Spring into STEM: A tight squeeze - motion management in radiotherapy

A tight squeeze - motion management in radiotherapy for patients with abdominal cancers
Radiotherapy is recommended as part of treatment for more than 50% of cancer patients; however, at least one in four people needing radiotherapy do not receive it. It is a treatment option for many patients diagnosed with malignancies in the abdominal region including but not limited to the liver, lower oesophagus and pancreas. It can be particularly difficult to deliver radiotherapy to this region as there is a lot of motion due to breathing and stomach filling. This lecture aims to address some of the motion management approaches to safely and optimally deliver radiotherapy to patients diagnosed with abdominal cancers.
This is an online event and open to all.
About the speaker
Amanda Webster, Research and Development Specialist Therapeutic Radiographer at UCLH

This lecture is part of the 2023 Spring into STEM webinars series from UCL Engineering.
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Further information
Ticketing
Open
Cost
Free
Open to
All
Availability
Yes