What is FLASH radiotherapy?
FLASH radiotherapy is an emerging technique in cancer treatment that delivers radiation at ultra high dose rates – typically above 40-50Gy/s – within milliseconds, compared to conventional rates of about 0.03Gy/s over several minutes. The central goal of radiotherapy has always been to maximise tumour control while minimising normal tissue toxicity. Traditional approaches rely on […]
Professor Stephen McMahon, Professor Karl Butterworth
Johnston Cancer Research Centre, Queen’s University Belfast