northern Centre for Cancer Care in Carlisle.

Side effects following radiotherapy for breast cancer

Radiotherapy can cause side effects in the area of your body that is being treated, as well as some general side effects from the treatment. After treatment is finished, it may be one to two weeks before side effects start getting better.

This video provides information for patients, their families and carers, about side effects following radiotherapy for breast cancer.

Relaxation and breath hold techniques

The Respire website contains a series of resources developed from a partnership between healthcare professionals and patient representatives.

The resources are designed for patients who have been referred for radiotherapy to the breast or chest wall following a breast cancer diagnosis.

In particular, the aim of the resources is to help patients who have been diagnosed with cancer in their breast for whom it may be beneficial to learn how to hold their breath for a short time during radiotherapy.

See the Respire video clips

Radiotherapy for head and neck cancer

This video aims to give patients, and their families and carers, information about coming for radiotherapy for head and neck cancer at any of our radiotherapy centres in the network; The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, The Northern Centre for Cancer Care in Newcastle and The Northern Centre for Cancer Care in Carlisle.

Side effects following radiotherapy for head and neck cancer

Side effects of radiotherapy usually build up slowly after starting treatment and may continue to get worse for a few weeks after treatment finishes.

This video provides information for patients, and their families and carers, about side effects following radiotherapy for head and neck cancer so patients know what to expect, but also have advice on how to manage side effects.

Radiotherapy for lung cancer

This video aims to give patients, and their families and carers, information about coming for radiotherapy for lung cancer at any of our radiotherapy centres in the network; The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, The Northern Centre for Cancer Care in Newcastle and The Northern Centre for Cancer Care in Carlisle.

Side effects following radiotherapy for lung cancer

Side effects of radiotherapy usually build up slowly after starting treatment and may continue to get worse for a few weeks after treatment finishes.

This video provides information for patients, and their families and carers, about side effects following radiotherapy for lung cancer so patients know what to expect, but also know how to manage any side effects they may experience.

Radiotherapy for prostate cancer

This video aims to give patients, and their families and carers, information about coming for radiotherapy for prostate cancer at any of our radiotherapy centres in the Northern Radiotherapy Network; The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, The Northern Centre for Cancer Care in Newcastle and The Northern Centre for Cancer Care in Carlisle.

Side effects following radiotherapy for prostate cancer

This video provides information about side effects following radiotherapy for prostate cancer, so patients, families and carers know what to expect.