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Hoban P, Jones L and Clark B 1999 Possibilities for normal tissue sparing with hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 43 ,1999

Jones L, Metcalfe P and Hoban P 1999 Accounting for Treatment Delays when treating highly proliferative tumours Phys. Med. Biol. 44:223-234, 1999

Hill R, Keall PJ, Beckham WA, Perez MD . Photon build-up in orthovoltage x-ray beams. Aust. Phys. Eng. Sci. Med. 21 :51-56,1998

Williams T, Ebert M, Keall P, Haskard D. Monte Carlo Simulation of Electron Cones used in Electron Beam Therapy Aust. Phys. Eng. Sci. Med. Vol 21 : 112-120,1998

Booth J and Keall P. Bremsstrahlung Production from a Linac Target in the Presence of External Magnetic Fields. Aust. Phys. Eng. Sci. Med. 21:120-125,1998

Keall PJ, Sopra F, Beckham W Comparing Dose Calculation Algorithms For An Orthovoltage Beam In a Bone Phantom [technical note] Aust. Phys. Eng. Sci. Med. 21:148-152, 1998

Keall P, Hoban P and West M. Super Monte Carlo: A photon/electron dose calculation algorithm for radiotherapy. Rad. Phys. Chem. 53 :275-281, 1998

Hill RF, Perez MD, Beckham WA Dose calculation checks using a computer-based MU calculation program. [Technical Report] Aust. Phys. Eng. Sci. Med. 21 : 79-84.1998

Beckham WA. Irradiation involving an implantable drug delivery system [Letter]. Radiotherapy and Oncology 42 :92-93, 1997.

Butson MJ, Perez MD, Mathur JN, Metcalfe PE. 6MV x-ray dose in the build up region: empirical model and the incident angle effect. Aust. Phys. Eng. Sci. Med. 19(2) :74-82, 1996.

Keall P and Baldock C. Theoretical study of radiological equivalence of gels with water. Submitted to Phys. Med. Biol. 2/98

Jeraj et al. A comparison of MCNP and EGS4 for electron beam calculations. Submitted to Phys. Med. Biol. 5/98.

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Findlay MPN, Griffin A, McDonald KE, Coates AS, Duval P, Tattersall MHN, Raghavan D. Aggressive treatment of small cell lung cancer in the elderly - Is is worthwhile? Eur. J. Cancer 19: 203-208, 1991

Tattersall MHN, Butow PN, Griffin AM, Dunn SM. The take home message after a consultation: A randomised trial of consultation audiotapes and individualised letters to patients. J. Clin. Onc. 12: 1305-1311, 1994.

Tattersall MHN, Griffin A, Monaghan K, Scatchard H, Dunn SM, Butow PN. Writing to referring doctors. Aust. N.Z. J. Med. 25: 479-482, 1995.

Griffin AM, Butow PN, Tattersall MHN, Coates AS. On the receiving end V: Patient perceptions of the side effects of chemotherapy. Annals of Oncology 7: 189-195, 1996.

Butow PN, Kazemi J, Beeney L, Griffin AM, Dunn SM, Tattersall MHN. When the diagnosis is cancer: patient communication, experiences and preferences. Cancer 77: 2630-2637, 1996.

Manderson C, Berry MP, Gebski V. An Australasian Survey of current practice regarding radiation oncology treatment records. The radiographer. 43(4): 157 - 162, 1996.

Berry MP, Barton MB. Health outcomes and radiation therapy: A new era of competition. Australasian Radiology. 4:1-2, 1997.

Delaney GP, Smee R, Fisher R, Hook C, Barton MB. Split-course accelerated therapy in loco-regionally advanced head and neck cancer - An analysis of toxicity. Int. J. Radiat. Onc. Biol. Phys. 32(3): 763-768,1995.

Delaney, G.P., Langlands, A.O. Increased Libido as a complication of Tamoxifen in the management of male breast cancer. The Breast 5: 53-54, 1996.

