Matthew Foote

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Dr. Matthew Foote is a leading radiation oncologist whose work has fundamentally advanced the precision and safety of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), particularly for spinal and paraspinal tumors. His research focuses on the critical technical challenges of delivering high-dose radiation with extreme accuracy to targets adjacent to sensitive neural tissue. Dr. Foote’s landmark 2010 paper, "Technique for stereotactic body radiotherapy for spinal metastases," with 73 citations, established a foundational methodology for this complex procedure. He further demonstrated his impact by quantifying and solving the problem of tumor motion during treatment; his 2015 study on inter- and intra-fraction motion (26 citations) analyzed positioning errors using cone-beam CT and six-degree-of-freedom correction, providing essential data for clinical safety margins. As a recognized authority on technical execution, his 2016 work on the "Technical know‐how in stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR)" (10 citations) serves as a practical guide for clinicians navigating the stringent requirements of this narrow-therapeutic-window technique. Through his meticulous research, Dr. Foote has been instrumental in transforming SBRT from a promising concept into a reliable, life-extending treatment for patients with spinal metastases.

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1. 1
   Technique for stereotactic body radiotherapy for spinal metastases

   73 citations · 2010
2. 2
   Inter‐ and intra‐fraction motion in stereotactic body radiotherapy for spinal and paraspinal tumours using cone‐beam <scp>CT</scp> and positional correction in six degrees of freedom

   26 citations · 2015
3. 3
   Technical know‐how in stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (<scp>SABR</scp>)

   10 citations · 2016

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