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New initiative to evaluate liver radiotherapy in Oxford

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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of ten cancer centres to be named as a provider of Selective Internal Radiotherapy (SIRT) by NHS England.

This new £4.8 million initiative is aimed at increasing access to specialist radiotherapy services as part of a programme called 'Commissioning through Evaluation'.

Read more (OUH NHS Trust website)

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