Section of Academic Radiotherapy and Department of Radiotherapy (including Psychology Research Group)
Chairman: Professor Alan Horwich
The main research theme of the Section of Radiotherapy is the development and application of conformal radiotherapy techniques. This method of external beam radiation requires research relating to definition of target volumes, quantification of benefits from refined treatment planning methods, implementation and assessment of radiation beam delivery techniques, and careful quality assurance to ensure the safety of new techniques in a clinical context. Our research aims to apply conformal radiotherapy in selected situations to optimise techniques and evaluate the benefit of these approaches to the health service.
The Section of Radiotherapy research areas:
- Bladder Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Central Nervous System
- Lymphoma
- Lung Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Testicular Cancer