Robin Graham Email & Phone Number

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

HCPC-registered practitioner therapy radiographer at the Leeds Cancer Centre, St James's University Hospital, Leeds. Responsibilities include:- Developing a good understanding of the complete treatment process while rotating around the 12 Elekta linear accelerators and 3 Philips CT simulators- Radiotherapy pre-treatment, scanning patients using the department’s Philips CT scanners- Daily quality assurance checks to ensure the scanner is operating correctly; pre-scan discussion with patients; safely prescribing sodium citrate enemas for prostate patients under the Trust’s Patient Group Directive; selecting suitable immobilisation equipment for a wide range of patient positions following departmental protocols; trouble-shooting set-up issues for less mobile patients; scanning patients following departmental protocols for scan limits; selecting suitable placement and tattooing reference marks; undertaking mark up in clinic with clinicians for electron treatments, and; liaising with clinicians regarding scan results and data preparation- Using Monaco Virtual Simulator software to undertake unplanned treatment data preparation: importing the Sim scan data set, setting scan reference, applying an interest point, producing an external patient contour, and creating a Monaco Plan for the clinician to place beams. Once the clinician has planned the treatment, undertaking Virtual Sim checks to assess the plans feasibility- Data preparation, checking prescriptions and plans in line with departmental protocols- Daily QA of the linear accelerators and fault reporting to the relevant department when problems arise- Treating patients with a variety of specialist techniques, including adaptive radiotherapy (i.e. plan of the day), IMRT, VMAT, SABR, TSET, TBI, electrons superficial RT, rolling head and spine- Using the MOSAIQ patient management and treatment delivery system

Leyland, England, United Kingdom

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

Kew, England, United Kingdom

Postgraduate Diploma, Radiotherapy & Oncology In Practice, Pass With Distinction

- Theory of radiation therapy, oncology, the cancer care pathway, anatomy and physiology, radiobiology, and radiation safety regulations.

Pgcert, Geographic Information Science And Cartography, Pass With Merit

- Distance learning course on Geographical Information Science that provided me with in-depth and specialist knowledge of GIS techniques..

Master Of Science - Ms, Soils And Environmental Pollution, Pass With Merit

This MSc provided a thorough understanding of the key principles of Soil Science which are widely applicable to vocational specialisation.

Bachelor'S Degree, Plant Sciences