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Mrs. Elizabeth Forde

Assistant Professor (Radiation Therapy)
TRINITY CENTRE, S J H - PHASE II & III

 eforde@tcd.ie

 3531896 3250


Biography

A graduate of The University of Sydney, Elizabeth has over 10 years of clinical experience as a Radiation Therapist. She has worked clinically in Ireland, The UK, and Australia and has spent time in The US, Switzerland and Italy in a research capacity. In 2011 Elizabeth relocated to Ireland where she was appointed as Assistant Professor in the Discipline of Radiation Therapy in 2012 and was awarded a MSc in 2015. Elizabeth is currently completing her PhD in quantitative imaging analysis and its application to the prediction of radiation induced normal tissue damage. Elizabeth has demonstrated particular interest and experience in advanced treatment planning and image guided adaptive radiotherapy. Her involvement in a number of clinical schools and education symposiums has allowed Elizabeth to develop her enthusiasm for teaching. In 2021 she was selected to be a School Champion for the Trinity Inclusive Curriculum Project, representing the School of Medicine. In 2017, she joined the editorial board for the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences and 2019 became a member of council for the Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy. Elizabeth is also a long standing faculty member and current Course Director of the ESTRO ASMR course, is an ESTRO FALCON tutor, and in 2019 was elected to represent RTTs on the ESTRO Board of Directors.

Research Tags

  ONCOLOGY   RADIATION TECHNOLOGISTS

Research Projects

 Conversion of medical images into data: a novel approach to side effect prediction in oropharyngeal radiotherapy patients
 Radiomics based assessment of parotid changes during head and neck radiotherapy
 The dosimetric impact of an "off-axis" contour variation when treating prostate radiotherapy with intensity and volumetric modulated fields
 An investigation into the optimal planning technique for the radiotherapy treatment of complex pelvic cancers: 3DCRT, IMRT and RapidArc.

Representations

Details Date
Member of ESTRO Board of Directors 2020
Course director ESTRO Advanced Skills in Modern Radiotherapy 2014
Member of ESTRO Policy and Partnership Council 2020
National RT Education Representative and member of council for Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiotherapy 2018
IIRRT Representative for MEDIRAD Stakeholder Forum 2019
Member of the ESTRO RTT Committee (Board Observer)

Languages

Language Skill Reading Skill Writing Skill Speaking
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
French Medium Medium Medium
Italian Basic Basic Basic

Memberships

Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies

Details Date From Date To
Member of European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology
Member of the Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy 2018 Ongoing
Member of Council: Irish Institute of Radiography and Radiation Therapy 2019 Ongoing
Member of Cancer Trials Ireland 2019
Member of the Irish Radiation Research Society 2021
Early and Late Toxicity in Skin Radiotherapy in, editor(s)REMBIELAK, Agata Tagliaferri, Luca , Non-Melanoma Skin Cance, 2023, CRC Press, 2023, [Forde, Elizabeth; Vassiliou, Maria], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
Forde E, Leech M, Robert C, Heron E, Marignol L, Influence of Inter-Observer Delineation Variability on Radiomic Features of the Parotid Gland, Physica Medica, (82), 2021, p240 - 248, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Rachel Barry, Elizabeth Forde, Sarah Barrett, Improving Organ at Risk Sparing in Oropharyngeal Treatment Planning by Increasing target dose: A feasibility study, Medical Dosimetry, 46, (3), 2021, p304 - 309, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Aileen Duffton, Winnie Li, Elizabeth Forde, The Pivotal Role of the Therapeutic Radiographer/Radiation Therapist in Image Guided Radiation Therapy Research and Development, Clinical Oncology, 2020, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Elizabeth Forde, Michelle Leech, Charlotte Robert, Elizabeth Heron, Laure Marignol, Influence of Inter-Observer Delineation Variability on Radiomic Features of the Parotid Gland, Radiotherapy and Oncology, ESTRO2020, Online, August 2020, 2020, Poster, PUBLISHED
Elizabeth Forde, Michelle Leech, Charlotte Robert, Elizabeth Heron, Laure Marignol, Influence of Inter-Observer Delineation Variability on Radiomic Features of the Parotid Gland, Radiotherapy and Oncology, ESTRO2020, Online, August 2020, 2020, Poster, PUBLISHED
Glynn A, Marignol L, Forde E, Focal therapy: A treatment option for localized prostate cancer? , Advances in Modern Oncology Research, 2018, Review Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Jounral of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, Elsevier, [eds.], 2017-2018, Editorial Board, PUBLISHED  URL
Duffy O, Forde E and Leech M, The dilemma of parotid gland and pharyngeal constrictor muscles prevention - Is daily online image guidance required? A dosimetric analysis, Medical Dosimetry, 42, 2017, p24 - 30, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Moore A and Forde E, A Dosimetric Evaluation of Threshold Bladder Volumes for Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy, Jounral of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 2017, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
  

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Forde E and Velec M, Practicalities and Not Technical Uncertainties Limit the Clinical Implementation of Adaptive Radiotherapy, ESTRO38, Milan, Italy, April 2019, 2019, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
Elizabeth Forde, MRI in Radiotherapy - An RTT Perspective, Seminar in MRI for Radiotherapy, Trondheim, Norway, Dec 5th, 2018, St Olavs Hospital, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED
E Forde, Who Does What? The Increasing Role of the RTT, 3rd ESTRO Forum, Barcelona, Spain, 2015, Invited Talk, ACCEPTED
E Forde, In the era of CBCT, this house believes that electronic portal imaging is obsolete: Against the motion, ESTRO 33, Vienna, Austria, 2014, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
E Forde, Head and Neck IGRT; Verification and Correction Protocols, 14th Annual All Ireland Radiation Therapy Study Day, Dublin, Ireland, 2014, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
E Forde, Prostate IMRT: A Radiation Therapist's Perspective, Cork University Hospital Prostate Study Conference, Cork, Ireland, 2013, Invited Talk, PRESENTED
E Forde, IMRT vs. VMAT in prostate planning...what's the difference? , Annual Meeting of the IIRRT, Dublin, Ireland, 2012, Invited Talk, PUBLISHED

  

Awards and Honours

Award Date
Winner - Best Poster Award IIRRT Conference 2016
Winner - Best Poster Award IIRRT Conference 2014
Shortlisted - Trinity Creative Challenge 2016

Research Interests

Description Of Research Interests

Treatment Planning; Image Guided Adaptive Radiotherapy; Quantitative Image Analysis; Radiation Induced Normal Tissue Damage