Research
Cobalt is contributing to more than 59 clinical trials
Kerry Pawley secures £5,000 grant
Kerry Pawley, Senior Radiographer at Cobalt, pitched her patient service improvement project to the Trustees of Radiology and Oncology Congress at UKIO 2024 and was awarded a £5,000 grant!
Kerry’s pitch ‘More than just a gown — improving the patient experience during breast MRI’ was all about co-creating a gown specifically for breast MRI which meets the requirements of patients whilst also being suitable for MRI.
The impact of video entertainment screens during MRI on the patient experience - a service evaluation
Kerry Pawley, Senior Radiographer at Cobalt, and Zoe Wray, MRI Research Radiographer at Cobalt, both worked on an ePoster for UKIO, which was displayed on several large touch screens around the exhibition and detailed the results of their research project about the effects of patient comfort features such as Innovision on our claustrophobic patients.
This poster was selected by the British Institute of Radiology for Kerry to deliver a 15-minute meet-the-author presentation.
Research team
Cobalt has a multi-disciplinary research group led by Professor Iain Lyburn, Director of Clinical Research and includes radiologists, radiographers, a radiology research fellow and a student radiographer intern. The team works collaboratively on clinically impactful research (see publications).
The team’s commitment to producing novel research has developed relationships with external research teams. This has led to an exciting collaboration with industry partners evaluating the role of artificial intelligence in Positron Emission Tomography/Computerised Tomography (PET/CT).
Research Committee
A dedicated Research Committee meets quarterly to review our current research and discuss upcoming projects and innovations. The Committee considers how we can support research and contribute to advancing medical practice at Cobalt and in our community.
Research radiographers
Meet Zoe Wray, our MRI Research Radiographer and Jamie McAllister, our PET/CT Research Radiographer. Together they coordinate the imaging Cobalt provides for oncology research; this is another way Cobalt supports the fight against cancer.
