Dr Andy Gaya

Dr Gaya’s main research interests are functional cancer imaging, where he is looking for ways to assess response to treatment much earlier, and techniques for assessing blood flow and oxygen levels within cancers.
He is also interested in developing drug treatments that can cut off the blood supply to cancers, or stop cancers making new blood vessels. He is heavily involved with the implementation of the latest radiotherapy techniques such as IMRT, IGRT and Tomotherapy, combining targeted or anti-vascular drugs with radiotherapy, and stereotactic body radiosurgery.
He was one of the first UK doctors to use CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery. He has published widely in peer-reviewed journals, He is a principle investigator on a number of national and international clinical trials.
Specialist Cancer Interests: Colon, rectum, anus, oesophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, unknown primary, CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery, complex radiotherapy planning.