Delaney, G.P., Christie, D. The RACR radiation oncology Part II examination; Report from the 1995 training course and suggestions for preparation. RACR Newsletter,46;19-22,1995.

Delaney, G.P., Fisher, R., Hook, C., Barton, M.B."Sucralfate paste: An evaluation of its effect on skin exposed to radiotherapy . Australasian Radiology 41:270 - 275,1997.

Delaney, G.P., Gebski, V., Lunn, A.D, Lunn, M. ,Rus, M., Manderson, C., Langlands, A.O. Basic Treatment Equivalent - A new measure of radiotherapy workload. Clin. Oncology 9: 234-239,1997.

Delaney, G.P., Gebski, V., Lunn, A.D, Lunn, M. ,Rus, M., Manderson, C., Langlands, A.O. An Assessment of the Basic Treatment Equivalent model as a measure of radiotherapy workload. Clin. Oncology 9:240-244,1997.

Delaney, G.P., Ung O., Bilous M., Cahill S., Greenberg M., Boyages J. Ductal Carcinoma in situ of the breast. Part I- Definition and Diagnosis. A. N. Z. J. Surg .67:81-93,1997.

Delaney, G.P., Ung O., Bilous M., Cahill S., Boyages J. Ductal Carcinoma in situ of the breast. Part II - Treatment. A. N. Z. J. Surg. 67:157-165,1997.

Delaney, G.P., Gebski, V., Rus, M., Manderson, C., Langlands, A.O. The Equivalent Simple Treatment Visit Model does not adequately measure radiotherapy productivity. Clin. Oncology 9: 240-244,1997.

Back, M., Delaney, G., Denham, J., Hamilton C., O'Brien, P., Yuille, P. High Dose Chemotherapy in Adjuvant Breast Cancer Therapy: Concerns over design and toxicity. A N. Z. J. Surg. 68:10-15,1998.

Hui, A., Berry, M., Delaney, G. A clinical audit of the first 20 months of operation of Liverpool Hospital Radiation Oncology Department. Australasian Radiology. (In press).

Boyages, J., Delaney, G.P., Taylor, R. Predictors of local recurrence after treatment of Ductal Carcinoma in situ: a meta-analysis. Cancer (In press).

Macleod C, Fowler A, Darymple C, Atkinson, K, Elliot P, Carter J. High dose rate brachytherapy in the management of high-grade intra-epithelial neoplasia of the vagina. Gynaecol. Oncol., 65: 74-77, 1997.

Macleod C, Fowler A, Darymple C, D'Costa I, Firth I, Atkinson, K, Elliot P, Carter J. High dose rate brachytherapy in the management of carcinoma of the cervix: an 8-year Australian experience. Aust NZ J Obstet. Gynaecol. 37: 342-347, 1997.

Mallik R, Hunt P, Fowler A. The development of a simulator based CT scanner. Br. J. Radiol.Macleod C, Stevens G, Fowler A. Best practice parameters of management of rectal cancer. Aust. N.Z. J. Surg., 67: 215-217, 1997.

Mallik R, Fowler A, Hunt P. Measuring irradiated lung and heart area in breast tangential fields using a simulator based computerised tomography device.Int. J. Radiat. Onc. Biol. Phys. 31(2): 411-417, 1995.

Fitzpatrick, A., Beckham, W., Delaney, G. An assessment of customised compensators for breast radiotherapy. Radiother. And Onc. (Submitted).

Vincent, D., Beckham, W., Delaney, G. An assessment of the number of CT slices necessary for breast radiotherapy. Radiother. And Onc. (Submitted).

Ebert, Hoban and Keall. Modelling clinical accelerator beams: A review. Aust. Phys. Eng. Sci. Med. 19(3) 131-150 1996.

Hoban, Keall and Round. The effect of density on the 10 MV photon beam penumbra. Aust. Phys. Eng. Sci. Med. 15(3) 113-123 1992.

