Tomas Kron

Should ACPSEM develop its own position papers or just adopt those of the AAPM?

Tomas Kron, Peter Metcalfe, Clive Baldock

Journal article  |  2020  |  Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Total body irradiation in Australia and New Zealand: results of a practice survey

Lotte S Fog, Andrew Wirth, Michael MacManus, Simon Downes, Michael Grace, Alicia Moggre, Koki Mugabe, Gabor Neveri, Lisa Nourbehesht, Vanessa Panettieri, Dane Pope, Lucy Sim, Cameron Stanton, Blair Steer, Allan Stewart, Elena Ungureanu, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2020  |  Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Total body irradiation (TBI) is an important treatment modality for the preparation of patients for bone marrow transplants. It is..

Single-fraction stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy for sternal metastases in oligometastatic breast cancer: Technique and single institution experience

Michelle P Li, Dianne Kelly, Jennifer Tan, Shankar Siva, Tomas Kron, Steven David

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

INTRODUCTION: Due to size and close proximity to skin, the sternum is a complicated target for stereotactic ablative body radiothe..

COVID-19 pandemic planning: considerations for radiation oncology medical physics

May Whitaker, Tomas Kron, Matthew Sobolewski, Richard Dove

Journal article  |  2020  |  Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

The effect of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) using flattening filter-free beams on cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) in clinical situations

Hossein Aslian, Tomas Kron, Troy Watts, Cagla Akalanli, Nicholas Hardcastle, Peta Lonski, Atousa Montaseri, Barry Hay, James Korte, Kemal Berk, Francesco Longo, Mara Severgnini

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

PURPOSE: This study focused on determining risks from stereotactic radiotherapy using flattening filter-free (FFF) beams for patie..

Single-fraction magnetic resonance guided stereotactic radiotherapy - A game changer?

Tomas Kron, Daniela Thorwarth

Journal article  |  2020  |  Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology

Credentialing of vertebral stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy in a multi-centre trial

Nicholas Hardcastle, Tomas Kron, Olivia Cook, Joerg Lehmann, Paul LR Mitchell, Shankar Siva

Journal article  |  2020  |  Physica Medica

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE: Stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) in multi-centre trials requires rigorous quality assurance to en..

Professor Barry Allen's deep footprints in space, time and spirit

Chen-Yu Huang, Eva Bezak, Tomas Kron, Richard Dove

Journal article  |  2020  |  Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Upright Radiation Therapy-A Historical Reflection and Opportunities for Future Applications

Sulman Rahim, James Korte, Nicholas Hardcastle, Sarah Hegarty, Tomas Kron, Sarah Everitt

Journal article  |  2020  |  Frontiers in Oncology

Since the early days of megavoltage Radiation Therapy (RT), the potential of delivering treatment to a sub group of patients in an..

Independent review of 4DCT scans used for SABR treatment planning

Rachitha Antony, Peta Lonski, Elena Ungureanu, Nicholas Hardcastle, Adam Yeo, Shankar Siva, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Four-dimensional computerized tomography (4DCT) is required for stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) of mobile targets t..

Assessment of Intrafraction Motion of the Urinary Bladder Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (cineMRI)

C Wilson, E Moseshvili, M Tacey, I Quin, N Lawrentschuk, D Bolton, DL Joon, M Chao, T Dunshea, T Kron, F Foroudi

Journal article  |  2020  |  Clinical Oncology

AIM: To assess the intrafraction motion of the urinary bladder and delineate the appropriate margin size for radiotherapy planning..

A review of 3D printed patient specific immobilisation devices in radiotherapy

A Asfia, JI Novak, MI Mohammed, B Rolfe, T Kron

Journal article  |  2020  |  Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology

A future of automated image contouring with machine learning in radiation therapy.

Price Jackson, Tomas Kron, Nicholas Hardcastle

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences

Automated image contouring is showing improvements in efficiency for a number of clinical tasks in radiotherapy. While atlas segme..

A comparison of IROC and ACDS on-site audits of reference and non-reference dosimetry

Jessica Lye, Stephen Kry, Maddison Shaw, Francis Gibbons, Stephanie Keehan, Joerg Lehmann, Tomas Kron, David Followill, Ivan Williams

Journal article  |  2019  |  Medical Physics

Purpose: Consistency between different international quality assurance groups is important in the progress toward similar standard..

A simple and efficient method to measure beam attenuation through a radiotherapy treatment couch and immobilization devices

Omemh Bawazeer, Sisira Herath, Sivananthan Sarasanandarajah, Tomas Kron, Leon Dunn, Pradip Deb

Journal article  |  2019  |  Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Lung organ-at-risk volumes: A survey of practice and the need for a consistent definition in the 4DCT era

Shalini Vinod, Callie Choong, Philip Vial, Tomas Kron, David Ball

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Gyroid structures for 3D-printed heterogeneous radiotherapy phantoms

R Tino, M Leary, A Yeo, M Brandt, T Kron

Journal article  |  2019  |  Physics in Medicine & Biology

The extreme customisation and rapid prototyping capabilities of the 3D printing process allows the manufacture of low-cost and pat..

