Research
Our team is actively involved in clinical research to improve early detection of cancer and other serious conditions, and to ensure patients have the best possible treatments that are right for them.
The research supported by our specialist team of research radiographers and consultant radiologists is of national and international significance, helping to find new treatments and changing practice in the NHS.
We scan patients who take part in multi-centre drug trials led by Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, including innovative chemotherapy and immunotherapy, a type of treatment that uses the body’s immune system to ward off cancer.

Partners beyond Mount Vernon
We have links with several research centres, including the Royal Marsden, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, University College Hospital and the University of Hertfordshire, as well as leading companies in the health sciences industry in the UK and abroad.
Our in-house clinical scientists are a huge asset to our research programme, with our MRI physicist acting as consultant for surrounding hospitals.
Read the latest research by Paul Strickland Scanner Centre consultants and doctors
Case study: PET-NECK study leads to new NHS guidelines and better outcomes
Our recent medical research
Medical research boosts survival rates and makes in particular cancer treatment kinder on people diagnosed in the future. See some of our research articles below:

Happy staff, happy patients
With research showing a link between staff wellbeing and patient care, our new study seeks to determine if SAD lamps could boost radiographer wellbeing during darker months.

New MRI technology transforms cancer detection
Our legacy-funded MRI service drastically reduces scan times, while enhancing image quality, with advanced new software

Cervical cancer study offers hope for patients
Charity supported study reaches recruitment milestone

Research revolution
The Research Team at Paul Strickland Scanner Centre has set itself the ambitious goal of revolutionising medical imaging and radiography research.

Research could lead to cancer blood test
How we are helping to accelerate the pace of lung cancer detection

Measuring the carbon footprint of molecular imaging Â
Project starts to provide a benchmark, identify hotspots, and target reduction efforts and it is part funded by Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM).
Support our research
We support life-changing medical research. It boosts survival rates and makes in particular cancer treatment kinder on people diagnosed in the future. As an independent charity with no government funding, we rely on the generosity of our supporters to keep our doors open and help us make a difference in the lives of our patients.
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