Where to access Proton Beam Therapy (PBT)

Where to get Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) for Prostate cancer currently means going privately in the UK.

Very sadly as of 7th JUNE 2022 Rutherford  announced it is going into administration. 

In the hope that the clinics may yet be bought out of administration we are for the moment leaving the contact information in place.

There will be only 2 NHS centres providing high energy PBT in the UK, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester, and University College Hospital NHS Trust (UCLH) in London.

The Christie NHS proton beam therapy centre opened in Autumn 2018, and the first patient was treated in December 2018.

The second NHS centre is at University College London Hospitals with which opened in summer 2020.

PBT is not currently available on the NHS for the Treatment of prostate cancer as it is not perceived as delivering  better outcomes than Image Modulated Radiotherapy IMRT, but is far more expensive. Having said that, reported side effects from pencil beam PBT are less as nearby healthy tissue likely remains undamaged.

However, UCLH have formed a partnership with Proton Beam International to offer PHT as a treatment for prostate cancer to private patients.

 The cost of treatment for self pay patients is between £27,000 and £48,000 depending on how many fractions (treatment sessions) you require.

Proton International at UCLH London

London Consultation, treatment in Prague

Costs for treatment in Prague, including living expenses are believed to be around £35,000.

Rutherford Centre Reading – currently closed

Rutherford Centre Newport – currently closed

Rutherford Centre Newcastle – currently closed

If the situation changes in terms of where to get Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) for prostate cancer, this page will be updated.