Radiotherapy Research Scientist

The successful applicant will undertake a project entitled "The Andrew Nixon Fellowship: Doses in context" under the supervision of Clinical Scientists and Medical Physics Experts in the Proton Therapy Physics group.The successful applicant will develop a software solution to extract pertinent information from a given treatment plan and place it in the context of dose information from comparable plans. This information will then be presented to a user in an interactive form which will be developed by the successful applicant.Working closely with a multi-disciplinary team in the Proton Therapy department, the successful applicant will actively test and refine this solution until it is ready to be commissioned for clinical use.Upon completion, the successful applicant will present their work in the form of a memorial lecture to an audience consisting of experts and interested lay people.

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.