The departments work on Automated Treatment Planning for Bladder cancer using the Ethos TPS was recently presented at the annual BIR Radiotherapy and Oncology Conference. The conference was fully online and attended by a wide range of delegates and covered a range of hot topics including MR Guided radiotherapy, AI and machine learning, Adaptive therapy…
Read MoreThe radiotherapy department have treated their first patient using the newly installed Varian ETHOS treatment machine. The machine is it the forefront of technology and will allow treatments to be adapted on a daily basis with the aim of improving the patient experience while also delivering significantly enhanced treatments. For more details visit the write…
Read MoreMark Long, deputy head of the brachytherapy physics division at the Royal Surrey was invited to speak at the national Elekta brachytherapy user group meeting. On the 10th October 2019 Mark presented a discussion on the progress which has been made in Guildford on in the implementation of the HDR technique used to treat prostate…
Read MoreMelanie Cunningham, Head of Brachytherapy Physics within the radiotherapy department at the Royal Surrey spoke is talking at the national induction day for the new intake of Medical Physics STP (Scientist Training Programme) trainees in Birmingham. This is run by the National School of Healthcare Science. Mel has been a designated training officer for a…
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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