Keall, Hoban and West. Super-Monte Carlo: a photon/electron dose calculation algorithm for radiotherapy. Rad. Phys. Chem. (in press).

Keall, Zavgorodni, Schmidt and Haskard. Improving wedged field dose distributions. Phys. Med. Biol. 42 1997.Keall and Hoban. Super-Monte Carlo: An 3-D electron beam dose calculation algorithm. Med. Phys. 23(12) 2023-2034 1996.

Keall and Hoban. Calculating the angular standard deviation of electron beams using Fermi-Eyges theory. Phys. Med. Biol. 41 1511-1515 1996.

Keall and Hoban. Superposition dose calculation incorporating Monte Carlo generated electron track kernels. Med. Phys. 23(4) 479-485 1996.

Keall and Hoban. A review of electron beam dose calculation algorithms. Aust. Phys. Eng. Sci. Med. 19(3) 111-130 1996.Keall and Hoban. Accounting for primary electron scatter in X-ray beam convolution calculations. Med. Phys. 22(9) 1413-1418 1995.

Keall and Hoban. The angular and energy distribution of the primary electron beam. Aust. Phys. Eng. Sci. Med. 17(3) 116-123 1994.Keall, Kron and Hoban. A Monte Carlo technique to establish the water/tissue equivalence of phantom materials. Aust. Phys. Eng. Sci. Med. 16(3) 125-129 1993.

Williams, Ebert, Keall, Haskard and Paix. Electron cone modelling paper. (submitted o Aust. Phys. Eng. Sci. Med.).

Beckham W.A. and Entwistle R.F. Neutron Doses to Personnel From a 24MV Betatron. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, Vol. 10 No. 3, July-September 1987, pp 167-170.

Metcalfe P.E. and Beckham W.A. Radiotherapy Planning Accuracy in Terms of CT Numbers and Inhomogeneity Correction Techniques. Australasian Radiology, Vol. 32 No. 3, August 1988, pp 371-379.

Metcalfe P.E., Beckham W.A., Long B.H. and Battista J.J. Quality Assurance of CT Densitometry for Radiotherapy Dose Calculations. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, Vol. 11 No. 3, July-September 1988, pp 107-115.

Beckham W.A. Neutron and Gamma Ray Measurements carried out around a Varian Clinac 2500 Linear Accelerator. British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 63 No. 748, 1990, pp 298-301.

Beckham W.A. and Ralston A.C. Radioactive Cadaver Autopsy (letter). Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, Vol. 14 No. 3, July- September 1991, p173.

Borchardt I.M., Beckham W.A., Sorell G.C. and Beddoe A.H. The use of a BF3 Rem-Meter to Calibrate Neutron Activation Foils in the Medical Accelerator Environment. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, Vol. 15 No. 2, June, 1992, pp 101-104.

Beckham W.A. Secondary Electron Scatter in Radiotherapy: Implications for Treatment Fields in Proximity to the Lens of the Eye and the Testes. Physics in Medicine and Biology, Vol. 38, 1993, pp 1013 1018.

Heydarian M, Hoban P.W., Beckham W.A., Borchardt I.M. and Beddoe A.H. Evaluation of a PTW Diamond Detector for Electron Beam Measurements. Physics in Medicine and Biology, Vol.38 1993, pp 1035-1042.

Hoban P.W., Heydarian M., Beckham W.A. and Beddoe A.H. Dose Rate Dependence of a PTW Diamond Detector in the Dosimetry of a 6 MV Photon Beam. Physics in Medicine and Biology, Vol 39 1994, pp 1219-1229.

Zavgorodni SF, Beckham WA and Roos DE. A method for producing uniform dose distributions in the junction regions of large hinge angle electron fields. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics Vol 35 No 4 pp765-770, 1996.

Beckham WA. Irradiation involving an implantable drug delivery system [Letter]. Radiotherapy and Oncology Vol 42 pp92-93, 1997.

