# Dr Peter Dickinson

> Consultant Clinical Oncologist


## Posts

- [Stereotactic Radiotherapy Explained: How SABR Works](https://drpeterdickinson.co.uk/stereotactic-radiotherapy-explained/): Stereotactic radiotherapy delivers high-dose treatment in one to eight sessions. Dr Peter Dickinson explains how SABR works and which cancers it treats.
- [MR-Linac radiotherapy: how MRI-guided treatment is changing cancer care](https://drpeterdickinson.co.uk/mr-linac-radiotherapy-explained/): How MR-Linac radiotherapy uses live MRI to target tumours as they move, which cancers it treats, what a session involves, and where to have it in the UK.
- [SABR for lung cancer: what to expect](https://drpeterdickinson.co.uk/sabr-for-lung-cancer-what-to-expect/): SABR is an effective treatment for early lung cancer. Dr Dickinson explains who is suitable for this treatment and how it is delivered.

## Pages

- [Conventional Radiotherapy](https://drpeterdickinson.co.uk/conventional-radiotherapy/): Conventional radiotherapy is a cancer treatment that uses targeted beams of high-energy X- rays to destroy cancer cells.
- [Stereotactic Radiotherapy (SABR)](https://drpeterdickinson.co.uk/stereotactic-radiotherapy-sabr/): Stereotactic radiotherapy, also called Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy (SABR), is an advanced radiotherapy technique used to treat cancer.
- [MR Linac](https://drpeterdickinson.co.uk/mr-linac/): An MR Linac combines a radiotherapy machine with MRI imaging. This is different to a conventional Linac which uses CT-based imaging.
- [Oligometastatic Disease](https://drpeterdickinson.co.uk/oligometastatic-disease/): Oligometastatic disease is a term used when a cancer has spread from its original site to only a small number of other areas in the body.
- [Mesothelioma](https://drpeterdickinson.co.uk/mesothelioma/): Over 2500 patients per year in the UK are diagnosed with mesothelioma.
- [Chemotherapy](https://drpeterdickinson.co.uk/chemotherapy/): Systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT) is the term for cancer treatments that travel through the bloodstream to treat cancer cells throughout the body.
- [Lung Cancer](https://drpeterdickinson.co.uk/lung-cancer/): A diagnosis of lung cancer can turn life upside down, and one of the first questions many people ask is, “What happens next?” As a Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Dr Dickinson cares for people with lung cancer every day and understands how important it is to have clear information and time to talk through your concerns.
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- [Privacy Policy](https://drpeterdickinson.co.uk/privacy-policy/): This privacy policy applies to the private practice of Dr Peter Dickinson, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, consulting via GenesisCare UK, Nova Healthcare and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
- [Contact us](https://drpeterdickinson.co.uk/contact-us/): Whether you have questions about your diagnosis, want to understand your options for stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR), MR-guided radiotherapy, chemotherapy or immunotherapy, or want to arrange a private consultation, Dr Dickinson's team is here to help.
- [Blog](https://drpeterdickinson.co.uk/blog/): Dr Dickinson writes about the cancers he specialises in - lung cancer, mesothelioma and the targeted treatment of metastatic disease and mesothelioma — and the advanced radiotherapy techniques he uses, including SABR and MR-guided radiotherapy.
- [About](https://drpeterdickinson.co.uk/about/): Dr Peter Dickinson is a Consultant Clinical Oncologist based in Leeds, and has spent over 20 years in cancer medicine.
- [Home](https://drpeterdickinson.co.uk/): Dr Peter Dickinson is a Consultant Clinical Oncologist based in Leeds.

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