Physics for Clinical Oncology

Amen Sibtain, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Formerly St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK,Andrew Morgan, Consultant Clinical Scientist, NHS Trust, UK; Formerly Head of Radiotherapy Physics, Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton, UK,Niall MacDougall, Consultant Clinical Scientist, Head of Clinical Dosimetry, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK

Dr Amen Sibtain is a Consultant Oncologist and Medical Director of Leaders in Oncology Care & The Harley Street Clinic in London. He was formally Clinical Director of GI oncology and Radiotherapy at St Bartholomew's Hospital and has been an examiner for the Royal College of Radiologists, part of the medical advisory panel for Macmillan, oncology advisor for BBC Drama and Clinical Lead in Head and Neck Cancer at Barts. He was previously President of the Oncology Section of the Royal Society of Medicine, Programme Director for Clinical Oncology Specialist Training Committee for the London Deanery and Chair of the Head and Neck Tumour Board for NE London. He worked at the Royal Marsden, Mount Vernon and The Middlesex Hospital, before his post at Barts. He was awarded an MD degree for research in tumour hypoxia by the University of London. He has been published in a number of peer-reviewed journals and edited the books Towards the Prevention of Cancer (2007) and Physics for Clinical
Oncologists (2012)

Andrew Morgan is a Clinical Scientist with 40 years' experience in Radiotherapy Physics. He worked for 26 years at Cookridge Hospital, Leeds. From 2003 to 2007, he was part of the Senior Management Group which oversaw the commissioning of the Bexley Oncology Wing at St James' Hospital, Leeds. In 2008, he moved to Taunton as a Head of Physics to help establish a new radiotherapy service at Musgove Park Hospital, Leeds. During his career he has served as a Lecturer in Medical Physics at Leeds University, a Physics Examiner for the Royal College of Radiologists Part 1 Clinical Oncology exam and an Associate Editor for the British Journal of Radiology. He has contributed to national and international professional guidance. He was awarded Honorary Membership of the Royal College of Radiologists in 2010 and Fellowship of the Institute of Physics in Engineering and Medicine in 2014. He retired from full time work in 2018 to further pursue his interests of coastal walking, astronomy and
drinking red wine

Niall MacDougall is a Consultant Clinical Scientist with 25 years' experience in Radiotherapy Physics. He trained at Cookridge Hospital in Leeds, before taking on a more senior role at St Thomas' Hospital in London. For the last 16 years, Niall has been head of treatment planning and scientific computing at St Bartholomew's hospital in London. He has held professional roles as chair of the IPEM Radiotherapy group and been an IPEM representative at the DHSC for the implementation of IRMER18, IRR17 and the MPE syllabus.

1. Basic physics essential to the radiation oncologist, Amen Sibtain, Andrew Morgan, and Niall MacDougall
2. The life cycle of a photon, Amen Sibtain, Andrew Morgan, and Niall MacDougall
3. Electrons, protons, neutrons, Andrew Morgan and Andy Nisbet
4. Putting the IT in RT, Niall MacDougall and Andrew Morgan
5. Radiation dosimetry, Tony Greener and John Byrne
6. X-ray beam physics, Ranald Mackay and Alan Hounsell
7. Electron beam physics, George Pitchford and Andy Nisbet
8. Imaging for treatment planning, Frances Lavender and Gemma Whitelaw
9. Radiotherapy treatment planning (x-ray), Niall MacDougall, Andrew Morgan, and Christopher Dean
10. Imaging for treatment delivery, Frances Lavender
11. Beam therapy equipment, Ondree Severn
12. Brachytherapy, Gemma Whitelaw and Susan Corcoran
13. Unsealed sources for therapy, Jonathan Gear, Glenn Flux, and Brenda Pratt
14. Radiation protection, Jim Thurston
15. Quality assurance in radiotherapy, Niall MacDougall and Andrew Morgan