Professor Gerry Hanna:

Obviously, we would see a state-of-the-art radiotherapy centre being aligned to a particle or proton therapy unit. Again, this would be aligned to childhood cancers and some increase in adult conditions. As others mentioned, we would want such a centre to be a very collaborative effort and that we would develop it with colleagues north, south, east and west across the island and that we would do this together. We would also link in with other European and UK centres as well. It is, as I said, clearly needed. We will shortly be the only part of Europe that does not have this particular type of facility and it has a huge impact on children, particularly on their families. As I said earlier, if a child is going for two to three months of treatment, that will be one parent away and the other parent at home. That is so destructive, particularly if it is being funded by the family. It is a really huge issue. There is no doubt that we already work really collaboratively together. I have given examples earlier around lung cancer and the papillary cancers. We have a lot of interaction already on a clinical basis as well as on a clinical trials basis. If we had a radiotherapy centre of excellence, especially around particle or proton therapy, that would be a fantastic project to champion.