Two-dimensional solid-state array detectors: A technique for in vivo dose verification in a variable effective area

Kananan Utitsarn, Giordano Biasi, Nauljun Stansook, Ziyad A Alrowaili, Marco Petasecca, Martin Carolan, Vladimir L Perevertaylo, Wolfgang A Tome, Tomas Kron, Michael LF Lerch, Anatoly B Rosenfeld

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

PURPOSE: We introduce a technique that employs a 2D detector in transmission mode (TM) to verify dose maps at a depth of dmax in S..

A Post-Hoc Analysis of TROG 09.02 (CHISEL) Phase III Trial Investigating Pulmonary Function Changes After SABR and Conformal Radiation Therapy

N Bucknell, T Kron, A Herschtal, L Irving, S Siva, D Ball

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Journal of Thoracic Oncology

A Systematic Review on 3D-Printed Imaging and Dosimetry Phantoms in Radiation Therapy

Rance Tino, Adam Yeo, Martin Leary, Milan Brandt, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2019  |  Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment

NaF PET/CT for response assessment of prostate cancer bone metastases treated with single fraction stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy

Nicholas Hardcastle, Michael S Hofman, Ching-Yu Lee, Jason Callahan, Lisa Selbie, Farshad Foroudi, Mark Shaw, Sarat Chander, Andrew Lim, Brent Chesson, Declan G Murphy, Tomas Kron, Shankar Siva

Journal article  |  2019  |  Radiation Oncology

Systematic endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration improves radiotherapy planning in non-small cell lung cancer

Aidan Joseph Cole, Nicholas Hardcastle, Guy-Anne Turgeon, Roshini Thomas, Louis B Irving, Barton R Jennings, David Ball, Tomas Kron, Daniel P Steinfort, Shankar Siva

Journal article  |  2019  |  ERJ Open Research

Objectives: Patients suitable for radical chemoradiotherapy for lung cancer routinely have radiotherapy (planning) volumes based o..

Dose to medium in head and neck radiotherapy: Clinical implications for target volume metrics

N Hardcastle, A Montaseri, J Lydon, T Kron, G Osbourne, G Casswell, D Taylor, L Hall, L McDowell

Journal article  |  2019  |  Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology

Development of a multicentre automated model to reduce planning variability in radiotherapy of prostate cancer

V Panettieri, D Ball, A Chapman, N Cristofaro, J Gawthrop, P Griffin, S Herath, S Hoyle, L Jukes, T Kron, C Markham, L Marr, P Moloney, F Nelli, P Ramachandran, A Smith, CJ Hornby

Journal article  |  2019  |  Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology

Leonardo DaVinci's contributions to medical physics and biomedical engineering: celebrating the life of a "Polymath'

Tomas Kron, Prem Krishnan

Journal article  |  2019  |  Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine

A review and analysis of stereotactic body radiotherapy and radiosurgery of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices

Hossein Aslian, Tomas Kron, Francesco Longo, Roya Rad, Mara Severgnini

Journal article  |  2019  |  Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Dual-Energy CT Ventilation & Perfusion Imaging as An Accessible Alternative to Nuclear Medicine Techniques

J Korte, N Bucknell, S Siva, B Woon, P Jackson, T Mulcahy, J Callahan, T Kron, N Hardcastle

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  MEDICAL PHYSICS

2D monolithic silicon-diode array detectors in megavoltage photon beams: does the fabrication technology matter? A medical physicist's perspective

N Stansook, G Biasi, K Utitsarn, M Petasecca, P Metcalfe, M Carolan, MLF Lerch, VL Perevertaylo, T Kron, AB Rosenfeld

Journal article  |  2019  |  Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Challenges in SBRT physics

T Kron

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Radiotherapy and Oncology

IMRT/VMAT QA in heterogeneous media: first experience with a 2D solid-state detector prototype

G Biasi, N Stansook, M Petasecca, M Carolan, VL Perevertaylo, P Metcalfe, MLF Lerch, T Kron, AB Rosenfeld

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Radiotherapy and Oncology

2D solid-state array detectors: a technique for in-vivo dose verification at varying effective area

G Biasi, K Utitsarn, M Petasecca, M Carolan, VL Perevertaylo, WA Tome, MLF Lerch, T Kron, AB Rosenfeld

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Radiotherapy and Oncology

High-resolution assessment of dose calculations in small MV photon beams on and off central axis

G Biasi, N Hardcastle, M Petasecca, S Guatelli, VL Perevertaylo, AB Rosenfeld, T Kron

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Radiotherapy and Oncology

Lung Organ-at-Risk volumes - The need for a better definition in the era of 4DCT

S Vinod, C Choong, P Vial, T Kron, D Ball

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Radiotherapy and Oncology

In the future, emission-guided radiation therapy will play a critical role in clinical radiation oncology

Paul Keall, Tomas Kron, Habib Zaidi

Journal article  |  2019  |  Medical Physics

Upright open-source cone beam CT imaging for radiotherapy

J Korte, N Hardcastle, S Everitt, T Kron

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Radiotherapy and Oncology

Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy versus standard radiotherapy in stage 1 non-small-cell lung cancer (TROG 09.02 CHISEL): a phase 3, open-label, randomised controlled trial

