Purchases

Bagless Hoover £60.00
For use in the Mould room, purchased by Penny Cattaneo and David Shannon, our thanks

Blue Bags £600.00
Rectangular vacuum cushions which are used for precise and reproducible mouldings of patient contours to ensure accuracy of set up for treatment.
Purchased by Penny Cattaneo and David Shannon, our grateful thanks.

Alloy melting Pot
Multi-media bench top alloy melting tank. £1587
Kindly purchased by Penny Cattaneo and David Shannon

Trolley
Used for our outpatients clinics to keep all the equipment needed by our nurses to hand. They will keep the clinics clutter-free but funding from elsewhere is unavailable.£424 + VAT
1 kindly purchased by the Davidson family in memory of Peter Davidson.

Procedure trolley blocks
1 kindly purchase by the ‘Bear-Patrol and 2 kindly purchased by Bekki Forrest.

Chemotherapy drug weighing scales
£199.00 each. Two kindly purchased by Beryl Fenwick and friends.
1 kindly purchased by Bekki Forest.

Weighing scales
For use in the clinic rooms. approx £50.00 each
1 kindly purchased by Beryl Fenwick and friends
2 purchased by Phoebe Couchman in loving memory of my Grandpa Ron Couchman

Lockable Fridge
For use in clinics, current clinics are running late because staff need to go to other departments to get drugs that need to be refrigerated. £360.00.
Kindly purchased by Beryl Fenwick and friends – thanks to all

Head torches
For use in the outpatients department.
1 purchased by the family of Stan Beard in loving memory. 5 kindly purchased by Beryl Fenwick and friends with our grateful thanks

Soft furnishings for Counseling room chairs
These were looking very thin and worn as they are sat on for 50 minutes at a time.  They are part of the counselling room where patients and their relatives can spend time with our Macmillan nurses.  Here they can receive counselling, support and hypnotherapy to help with some of the emotional issues surrounding cancer. Cost £240 – purchased with funds raised by Brighton and Hove City Council.  Very many thanks.

Porta-neb SideStream nebuliser compressors
The perfect nebuliser compressor for use at home for nebulising bronchodilator (reliever) treatments.
For patients who have head and neck cancer having radiotherapy treatment to aid thick secretions and help provide comfort and avoid admissions to hospital.  The nebuliser would be given on loan for the period of radiotherapy.
One kindly purchased by The Rotary Club of Brighton and Hove Breakfast with grateful thanks
One kindly purchased by The Carpenter Box Foundation – thanks to everyone there.
One kindly purchased by Beryl Fenwick and friends – thanks to all
3 Kindly purchased by Sackville Masonic Lodge with grateful thanks
6 Kindly purchased by Waleed, Andy, Scott and Gill and colleagues at Edwards Ltd

Kneefix cushions
These are needed to support our radiotherapy patients receiving treatment.  They give better comfort to the patient and help imobilise for precision treatment.
2 kindly purchased by The Rotary Club of Brighton and Hove Breakfast – with grateful thanks
2 kindly purchased by Daniel’s team with funds raised from events held in Hurstpierpoint 2012 with grateful thanks.
4 kindly purchased by Arthur Green and The Sussex Community Foundation with grateful thanks.
1 kindly purchased by Penny Cattaneo and David Shannon.
2 kindly purchased by Knights of the Road Lodge No.3673
Many thanks to the Southover Golfing Society for money raised and donated.

‘Baby’ Linacs
These are complete miniature versions for the clinical Linear Accelerators used to deliver radiotherapy to patients.  They would allow radiographers to model and plan radiotherapy before the patient started their treatment, maximising accuracy, making the treatment more efficient and minimising the time spent having to prepare for treatment in the full size clinical Linacs.
3 have now been purchased by Dorothea Percy, Lousie Alder and by friends in memory of Doreen Carvel

Mobile/portable hearing loops
A portable inducton desk loop system suitable for one-to-one communication with someone with an hearing aid.  No wires or setting up, other than lifting the unit onto a table.
Purchased by Keith Pottinger in memory of his wife, Valerie. Our grateful thanks.

Portable crystal head set amplifier
The Sound Wizard II is a powerful personal listening device which amplifies sound through its internal microphones.  Dual headphones for two people to listen to the same amplified sound if you have two sets of headphones.
Purchased by Keith Pottinger in memory of his wife, Valerie. Our grateful thanks.

CD players/IPod docking stations
Music has been found to be widely beneficial to patients undergoing radiotherapy, helping relaxation and relieving stress.  It is hoped to buy a CD player for each of the 5 Linear Accelerators at the Sussex Cancer Centre.
5 needed – now being bought by Mr Niblett and money raised by Steve Morgan

Breast Gowns
At present, patients completely undress, leaving them feeling exposed.  Breast gowns aid patient comfort, helping provide dignity and modesty.  They would be provided to the patient for the length of their treatment and returned to the centre at the end.
14 purchased by the staff at Asda at Brighton Marina with grateful thanks.
12 purchased in loving memory of Eileen Gillane byt her family.  Very many thanks.

PAT slides
PAT sides are required by the radiotherapy department to allow the easy and safe movements of patients from trolleys to our treatment couches.
£175 x 3 purchased by Keith Pottinger from a legacy left to us by his wife Valerie.  Many thanks.

