Christie Impact Report 2025

Looking to the future

Experimental, pioneering and life-changing research

Total Body PET CT scanner Rapid access to high quality imaging is key to cancer treatment. At the moment, Greater Manchester struggles to keep pace with demand and has limited research PET CT (Positron Emission Tomography — Computed Tomography) scanning capacity. We are investing in a state-of-the-art, high-capacity Total Body PET-CT scanner which will meet the future needs of patients and ensure that The Christie remains at the forefront of this service. Total Body PET-CT scanners are a recent innovation and represent the state-of-the-art in PET-CT technology. Having very sensitive detector arrays which capture and convert incident radiation or particles into electrical signals, they are able to scan most of the body at once. This can then be used to generate PET-CT scans in around five minutes compared to the usual 20 mins, increasing the number of patients that can be scanned, and significantly reducing the radiation dose to the patient. There are currently only four of these scanners in the UK (three in London and one in Edinburgh). Only two in London are focused on delivering care to NHS patients. The Total Body PET-CT

The next five years will see a particular focus on supporting The Christie NHS Foundation Trust’s research team and realising the potential of the Paterson building with the ultimate aim of bringing tomorrow’s treatments to patients faster. The Christie Charity will support the Trust’s transformational investment of £30m in research to support the Trust’s vision of: • learning from every patient • enabling every patient to participate in research • applying this knowledge to improve the lives of patients with cancer now and in the future This investment will further position the Trust’s research offering as experimental, pioneering and life-changing and will treble the number of patients participating in research with the ultimate aim of enabling every Christie patient to participate in research, while also growing the pipeline of research leaders with regional, national and international influence.

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