Physics Friday Bulletin 14/10/2016

 

Physics and Isolab weekly updates

Please see below details of scheduled works on the Physics refurbishment and Isolab projects for next week.

Physics scheduled works

Section 2

  • M&E surveys
  • External groundworks to new toilet block
  • Soft strip demolition
  • External Scaffolding

Isolab scheduled works

  • Electrical 2nd fix
  • Mechanical 2nd fix
  • E.M Shielding working on door reveals
  • Ground workers on external area prep/paving and service trench works
  • No noisy or disruptive works to Isolab internally, but ground workers will be using a stihl saw on the service trench works.

Should you have any queries regarding these projects please contact the Senior Project Manager, Helen Wood, via the Facilities Helpdesk on facilities.helpdesk@lancaster.ac.uk or 01524 593333.

Madeline Asquith

 

IOP Talks – Developing a proton therapy service for England

Dr Ranald MacKay (Director – The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester)

Wednesday 19 October

Cavendish Colloquium Room, Faraday Lecture Theatre Complex

Lancaster University

Talk begins at 6:30pm, refreshments from 6:00pm.

Proton therapy is an advanced form of radiotherapy that is particularly beneficial for paediatric patients. Currently there is no proton therapy service in England capable of treating many of the patients that are deemed to require it and patients are treated in the USA or Switzerland.

In this talk the development of a proton therapy service for the NHS will be presented. In particular the development of an integrated radiotherapy service at The Christie in Manchester will be highlighted.

The talk will cover the basics of radiotherapy treatments using protons and photons to demonstrate the perceived proton advantage.

http://www.iop.org/activity/branches/north_west/lancashire/calendar/?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D120188634

Dr Kieran Cheetham CPhys MInstP

Secretary, IOP Lancashire and Cumbria Branch

Chris Bowdery