David Ball, G Tao Mai, Shalini Vinod, Scott Babington, Jeremy Ruben, Tomas Kron, Brent Chesson, Alan Herschtal, Marijana Vanevski, Angela Rezo, Christine Elder, Marketa Skala, Andrew Wirth, Greg Wheeler, Adeline Lim, Mark Shaw, Penelope Schofield, Louis Irving, Benjamin Solomon

Journal article  |  2019  |  The Lancet Oncology

Brachytherapy utilising miniaturised X-ray tubes - Clinical implementation and future applications

P Ramachandran, D Wanigaratne, J Hagekrykou, K Roozen, M Geso, T Kron, S David

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Journal of Physics: Conference Series

A comprehensive phantom with multi-detector inserts for pre-treatment quality assurance in stereotactic ablative radiotherapy

P Ramachandran, N Esen, A Tajaldeen, M Geso, D Taylor, P Archer, T Kron

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Journal of Physics: Conference Series

On-line image-guided HDR brachytherapy (IGBT) for prostate cancer using ultrasound based real-time solution

A Yeo, K George, P Krishnan, T Kron

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Today's monolithic silicon array detector for small field dosimetry: The Octa

G Biasi, K Al Shukaili, M Petasecca, S Corde, S Guatelli, VL Perevertaylo, T Kron, AB Rosenfeld

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Journal of Physics: Conference Series

SABR in clinical trials: What quality assurance (QA) is required and how can it be done?

T Kron, N Hardcastle

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Journal of Physics: Conference Series

On the Instantaneous Dose Rate and Angular Dependence of Monolithic Silicon Array Detectors

Giordano Biasi, Nicholas Hardcastle, Marco Petasecca, Susanna Guatelli, Vladimir Perevertaylo, Tomas Kron, Anatoly B Rosenfeld

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Sensitivity of Electronic Portal Imaging Device (EPID) Based Transit Dosimetry to Detect Inter-fraction Patient Variations

Omemh Bawazeer, Sivananthan Sarasanandarajah, Sisira Herath, Tomas Kron, Pradip Deb

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  IFMBE Proceedings

Iodine contrast nPAG for radiologically visible target region in deformable dosimeters

CJ Watson, AU Yeo, JR Supple, M Geso, T Kron, RD Franich

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Preliminary investigations of a dynamically deforming target-in-gel dosimeter

CJ Watson, AU Yeo, JR Supple, M Geso, T Kron, RD Franich

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Intraoperative radiotherapy with image guidance: Mix and match

Boon H Chua, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Functional lung imaging in radiation therapy for lung cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Nicholas W Bucknell, Nicholas Hardcastle, Mathias Bressel, Michael S Hofman, Tomas Kron, David Ball, Shankar Siva

Journal article  |  2018  |  Radiotherapy and Oncology

Quality of life in the CHISEL randomized trial of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) versus standard radiotherapy for stage I non-small cell lung cancer (Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group 09.02)

D Ball, GT Mai, S Vinod, S Babington, J Ruben, T Kron, B Chesson, A Herschtal, M Vanevski, A Rezo, C Elder, M Skala, A Wirth, G Wheeler, A Lim, M Shaw, P Schofield, L Irving, B Solomon

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  Annals of Oncology

A technique for total skin electron therapy (TSET) of an anesthetized pediatric patient

Tomas Kron, Grace Donahoo, Peta Lonski, Greg Wheeler

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF APPLIED CLINICAL MEDICAL PHYSICS

TROG 15.03 phase II clinical trial of Focal Ablative STereotactic Radiosurgery for Cancers of the Kidney - FASTRACK II

Shankar Siva, Brent Chesson, Mathias Bressel, David Pryor, Braden Higgs, Hayley M Reynolds, Nicholas Hardcastle, Rebecca Montgomery, Ben Vanneste, Vincent Khoo, Jeremy Ruben, Eddie Lau, Michael S Hofman, Richard De Abreu Lourenco, Swetha Sridharan, Nicholas R Brook, Jarad Martin, Nathan Lawrentschuk, Tomas Kron, Farshad Foroudi

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMC Cancer

Paediatric Motion Management Solutions for Particle Therapy Based Thoracic Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy (SABR)

A Kent, N Hardcastle, T Kron, G Wheeler, F Hegi-Johnson

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Functional Lung Imaging in Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

N Bucknell, N Hardcastle, M Bressel, M Hofman, T Kron, S Siva

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Stereotactic Abative Body Radiotherapy (SABR) for Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer: A Prospective Clinical Trial

Shankar Siva, Mathias Bressel, Declan G Murphy, Mark Shaw, Sarat Chander, John Violet, Keen Hun Tai, Cristian Udovicich, Andrew Lim, Lisa Selbie, Michael S Hofman, Tomas Kron, Daniel Moon, Jeremy Goad, Nathan Lawrentschuk, Farshad Foroudi

