This year was the first time the radiotherapy department had hosted a summer placement student organised through the South East Physics network (SEPNet). More information can be found about the placements here: https://www.sepnet.ac.uk/for-students/sepnet-summer-placement-scheme-information-students/ The placement was for 8 weeks and undertaken by Katie Ryan who had recently graduated from Southampton University with a BSc in Physics…
Read MoreThe Radiotherapy department have treated their first patient using online-adaptive radiotherapy. This was the result of a large multidisciplinary team effort. This improves upon traditional radiotherapy by generating a new treatment plan for each day of the treatment, allowing the internal anatomy to be treated no matter if it has moved since the first patient…
Read MoreA full review of the quality control (QC) procedures for the Radiotherapy department’s six TrueBeam linear accelerators was completed in October 2020 by the Dosimetry team. QC procedures and schedules were redesigned to comply with recently published national guidance and the existing modular QC structure was further streamlined to accommodate the new and updated tests.…
Read MoreThe Radiotherapy services team were excited to take delivery of a groundbreaking (literally) radiotherapy machine last weekend – the first of its type in the UK. The Varian ‘ETHOS’ machine uses artificial intelligence to enhance cancer treatment by adapting treatments on a daily basis to optimize the delivery of radiotherapy. The machine will be up…
Read MoreThe European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology held a physics workshop on Quantitative Imaging within Radiotherapy and this was attended by Rob Julian from the Royal Surrey’s radiotherapy physics department. There were wide ranging discussions on the day and a summary of the outcomes has recently been published in The Green Journal and is Open Access making…
Read MoreYou can view a recent live broadcast which featured some of our very own Healthcare Scientists. This featured staff from the Royal Surreys Medical Physics department and continues to raise the profile of Healthcare science and the opportunities for careers in this area. The live broadcast is available to watch back here: https://learnliveuk.com/nhs-jobs-live-healthcare-science/ Martha, Sandra and…
Read MoreThe gaming industry is larger than films and music combined, yet few of us are likely to put our Fortnite playing achievements on our CVs. But why not? Businesses are waking up to the skills gamers can bring to the workplace. Twelve years into his career, Mark Long, a radiotherapy physicist with the NHS in…
Read MoreThe UK Imaging & Oncology (UKIO) Congress 2019 was hosted this year in Liverpool and is the largest multidisciplinary imaging and oncology conference in the UK, showcasing the latest developments in both imaging and oncology for radiographers, clinicians and physicists alike. The Congress was opened with an inspirational talk from Surrey’s own celebrity physicist, Professor…
Read MoreThe International Symposium on Standards, Applications and Quality Assurance in Medical Radiation Dosimetry (IDOS) 2019 was hosted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the Vienna International Centre. The symposium is of importance to both the dosimetry and medical radiation physics communities and occurs only once every 7 to 10 years. There were over…
Read MoreThe Royal Surrey County Hospital has been getting involved in the #hello my name is campaign (https://www.hellomynameis.org.uk/) across its social media pages. Recently Nicolle, a radiotherapy physicist was featured (see original post here). With international #hellomynameis day just around the corner on 23rd July we are hoping even more of the more behind the scenes…
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