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The role of the therapeutic radiographer

With the ever-increasing complexity of the radiotherapy patient pathway the notion of advanced practice may be considered increasingly inherent in the role of therapeutic radiographer, notably with the continued drive towards adaptive radiotherapy. Current drivers for advanced therapeutic radiographer practice have seen blurring of boundaries between traditionally clinician-defined aspects of the patient pathway and the […]

Ryan Yeo, Julie Duong, Daniel Megias, Yat Tsang

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

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External beam radiotherapy in thyroid cancer

Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy, resulting in more than 300 deaths in the UK each year. It has a female preponderance and typically presents as an incidental finding on imaging or with a neck mass. There are three main groups: Differentiated, medullary and anaplastic carcinoma. Differentiated thyroid carcinoma has the highest incidence […]

Dr K P Rooney, Professor C M Nutting

Northern Ireland Cancer Centre, Royal Marsden Hospital

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Improving patient outcomes with image-guided brachytherapy for pelvic cancers

Radiotherapy is a core part of multidisciplinary cancer management, with around 40% of those cured having radiotherapy as part of or the whole of their cancer treatment. Brachytherapy (derived from the Greek word brachys meaning ‘shortdistance’) is a form of radiotherapy where a sealed radiation source is placed directly into the body. Brachytherapy has advantages […]

Dr Jwala Philip, Dr Fei Sun, Dr Ann Henry

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Vaginal vault brachytherapy: current issues in UK radiotherapy departments

Vaginal vault brachytherapy is a standard treatment for a number of different gynaecological cancers. It is typically used in conjunction with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for women with endometrial cancers after hysterectomy if there is considered to be a high risk of local recurrence. For those with intermediate risk disease, vaginal vault brachytherapy alone may […]

Pauline Humphrey

Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre

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