{"id":1188,"date":"2019-09-06T14:49:23","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T14:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/?page_id=1188"},"modified":"2021-06-25T09:09:07","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T09:09:07","slug":"research-in-radiotherapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/radiotherapy-physics\/research-in-radiotherapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Research in Radiotherapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The radiotherapy department is involved in a number of research projects, including local developments, national working parties. Members of the team regular present their work at meetings, and a selection current projects, posters and presentations are given below.<\/p>\n<p>For details of clinical trials in which the department is part of see here: <a href=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/radiotherapy-physics\/research-in-radiotherapy\/radiotherapy-clinical-trials\/\">Radiotherapy Clinical Trials Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stay up to date with the latest developments by following us on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rsch_rtphysics\">@RSCH_RTphysics<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Departmental Research and Development Projects<\/h1>\n<h2>Dosimetry<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Use of <a href=\"http:\/\/qatrackplus.com\/\">QATrack+<\/a> for electronic QC<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/trending.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1413\" src=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/trending-300x185.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/trending-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/trending-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/trending-1024x631.png 1024w, https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/trending.png 1936w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Use of the EPID imager for streamlined linac QC<\/li>\n<li>Commissioning of new Varian ETHOS treatment unit<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/VarianEthosRadiationTherapySystem.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1407\" src=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/VarianEthosRadiationTherapySystem-300x223.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/VarianEthosRadiationTherapySystem-300x223.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/VarianEthosRadiationTherapySystem-768x572.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/VarianEthosRadiationTherapySystem-1024x763.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Treatment Planning<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Auto-contouring using machine learning methods in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/mirada-medical.com\/radiation-oncology\/\">MIRADA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Development of IMC breast technique<\/li>\n<li>Treatment of electron breast boosts based on CT simulation<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">*NEW*<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/adaptive-radiotherapy-using-varian-ethos\/\">Online\u00a0adaptive radiotherapy using the Varian ETHOS system<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ethos_logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1397\" src=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ethos_logo-300x160.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ethos_logo-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ethos_logo-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ethos_logo-1024x546.png 1024w, https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/ethos_logo.png 1111w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Brachytherapy<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Skin brachytherapy using 3D printing<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/3d_print_nose.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1390\" src=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/3d_print_nose-300x266.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/3d_print_nose-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/3d_print_nose-768x681.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/3d_print_nose-1024x908.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/3d_print_nose.jpg 1976w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Use of the Venezia applicator for larger cervix cancers<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/venezia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1394\" src=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/venezia-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/venezia-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/venezia-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/venezia-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/venezia.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Biliary brachytherapy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Research Output<\/h1>\n<p>The department works closely with the University of Surrey and each year has supervisory roles in PhDs, MDs, as well as MSc students.<\/p>\n<p>Each year the department hosts MSc projects for the students of the Universities Medical Physics and Imaging courses providing students the opportunity to directly make an impact within a clinical department.<\/p>\n<h2>Posters<\/h2>\n<table width=\"962\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"169\">Presenter<\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">Type<\/td>\n<td width=\"408\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"157\">Meeting<\/td>\n<td width=\"128\">Date<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clara Navarro<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poster<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/simple-file-list\/Clara_Navarro_UKIO-POSTER_2019_Mirada.pdf\">Assessment of Velocity and Mirada: auto-segmentation tools<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UKIO (2019)<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jun-19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Victoria Moore<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poster<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/simple-file-list\/Victoria_Moore_UKIO-Poster-2019_Cervix_CBCT_CTV_(1).pdf\">Assessment of the delivered dose to the CTV during external beam radiotherapy to treat cervical cancer using CBCT data<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UKIO (2019)<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jun-19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alexandra Stewart<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poster<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/simple-file-list\/ABS-2019---Poster-George.pdf\">Clincal evaluation of an electromagnatic tracking system for cervical brachytherapy applicator tracking<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ABS<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jun-19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matt Bolt<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poster<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/simple-file-list\/Matt_Bolt---ESTRO38_Poster---The-impact-of-dose-deviations-arising-within-the-dosimetry-chain-on-clinical-outcomes.pdf\">The impact of dose deviations arising within the dosimetry chain on clinical outcomes<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ESTRO 38 (2019)<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apr-19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matt Bolt<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poster<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/simple-file-list\/Matt_Bolt---MPEC-2018---Comparison-of-beam-output-drift-for-Varian-Clinacs-and-Truebeams.pdf\">Comparison of beam output drift for Varian Clinacs and Truebeams: Do Truebeams require more frequent calibration?<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MPEC 2018<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sep-18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denis Mostafa<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poster<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/simple-file-list\/Denis_Mostafa_Assessing-MPC-for-Daily-Output-Checks_Final.pdf\">Assessing MPC for Daily Output Checks<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UKRO 2018<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jul-18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mel Cunningham<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poster<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/simple-file-list\/MJC---ESTRO-2018-Interstitial-needles.pdf\">The dosimetric impact of interstitial needles in HDR brachytherapy for cervical cancer<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ESTRO37 (2018)<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apr-18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rob Julian<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poster<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/simple-file-list\/Rob_Julian_MPEC-Poster_10FFF_Interplay.pdf\">Assessing the impact of the interplay effect on 10FFF lung SABR treatment dosimetry<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MPEC 2017<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sep-17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Presentations<\/h2>\n<table width=\"962\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"169\"><strong>Presenter<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"100\"><strong>Type<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"408\"><strong>Title<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"157\"><strong>Meeting<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"128\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liz Adams<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presentation<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/simple-file-list\/Liz-Adams---KBP-for-Cervical-cancer---ESTRO38.pdf\">KBP for cervical cancer<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ESTRO38<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apr-19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matt Bolt<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presentation<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/simple-file-list\/Matthew-Bolt---Presentation---MPEC-2018---Do-constnacy-devices-under-report-beam-output.pdf\">A \u2018big data\u2019 analysis of radiotherapy beam output measurements: Do constancy devices under report beam output?<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MPEC<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sep-18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catharine Clark<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presentation<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/simple-file-list\/Catharine-Clark---ESTRO2018-Impact-of-machine-specific-dosimetric-variations-on-clinical-outcomes-PDF.pdf\">Modelling the impact of machine specific dosimetric variations on clinical outcomes<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ESTRO37<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apr-18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mel Cunningham<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presentation<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/simple-file-list\/Assessment-(workshop-introduction)_MJC_Nov2019.pdf\">Assessment workshop<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NSHCS STP Introduction<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov-19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mel Cunningham<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presentation<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/simple-file-list\/The-Training-Plan-MJC-Nov-19.pdf\">The Training Plan<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NSHCS STP Introduction<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov-19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mark Long<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presentation<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/medphys.royalsurrey.nhs.uk\/department\/wp-content\/uploads\/simple-file-list\/Mark-Long---HDR-Prostate-Guildford-Experience---Elekta-User-Group-Meeting---Oct-2019pptx.pdf\">HDR Prostate Guildford Experience<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elekta Brachytherapy User Meeting<\/td>\n<td style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oct-19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Some individual journal publications can be viewed on a 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