The National Referral Service for Proton Beam Therapy in England: A Journey Towards Equitable Access
Promoting equal access to cutting-edge radiation technology is central to NHS England's core values. The PUP has expanded since the establishment of a National PBT service in England, which employs a central web-based Proton Referral Pathway overseen by a National Proton Office. Further investigation will be conducted to determine whether socioeconomic or geographic barriers exist between different areas.
Authors
- N.G. Burnet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9692-706X)
- Y. Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9799-3904)
- Anna France (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6227-9401)
- P Sitch
- Simona Gaito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3766-7506)
- A. Crellin
- Marianne Aznar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6452-0310)
- Edward Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0598-1026)
- Gillian Whitfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4886-4329)
- Jason Kennedy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6704-3748)
Institutions
- Cancer Research UK (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Proton Therapy Centre (CZ)
- Proton (United Kingdom) (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-05-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clon.2025.103868
- Primary Topic
- Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00