Working Life: Radiation oncology is like virtual surgery, where you deliver targeted treatment

"Clinical trials are crucial for examining new treatments and for assessing their safety and efficacy"

Prof. Gerry Hanna, Vice Clinical Lead at Cancer Trials Ireland. Picture: Moya Nolan

Professor Gerry Hanna, Marie Curie chair of clinical oncology at TCD, and vice clinical lead, Cancer Trials Ireland

“I’m originally from Newcastle, Co Down. I completed my training in hospitals in Belfast and Amsterdam, and took up a consultant post in Belfast. I was then appointed as director of radiation oncology at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Australia’s largest cancer centre. All my family — my wife Suzie, a GP, and children Alice, Patrick and James — moved there in 2018.