I've always been taught the electromagnetic spectrum goes (in song form)... Radiowaves, Microwaves, Infrared... Radiation, Visible light, Ultraviolet, X-rays, Gamma rays. The assumption being that the higher the note sung (the later in the song), the higher the energy, the shorter the wavelength u.s.w. Therefore why are we calling my LINAC friends x-ray units?! Their … Continue reading What even is an x-ray?
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Patients come first!
Today we're scheduled to spend a whole day on radiotherapy machine quality assurance (QA), performing the monthly checks on a particular machine to ensure that we are operating within the approved procedures with which we're allowed to carry out radiotherapy. These checks include mechanical checks of the couch positioning and isocentres (laser, mechanical, radiation), dosimetric … Continue reading Patients come first!
Why don’t we have radiotherapy at the weekend?
Today’s thought of the day: why don’t we have radiotherapy at the weekend? If each radiotherapy plan takes so long to plan, each fraction carefully calculated and patients told to clear their calendars for weeks and cancel their prior commitments, why don’t they continue their treatments at the weekends or over Christmas? It’s so much … Continue reading Why don’t we have radiotherapy at the weekend?
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