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The University of Manchester Proton Therapy Research Group (physics, biology, engineering & modelling). A dedicated Proton Research Room @TheChristieNHS
Rounding up the RadNet/BRC showcase, we saw some of the radiobiology research coming out of the proton research room.
Amy gave a fantastic talk on her work looking at radiation/drug combinations to improve the effectiveness of proton therapy 🧬
October 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The RadNet/BRC showcase also saw talks from group members on some of the work we've been doing! Here are Nick and Mike presenting the capabilities of our Proton Research Beamline 🔬
October 17, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Huge congratulations to PhD student Emily Barrett for winning best poster at the RadNet/BRC Biannual Conference. Her work "Characterisation of 3D printed hedgehog filters for proton Bragg peak FLASH", sparked interesting discussion and showcased some of the brilliant work done by our PhD students! 🎉
October 17, 2025 at 9:39 AM
PhD student Aga presenting her work on DaMaRiS, a tool for simulating DNA repair, at the SIRR International Day 2025! 🧬
This conference brought together scientists working on Monte Carlo simulations, radiobiology, and radiation-matter interactions ⚛️
October 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
What are the questions we still need to answer about FLASH and VHEE radiotherapy? Here's a slide presented by @dr-mikeyt.bsky.social at the International Workshop on Very High Energy Electron Radiotherapy (VHEE-RT) at Daresbury Laboratory.
October 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Last month, members of the PRECISE group travelled to Birmingham for the #CRUK RadNet meeting 🧬
October 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
PhD student Aga at the GSI/ESOC summer school in Darmstadt! The school provided training in space radiobiology, heavy ion physics, and the effects of radiation on electronics 💫
September 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
We're LEAF accredited! 🎉 After working hard to make our labs more sustainable, the PRECISE group has been awarded with gold accreditation!
August 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Ever wondered what it is like to be a robot?...
July 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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@dr-mikeyt.bsky.social presenting his poster titled Novel algorithms for prompt gamma-ray based range and dose verification in proton beam therapy at #PTCOG63 !
June 16, 2025 at 10:29 AM
PhD student Josie really enjoyed attending #PTCOG63 where she presented a poster! Josie also loved the opportunity to explore the sights of Buenos Aires !
June 16, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Last week members of our group travelled to Buenos Aires for #PTCOG63! It was a great week of interesting talks and networking with members of the particle therapy community.
June 9, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Interested in how our proton research beamline works? Check out our latest publication 'The proton therapy research beamline at the Christie NHS foundation trust', now available online iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
#protonresearch #cancerresearch #protontherapy
The proton therapy research beamline at the Christie NHS foundation trust - IOPscience
The proton therapy research beamline at the Christie NHS foundation trust, Henthorn, Nicholas Thomas, Warmenhoven, John-William, Ingram, Samuel Peter, Manger, Samuel Paul, Merchant, Michael John, Kirkby, Karen Joy, Mackay, Ranald I, Taylor, Michael J
iopscience.iop.org
June 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Congratulations to PRECISE PhD student Joseph Hallett who recently passed his viva!
May 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Check out this recent publication, 'In vitro measurement of proton RBE: A multi-centric comparison using a
harmonized setup', which members of the PRECISE group collaborated on as part of the INSPIRE project www.ctro.science/action/showP... #protonresearch #cancerresearch
www.ctro.science
May 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Mike and Sam representing Manchester and presenting talks at PPRIG! They both talked in "The role of AI in the clinic" section of the workshop, Mike's talk even featured audience participation!
April 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
PhD students Emily, Becky and Josie during their poster presentations at #PPRIG2025 last week. They all successfully presented their research and sparked some interesting conversations and questions! 👩‍🔬👩‍🔬👩‍🔬
March 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Members of the Precise Group along with some of our clinical colleagues making up the Manchester representation at PPRIG and PMBT workshops at the National Physical Laboratory last week! Stay posted to see what our team got up to during the week...
#PPRIG2025 #PMBT2025
March 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Mike and Amy presenting at the RadNet/BRC showcase earlier this week!
March 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
PhD student Becky Habgood giving a talk at the Particle Minibeam Radiotherapy Workshop at the NPL!
March 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
As part of #britishscienceweek 2025, members of our group have been taking part in I'm a Scientist, Get Me Out of Here! imascientist.org.uk
I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here! – Science enrichment
imascientist.org.uk
March 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This week we are not only celebrating #britishscienceweek but also #internationalwomensday !
Shout out to all the amazing women in science out there!
#womeninSTEM
March 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Congratulations to Professor Ran MacKay on retiring as Director of Medical Physics at the Christie, and farewell from the Precise group!
March 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM