ProfessorPat Price

Professor Pat Price MA MD FRCP FRCR is an academic clinical oncologist and Visiting Professor in the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London. Her research focuses on improving cancer outcomes through the development, evaluation and implementation of innovative technologies and models of care. Her work spans molecular imaging, advanced radiotherapy, translational oncology and evidence-based cancer policy, with a particular interest in accelerating the translation of scientific innovation into clinical benefit.

She is Clinical Radiotherapy Lead and Programme Manager for Clinical and Industrial Impact within the Imperial-led national LhARA (Laser-hybrid Accelerator for Radiobiological Applications) programme, which is developing novel laser-driven particle beam technologies for radiobiology research and future cancer treatment. She also leads research collaborations in total-body PET imaging, artificial intelligence-assisted image analysis, imaging biomarkers of treatment response and cancer immunotherapy.

Professor Price has played a leading international role in the development of PET imaging for oncology research and drug development and continues to work at the interface of imaging science, radiotherapy and emerging cancer technologies. A particular focus of her current work is the translation of scientific innovation into clinical benefit through multidisciplinary collaboration between clinicians, physicists, engineers, imaging scientists and industry partners.

Professor Price contributes to the development of cancer services and policy nationally and internationally. She is founder and chair of Radiotherapy UK, the UK's only charity dedicated to improving radiotherapy treatment and outcomes which also provides the secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Radiotherapy. The group developed a ten year strategy for radiotherapy in the UK and now working with the DHSC on implementation within the 2026 national cancer control plan. She co-founded and chairs the Global Coalition for Radiotherapy, an international NGO bringing together stakeholders and working collaboratively with other international groups to develop and improve access to high-quality radiotherapy and reduce inequalities in cancer care worldwide.

Professor Price is committed to training the next generation of academic clinicians and clinical scientists. She has supervised 22 clinical research fellows to research degree level, including recipients of eight international awards. She has authored more than 400 scientific publications (h-index 69) and co-edits the textbook Treatment of Cancer, now in its eighth edition. Her broader research activities include the use of evidence-based medicine to assess and guide cancer policy, healthcare services, and medico-legal practice and she frequently appears in the media.