Personal profile
Biographical details
I am a Reader in Radiobiology at King's College London. I started my team (www.radlab.uk) at King’s College London in 2015, having in the past worked at the Radboud UMC the Netherlands as a postdoc (2011-2014, radionuclide imaging), the University of Oxford as a postdoc (2009-2011, radionuclide therapy) and the University of St Andrews as a PhD student (2006-2009, X-ray radiobiology).
My thesis can be viewed at https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/10023/873/6/Samantha%20Terry%20PhD%20thesis.pdf
Research interests
The team’s research focusses on determining how radiation and radioactivity used for therapy in cancer affect either the cells they are targeting or off-target cells and determine their radiation dose-biological effect relationship. Also explored are combination therapies. This information is then used to determine how we can best use radionuclides and radiopharmaceuticals in the clinic. Research is mostly in vitro (cells), in silico, and preclinical.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Evaluation of Surface Roughness of Titanium Implants on Human Fibroblast Cells
Al-hamadani, M., Banu, A., Wieczorek, K., Seneci, C., Irzan, H., Garcia Peraza Herrera, L., Garna, D., Terry, S., Di-Silvio, L., Jha, P. & Ourselin, S., 27 Mar 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Scientific Reports.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ion Beam Imaging Shows Selective Thallium-201 Uptake in Cell Nuclei: Impact on Cellular Dosimetry and Radiotoxicity of Auger Electron Emitters
Wulfmeier, K. M., Gape, P. M. D., Costa, C., Machado, P., Stewart, T., Reilly, R. M., Bailey, M., Blower, P. J., Abbate, V. & Terry, S. Y. A., 27 Apr 2026, In: Chemical and Biomedical Imaging. 4, 4, p. 541-549 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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SphereMetrics: A user-friendly Shiny app to measure spheroid area and eccentricity.
Riabova, M., Grayson, K. & Terry, S., 11 Mar 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Biophysica.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Author Correction: The chicken chorioallantoic membrane as a low-cost, high-throughput model for cancer imaging
Smith, L. M., Greenwood, H. E., Tyrrell, W. E., Edwards, R. S., de Santis, V., Baark, F., Firth, G., Tanc, M., Terry, S. Y. A., Herrmann, A., Southworth, R. & Witney, T. H., 18 Oct 2025, In: npj Imaging. 3, 1, p. 51 1 p., 51.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Impact of age on the homing potential of 89 Zr-radiolabelled CD8+ T cells
Bystrom, J., Pereira Da Costa, M., Minino, A., Qureshi, A., Keeling, G. P., Pham, T. T., Sunassee, K., Carroll, E., Garrod-Ketchley, C., Schroth, J., Tsang, V., T. M. de Rosales, R., Terry, S. Y. A. & Henson, S. M., 3 Jul 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 23801 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Total Body Nuclear Imaging for the Development of Nanotheranostics
T. M. de Rosales, R. (Primary Investigator), Al-Jamal, K. (Co-Investigator), Albed Alhnan, M. (Co-Investigator), Archibald, S. (Co-Investigator), Green, M. (Co-Investigator), Stasiuk, G. (Co-Investigator), Surman, A. (Co-Investigator) & Terry, S. (Co-Investigator)
EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
5/01/2026 → 4/01/2031
Project: Research
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Impacting and steering radiation research through public engagement
Terry, S. (Primary Investigator)
1/06/2025 → 30/09/2029
Project: Research
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National Total Body PET Centre
Hammers, A. (Primary Investigator), Barrington, S. (Co-Investigator), Blower, P. (Co-Investigator), Cook, G. (Co-Investigator), Gee, T. (Co-Investigator), Marsden, P. (Co-Investigator), Modat, M. (Co-Investigator), Nazir, M. (Co-Investigator), Ourselin, S. (Co-Investigator), Razavi, R. (Co-Investigator), Reader, A. (Co-Investigator) & Terry, S. (Co-Investigator)
1/10/2023 → 30/09/2030
Project: Research
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MICA/NIRG - Radiobiology for effective alpha particle and Auger electron molecular radionuclide therapy in neuroendocrine cancer
Terry, S. (Primary Investigator)
18/09/2023 → 17/06/2027
Project: Research
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Development, radiobiological assessment and dosimetry of radiopharmaceuticals emitting alpha and beta particlesa and beta particle-emitters
Terry, S. (Primary Investigator) & Stasiuk, G. (Co-Investigator)
Viewpoint Molecular Targeting, Inc.
1/10/2022 → 1/06/2027
Project: Research
Activities
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White paper
Terry, S. (Reviewer)
2024Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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In conversation with … 2024
Terry, S. (Reviewer)
2024Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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British Science Week - Hours, minutes, and yoctoseconds!
Terry, S. (Reviewer)
2024Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Radiation Reveal: How radiotherapy affects teenagers and young adults
Terry, S. (Reviewer)
2024Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Radiation Reveal: moving from research engagement to involvement.
Terry, S. (Reviewer)
2024Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
Prizes
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King’s Engaged Research Outreach Awards in ‘Communicating Research (National)’
Terry, S. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Public Engagement and Outreach Award
Terry, S. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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