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Latest radiotherapy news from NCRI

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Co-chair and consumer appointments Following a competitive recruitment process drawn from the membership of CTRad, Charlotte Coles (Cambridge) and Maria…

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Radiotherapy news from NCRI

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Co-chair and consumer member recruitment CTRad is currently in its third phase of funding, and as part of the Co-chairs…

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Radiotherapy news from NCRI

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Opportunities to change clinical practice by combining new drugs with radiotherapy workshop, September 2015 This workshop, organised by Ricky Sharma,…

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The Radiotherapy Clinical Trial Research Landscape in the UK Between 2004 and 2013: A Cross-sectional Analysis

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Research is a key element of world class radiotherapy [1]. Radiotherapy research is vital for clinical radiation oncology in the UK for three reasons. First, UK clinical trials contribute to the international effort to evaluate advances in radiotherapy technology and practices, with the aim of improving treatments according to evidence-based principles [2]. Second, quality UK clinical trials help to define standardised UK practice [3] and, third, individual clinical radiotherapy departments derive benefit from participation in clinical trials, involvement in which provides the impetus and support to update technology, techniques and quality assurance protocols in order to adhere to trial protocol requirements [1, 4].…

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