The impact of Clinical Trials Radiographers on set-up and recruitment to radiotherapy trials

Background: The primary role of the Clinical Trials Radiographer (CTR) within the UK workforce is the set-up and initiation of new trials, and recruitment of patients. There is very little published evidence to indicate the impact and value of the CTR. The aim of this study is to describe the evolvi...

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Published in:	Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology
Main Authors:	Donna Caldwell, Aileen Duffton, Chloe Wilkinson
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-06-01
Subjects:	Clinical trial Therapeutic Radiographer Clinical Trial Radiographer Clinical trial set-up Clinical trial recruitment
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405632425000101

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