Health professional education Archives

LDR Brachytherapy

Brachytherapy has been used in the treatment of prostate cancer since the 1970s. Contemporary practice, however, bears little resemblance to those first treated cases. The transforming technology has been transrectal ultrasound, as this has enabled the prostate to be seen with good resolution ...

Comparing Treatment Results of Prostate Cancer

Comparing treatment results of prostate cancer patients from the Prostate Cancer Results Study Group

A Career in Radiation Oncology – Radiation Therapist

This is another film in the 'A Career in Radiation Oncology' series and outlines the career of a radiation therapist. This film shows the role of the radiation therapist, career options, their role in the patient journey, personal characteristics required, work-life balance, and improvements in ...

A Career in Radiation Oncology – Radiation Oncologist

This is another film in the 'A Career in Radiation Oncology' series and outlines the career of a radiation oncologist. This film shows the role of the radiation oncologist, their role in the patient journey, personal characteristics required, education pathways and the technology used in ...

Virtual Health Professional Education evening

Targeting Cancer has a put together a virtual GP education evening video to allow the busy GP to enhance their knowledge about modern radiation therapy. We encourage GPs and other health care professionals to watch all the videos to gain a better understanding of common cancer management issues.

The scandal of prostate cancer management in Australia

Many Australian men are not having their options for treatment of early prostate cancer properly explained.

Predictors and rate of adjuvant radiation therapy following radical prostatectomy: A report from the Prostate Cancer Registry.

Long-term data from three randomised trials have demonstrated that adjuvant radiation therapy (ART) reduces the rate of biochemical failure in high-risk men following radical prostatectomy (RP). One of these trials has shown a survival advantage. We investigated the rate of ART in Victoria and ...