- External beam radiotherapy – X-rays are given from outside your body, using a radiotherapy machine.
- Internal radiotherapy – a small amount of radioactive material is placed inside your body to treat cancers in your internal organs.
Both types can be given as outpatient procedures, or are carried out as part of wider inpatient cancer treatments.
Varian Edge
The Varian Edge provides very precise radiotherapy. It is designed for stereotactic brain and spinal radiosurgery, as well as stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) – which is used for small tumours elsewhere in the body – and intensity modulated radiotherapy, a highly versatile treatment for a wide range of cancer types.
Gamma Knife Icon
Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is an effective treatment for single and multiple brain metastases, which can occur as secondary tumours in patients with cancers such as melanoma, breast, and lung cancers. SRS uses powerful beams of radiation to destroy cancer cells in a few short treatments. It is often called ‘brain-sparing’ surgery because of its ability to protect healthy brain tissue and preserve quality of life in people needing treatment for brain tumours.
The new Gamma Knife Icon is one of the most advanced systems for this type of intracranial (brain) surgery. Gamma Knife Icon is also used to treat benign brain tumours such as meningiomas, acoustic neuromas and primary pituitary tumours, and other non-cancerous brain conditions.
MRIdian MR Linac
Cromwell Hospital was the first hospital in London and the second in the UK to use MRI-guided Linac technology. The MRI-guided Linac is a technological step change in radiotherapy that significantly improves outcomes through more precise targeting of tumours, including those of the pancreas, liver, lung, prostate, and breast.
The MRIdian is a state-of-the-art system that combines an MRI scanner with a radiotherapy machine, thus enabling the exact position and shape of the tumour to be seen throughout the treatment, resulting in heightened targeting and accuracy. With improved accuracy, there is less damage to surrounding healthy tissue and subsequently reduced side effects. For most patients at our leading London cancer hospital, it will also reduce the number of treatment sessions by half.
Private oncologists in London
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Dr Charles Lowdell
Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Clinical oncology
Dr Richard Shaffer
Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Clinical oncology
Professor Christopher Nutting
Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Clinical oncology
Dr Andrew Gaya
Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Clinical oncology, Gastrointestinal
Dr Amen Sibtain
Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Clinical oncology
Dr John Conibear
Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Clinical oncology, Breast, Lung
Dr Alex Martin
Consultant Oncologist
Clinical oncology, Lung, Urology
Dr Kasia Owczarczyk
Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Clinical oncology, Hepatobiliary
Dr Sara Khaksar
Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Clinical oncology, Prostate
Dr Diana Tait
Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Clinical oncology, Breast, Colon, Hepatobiliary, Lower GI, Upper GI
Dr Nick Plowman
Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Clinical oncology
Dr Vincent Khoo
Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Clinical oncology