Butson MJ, Perez MD, Mathur JN, Metcalfe PE. 6MV x-ray dose in the build up region: empirical model and the incident angle effect. Australas Phys Eng Sci Med 19(2) pp74-82, 1996.

Engineering and the Physical Sciences in Medicine and Health Conference. Canberra, October 1996

R F Hill, M D Perez, W A Beckham An analysis of Prostate patient Computer Plan checks.

L C Jones, P E Metcalfe Proliferation studies for different radiotherapy fractionation regimes.

M D Perez, W A Beckham, R F Hill Total Scalp irradiation using fixed photon and arc electron beams.

W A Beckham, R F Hill, M D Perez Orthovoltage Computer planning with a New Type of Variable Collimator olume and Kinetics in Tumour Control and Normal Tissue Complications. Madison, Wisconsin USA, September 1997

L C Jones, P W Hoban Dose Prescription using Equivalent Uniform Biologically Effective Dose

World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering. Nice, France, September 1997

L C Jones, P E Metcalfe and P Hoban Modelling to account for Treatment delays in radiotherapy

P Hoban and L Jones Possibilities for normal tissue sparing with hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy nternational Conference on the Use of Computers in Radiotherapy, Salt Lake City, USA 1997

P J Keall, M P West, P W Hoban Optimisation of the Super-Monte Carlo Electron Track Kernel. International Workshop on Electron and Photon Transport Theory Applied to Radiation Dose Calculation 1997

P J Keall, M P West, P W Hoban Super-Monte Carlo: A photon and electron dose calculation algorithm
Annual ESTRO meeting. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1998

P J Keall, F di Sopra, G Delaney Orthovoltage X-rays vs Electrons for Superficial Lesion Radiotherapy

L C Jones, P Hoban Radiobiological Optimisation PERM- IT- Annual Conference of Engineering and the Physical Sciences in Medicine and Health, Hobart 1997

M P West, P J Keall, P W Hoban. Electron Track Kernel Optimisation for Super-Monte Carlo.

AAPM 98 - Annual Conference of the Americian Association of Physics in Medicine, San Antonio Texas , August 1998

R Jeraj, P Keall Monte Carlo Based Inverse Treatment Planning

R Hill, P Keall, W Beckham and M Perez Photon Buildup in Orthovoltage X-ray Beams

F Monti di Sopra, P Keall Modelling the Phase space and Dose distribution of an orthovoltage unit

P Keall and C Baldock Radiological Properties and Water Equivalence of Dosimetry Gels

P Keall, R Jeraj Monte Carlo vs Convolution/Superposition

P Hoban and L Jones Beam Optimization Utilising Equivalent Uniform Dose

EPSM98- Annual Conference of Engineering and the Physical Sciences in Medicine and Health, Hobart 1998

L C Jones, P Hoban Beam Optimisation for IMRT in stereotactic radiotherapy: Physical vs Biological

P Hoban , L Jones A comparision of conformal MLC and arc plans using equivalent uniform dose.

R F Hill, M D Perez, W A Beckham, M West, J Whitaker Dosimetric characteristics of the Siemens multileaf collimator system.

J M Whitaker, M D Perez, M P West, R F Hill Beamview to pips image management system.

J M Whitaker, M D Perez, M P West, C Crispin, N Cusack, B Margetts, C Opie and D Vincent Beamview image quality optimisation.

4th International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society Congress, Sydney, February 1999

L Jones, Y Hughes and P Hoban Variation in Prescription Dose based on Effective Uniform Dose

L Jones and P Hoban Intensity Modulated Beam Optimisation: Physical vs Biological

P Hoban, L Jones and J Lynch The Effect of Profile data on dose distribution falloff

P Hoban and L Jones A comparision of conformal MLC and arc plans using equivalent uniform dose.

M Williams and L Jones Stereotactic planning: an alternative.

15th Radiation Therapy Symposium of the Australian Institute of Radiography in Hobart in 1997.

