S2 E3: The Physics of Cancer Treatment with Laura Harkness-Brennan

03/03/2021 38 min Temporada 2 Episodio 3

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In this episode, Cara chats to Professor Laura Harkness-Brennan about her work looking into how existing methods of radiation treatment like gamma-ray spectroscopy can be improved in order to provide the most efficient treatment of cancer, work that has led her to create a nationwide network of interdisciplinary scientists working together to tackle the challenges of cancer treatment. In this episode, we cover her incredible research, her decision to leave academia to spend some time working in industry and why outreach work has been so important to her over her career.