dosimetry

In vivo dosimetry in prostate brachytherapy

This study describes implementation of in vivo dosimetry for high dose rate prostate brachytherapy treatments using a commercially available metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) detector. High dose rate (HDR) prostate brachytherapy is a well established treatment for prostate cancer. Typically around 12-20 catheters are inserted into the prostate through the perineum under transrectal […]

Josh Mason

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

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The changing landscape of molecular radiotherapy

Radionuclide therapy is probably the only field of medicine that allows direct imaging of a drug as it is used to treat cancer. Radioiodine was first used over 70 years ago for the treatment of benign thyroid disease and thyroid cancer. Levels of activity to administer were determined empirically, influenced largely by limitations in supply […]

Dr Glenn Flux

Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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