• A class solution for RapidArc prostate planning with simultaneous integrated boost
• A clinical trial for Post-prostatectomy Salvage Radiotherapy Dose and Technique Comparison: PSa DoT Com
• A comprehensive approach to quantifying patient dose from linear accelerator mounted cone beam CT (CBCT)
• A new paradigm to quantify the manifestation of eye movements in the electroencephalogram
• A Portable Pulmonary Delivery System for Nano-engineered DNA Vaccines Driven by Surface Acoustic Wave Devices
• A quantitative study of the performance of absorber materials in Compton imaging
• A UK national performance evaluation of CT-based IGRT systems
• A virtual spectral CT scanner
• A viscoelastic model of the correlation between respiratory lung tumour motion and an external abdominal signal
• Accreditation of Physicists in Radiotherapy-Past, Present and Future
• Accuracy of the planning dose volume histogram to predict delivered doses in image-guided prostate radiation therapy: assessment with cone-beam computerised tomography scans
• Accurate Monte Carlo Simulations of Proton Pencil Beam Scanning Radiation Therapy
• Algorithm development and simulation outcomes for hypoxic head and neck cancer radiotherapy using a Monte Carlo cell division model “HYP-RT”
• Antibiotic Loading of Cancellous Allografts using Iontophoresis
• ARPANSA MV Photon TLD Audit
• Assessment of New Radiation Oncology Technology and Treatments in Radiation Oncology – the ANROTAT project and collection of IMRT specific data
• Atlas-based deformable image registration for MRI-guided prostate radiation therapy
• Australian Clinical Dosimetry Service at ARPANSA
• Australian medical device developments: From telehealth technologies to bionic eyes
• Beam characterisation of the Australian Synchrotron Imaging and Medical Beamline for Microbeam Radiotherapy research
• BEIMS for Biomed
• Biological dosimetry following synchrotron microbeam radiation therapy
• Biomedical engineering practice for the (rest of the) world
• Biophysics & Biomedical Engineering at The University of Melbourne: David Dewhurst's seminal role
• Biopotentials recorded with dry electrodes
• Certification and Licensing of Medical Physicists in AFOMP Countries
• Clinical evaluation of electron and photon junctions with dynamic intensity modulation for head and neck treatments
• Clinical experience with a novel 3D detector for RapidArc^TM delivery QA
• Combating Dose Creep
• Comparison of spin-echo and gradient recalled echo T1 weighted MR images for quantitative voxel-based clinical brain research
• Comparison of the angular stability of 3.5 Locking Compression Plate (LCP) constructs and 3.5mm String of Pearls (SOP) plate constructs
• Composite Permutation Entropy Index (CPEI) for known EEG patterns during anaesthesia
• Consideration of Margins for Hypofractionated Radiotherapy
• Contractor Management and Induction
• Credentialing for a Clinical Radiotherapy Trial Involving Image Guidance: Bladder On-Line Adaptive Radiation Therapy (BOLART)
• Culturing of Primary Rat Neurons & Glia on Ultra-Thin Parylene-C
• Dataset pre-processing for optimal quantification of synovitis from MRI
• Design and implementation of an anthropomorphic head and neck phantom for use in multi-centre IMRT dosimetry audits
• Design of a laboratory based source of characteristic x-rays
• Design of a new electrode array for cochlear implants
• Determination of mass-energy absorption coefficients for calculation of absorbed dose in phantoms
• Diagnostic Imaging Shielding Design Workshop
• Diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) - a UK perspective
• Digital Mammography Artefacts
• Dose reduction strategies for cardiac CT
• Dosimetric consequences of planning lung treatments on 4DCT average reconstruction to represent a moving tumour
• Early experiences of retrospective respiratory gated computed tomography simulation for radiotherapy
• EEG bicoherence during anaesthesia in the elderly
• Effect on chamber calibration factor of spectral differences between a Varian 6 MV beam and a matched Elekta 6 MV beam
• Effective Dose Calculation in CT using High Sensitivity TLDs
• Estimates of Gray/White Matter Perfusion Ratios From HMPAO Brain SPECT Using Segmented MR Data
• Evaluation of Distance-dependent Resolution Compensation in brain SPECT
• Evaluation of MLC modelling parameters in Varian Eclipse Treatment Planning System
• Evoked Postauricular Muscle Response (ePAMR) versus BISTM Anaesthesia Monitoring
• Experience with radiochromic film as a dosimeter for an inter-comparison of prostate IMRT treatment delivery
• Experience with VMAT using Elekta delivery systems and planning on Oncentra Masterplan and Elekta-CMS Monaco-VMAT
• Experimental and Monte Carlo modelled dosimetric evaluation of a new design of Elekta linac radiation head with integrated 160-leaf MLC
• Exploring gait initiation in Parkinson’s disease by the use of movement-related potentials
• Fast Automatic Analysis of Antenatal Dexamethasone on Micro-seizure Activity in the EEG
• Fiducial registration error as a statistical process control metric in image-guided radiotherapy with prostatic markers
• Freezing Has No Noticable Effect On Cortical Bone Bending Strength
• Frontal Brain Asymmetry as a Marker of Depression and Effectiveness of TMS Therapy
• GPU Accelerated Volume Visualization in Ultrasound
• High Speed Impedance Tomography for Cardiac Imaging
• HNT Neurons Patterned on a Parylene-C/Silicon Dioxide Interface
• Improving temporal resolution in magnetic resonance angiography
• Incident of inadvertent radiation exposure in a linac bunker
• Independent quality assurance of a helical tomotherapy machine using the dose magnifying glass
• Industry Experience, a Student's Perspective
• Intra-fraction temporal effects in 3D conformal radiation therapy and IMRT
• Intra-operative MRI (iMRI) Part I: The Biomedical Engineer and Medical Physicist’s Collaborative journey
