Computer sciences ensures the safety of all patients whose treatment involves the use of computer controlled and networked therapy and diagnostic equipment in the Kent Oncology Centre.

The section is responsible for the maintenance and development of the patient management system,  KOMS, which is used at Maidstone Hospital and Kent and Canterbury Hospital for scheduling clinics and patient treatments and works closely with the Kent and Medway Cancer Alliance on the implementation and maintenance of the Kent-wide chemotherapy prescribing system, Clynisys.

We also support and maintain the safety critical clinical network linking the Kent Oncology Centre verification, three-dimensional treatment planning and treatment machines (linear accelerators) and the general networked systems (hardware and software) for the Kent Oncology Centre.

Staff also provide and support a wide range of scientific applications including highly complex mathematical modelling systems (Monte-Carlo techniques) using computer clusters and image transfer and analysis for patient treatment planning. We are also responsible for developing quality assurance methodologies for these processes.

The computer science section also supports the collection and analysis of cancer patient data and processes.