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December 13, 2023

Clinical implementation of AI contouring in prostate radiotherapy planning

In the UK prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and the second most common cancer overall. One in eight men will develop prostate cancer, with over 50% of prostate cancer diagnoses in people aged 70 or above. There were 52,300 cases of prostate cancer between 2016 and 2018 and incidence rates are […]

Dr Alison Starke, Dr Niall MacDougall

St Bartholomew's Hospital

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October 14, 2020

Measuring and explaining CBCT dose safety limits in radiotherapy: the Barts experience

Radiotherapy treatments typically deliver between 2Gy and 6Gy per day to treat patients with cancer. When dealing with such high radiation doses, safety and accuracy are paramount to ensure good patient outcomes. Over the last two decades, simple conformal treatments have been steadily discarded in favour of the more sculpted dose distributions available from intensity […]