The pivotal role of the therapeutic radiographer/radiation therapist in image-guided radiotherapy research and development

A Duffton, W Li, E Forde - Clinical Oncology, 2020 - Elsevier
The ability to personalise radiotherapy to fit the individual patient and their diagnosis has
been realised through technological advancements. There is now more opportunity to utilise …

Daily dosimetric variation between image-guided volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy and MR-guided daily adaptive radiotherapy for prostate cancer stereotactic …

L Nicosia, G Sicignano, M Rigo, V Figlia, F Cuccia… - Acta …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Aim To evaluate differences between MR-guided daily-adaptive RT (MRgRT) and image-
guided RT (IGRT) with or without fiducial markers in prostate cancer (PCa) stereotactic body …

Dosimetric impact of intrafraction prostate motion and interfraction anatomical changes in dose-escalated linac-based SBRT

V Faccenda, D Panizza, MC Daniotti, R Pellegrini… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary With an ever-growing acceptance by the radiation oncology community,
stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) has become an increasingly common option for …

[HTML][HTML] Diversity in radiation therapist/therapeutic radiographer (RTT) advanced practice (AP) roles delivering on the four domains

A Duffton, K Moore, A Williamson - … & patient support in radiation oncology, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Advanced practice roles are well documented, and continue to respond to the
changing landscape in radiotherapy and oncology. In the UK the highest level of AP for the …

[PDF][PDF] Dosimetric impact of intrafraction prostate motion and interfraction anatomical changes in dose-escalated linac-based SBRT. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15 (4) …

V Faccenda, D Panizza, MC Daniotti, R Pellegrini… - 2023 - micropos.se
The dosimetric impact of intrafraction prostate motion and interfraction anatomical changes
and the effect of beam gating and motion correction were investigated in dose-escalated …

Dosimetry implications of VMAT delivery angles and intra-fraction motion for SBRT prostate treatments

D Dimiskovski, T Aland - Medical Dosimetry, 2023 - Elsevier
For a cohort of retrospectively treated patients with prostate carcinoma using a Stereotactic
body radiation therapy (SBRT) technique and with implanted localization fiducials, this study …

Impact of dose distribution on rotational setup errors in radiotherapy for prostate cancer

C Hwang - Medical Dosimetry, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to assess the impact of rotational setup errors on the target volume's dose
distribution during radiotherapy for prostate cancer. A 6D robotic couch was used to …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of delivered rectal dose in prostate cancer radiotherapy

A D'aquino - 2021 - repository.icr.ac.uk
Prostate radiotherapy gives excellent long-term disease control; however, morbidity from
treatment can negatively impact quality of life. To minimise the risk of toxicity a treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Dosimetric comparison of MR-guided adaptive IMRT versus 3DOF-VMAT for prostate stereotactic radiotherapy

VC Kong, J Dang, W Li, I Navarro, J Padayachee… - Technical Innovations & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction To compare the dosimetry of prostate stereotactic radiotherapy (SBRT)
delivered by adaptive intensity modulated radiotherapy (A-IMRT) and 3 degree of freedom …

Using deep learning generated CBCT contours for on-line dose assessment of prostate SABR treatments

C Smith - 2023 - dspace.library.uvic.ca
Prostate Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy (SABR) is a hypofractionated treatment
regime where small errors in patient setup have the potential to deliver much higher doses …