Journal article  |  2018  |  European Urology

CyberKnife (R) fixed cone and Iris (TM) defined small radiation fields: Assessment with a high-resolution solid-state detector array

Giordano Biasi, Marco Petasecca, Susanna Guatelli, Ebert A Martin, Garry Grogan, Benjamin Hug, Jonathan Lane, Vladimir Perevertaylo, Tomas Kron, Anatoly B Rosenfeld

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Future forum, Hobart, October 29, 2017: examining the role of medical physics in cancer research

Martin A Ebert, Nicholas Hardcastle, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2018  |  Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine

On Monolithic Silicon Array Detectors for Small-Field Photon Beam Dosimetry

Giordano Biasi, Jeremy Davis, Marco Petasecca, Susanna Guatelli, Vladimir Perevertaylo, Tomas Kron, Anatoly B Rosenfeld

Journal article  |  2018  |  IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Diffusion weighted and dynamic contrast enhanced MRI as an imaging biomarker for stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) of primary renal cell carcinoma

Hayley M Reynolds, Bimal K Parameswaran, Mary E Finnegan, Diana Roettger, Eddie Lau, Tomas Kron, Mark Shaw, Sarat Chander, Shankar Siva

Journal article  |  2018  |  PLOS ONE

An image segmentation framework for extracting tumors from breast magnetic resonance images

Le Sun, Jinyuan He, Xiaoxia Yin, Yanchun Zhang, Jeon-Hor Chen, Tomas Kron, Min-Ying Su

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences

Deep Learning Renal Segmentation for Fully Automated Radiation Dose Estimation in Unsealed Source Therapy

Price Jackson, Nicholas Hardcastle, Noel Dawe, Tomas Kron, Michael S Hofman, Rodney J Hicks

Journal article  |  2018  |  Frontiers in Oncology

Assessing DCE-MRI and DWI as treatment response biomarkers after SABR for primary renal cell carcinoma

Hayley M Reynolds, Bimal Parameswaran, Diana Roettger, Mary Finnegan, Eddie Lau, Tomas Kron, Mark Shaw, Sarat Chander, Shankar Siva

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  Journal of Clinical Oncology

A silicon diode array detector for small field dosimetry with flattening filter free beams

G Biasi, M Petasecca, S Guatelli, T Kron, A Rosenfeld

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  Radiotherapy and Oncology

Dosimetric end-to-end tests in a national audit of 3D conformal radiotherapy

J Lehmann, A Alves, L Dunn, M Shaw, J Kenny, S Keehan, J Supple, F Gibbons, S Manktelow, C Oliver, T Kron, I Williams, J Lye

Journal article  |  2018  |  Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology

Single Fraction Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy for Oligometastasis: Outcomes from 132 Consecutive Patients

S Gandhidasan, D Ball, T Kron, M Bressel, M Shaw, J Chu, S Chander, G Wheeler, N Plumridge, B Chesson, S David, S Siva

Journal article  |  2018  |  Clinical Oncology

A novel high-resolution 2D silicon array detector for small field dosimetry with FFF photon beams

G Biasi, M Petasecca, S Guatelli, N Hardcastle, M Carolan, V Perevertaylo, T Kron, AB Rosenfeld

Journal article  |  2018  |  Physica Medica

Assessment of leakage dose in vivo in patients undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer

P Lonski, T Kron, M Taylor, A Phipps, R Franich, B Chua

Journal article  |  2018  |  Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology

Credentialing of radiotherapy centres in Australasia for TROG 09.02 (Chisel), a Phase III clinical trial on stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy of early stage lung cancer

Tomas Kron, Brent Chesson, Nicholas Hardcastle, Melissa Crain, Natalie Clements, Mark Burns, David Ball

Journal article  |  2018  |  The British Journal of Radiology

Deep Learning based Anomaly Detection

L Sun, J He, X Yin, Y Zhang, JH Chen, T Kron, MY Su

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Computers (Taiwan)

Prospective Study of Serial Imaging Comparing Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Fluorothymidine PET During Radical Chemoradiation for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Reduction of Detectable Proliferation Associated With Worse Survival

Sarah Everitt, David Ball, Rodney J Hicks, Jason Callahan, Nikki Plumridge, Jenny Trinh, Alan Herschtal, Tomas Kron, Michael Mac Manus

Journal article  |  2017  |  International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics

Stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy for inoperable primary kidney cancer: a prospective clinical trial

Shankar Siva, Daniel Pham, Tomas Kron, Mathias Bressel, Jacqueline Lam, Teng Han Tan, Brent Chesson, Mark Shaw, Sarat Chander, Suki Gill, Nicholas R Brook, Nathan Lawrentschuk, Declan G Murphy, Farshad Foroudi

Journal article  |  2017  |  BJU International

Clinical and Functional Assays of Radiosensitivity and Radiation-Induced Second Cancer

Mohammad Habash, Luis C Bohorquez, Elizabeth Kyriakou, Tomas Kron, Olga A Martin, Benjamin J Blyth

