The Big Space Cancer Appeal-
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About our charity and what we stand for
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Our scanner appeal
Your support has raised over £3.3million to fund the latest state-of-the-art imaging equipment to help over 40,000 patients every year
CT scanners
Thanks to the incredible response of the local community to our Scanner Appeal, three new CT scanners are now in use at Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General Hospitals. This equipment provides the highest quality imaging to help diagnose patients at the earliest opportunity. CT scanners can be used to help identify and monitor conditions, such as stroke, heart disease and cancer.
Revolutionary cancer treatment
Thanks to a donation from a grateful patient, specialist technology is now available to local cancer patients for the first time in Gloucestershire. Cryoablation destroys cancer cells by freezing them, using precision probes placed within a tumour, which is then frozen to -40 degrees centigrade. For people living with small cancer tumours, this treatment is less invasive, reduces recovery time and lowers the risk of complications during surgery.
AI Autocontour software
Thanks to your support, local cancer patients are benefitting from artificial intelligence software for radiotherapy planning. This technology is helping to provide faster and more accurate treatment in our hospitals. Everybody's anatomy is slightly different, so outlining has to be done on an individual basis and involves mapping out by hand the areas affected with cancer and any organs nearby. Our new AI technology enables contours to be computer generated, creating precision outlines that increases treatment accuracy and reduces the risk of patients experiencing side effects.
Making hospital life better
