Improving patient safety in radiation therapy with the Watchdog real-time treatment delivery verification system [ 2017 - 2020 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Prof Peter Greer (Principal investigator) ,  A/Pr Andrew Kneebone ,  A/Pr Jarad Martin ,  Dr Jeremy Booth

Brief description Radiation therapy is a highly effective cancer treatment with extremely high doses delivered using very complex treatment machines. Unfortunately errors have occurred resulting in cases of patient death and mistreatment. We have developed a novel method to assess the treatment delivery in real-time to prevent errors. The method uses imaging devices that are already present on the treatment machine meaning that this method could have a major impact on patient safety in modern radiation therapy.

Funding Amount $AUD 608,912.49

Funding Scheme Project Grants

Notes Standard Project Grant