Journal article  |  2017  |  Cancers

A Randomized Trial of SABR vs Conventional Radiotherapy for Inoperable Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: TROG09.02 (CHISEL)

D Ball, T Mai, S Vinod, S Babington, J Ruben, T Kron, B Chesson, A Herschtal, A Rezo, C Elder, M Skala, A Wirth, G Wheeler, A Lim, M Vanevski, M Shaw

Conference Proceedings  |  2017  |  Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Credentialing of Radiotherapy Centres in Australasia for a Phase III Clinical Trial on SABR (TROG 09.02 CHISEL)

T Kron, B Chesson, N Hardcastle, M Burns, M Crain, D Ball

Conference Proceedings  |  2017  |  Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Use of radiochromic film with synchrotron radiation

T Kron, Elizabeth Kyriakou, Jeffrey C Crosbie

Book Chapter  |  2017

This book provides a first authoritative text on radiochromic film, covering the basic principles, technology advances, practical ..

Importance of quality in radiation oncology

Farshad Foroudi, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

TOPGEAR: A Randomized, Phase III Trial of Perioperative ECF Chemotherapy with or Without Preoperative Chemoradiation for Resectable Gastric Cancer: Interim Results from an International, Intergroup Trial of the AGITG, TROG, EORTC and CCTG

Trevor Leong, B Mark Smithers, Karin Haustermans, Michael Michael, Val Gebski, Danielle Miller, John Zalcberg, Alex Boussioutas, Michael Findlay, Rachel L O'Connell, Jaclyn Verghis, David Willis, Tomas Kron, Melissa Crain, William K Murray, Florian Lordick, Carol Swallow, Gail Darling, John Simes, Rebecca Wong

Journal article  |  2017  |  Annals of Surgical Oncology

Optical computed tomography in PRESAGE® three-dimensional dosimetry: Challenges and prospective.

Davood Khezerloo, Hassan Ali Nedaie, Bagher Farhood, Alireza Zirak, Abbas Takavar, Nooshin Banaee, Isa Ahmadalidokht, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

With the advent of new complex but precise radiotherapy techniques, the demands for an accurate, feasible three-dimensional (3D) d..

Geographical miss of the prostate during image-guided radiotherapy with a 6-mm posterior expansion margin

Richard Oates, Daryl Jones, Farshad Foroudi, Suki Gill, Prabhakar Ramachandran, Michal Schneider, Michael Lim Joon, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences

Routine Use of Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Is Neither Choosing Wisely Nor Personalized Medicine

David Ball, Michael Mac Manus, Shankar Siva, Nikki Plumridge, Mathias Bressel, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Clinical Oncology

Dosimetric assessment of brass bolus using radiochromic film

P Lonski, L Walton, N Anderson, J Lydon, T Kron, B Chesson, R Prabhakar

Conference Proceedings  |  2017  |  Radiotherapy and Oncology

Out-of-field in vivo dosimetry using TLD in SABR for primary kidney cancer involving mixed photon fields

P Lonski, S Keehan, S Siva, D Pham, RD Franich, ML Taylor, T Kron

Journal article  |  2017  |  Physica Medica

The Influence of Acquisition Mode on the Dosimetric Performance of an Amorphous Silicon Electronic Portal Imaging Device

Omemh Bawazeer, Sisira Herath, Siva Sarasanandarajah, Tomas Kron, Pradip Deb

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Medical Physics

Cone-beam computed tomography for lung cancer - validation with CT and monitoring tumour response during chemo-radiation therapy

Alissa Michienzi, Tomas Kron, Jason Callahan, Nikki Plumridge, David Ball, Sarah Everitt

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Activation of hip prostheses in high energy radiotherapy and resultant dose to nearby tissue

Stephanie Keehan, Ryan L Smith, Jeremy Millar, Max Esser, Michael L Taylor, Peta Lonski, Tomas Kron, Rick D Franich

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Real-time Image-guided Adaptive-predictive Prostate Radiotherapy using Rectal Diameter as a Predictor of Motion

R Oates, A Brown, A Tan, F Foroudi, M Lim Joon, M Schneider, A Herschtal, T Kron

Journal article  |  2017  |  Clinical Oncology

Postal and clinical trial dosimetry

T Kairn, J Lehmann, S Crowe, JE Lye, P Alvarez, D Followill, T Kron

Book Chapter  |  2017

Patient specific quality control for Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy (SABR): it takes more than one phantom

T Kron, E Ungureanu, R Antony, N Hardcastle, N Clements, J Ukath, C Fox, P Lonski, D Wanigaratne, A Haworth

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Surface dose measurements in and out of field: Implications for breast radiotherapy with megavoltage photon beams

Peta Lonski, Prabhakar Ramachandran, Rick Franich, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2017  |  Zeitschrift für Medizinische Physik

Radiology and Radiotherapy Now: A Medical Radiation Physicist’s Perspective

T Kron

Book Chapter  |  2017

"The cancer puzzle: Patterns, paradoxes and personalities tells the story of cancer in Victoria.

