1. Advanced Practice in Radiotherapy
Advanced Practitioner (Technique and Service Development) John Payne

2. What is Radiotherapy?
Targeted application of Radiation at cancerous cells
Cancer cells are destroyed therefore allowing healthy cells to grow in their place over time.
Treatments are given between 1 day to 7 and a half weeks depending on desired effect.

3. What is Radiotherapy? 1 2 3 4 5 6

4. What is Radiotherapy?
Side effects caused by healthy cell damage which is unavoidable.
Higher doses limited by “organs at risk”

5. What Poole Offers: Treatment
4 Linear Accelerators
3D conformal Planning
IMRT
Gulmay Superficial / orthovoltage unit
Internal eye shielding
HDR Brachytherapy
Radioactive seeds implantation

6. Radiotherapy Manager
Deputy Radiotherapy
Manager
Radiotherapy
Planning
Superintendent
Radiotherapy
Superintendent
Radiotherapy
Superintendent
Senior
Radiographer (x5)
Senior
Radiographer (x5)
Senior
Radiographer (x5)
Radiographer
(X5)
Radiographer
(X5)
Radiographer
(X5)

8. Advanced Planning Radiographer
Role development - Plans their own treatments without Oncology Consultants Supports the running of the planning department
Develops new planning services
Deputies to the Planning superintendent

9. Advanced Brachytherapy Radiographer

10. Advanced Brachytherapy Radiographer
Specialised in support for Brachytherapy patients
Lead in delivering Brachytherapy techniques
Provide innovation in practice
Key to role development devolving work from Oncology Consultants

11. Radiotherapy Imaging

15. Advanced Imaging Practitioner
Acts as a “practitioner” under radiation laws therefore able to decide on additional imaging exposures where required
Writes and maintains imaging protocols
Trains and acts as support for staff on radiotherapy imaging issues
Heads the imaging practitioners team

16. Advanced Practitioner (technique and service development)
Leads development in new radiotherapy techniques
Develop and co-ordinate an integrated paperless environment for the department
Provides support and expertise across the department

18. Thank you