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Head and Neck Cancer Patient Treated with IORT in UK First
A woman from Salisbury has become the first patient in the UK with head and neck cancer to receive radiotherapy in the operating theatre during surgery to remove a recurrent tumour. Jayne Garrett, 53, underwent major surgery at University Hospi …
PLANETS Host the 1st National IORT Symposium
It was an honour to present the fantastic work and great initial results to medics from all over the country at our 1st National IORT (intra-operative radiotherapy) Symposium on Friday June 21st at University Hospital Southampton. After a lot of …
PRRT is Reinstated at University Hospital Southampton
PLANETS are delighted to announce that PRRT has been reinstated as a treatment offered at University Hospital Southampton. It was a moment of pride for the Nuclear Medicine team who have worked very hard to re-instate this novel radionuclide the …
Public Health England publishes first ever data on NETs
Public Health England publishes first ever data on NETs The NET Patient Foundation has announced the first ever data briefing from PHE to reflect the numbers of NET patients diagnosed in England. This paper has been put together as a result of work ins …
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As seen on BBC South Today: £250k Appeal Launched in Southampton to Keep World Beating Cancer Machine in Southampton
PLANETS were featured on BBC South Today highlighting the campaign to keep Intra Operative Radiotherapy at University Hospital Southampton. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on fundraising for 2020 and our IORT machine that we worked so hard to bring to the UK could be a casualty of this. We are desperate to keep this treatment …
