Summer Series Lecture 2

Lecture 2: Radiobiology 101 with Dr Paul Liu.

Radiobiology is the study of how radiation interacts with the human body and the resulting health effects. It forms the mathematical basis upon which radiation therapy treatments are delivered in the treatment of cancer. This lecture will cover the basics of radiobiology starting with the mechanisms of radiation interactions at a cellular level, how these interactions are modelled mathematically and finally, how these models are used to optimise the radiation therapy treatments for the best patient outcomes.