Marcia Fleet - Assessment of Immobilisation Methods for Patients Receiving Irradiation for Prostrate Cancer.

Luke Ridding - Evaluation of a Monoisocentric Moving Junction Technique for Head and Neck Treatment.

Odette Wilson - Difficulties Experienced with Patients from a Non English Speaking Background (NESB).

Nicole Cusack - The Use of a Monoisocentre in Various Multi-field and Junctional Techniques.

Anne Fitzpatrick, G Delaney, W Beckham - Can Breast Heterogeneity be Improved with Compensators?

Debra Vincent, G Delaney, W Beckham - Is Full CT Planning Necessary for Radiotherapy of Tangential Fields to the Chest Wall or Whole Breast?

16th Radiation Therapy Symposium of the Australian Institute of Radiography at Ayers Rock in 1998

Julie Smith - A Study of the Effects of Speed on Accuracy in the Treatment Set Up of the Monoisocentric Four Field Breast Technique.

Marcia Fleet - Competency Based Assessment as Part of the Interview Process.

Debra Vincent - Debra presented a poster at the 1997 Conference of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists in Edmenton in Canada in June 1997

Martin Berry
May 1996 - Paediatric Oncology - An evolutionary perspective. Mater Hosp. Brisbane.
Feb 1996 - A vision for Cancer Services - South Western Sydney Health Priorities Workshop.
Mar 1997 - Overview of Paediatric Radiation Oncology. A changing role in management. ANZCCSG, Sydney.
April 1997 - Report on Oncology Services in South Western Sydney Annual Board and Senior Management Conference. Bowral.
April 1997 - "What is Amifostine" to Nurses Symposium, Liverpool Hosp.
May 1997 - "Prostate cancer hypothetical", South-Western Area GP Forum, Liverpool Hosp.

Allan Fowler
October 1996 - "Malnutrition in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy." (poster), Perth.

Geoff Delaney
Dec 1995 - " The timing of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the management of breast cancer" , South Western Multidisciplinary Breast Cancer Group, Liverpool.
Mar 1996 - "Locally-advanced breast cancer" , Royal Australasian College of Surgeons meeting, Westmead Hosp.
Mar 1996 - "Basic Treatment Equivalent as a measure of linear accelerator throughput"' Australian Institute of Radiography Annual Scientific meeting, Bathurst..
Apr 1996 - "Skin care in Radiation Oncology" - Oncology Grand Rounds, Liverpol.
August 1996 - Management of Anal Cancer, South-Western Sydney Colorectal Cancer Group, Liverpool Hospital
October 1996 - A meta-analysis of outcome in the management of DCIS, Royal Australasian College of Radiologists Annual General and Scientific Meeting, Perth.
November, 1996 - Post-mastectomy radiotherapy, Bankstown Hospital surgeons education meeting.
November, 1996 - Post-mastectomy radiotherapy, Cancer Therapy Centre Multidisciplinary Breast Meeting, Liverpool.
December, 1996 - The delivery of radiotherapy in colorectal cancer, South-Western Sydney Colorectal Cancer Group, Liverpool Hospital
February 1997 - The management of DCIS of the breast, Cancer Therapy Centre Multidisciplinary Breast Meeting, Liverpool.
March, 1997- Radiotherapy Services, South Western Sydney Nurses Symposium, Casula.
April, 1997 - Adjuvant therapy in colorectal cancer, South-Western Sydney Colorectal Cancer Group, Liverpool Hospital
April, 1997 - Ductal carcinoma in situ, Prince of Wales Hosp., Oncology Grand Rounds.
May 1997 - "Radiotherapy services" to 1997 Cancer Therapy Centre GP Symposium, Liverpool Hospital..
Jun 1997 - "The role of radiotherapy in the management of malignancy" to Liverpool Hospital Grand Rounds.
Jun 1997 - "Three-dimensional treatment planning for breast cancer" to Newcastle Radiation Oncology Research Group, Newcastle Mater Hospital.
Jun 1997 - "The treatment of oesophageal cancer" to Liverpool Hospital Upper GI Surgery Group.
Aug 1997 - "The role of radiotherapy in early breast cancer" to Bankstown Division of General Practice.
Oct 1997 - "The role of radiotherapy in locally-advanced breast cancer" to Bankstown Division of General Practice.
Mar 1998 - "Prognostic factors in the conservative management of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast" to Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute Oncology Grand Rounds, Melbourne.

