Has side marker use changed with the introduction of digital radiography? This editorial explores this question.

This editorial is advocating that increasing consistency and accuracy in radiation therapy via educational interventions is important for radiation therapist. Education and training with ongoing refreshers is the key to maintaining consistency throughout the radiotherapy process, which in turn will ensure all patients receive accurate treatment.

The aim of this audit was to identify whether all general X-ray images were appropriately annotated with a definitive anatomical side marker, and to identify modifiable factors that contribute to inappropriately labelled images. Mislabelled radiographs represent an unjustifiable risk to patient safety. Of the 400 images evaluated, 23 (5.8%) images were not marked correctly.

This study aims to assess prostate contouring variation 12 months following a structured interactive educational intervention (EIs). The analysis focuses on knowledge and skill retention and has demonstrated an ongoing reduction in intra-observer contour variation following a structured and interactive EI. This study advocates for EIs to be included as continuing medical education to improve contour variation among radiation oncologists and increase retention of knowledge with time.

This is a single-institution study reporting on the excellent long-term oncological outcomes among patients with Stage I/II seminoma treated with post-operative radiotherapy (PORT). While PORT has fallen in disfavour as an adjuvant treatment for seminoma, this study confirms that PORT can still be given safely without significant long-term morbidities in patients not suited for chemotherapy or surveillance.

Intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) can reduce the dose to surrounding organs and healthy tissue for non–small cell lung cancer (NCSLC) patients beyond what is achievable with conventional radiotherapy. We report favourable toxicity outcomes including zero instances of Grade 3 pneumonitis in 30 patients. Four-dimensional computed tomography and daily soft tissue aligned IMRT is an excellent radiotherapy technique for patients with inoperable NSCLC.

This study aimed to increase bladder filling reproducibility for prostate radiation therapy patients by implementing a method of assessing patients' bladder volume at computed tomography (CT) simulation, using an ultrasound bladder scanner (Verathon 9400 BladderScan). Results found that the routine use of the Bladder Scanner has increased scheduled treatment efficiency and potentially improved patient care.

A dosimetric comparison of three different radiation therapy (RT) delivery techniques to treat advanced skin cancer of the parotid and ear region was the objective of the study. All three techniques showed adequate orbital sparing, however orbital sparing RT (OSRaT) and intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) techniques achieved this with less under dosing of the planning target volumes. For the treatment of patients with advanced skin cancer of the parotid and ear, both IMRT and the OSRaT techniques are viable options.

When performing CT-guided procedures or angiographic procedures, radiologists performing procedures need to communicate with radiographers at a workstation behind radiation shielding glass. As shielding renders verbal communication impossible, we have developed a set of standardised hand signals for use at our department to help us achieve clear and efficient communication between radiologists and radiographers while performing CT-guided or angiographic procedures.

Book review of ‘3D Atlas of Neurological Disorders’, a highly sophisticated 3D atlas showcasing localisation of brain disorders resulting from brain damage.