Help us build our new scanning centre

We urgently need to build a fit-for-purpose, modern scanning centre to house an advanced 4D CT scanner – but we need your help to do this.

How The Christie's new scanning centre will help patients

The current CT department at The Christie was built in 1980. Back then, it saw just 20 patients a day. Over the years, this has increased dramatically.

Once built, the new scanning centre can better meet the needs of Christie patients – meaning more space for cancer patients and their loved ones, and new high-tech equipment.

Our plans include building a new suite to house an advanced 4D CT scanner. This scans faster and more accurately, showing the location and movement of the tumour and how it may affect nearby organs. It can help minimise the impact of radiation on healthy tissue and allow us to target cancerous cells more precisely. But the 4D CT scanner simply won’t fit in the current space.

The advanced 4D CT scanner will enable Christie clinicians to scan more patients than ever before, and in less time. Scanning and imaging plays a vital role throughout a patient’s whole cancer journey. Nearly all patients will have a CT scan at some point during their treatment – to diagnose cancer, monitor tumours, and guide further tests or treatments.

With a faster and more accurate scanner, patients won’t have to wait as long for their scans. This means they can start treatment sooner, and this can be a weight off their minds.

Help us build The Christie's new scanning centre and start improving cancer patients’ experiences. Donate to The Christie Charity using the form below today.

What we’ll build – with your help

We are also planning to build the scanning centre with upgraded waiting areas and changing facilities. This will make the environment as comfortable and welcoming as possible, and allow for greater privacy and peace of mind for Christie patients.

Many patients will attend the CT department for several scans over the course of their treatment, so we want the experience to be as positive as possible.

This will help patients like Rachel. Rachel has been coming to The Christie for CT and MRI scans every 3 months for 12 years, after she was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer in 2011. She's supporting our new scanning centre campaign - read Rachel's story to find out why.

The new scanning centre will be a modern, spacious and impressive building. Patients will enter into a bright atrium where natural light streams in. As they move around the building, opaque glass walls will keep that sense of light and space, while respecting privacy. Wood and other natural materials, plus plants and water-features add to the feeling of tranquillity.

But the scanning centre won't only look more up-to-date – it is also set to improve The Christie's scanning service, with more capacity and faster scanning.

The redevelopment of the department will include:

• New consulting rooms
• New patient preparation rooms
• New scanning and control rooms
• New patient recovery rooms
• New ultrasound rooms
• New X-ray rooms
• New radiographer rooms
• New waiting area
• New reception area

Scanning and imaging play an important part in cancer diagnosis and treatment. It could be needed to help work out where the cancer is, how close it is to nearby organs and how big it is. This helps our experts determine how well treatment is working.

With your help, we’ll build the new scanning centre at The Christie, and improve the patient experience for thousands of people a year.

Key dates for the new Christie scanning centre

December 2023

Planning permission granted

Started March 2025

Moving existing services from current site

Spring 2026

Groundbreaking

Spring 2028

Topping out

Early 2029

Scanning centre build complete 

Spring 2029

Operational