Biography
Sarah is a graduate of Trinity College and joined the Discipline of Radiation Therapy in October 2015. With over 9 years' clinical experience, most recently at a Clinical Specialist level, she has a strong background in clinical practice. She completed her MSc in Treatment Planning in January 2014. Sarah is the National RT Education Representative on the council of the Irish Institute of Radiographers and Radiation Therapists and has undertaken international site visits in a consultancy role. She was an invited faculty member on an International Atomic Energy Agency training course in Kazakhstan.
Her research interests lie mainly in stereotactic radiotherapy and lung cancer. Her current work is investigating the personalisation of lung radiotherapy prescriptions by clinical evaluation of a mathematical modelling approach.
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
E. Sexton, S. Barrett, G. Menezes, A Survey on SBRT for Lung Cancer: Current Practice and the Perceived Role of the Radiation Therapist, ESTRO 37, Barcelona, 20-24 April 2018, 2018
Sarah Barrett, Gerard G. Hanna, Laure Marignol, An overview on personalisation of radiotherapy prescriptions in locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer: Are we there yet?, Radiotherapy and Oncology, 2018
Hannah Linney and Sarah Barrett, Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Patients with Early-stage Prostate Cancer, Anticancer Research, International Journal of Cancer Research and Treatment, 38, (3), 2018, p1231 - 1240
Gorry C, McCullagh L, O'Donnell H, Barrett S, Schmitz S, Barry M, Curtin K, Beausang E, Barry R, Coyne I. , Neoadjuvant Treatment for malignant and metastatic melanoma. , Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. , (3), 2018
L. Donnelly, S. Barrett, Europe Holds its Breath - A deep inspiration breath hold technology and left breast cancer survey, ESTRO 37, Barcelona, 20-24 April 2018, 2018
Andrea Lipsett, Sarah Barrett, Fatimah Haruna, Karen Mustian and Anita O'Donovan, The impact of exercise during adjuvant radiotherapy for breast cancer on fatigue and quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis, The Breast, 32, 2017, p144 - 155
S.Q.E. Ho, L.M. Mullaney, S.A. Barrett, Treatment outcomes of proton craniospinal irradiation for paediatric medulloblastoma, ESTRO 36, Vienna, 5th-9th May 2017, 2017
Evangeline S. Q. Ho, Sarah A. Barrett & Laura M. Mullaney, A review of dosimetric and toxicity modeling of proton versus photon craniospinal irradiation for pediatrics medulloblastoma, Acta Oncologica, 56, (8), 2017, p1031 - 1042
Sarah Barrett, Amy Taylor, Luke Rock, Evaluation of a reproducible breath hold technique for the SABR treatment of lower lobe lung tumours, Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 2017
Kevin Dowling, Sarah Barrett, Laura Mullaney, Claire Poole, A nationwide investigation of radiation therapy event reporting-and- learning systems: Can standards be improved?, Radiography. International Journal of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Therapy, 23, (4), 2017, p279 - 286
Sarah Barrett, On-Treatment Verification for Lung Stereotactic Ablative Radiation Therapy, Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 48, (4), 2017, p343 - 345
Catherine McKenna, Theresa O'Donovan, Lydia O'Sullivan, Sarah Barrett, Ann O'Hara, 'Scope of Practice of a Radiation Therapist (3rd Ed)', Irish Institute Of Radiographers and Radiation Therapists, 2016, -
Sarah Barrett, Amy Taylor, Luke Rock, Lung tumour motion within deep inspiration breath hold delivered stereotactic radiotherapy: an evaluation of its cause and effect, 3rd ESTRO Forum, 2015, 2015
Sarah Barrett, Rob Appleyard, The reliability of quantitative thresholding methods for PET aided delineation of GTVs in Head and Neck tumours, Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 12, 2013, p187 - 194
Eveann Kennedy, Sarah Barrett, Gillian Fagan, A comparative look at two immobilization techniques used for SBRT of the lung, specifically the upper lobe, 2nd ESTRO Forum, 2013, 2013
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Sarah Barrett, The Challenges of SBRT Treatment Verification., Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Symposium, Dublin, 2014
Technical Innovations and Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, Michelle Leech, [eds.]
Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, Angela Duxbury, [eds.]
Sarah Barrett, Implementation of AlignRT: an open mask, non-ionising hardware and software system for positioning and monitoring of Cranial SRS patients. , The 15th Annual All Ireland Radiation Therapy Study Day, March 2015
Sarah Barrett, Lung SBRT: Immobilisation and Verification, 17th Annual IIRRT Conference, Dublin, 2013
Scientific Reports, Laure Marignol, [eds.]
Recognition
Memberships
European Association for Cancer Research
Council member of the Irish Institute of Radiographers and Radiation Therapists. National RT Education Representative
RTT member of European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)
Accredited member of CORU