Faculty of Radiation Oncology Position Paper on the use of Image-Guided Radiation Therapy

Albert Tiong, Louis Lao, James MacKean, Madhavi Goonetilleke, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Radiotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Induces DNA Damage Response in Both Irradiated and Out-of-field Normal Tissues

Shankar Siva, Pavel Lobachevsky, Michael P MacManus, Tomas Kron, Andreas Moller, Richard J Lobb, Jessica Ventura, Nickala Best, Jai Smith, David Ball, Olga A Martin

Journal article  |  2016  |  Clinical Cancer Research

Lung cancer radiation therapy in Australia and New Zealand: Patterns of practice

Syed Muntasser Islam, Shalini K Vinod, Margot Lehman, Shankar Siva, Tomas Kron, Patrick M Dwyer, Lois Holloway, Louis Lao, Mei Ling Yap, Jeremy D Ruben

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

A Multidisciplinary Evaluation of a Web-based eLearning Training Programme for SAFRON II (TROG 13.01): a Multicentre Randomised Study of Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Lung Metastases

D Pham, N Hardcastle, F Foroudi, T Kron, M Bressel, B Hilder, B Chesson, R Oates, R Montgomery, D Ball, S Siva

Journal article  |  2016  |  Clinical Oncology

Practical Assessment of Bronchoscopically Inserted Fiducial Markers for Image Guidance in Stereotactic Lung Radiotherapy

Price Jackson, Daniel P Steinfort, Tomas Kron, Shankar Siva

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Dosimetry of ionising radiation in modern radiation oncology

Tomas Kron, Joerg Lehmann, Peter B Greer

Journal article  |  2016  |  Physics in Medicine and Biology

The Importance of Quasi-4D Path-Integrated Dose Accumulation for More Accurate Risk Estimation in Stereotactic Liver Radiotherapy

Michael L Taylor, Unjin A Yeo, Jeremy Supple, Stephanie Keehan, Shankar Siva, Tomas Kron, Daniel Pham, Annette Haworth, Rick D Franich

Journal article  |  2016  |  Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment

A randomised phase II trial of Stereotactic Ablative Fractionated radiotherapy versus Radiosurgery for Oligometastatic Neoplasia to the lung (TROG 13.01 SAFRON II)

Shankar Siva, Tomas Kron, Mathias Bressel, Marion Haas, Tao Mai, Shalini Vinod, Giuseppe Sasso, Wenchang Wong, Hien Le, Thomas Eade, Nicholas Hardcastle, Brent Chesson, Daniel Pham, Morten Hoyer, Rebecca Montgomery, David Ball

Journal article  |  2016  |  BMC CANCER

Impact of stereotactic radiotherapy on kidney function in primary renal cell carcinoma: Establishing a dose-response relationship

Shankar Siva, Price Jackson, Tomas Kron, Mathias Bressel, Eddie Lau, Michael Hofman, Mark Shaw, Sarat Chander, Daniel Pham, Nathan Lawrentschuk, Lih-Ming Wong, Jeremy Goad, Farshad Foroudi

Journal article  |  2016  |  Radiotherapy and Oncology

Ga-68 MAA Perfusion 4D-PET/CT Scanning Allows for Functional Lung Avoidance Using Conformal Radiation Therapy Planning

Shankar Siva, Thomas Devereux, David L Ball, Michael P MacManus, Nicholas Hardcastle, Tomas Kron, Mathias Bressel, Farshad Foroudi, Nikki Plumridge, Daniel Steinfort, Mark Shaw, Jason Callahan, Rodney J Hicks, Michael S Hofman

Journal article  |  2016  |  TECHNOLOGY IN CANCER RESEARCH & TREATMENT

A Comparison of Bayesian Models ofHeteroscedasticity in Nested Normal Data

Alan Herschtal, Farshad Foroudi, Tomas Kron, Kerrie Mengersen

Journal article  |  2016  |  Communications in Statistics - Simulation and Computation

Additive manufacture of custom radiation dosimetry phantoms: An automated method compatible with commercial polymer 3D printers

Martin Leary, Tomas Kron, Cameron Keller, Rick Franich, Peta Lonski, Aleksandar Subic, Milan Brandt

Journal article  |  2015  |  Materials & Design

Image guidance and stabilization for stereotactic ablative body radiation therapy (SABR) treatment of primary kidney cancer

Daniel Pham, Tomas Kron, Mathias Bressel, Farshad Foroudi, Nicholas Hardcastle, Michal Schneider, Sally Soteriou, Jayson Innes, Shankar Siva

Journal article  |  2015  |  Practical Radiation Oncology

Ventilation/Perfusion Positron Emission Tomography-Based Assessment of Radiation Injury to Lung

Shankar Siva, Nicholas Hardcastle, Tomas Kron, Mathias Bressel, Jason Callahan, Michael P MacManus, Mark Shaw, Nikki Plumridge, Rodney J Hicks, Daniel Steinfort, David L Ball, Michael S Hofman

Journal article  |  2015  |  International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics

Brief histories of medical physics in Asia-Oceania

WH Round, S Jafari, T Kron, HA Azhari, S Chhom, Y Hu, GF Mauldon, KY Cheung, T Kuppusamy, SA Pawiro, LE Lubis, DS Soejoko, F Haryanto, M Endo, Y Han, TS Suh, KH Ng, A Luvsan-Ish, SO Maung, PP Chaurasia, et al.

