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June 12, 2018 | Anicka Slachta | Quality
Radiotherapy technology recently employed at a cancer center in Glasgow, Scotland, has the ability to generate
individualized radiotherapy treatment plans for as many as 50 pa ents at a me within minutes, circumven ng a
process that typically takes physicians more than a day per pa ent plan, the Herald reported early this week.
The novel tech debuted at the Beatson Ins tute’s cancer center, according to the report, and cuts manual labor for
radiologists using a so ware called mul -criteria op miza on.
Garry Currie, the head of radiotherapy physics at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, told the Herald he didn’t think
technology would reach this point during his career.
“Our work never stands s ll, [but] this is a real game-changer,” he said. “As recently as 2010, staff would start work
on just one treatment plan and come back in the next day—including weekends—to finish the calcula ons.”
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He said humans just aren’t capable of achieving such efficiency when it comes to those complex mathema cs. Now,
he said, radiologists can instantly assess the impact a suggested treatment plan would have on radia on dose toward
the beginning of the therapy process.
“We’re at the forefront of this work,” he said. “However, the results will con nue to improve as more cancer centers
start working in the same way and more and more collabora ons take place.”
Read the full report from the Herald here:
Beatson cancer experts hail 'game-changing' new radiotherapy tech amid hopes it…
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