155 Advanced Practice Clinical technologist contouring GTV volumes for radical lung radiotherapy

Radical radiotherapy (RR) is a curative treatment for lung cancer. In the UK, contouring of gross tumour volume (GTV) is mostly (99.4% of the time) performed by consultant clinical oncologists (CO) with the remaining 0.6% by clinical site specialist radiographers (CSSR). RR has increased over the past decade. In the Northern Ireland Cancer Centre (NICC) there has been an exponential rise, with 124 patients in 2013 and 236 in 2022. This increased workload has put strain on the radiotherapy workforce, including those hitherto involved in GTV contouring (CO, their trainees and CSSR).

Source: Lung Cancer - April 1, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Sarah Louise Black, Catherine Nelson, Jonathan McAleese, Gerry G Hanna, Cathryn Crockett, Karen Tumelty, Gerard Walls, Jolyne O'Hare, Linda Young, Pat O'Shea Tags: Radiotherapy Source Type: research