Journal article  |  2015  |  Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Medical physics aspects of cancer care in the Asia Pacific region: 2014 survey results

Tomas Kron, HA Azhari, EO Voon, KY Cheung, P Ravindran, D Soejoko, K Inamura, Y Han, NM Ung, Bolortuya TsedenIsh, UM Win, R Srivastava, S Marsh, S Farrukh, L Rodriguez, Men Kuo, S Baggarley, AH DilipKumara, CC Lee, A Krisanachinda, et al.

Journal article  |  2015  |  Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Accuracy and Utility of Deformable Image Registration in Ga-68 4D PET/CT Assessment of Pulmonary Perfusion Changes During and After Lung Radiation Therapy

Nicholas Hardcastle, Michael S Hofman, Rodney J Hicks, Jason Callahan, Tomas Kron, Michael P MacManus, David L Ball, Price Jackson, Shankar Siva

Journal article  |  2015  |  International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics

Dosimetric Consequences of 3D Versus 4D PET/CT for Target Delineation of Lung Stereotactic Radiotherapy

Shankar Siva, Brent Chesson, Jason W Callahan, Nicholas Hardcastle, Lisa Crawford, Phillip Antippa, Gavin Wright, Michael P MacManus, Rodney J Hicks, Tomas Kron, David L Ball

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Thoracic Oncology

National dosimetric audit network finds discrepancies in AAA lung inhomogeneity corrections

Leon Dunn, Joerg Lehmann, Jessica Lye, John Kenny, Tomas Kron, Andrew Alves, Andrew Cole, Jackson Zifodya, Ivan Williams

Journal article  |  2015  |  Physica Medica

Audit of radiation dose delivered in time-resolved four-dimensional computed tomography in a radiotherapy department

Patricia Hubbard, Jason Callahan, Jim Cramb, Ray Budd, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group: Development of the Assessment of New Radiation Oncology Technology and Treatments (ANROTAT) Framework

Gillian M Duchesne, Mel Grand, Tomas Kron, Annette Haworth, June Corry, Michael Jackson, Michael Ng, Deidre Besuijen, Hannah E Carter, Andrew Martin, Deborah Schofield, Val Gebski, Joan Torony, Olga Kovacev, Rowena Amin, Bryan Burmeister

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

The Development of Practice Standards for Radiation Oncology in Australia: A Tripartite Approach

T Kron, M Dwyer, L Smith, A MacDonald, M Pawsey, E Raik, A Arnold, B Hill, GM Duchesne

Journal article  |  2015  |  Clinical Oncology

Sparing Healthy Tissue and Increasing Tumor Dose Using Bayesian Modeling of Geometric Uncertainties for Planning Target Volume Personalization

Alan Herschtal, Luc Te Marvelde, Kerrie Mengersen, Farshad Foroudi, Thomas Eade, Daniel Pham, Hannah Caine, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2015  |  International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics

Comparison of Single-fraction and Multi-fraction Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Patients with F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography-staged Pulmonary Oligometastases

S Siva, K Kirby, H Caine, D Pham, T Kron, L Te Marvelde, D Whalley, MJ Stevens, F Foroudi, M MacManus, D Ball, T Eade

Journal article  |  2015  |  Clinical Oncology

High-resolution pulmonary ventilation and perfusion PET/CT allows for functionally adapted intensity modulated radiotherapy in lung cancer

Shankar Siva, Roshini Thomas, Jason Callahan, Nicholas Hardcastle, Daniel Pham, Tomas Kron, Rodney J Hicks, Michael P MacManus, David L Ball, Michael S Hofman

Journal article  |  2015  |  Radiotherapy and Oncology

The Use of Dual Vacuum Stabilization Device to Reduce Kidney Motion for Stereotactic Radiotherapy Planning

Daniel Pham, Tomas Kron, Colin Styles, May Whitaker, Mathias Bressel, Farshad Foroudi, Michal Schneider, Thomas Devereux, Kim Dang, Shankar Siva

Journal article  |  2015  |  TECHNOLOGY IN CANCER RESEARCH & TREATMENT

Predictors of Respiratory-induced Lung Tumour Motion Measured on Four-dimensional Computed Tomography

KV Tan, R Thomas, N Hardcastle, D Pham, T Kron, F Foroudi, D Ball, L te Marvelde, M Bressel, S Siva

Journal article  |  2015  |  Clinical Oncology

CT perfusion imaging in response assessment of pulmonary metastases undergoing stereotactic ablative radiotherapy

Brooke Sawyer, Emma Pun, Michael Samuel, Huilee Tay, Tomas Kron, Mathias Bressel, David Ball, Shankar Siva

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Calculating radiotherapy margins based on Bayesian modelling of patient specific random errors

