Children's and young people's radiotherapy

The Leeds Cancer Centre provides a dedicated personalised children's and young people's radiotherapy service. Our specialised staff provide an individualised treatment pathway, that caters for your child's requirements.

We work closely with the staff at the LGI, St James's and other hospitals to provide a bespoke children's and adolescent radiotherapy service.

What is radiotherapy?

Radiotherapy is the use of carefully controlled (high energy) X-rays, to treat cancer. It can be given as a single session or as multiple sessions depending on the type of cancer you have. The organs and tissues of the body are made up of tiny building blocks called cells. The treatment is given in such a way that the X-rays destroy cancer cells while doing as little harm as possible to normal cells.

The course of radiotherapy can range from a single treatment to multiple treatments over a period of several weeks. Each radiotherapy treatment is planned for your child's cancer and no two patient's treatments are the same.

We will explain everything to you and your child. Children and young people will be given appropriate information and explanations according to their age and understanding.

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Find us

The children's and young people's radiotherapy department can be found on level B-2 in Bexley Wing, St James's Hospital.

If you are travelling by car or hospital transport take the red or green lift from the atrium entrance on Level 0. There is also an entrance directly to Level -2 from Beckett Street for those travelling by public transport. There is a regular bus service from the city centre which stops just outside the door.

Contact us

For appointments and general queries call:

0113 206 7810 paediatric radiotherapy department