Proffered Papers

Radiography Journal 

You can find the direct link to the published papers here.

Precision in Practice – Imaging, Planning & Delivery

1. Improving organ-at-risk sparing in prostate radiotherapy with a new planning class solution: a retrospective analysis (Stefania Pilla)
2. ‘Plan of the Day’ for Cervical Cancer External Beam Radiotherapy – A Dosimetric Evaluation of Bespoke Planning Target Volume Margins (Liliana Martins)
3. Fiducial marker guided liver SABR – feasibility and migration rates (Frida Hazara)
4. Implementation of DIBH (deep inspiration breath hold) for Mediastinal Lymphoma using SGRT (Jayne Fletcher)
5. The patient's perspective: A review of results from a radiotherapy patient experience survey (RPES) at the North West Cancer Centre, Northern Ireland, UK (Laura McGirr)
6. Prostate volume changes during longer fractionated and ultra-hypofractionated MR-guided adaptive radiotherapy: leveraging the MOMENTUM registry (Sian Cooper)
7. Rectal reproducibility in Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy: Are micro enemas an effective tool? (Hannah Dyer)
8. Optimising review schedules: A narrative review of acute toxicities in ultra-hypofractionated stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) for localised prostate cancer (Grace McKenna)
9. IDH and MGMT stratification in hypofractionated radiotherapy for glioblastoma: a scoping review of prospective trials (Vinay Murali Prasad)

Beyond the Beam – Personalised Care & Outcomes

1. Dementia Care in Oncology – Exploring the care of persons with dementia during cancer diagnosis and treatment(Anna Southworth)
2. Technology-Based Prehabilitation for Cancer Patients Before Elective Treatment: A Scoping Review (Grace Woods)
3. Intrauterine Brachytherapy Experience Based Co-design: Improving the patient pathways at a single centre (Kirstie Johnson)
4. Addressing the Unspoken Question: Experiences of a Pilot Clinic for Cancer Survivors with Treatment-Induced Vulvovaginal Atrophy (Kirstie Johnson)
5. Which effects of gynaecological radiotherapy matter most to patients? Think-aloud interviews with ranking exercise within the GRACE project (Vladyslav Kulikov)
6. Piloting a radiographer led late radiotherapy effects service for prostate cancer In South West Wales (Rebecca Lloyd)
7. Patient Engagement Session – Radiotherapy (Rajesh Samuel Devasahayam)
8. Patient experiences of radiation-induced menopause in cervical cancer: A scoping review (Laura Jacques)
9. Moving A-Head: A Peer-Supported Follow-Up Pathway(Joanne McGaughan)

Safer Systems – Quality, Learning & Real-World Practice

1. A technically challenging case of renal SABR (Frida Hazara and James Barber)
2. An evaluation of consent documentation for patients undergoing radiotherapy (Mithura Arunasalam)
3. Implementing transabdominal ultrasound for gynaecological brachytherapy insertion through interprofessional collaboration with sonographers and the East of England Imaging Academy (Samuel Worster)
4. Good catch or a fumble in the slips? The impact of language in promoting patient safety (John Rodgers)
5. Management of Synchronous Rectal and Prostate Cancer with Radiotherapy - A Single-Centre Case Report (Melissa Lovegrove)
6. From incident learning to safer treatment planning: reducing incidents using automated plan checking (Rita Matosinhos)
7. An audit of radiation-induced skin reaction for Head and Neck patients; is Flamigel effective? (Lauren Oates)

Fair Access, Better Outcomes – Designing Equitable Radiotherapy Services

1. Co-designing a regional radiotherapy research strategy: creating inclusivity through a systems thinking approach (Anna Southworth)
2. Project EMERGE: A Collaborative Regional Approach to Standardising Radiotherapy Education and Training to Reduce Variation and Improve Workforce Confidence and Capability (Kate Knapp-Tabbernor)
3. Exploring the Value and Impact of a Preceptorship Community of Practice for Therapeutic Radiographers (Kate Knapp-Tabbernor and Emma Reeves)
4. Advanced Practice Therapeutic Radiographers: Empowering your voice (Kim Whitlock and Poppy Thompson) - presentation not approved for sharing.
5. Can Effective Deployment of the Radiotherapy Support Workforce Help to Meet the Ambitions of The National Cancer Plan? A Maturity Matrix Approach (Melanie Clarkson)
6. Reimagining the Education Pillar: A Pilot Outreach Project to Shape Future Workforce (Kim Whitlock and Karon King) - presentation not approved for sharing.
7. Breast cancer radiotherapy addressing inequalities and bridging the care gap: Why innovation may not be reaching everyone (Heidi Probst)
8. Empowering Radiographers to Lead Sustainable Radiotherapy (Luke Eggerton)