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The multidisciplinary meeting: what the radiologist needs

Bruce Fox MDT meeting radiotherapy

The multidisciplinary team meeting (MDT) has become the cornerstone of UK cancer care. It places a growing and already significant burden on the workload of most British radiologists at a time when our numbers are way below what is needed to meet current demand. It is vital, therefore, that MDT time is used wisely while the quality is maintained. There are many varying factors that influence how the radiologist performs within the MDT and this article gives my overview of some of the most important. Many of these points are also discussed in The Royal College of Radiology publication Cancer Multidisciplinary Team Meetings – Standards for Clinical Radiologists.

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