The Radiotherapy Department comprises of four linear accelerators which deliver radiation to treat and control cancer cells. Brachytherapy and superficial radiotherapy treatments are also available.
A course of radiotherapy can range from a single treatment to several treatments daily over a number of weeks.
Most patients attend for radiotherapy as outpatients.
Referrals are made via other specialties within Queen Alexandra Hospital, St. Richard’s Hospital in Chichester and St. Mary’s Hospital on the Isle of Wight