Andrew Kneebone
September 1997 - "Acute rectal complications with arc rotation vs. a four-field technique in the management of carcinoma of the prostate, Royal Australasian College of Radiologists Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide.
June 1998 - Invited speaker - Radiation Induced Gastro-Intestinal Toxicity Workshop, Port Douglas.

Eugene Moylan
Jul 1997 - "Treatment of metastatic breast cancer". Liverpool Hospital Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Meeting.

Amanda Goldrick
Feb 1998 - "Hormone replacement therapy in breast cancer." Liverpool Hospital Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Meeting.
May 1998 - "Nasogastric feeding in palliative care". Liverpool Hospital Medical Grand Rounds.
June 1998 - "Palliative care and symptom control in colorectal cancer". Colorectal cancer symposium for Nurses and Allied Health, Liverpool Hospital.

Stephen Della-Fiorentina
Oct 1996 - "Breast cancer in pregnancy". Liverpool Hospital Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Meeting.
May 1997 - "ASCO Report". Liverpool Hospital Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Meeting.
June 1998 - "Role of chemotherapy in colorectal cancer". Colorectal cancer symposium for Nurses and Allied Health, Liverpool Hospital.
Oct 1999 - "Role of PET Scanning - A Clinicians Perspective". NSW Nuclear Medicine Scientific Meeting
Sept 2000 - "Update on 9th World Conference of Lung Cancer". Aventis Education Meeting, Sydney
Nov 2000 - "Hormonal Treatment of Cancer". SWSAHS Palliative Care CNC's
Dec 2000 - "Breast Cancer, More than just Tamoxifen". Wingecarribbee Division of General Practice
Sept/Dec 2001 - "Breast Cancer Update". Astra-Zeneca Medical Representatives
Oct 2001 - "Update on Cancer Treatments and Services". Macarthur Division of General Practitioners
Oct 2001 - Key Note Speaker, Macarthur Breast Cancer Day, University of Western Sydney
Dec 2001 - "Prevention, Screening and Early Treatment of Cancer in Men". Campbelltown Men's Health Symposium
Apr 2002 - "Long Term Toxicity of Aromatase Inhibitors". Pharmacia Oncology Symposium, Gold Coast
Jun 2002 - "Oral Chemotherapy". Macarthur Palliative Care Nursing Inservice

February 1998 Principles of chemotherapy, Denise Burns, 1998 Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG) Annual Scientific Meeting, New Zealand.

November 1996 Trials and tribulations of recruitment to clinical trials from a new cancer centre's perspective, Denise Burns, 23rd Clinical Oncological Society (COSA), Brisbane.

Griffin, A.M. Goldrick, A. Della-Fiorentina, S.A., Moylan, E.J. Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters: Implantation and management in the outpatient setting, Cancer Nurses Society of Australia, Sydney, 1998.

Griffin, A.M., Commins, B. Goldrick, A. Della-Fiorentina, S.D., Moylan, E.J. Cisplatinum in the Outpatient Setting, Post Acute Treatment and Care in the Home, Melbourne, 1997.

Griffin, A.M. Butow, P.N. Tattersall, M.H.N. Coates, A.S. On the receiving end V: patient perceptions of the side effects of chemotherapy. Clinical Oncological Society of Australia, Perth,1993.

Griffin, A.M. Butow, P. N. Dunn, S.M. Tattersall, M.H.N. The Cancer Consultation: A Comparison of Audiotaping and letters to patients. Clinical Oncological Scientific Meeting Melbourne, 1992

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