Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara hear about the Ergéa group and the managed equipment service they offer from Tom Jacques and how they support radiotherapy managers such as Peter Enever.

Ergéa is a group of companies located in Germany, Italy and the UK. Cancer care is one of the key focus areas of the group. In the UK, Ergéa provides vendor-independent Equipment Managed Services to the NHS. This includes, among other modalities, diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy. They are the leading vendor independent provider as well as the leading provider of radiotherapy-specific managed services to the NHS.

To use this podcast as CPD, look at these reflection points:

1) reflect on Peter and Tom’s experiences of a managed equipment service.

2) consider the barriers and enablers of a managed equipment service.

3) look at the radiotherapy transformation service Ergéa group offer: https://ergeagroup.com/uk/transformation-services/radiotherapy-transformation-services/?_gl=1*tvbxdm*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTU3NTQ1NzM3NC4xNzMzNzg1NDIx*_ga_469WPCPYEK*MTczMzc4NTQyMC4xLjAuMTczMzc4NTQyMC4wLjAuMA..

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Ergéa UK: https://ergeagroup.com/uk/

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Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara catch up Josh Naylor to discuss how Surface Guided Radiation Therapy (SGRT) has changed their practice. In this podcast episode, Josh Naylor, Principal Physicist, shares the decision to implement SGRT and how it has transformed treatments at University Hospitals Dorset.

To use this podcast as CPD, look at these reflection points:

1) reflect on Josh’s experience of implementing new practice and challenges faced.

2) consider the barriers and enablers of including all aspects of the multi-disciplinary team and wider hospital teams when implementing new technology.

3) find out more about the SGRT community, resources and videos about their technology: https://sgrt.org/

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References from Josh’s presentation:

The role of surface-guided radiation therapy for improving patient safety (2021):https://www.thegreenjournal.com/article/S0167-8140(21)06702-5/abstract

AAPM task group report 302: Surface-guided radiotherapy (2022):https://aapm.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mp.15532

ESTRO-ACROP guideline on surface guided radiation therapy (2022): https://www.thegreenjournal.com/article/S0167-8140(22)04132-9/fulltext

Quality assurance for nonradiographic radiotherapy localization and positioning systems: Report of Task Group 147 (2012): https://aapm.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1118/1.3681967

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Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara catch up Samantha Allison, Hannah Nayee and Gail Anastasi to discuss how Surface Guided Radiation Therapy (SGRT) has changed their practice.

For DIBH patients, maintaining consistent breath holds is crucial for safeguarding these organs while targeting cancer effectively. In this podcast episode we’re joined by the radiotherapy team at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust to hear how they’ve used SGRT to help improve these treatments.

To use this podcast as CPD, look at these reflection points:

1) reflect on Sam, Hannah and Gail’s experience of introducing a new technology at their satellite centre.

2) consider the importance of having a training package for new staff and students.

3) find out more about the SGRT community, resources and videos about their technology: https://sgrt.org/

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Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara catch up Rayk Nachtigall a Medical Physicist at Strahlenzentrum Hamburg MVZ, Germany. Traditional full-face masks can be uncomfortable and challenging for patients. At Strahlenzentrum Hamburg MVZ, maskless head and neck treatments have become the gold standard. In this episode, Rayk, Medical Physicist, shares how this approach has been successfully implemented using SGRT technology.

To use this podcast as CPD, look at these reflection points:

1) reflect on Rayk’s experience of introducing maskless treatment for people undergoing head and neck radiotherapy.

2) consider barriers and enablers of maskless head and neck radiotherapy.

3) find out more about the SGRT community, resources and videos about their technology: https://sgrt.org/

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References from Rayk’s presentation:

Strahlenzentrum Hamburg, Germany: https://www.strahlenzentrum-hamburg.de/

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Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara catch up Adi Robinson a Medical Physicist at Advent Health in Parker, USA to discuss how Surface Guided Radiation Therapy (SGRT) and dose visualisation has changed their practice.

To use this podcast as CPD, look at these reflection points:

1) reflect on Adi’s experience of implementing new technology within his work place and the benefits to person undergoing radiotherapy.

2) consider how your practice would be impacted by seeing live dose on a person undergoing radiotherapy.

3) find out more about the SGRT community, resources and videos about their technology: https://sgrt.org/

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References from Adi’s presentation:

Initial Clinical Experience of Cherenkov Imaging in External Beam Radiation Therapy Identifies Opportunities to Improve Treatment Delivery: https://www.redjournal.org/article/S0360-3016(20)34501-6/abstract

Cherenkov Video Imaging Allows for the First Visualization of Radiation Therapy in Real Time: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360301614001394

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