📣To those wanting to show solidarity to Dr Sarah Benn who has been suspended by GMC for 5 months after engaging in peaceful climate action- PLEASE do the following quick actions in this 🧵/ 👇 Adam Kay Dr Rachel Clarke Dr Janaway Partha S Kar 🇮🇳🇬🇧🏏🎥 David Oliver George Monbiot

Just in case people aren't aware, you can get a 5 day conference rover between Central and the #ESTRO24 conference for just £5. 🚄 ESTRO

Robert Chuter kicks off #GoGreen ESTRO #ESTRO24 NHS England is one of the only healthcare systems to have a #netzero policy The most important factor in #radiotherapy #carbonfootprint is TRAVEL. Answer: #hypofractionation RTphysics Manchester The Royal College of Radiologists Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine Division of Cancer Sciences Manchester Cancer Research Centre

Brilliant spot at the #ESTRO24 Go Green session 💚👀 Our wonderful Dr Robert Chuter and the famous Prof. #WhereIsHoskin discuss RT footprint and hypofractionation in the real-world setting in this sustainability session 🌍

The carbon footprint game has made it to #ESTRO24. Compare carbon footprints and test each other. Pick two cards. Which is highest. (There is a cheat sheet to help you). How bad are 🍌? In the Green Lounge area. 💚

Dr Angie Davey RT Related Research ESTRO Alan McWilliam Robert Chuter Prof Ananya💙 Marianne Aznar Corinne Faivre-Finn 💙 Division of Cancer Sciences SMILE_Dentofacial RTphysics Manchester Eliana Vasquez O 🇨🇴🇳🇱🇬🇧 Ash The Christie NHS The University of Manchester 👀 In this ‘Global health and health economics session’ Robert Chuter asked ‘Can satellite centres help reduce the carbon footprint of external beam RT?’ concluding that reduced patient travel to satellite centre "offsets" the construction of the satellite centre within a decade📡

📆The radiotherapy board sustainability group (of which Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine and IPEM Environmental Sustainability are a part) is helping to organise a free event in London (🖥️also available online) on the 18th June. More details and to book your place 👉 rcr.ac.uk/cpd-and-events…

🟢 Calling all Radiotherapy and Oncology professionals to join the ESTRO Climate Change Awareness and Action Survey! 👉 Take the survey here: bit.ly/4ay0rZW ⏳ Deadline to participate: 27 May 🙏 Thank you for your contribution! #ClimateAction #ESTROSurvey #ESTROGreen

Calling all UK radiotherapy (and radiology) professionals interested in environmental sustainability this meeting is for you: rcr.ac.uk/cpd-and-events…

📢 Very excited to share our new study on the environmental impact of radiotherapy published in LancetOncology! 🌍 Quantifying cancer care emissions via life cycle assessments & proposing sustainable solutions in oncology - including hypofractionation, telehealth, and clean

IPEM has launched six asks for the next Government to support medical physics and clinical engineering, ahead of the General Election. Find out more at IPEM Launches Asks for New Government - IPEM

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🚨 Do you know any great journalists in Glasgow? Please share this job ad with them because there are just *six days left* to apply. It's a staff writer position on our new Glasgow title, which is launching soon and will be brilliant. Please share. millmediaco.uk/2024/07/01/wer…

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The RT Board (IPEM/The Royal College of Radiologists & SCoR Members) environmental sustainability group 🌳 is now just over a yr old. This Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine newsletter discusses what we have done and what we plan to do: 👉ipem.ac.uk/resources/othe…

Post-doc opportunity for a PhD in (medical) physics, computer or data science keen to improve treatments for childhood cancer. A truly international and multi-disciplinary project The Christie NHS St. Jude UMCG Manchester Cancer Research Centre #BRAINatomy #medphys #radonc tinyurl.com/bdekuvm2

Today we are publishing evidence from our Institutes to show the impact of changes to the UK immigration system on cancer research. We call on the new UK Government to reduce costs and review the system so it works for research - to meet their ambitions for health and growth.

The The Royal College of Radiologists is holding a day event focused on 🌍environmental sustainability on the 🗓️25th Sept. Join me and others here: ⏩rcr.ac.uk/cpd-and-events… This is open to Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine and SCoR Members too!

'It’s shocking, and it should be.' manchestermill.co.uk/p/doctors-in-d…

🚨We have 6⃣ orals at #STEF24 on environmental sustainability! So come join us 9-10 Oct in London for a programme built around sustainable and ethical healthcare, AI and workforce and skills. 👉For more information and to book see here: ipem.ac.uk/what-s-on/ipem…