Airpal mattresses
Used to transfer patients from a stretcher to the treatment couch in comfort and safety. Patients who may be in great pain are hovered across to the treatment couch. Reducing their discomfort and aiding the staff who carry out the manoeuvre to do it safely for all concerned.
£1200 x 2
Thank you to: Family and friends in memory of the late Mick Patrick

Jelly mattresses
Used for patient positioning and to enhance patient comfort during treatment 5 puchased @ £110 each
Thank you to:
Mr Keith Pottinger in memory of his dear wife Valerie. The Royal Connaught Lodge, Eastbourne and Sussex Masonic Charities.  Mrs G Slack

Jelly mattresses
Used for patient positioning and to enhance patient comfort during treatment. Need replacing in LA2 & 3.
£110 each x 8 required to complete and update system funded from General Funds and public support

Blood Glucose monitor
Donated to the department by ASCENSIA

Manual Handling Belts
Placed around patients who need some assistance from a chair to a treatment couch. £50 x 4
Thank you to Mr Keith Pottinger in memory of his dear wife Valerie

Airpal inflator
Used for patients who require transferring from a stretcher to the treatment couch in comfort and safety. Patients who may be in great pain are hovered across to the treatment couch. Reducing their discomfort and aiding the staff who carry out the manoeuvre to do it safely for all concerned. – £750
Thank you to The Royal Connaught Lodge, Eastbourne and Sussex Masonic Charities

Standaid SARA 3000 + sling (ARJO)
Hoist enabling the patient to keep their dignity by being lifted into a standing position from a wheel chair and then transferred to the treatment couch or toilet as required. – £1595
Thank you to Mr Keith Pottinger in memory of his dear wife Valerie

Special Rope ladders
These are placed on the end of the treatment couch and aid people to help themselves into a sitting position – £89 x 3
Thank you to The Royal Connaught Lodge, Eastbourne and Sussex Masonic Charities

Breast board with attachments
Kings Church donated £8500 to purchase a breast board with attachments which is used for treating patients with breast cancer. Also purchased was a Bolus which is required to alter the percentage of radiation treating the surface of the patient. Pictured above is Dave Monk, Fundraising Coordinator (Left) and Steve Horne, church leader.

Resus Trolley and Defibrilator
Needed to provide the quickest emergency life saving support for acutely unwell patients in radiotherapy.
£2,100 in total – Kindly purchased by Penny Cattaneo

Breast board trolley
Each Linear Accelerator (the machine that delivers radiotherapy) treats 40-50 patients daily, on different parts of the body.  The board used for breast cancer patients is extremely heavy, slow and difficult to manouveur.  These trolleys would enable quick and safe set up in between patients, alleviating unnecessary delay and additionally protecting staff from possible injury.
£300 each – 1 kindly purchased by Mr and Mrs R Shanks, 2 kindly purchased by Sussex Vale Rotary Club,  2 kindly purchased by Beryl Fenwick and Friends

Digital cameras
To comply with NHS policy regarding patient identification of patients, a photo of each patient is required.  As patients no longer routinely attend the simulator where the photo is taken, cameras are needed in the radiotherapy department to ensure the correct procedure is followed prior to treatment.
£73 each – 3 purchased

15″ High resolution digital picture frame
To give patients a visual calming aid whilst being cannulated
£110.00 Purchased by The Sussex Rays

O2 regulator
The BCON clinical trial has demonstrated that the use of Carbogen (a gas that is 98% oxygen) and Nicotinamide (vitamin B) when used with radiotherapy significantly improves overall survival and local relapse. We are looking to purchase a regulator for the administration of Carbogen gas so that more patients can benefit from this treatment.
£360.00 3 purchased by Mark Dodd with grateful thanks

Comprehensive Brachytherapy Hardcover Book
This book would provide an essential source of reference for the new Brachytherapy service being set up at the Sussex Cancer Centre. We will be undertaking HDR treatments never done in Brighton before, and this book will be useful to the whole multidisciplinary team.
£110.82 Kindly purchased by an anonymous doner.

Environmental dose rate monitor
For checking radiation dose rates outside buildings in which radiotherapy takes place. Smartlon
£2000 + VAT Purchased with funds raised in memory of Stuart Cattaneo and Judith Shannon

Miss Joan Emmeline Mackenzie
Equipment that enables us to develop the planning of radiotherapy treatments of brain tumours in two ways, has been funded in memory of the late Joan Emmeline Mackenzie (legacy of £220,000).  We have ordered additional computer workstations, which will increase access to our existing system for clinical and planning staff. We have also ordered new, advanced software to enable us to make further developments in planning very complex treatments.

MRI fusion phantom.
For QA of MRI scans and their fusion with CT scans. Enables check of anatomical information used for treatment planning.
£4000 Purchased in memory of Joan Mackenzie

VISIO software licenses
Flow-charting and graphics tool to save time in the production of Quality System & other documentation.
£40 each x 3 – purchased from general funds

Scanner for Gafchromic film
For investigating use of a type of film which doesn’t require processing and could replace radiographic film for some Physics QA work.
£1000 + VAT (Being purchased)

Precision digital barometer
To replace ageing manual barometer for pressure measurements needed in dosimetry. Quicker and easier to use and readily movable to different locations. Purchased with donations in memory of Geoff Cubitt, Sussex Cancer Centre physicist.  Very many thanks to Geoff’s family and friends.
£1700 + VAT