Taming the invisible rays: using radiation to treat cancer @oxfordscibar

When:
February 20, 2014 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
2014-02-20T18:30:00+00:00
2014-02-20T20:00:00+00:00
Where:
The Port Mahon
82 Saint Clement's Street
Oxford OX4 1AW
UK
Cost:
Free
Contact:
British Science Association Oxfordshire Branch

Within just a year of the discovery of X-rays in 1895, doctors were experimenting with their use to treat cancer as well as to make images. Today roughly half of all cancer patients receive radiotherapy. But how does radiation treatment work and what is the role of imaging in this? Dr Mike Partridge will talk about the physics of radiotherapy, how advances in technology have improved it and what further improvements are being worked on today.

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