Cancer Patients Put At Risk By Old Equipment

Cancer patients are being treated on radiotherapy machines that are well past their sell-by date, putting them at risk of serious side effects, according to research by Sky News. Our Freedom of Information investigation found one in five of the radiation beam machines in England is still in use despite exceeding the recommended scrappage date. The Royal College of Radiologists said the findings were "scandalous", and a senior cancer specialist blamed the financial crisis in the NHS.