Health Professionals
Breaking News When prostate cancer spreads throughout the body, and particularly to the bones, it is far more difficult to treat. Australian clinicians and researchers, with the assistance and fundraising efforts of ANZUP, the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and Movember, are at the forefront of using a precision pharmaceutical Read more…
Cancer treatment typically involves systemic therapy such as chemotherapy, targeted therapy or immunotherapy, in combination with a local therapy. Local therapy such as surgery, radiation therapy or other energy ablation treatment options are used. For small tumours, stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) is an emerging standard of care. SABR is a non-invasive Read more…
Through the auspices of the British Institute of Radiology (BIR), representatives from various UK radiological professional bodies convened to consider the evidence-base for patient contact shielding. They have since produced a document containing their “consensus of opinion as to what constitutes best and agreed practice.” The aim is to improve Read more…
Stereotactic Radiotherapy is an advanced external beam radiotherapy technique. It differs to most other external beam radiotherapy in that it delivers a focused higher dose to a small tumour target……….Read More
Join up now! Diagnostic medical imaging is becoming more routinely used in radiotherapy, from planning to response assessment. The Medical Image Registration Special Interest Group (MIRSIG) is a new focus group formed by the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM). It’s open to all interested parties Read more…
A practice that has been in place for over 70 years is changing! Due to significant reduction in radiation doses from technological advances and an increase understanding of radiation risk, experts in the field are now recommending that gonadal and foetal shielding should no longer be used as routine practice. Read more…
Personalised medicine or individualised therapy is an approach that was greatly advocated over the last decade and remains the leitmotif in the forthcoming years. The “one size fits all” system that used to dominate the world of radiotherapy and oncology is no more an accepted way of treatment……….Read More
Mini C-arm fluoroscopy is used to assist the surgeon to implant metallic wires and plates when re-setting broken bones. Staff are protected from the main primary beam passing through the patient. But there is a measurable radiation exposure scattered in all other directions around the patient. ……Read More
Celebrating International Day of Medical Physics (IDMP) Professor Alun Beddoe (“Alun”) was born in Barry, Wales on 22 April 1945. As his parents moved locally and then globally, Alun attended Stocksfield primary school in Northumberland, England, before moving to Te Awamutu in New Zealand……. Read More
The Foundation is proud to be involved in the #ModelLinac project; – the design, creation, launch and distribution of an innovative model lego mini linac machine, officially unveiled at the EPSM conference in October 2019. The model linac has been developed in two formats: – a health provider model and Read more…
