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Dr Richard Shaffer
Dr Richard Shaffer
Richard
Shaffer
BSc, MBBS, MRCP, FRCR Clinical Oncologist
Languages spoken
English
Expert in
Radiotherapy for benign conditions
Overview
Centres
Nottingham
Nottingham
The Park Centre Oncology, Sherwood Lodge Drive, Burntstump Country Park, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG5 8RX, England, UK
53.050498950912186, -1.1434615981524467
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Nottinghamshire
Treatments
Benign conditions
Condition
Condition/Benign conditions
Conditions
Bursitis
Dupuytrens disease
Keloid scars
Ledderhose disease
Osteoarthritis
Tendinopathy
Dr Richard Shaffer is a global expert in the use of low-dose radiotherapy for benign (non-cancer conditions. He has treated more than 3000 patients with radiotherapy for benign conditions, including Dupuytren's, Ledderhose, plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinopathy, keloid scars, osteoarthritis, tendinopathy, and bursitis.
He is co-founder of Reload Clinics, which was set up to treat patients with tendonitis in a joint clinic with Geoff Scott, world-renowned consultant physiotherapist and previous head of medical services at Tottenham Hotspur FC.
Dr Shaffer is also:
- Founder and CEO of RT-ABC, set up to educate radiation oncologists in the treatment of benign conditions
- Founder and president of the International Organisation for Radiotherapy for Benign Conditions
- Medical Director of XStrahl Limited
- Co-wrote the UK Royal College of Radiologists guidelines for benign conditions
- Responsible for the English translation of the German benign radiotherapy guidelines 2022
- Co-authored the first American case series of radiotherapy for osteoarthritis (2025)
For more information on Dr Shaffer’s clinical services, visit:
- Reload clinics - For tendinopathy, bursitis, fasciitis
- Dupuytren website - For Dupuytren’s, Ledderhose disease
- Joint pain practice - For Osteoarthritis
Click here to read Dr Shaffer's reviews.
Career positions
Current position(s)
- Founder and CEO of Radiotherapy Academy for Benign Conditions (www.rt-abc.com)
- Founder and president of the International Society for Radiotherapy for Benign Conditions (www.iorbc.com)
- Medical Director of XStrahl Limited (https://xstrahl.com)
Past position(s)
- Specialist registrar at various London teaching hospitals
- Consultant in Clinical Oncology, Royal Surrey County Hospital (2010 - 2019)
Education
Fellowship
- Clinical Fellowship in Radiation Oncology at the British Columbia Cancer Agency in Vancouver, Canada
Expertise and interests
Interests
Radiotherapy for:
- Dupuytren's disease
- Ledderhose disease
- Osteoarthritis
- Tendinopathy
- Bursitis
- Keloid scars
- Plantar fasciitis
- Achilles Tendinopathy
- Tennis elbow
- Rotator cuff tendinopathy
- Patellar tendinopathy
- Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS)
Professional associations
- Member of the Royal College of Physicians
- Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists
Accomplishments
Publications & affiliations
- A review of the use of radiotherapy in the UK for the treatment of benign clinical conditions and benign tumours. Royal College of Radiologists 2015.
- Low Dose Radiotherapy for Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Single Institution Analysis of 69 Patients and 168 Joints. Koneru, B... Shaffer, R. IJROBP 2025.
- Radiotherapy for benign disease; assessing the risk of radiation-induced cancer following exposure to intermediate dose radiation. McKeown, S, Hatfield, P, Prestwich, R, Shaffer, R and Taylor, R. (2014). Br J Radiol. 2015;88(1056)
- Low-Dose Radiation Therapy for Benign Musculoskeletal Disorders. Thomas, T... Shaffer, R et al. Advances in Oncology 5 (2025) 15-24.
- Radiotherapy for Dupuytren’s Disease. Richard Shaffer and Gopal Bajaj. ASTRO news 2025.