• Intra-operative MRI (iMRI) Part II: Commissioning and Acceptance Testing
• Investigation of Bulk Electron Densities for Dose Calculations on Cone-Beam CT Images
• Kernel-Based Fast Simulation of ⁹⁰Y Bremsstrahlung
• Local Diagnostic Reference Dose Levels Arising from Adult CT Examinations in Khorasan Province-Iran
• Managing the backscatter component from the robotic arm of an a-Si EPID
• Measured long-term stability of EPIDs in clinical service
• Measuring Radiation with Light in Radiotherapy: A Plastic Scintillator Array Dosimeter
• Medical applications of synchrotron radiation
• Medical Device User Competence
• Modeling The Vestibular System – EvestG and Balance Disorders
• Modelling the behaviour of the "push-pull" gel dosimeter
• Monitor and DICOM Viewer comparison for Mammographic Image Quality
• Monitoring Radiation Use in Cardiology Imaging Procedures
• Monte carlo and Experimental verification of dose ditribution around the HDR brachytherapy GZP6 source nomber two
• Monte Carlo generation of dosimetric parameters for eye plaque dosimetry
• Monte Carlo nanodosimetry of alpha particle passages through the capillary endothelial nucleus: application to systemic Targeted Alpha Therapy
• MOSFETs for dose measurements in HDR applications
• MR Guided Spatial Normalization of SPECT Scans
• MRI linear accelerators: impact of the electron return effect
• New method to derive absorbed dose to water from the primary standard graphite calorimeter
• New molecular methods to improvement of drug discovery
• Optimisation of material discrimination using spectral CT
• Paediatric CT in Australia - Trends and Risk
• Palliative Radiotherapy in Developing Countries
• Patient dosimetry improvements in longitudinal field MRI linear accelerators
• Patient Organ Doses from CT Scan examinations in Eleven State owned Hospitals of Khorasan Province of Iran
• Polymer gel dosimetry using x-ray computed tomography: investigation of the effect of reconstruction technique
• Potential for Real-Time, Measurement of Brain Activity using NIRS/EROS
• Preliminary report on a breathing coaching and assessment system for use by patients at home
• Pseudo-calorimetric dosimetry for Microbeam Radiotherapy (MRT) based on optical interference
• Quantitation of breast density for predicting breast cancer risk
• Radiobiological Effects of Metallic Nanoparticles
• Re-establishment of Australian absorbed dose primary standard at Co-60
• Reconstructing the Tibio-Femoral Articular Cartilage of the Knee Joint using Image Segmentation
• Reducing the risk of radiocarcinogenesis in paediatric patients treated with external beam radiotherapy
• Repair Process Variation Assessment Method
• Responses in a phase 1 clinical trial of targeted alpha therapy for metastatic melanoma
• Results of Two ARPANSA Draft MDCT Surveys
• Risk management of medical devices in healthcare organisations
• Scintillation dosimetry for modern radiotherapy treatment modalities
• Semi-automated analysis of EEG spikes in the preterm fetal sheep using wavelet analysis
• Small Field Dosimetry in Megavoltage Photon Beams: Comparision of Dosimeter Performance
• Smart Technology for Healthy Longevity
• Spectral CT with photon counting detectors
• State-wide provision of a digital mammography physics service: challenges and learning experiences
• Summary of DLP measurements on three successive CT scanners at the same site
• Systems Level Approaches in Modelling the Wnt/ß-catenin pathway in mammalian cells
• Technical Assessment of Ultrapure Water for Haemodialysis Applications
• The Acceptance, Commissioning and Clinical implementation of Australia’s first Gamma Knife
• The Clinical Engineering Symposium
• The Design of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine Facilities in A Major New Teaching Hospital
• The Effect of Electrode Return Configuration on Multi-Unit Activity of the Visual Cortex from Suprachoroidal Electrical Stimulation
• The effect of screw number and placement on the mediolateral and anterioposterior bending stiffness of 3.5mm Locking Compression Plates (LCP) in an ex-vivo canine tibial fracture gap model
• The Future of Bush Mechanics and Tissue Farmers
• The Language of Risk in Clinical Engineering
• The Radiation Oncology Practice Standards Trial
• The Role of Medical Physicists in Developing a Generic Research Framework for the Assessment of New Radiation Oncology Technology and Treatments in Radiation Oncology
• The use of mock scenarios in clinical skills training for Radiation Oncology Medical Physicists: ARECQA Bootcamp Brisbane 2010
• The utilisation of PET/CT imaging modality in detecting the Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis (EPTB) lesions and the effects of iodine contrast media during the image acquisitions
• Three Major Interrelated Equipment Management & Tracking Projects Implemented in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital: A Significant Role for Clinical Engineering
• Time course of bystander expression: increase or decrease in cell viability?
• Towards a proposition of a diagnostic reference level for mammographic examination in the greater khorasan province
• Validation of Co-registration of Clinical Lung Ventilation and Perfusion SPECT
• Volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy (VMAT): When is one revolution enough?
• What are the differences for IMRT plans configured with beam data collected with either the jaws or the MLCs?
• What Constitutes a Radiology Radiation 'Accident'?
• What is the HVL in soft tissue for diagnostic x-rays?
• What is the Value of Image Guidance in External Beam Radiotherapy?
• William, a voxel model of child anatomy from tomographic images for Monte Carlo dosimetry calculations
• Wireless LAN Architecture for Biomedical Devices

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