NCRI’s Radiotherapy Research Group (CTRad) is one of NCRI’s flagship initiatives and this June we are celebrating its ten year…
Prof Mererid Evans appointed NCRI CTRad Deputy Chair
'We are pleased to announce that, following an open competitive recruitment process, Prof Mererid Evans has been appointed as NCRI…
Developing the UK research strategy for Proton Beam Therapy
'Thanks to a £250m investment from the UK government, the first of two NHS Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) centres has…
Patients with low risk thyroid cancer can receive lower doses of radiation treatment
'Thyroid cancer patients whose disease is at low risk of returning can be treated safely with a smaller amount of…
UK contribution to global radiotherapy research shines out in recent review
'To mark the 150th birthday of Marie Curie, the ‘Godmother of Radiotherapy’, NCRI’s Radiotherapy Research Group (CTRad) reviewed key practice…
Developing a consensus for the future of radiotherapy-drug research
'Despite increasing numbers of radiotherapy trials and rising recruitment, a continuing challenge has been increasing the number of trials evaluating…
Developing better cancer trials for non-small cell lung cancers
'A consortium established by NCRI CTRad and the NCRI Lung Group to address the lack of radiotherapy and drug combination…
CTRad: moving boldly into the next phase 2018-2021
'Since its inception in 2009, NCRI’s flagship radiotherapy initiative, the Clinical and Translational Radiotherapy Research Working Group (CTRad), has achieved…
Identifying more harm than good: The PRIMETIME breast cancer study
'PRIMETIME is a research study in early breast cancer investigating whether it’s possible to identify a group of women with…
Big data analysis predicts risk of radiotherapy side effects
'Analysing big data to predict men’s risk of side effects could help personalise radiotherapy treatment for prostate cancer, according to…
CTRad: Progress to date and ambitions beyond 2018
'Since its inception in 2009, NCRI’s flagship initiative, the Clinical and Translational Radiotherapy Research Working Group (CTRad), has achieved considerable…
CTRad’s new strategic vision 2018-2021
'In light of progress made in the past three years, CTRad’s Executive Group put together a mission statement to guide…