Radiotherapy can treat a range of cancers such as breast, head, neck, prostate, and lung (image courtesy of iStockphoto) Radiotherapy doses to be more accurate Cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy treatments in future will be safer thanks to a collaborative piece of research by NPL, the University of Montreal, and McGill University which will result in improved measurement consistency. The Challenge Radiotherapy treats cancer by focusing beams of ionising radiation on a tumour, which kills cells by damaging their DNA. For treatment to be effective, the delivery of radiation needs to be very tightly controlled - too much dose could damage surrounding healthy tissue, too little may cause the tumour to grow again. The Solution As measurement experts, NPL is very active in the field of ra

Join for free to read