A Herschtal, L te Marvelde, K Mengersen, Z Hosseinifard, F Foroudi, T Devereux, D Pham, D Ball, PB Greer, P Pichler, T Eade, A Kneebone, L Bell, H Caine, B Hindson, T Kron

Journal article  |  2015  |  PHYSICS IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY

On the use of Gafchromic EBT3 films for validating a commercial electron Monte Carlo dose calculation algorithm

EuJin Chan, Jenny Lydon, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2015  |  Physics in Medicine and Biology

Long term OSLD reader stability in the ACDS level one audit

Andrew DC Alves, Jessica Lye, John Kenny, Leon Dunn, Joerg Lehmann, Andrew Cole, Tomas Kron, Duncan Butler, Peter Johnston, Ivan Williams

Journal article  |  2015  |  Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Automatic tracking of gold seed markers from CBCT image projections in lung and prostate radiotherapy

Christopher Gehrke, Richard Oates, Prabhakar Ramachandran, Hossain M Deloar, Suki Gill, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2015  |  Physica Medica

A planning study investigating dual-gated volumetric arc stereotactic treatment of primary renal cell carcinoma

Thomas Devereux, Daniel Pham, Tomas Kron, Farshad Foroudi, Jeremy Supple, Shankar Siva

Journal article  |  2015  |  MEDICAL DOSIMETRY

Multimodality Guidance for Accurate Bronchoscopic Insertion of Fiducial Markers

Daniel P Steinfort, Shankar Siva, Tomas Kron, Raphael R Chee, Jeremy D Ruben, David L Ball, Louis B Irving

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Reproducibility assessment of dynamically deforming DEFGEL in a respiratory motion phantom

RD Franich, JR Supple, B Lindsay, UJ Yeo, P Lonski, RL Smith, ML Taylor, L Dunn, T Kron

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Respiratory-gated (4D) FDG-PET detects tumour and normal lung response after stereotactic radiotherapy for pulmonary metastases

Shankar Siva, Jason W Callahan, Tomas Kron, Brent Chesson, Stephen A Barnett, Michael P Macmanus, Rodney J Hicks, David L Ball

Journal article  |  2015  |  Acta Oncologica

What benefit could be derived from on-line adaptive prostate radiotherapy using rectal diameter as a predictor of motion

Richard Oates, Suki Gill, Farshad Foroudi, Michael Lim Joon, Michal Schneider, Mathias Bressel, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Medical Physics

Geographic miss of lung tumours due to respiratory motion: a comparison of 3D vs 4D PET/CT defined target volumes

Jason Callahan, Tomas Kron, Shankar Siva, Nathalie Simoens, Amanda Edgar, Sarah Everitt, Michal E Schneider, Rodney J Hicks

Journal article  |  2014  |  Radiation Oncology

Effect of light source instability on uniformity of 3D reconstructions from a cone beam optical CT scanner

J Begg, ML Taylor, L Holloway, T Kron, RD Franich

Journal article  |  2014  |  Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiation Therapy for Primary Kidney Cancer: A 3-Dimensional Conformal Technique Associated With Low Rates of Early Toxicity

Daniel Pham, Ann Thompson, Tomas Kron, Farshad Foroudi, Michal Schneider Kolsky, Thomas Devereux, Andrew Lim, Shankar Siva

Journal article  |  2014  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS

Short communication: timeline of radiation-induced kidney function loss after stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy of renal cell carcinoma as evaluated by serial Tc-99m-DMSA SPECT/CT

Price Jackson, Farshad Foroudi, Daniel Pham, Michael S Hofman, Nicholas Hardcastle, Jason Callahan, Tomas Kron, Shankar Siva

Journal article  |  2014  |  Radiation Oncology

A Pattern of Early Radiation-Induced Inflammatory Cytokine Expression Is Associated with Lung Toxicity in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Shankar Siva, Michael MacManus, Tomas Kron, Nickala Best, Jai Smith, Pavel Lobachevsky, David Ball, Olga Martin

Journal article  |  2014  |  PLOS ONE

A prospective observational study of Gallium-68 ventilation and perfusion PET/CT during and after radiotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Shankar Siva, Jason Callahan, Tomas Kron, Olga A Martin, Michael P MacManus, David L Ball, Rodney J Hicks, Michael S Hofman

Journal article  |  2014  |  BMC CANCER

A 2D ion chamber array audit of wedged and asymmetric fields in an inhomogeneous lung phantom

Jessica Lye, John Kenny, Joerg Lehmann, Leon Dunn, Tomas Kron, Andrew Alves, Andrew Cole, Ivan Williams

Journal article  |  2014  |  Medical Physics

Seminal vesicle intrafraction motion analysed with cinematic magnetic resonance imaging

Suki Gill, Kim Dang, Chris Fox, Mathias Bressel, Tomas Kron, Noelene Bergen, Nick Ferris, Rebecca Owen, Sarat Chander, Keen Hun Tai, Farshad Foroudi

Journal article  |  2014  |  Radiation Oncology

Comparison of Margins, Integral Dose and Interfraction Target Coverage with Image-guided Radiotherapy Compared with Non-image-guided Radiotherapy for Bladder Cancer

F Foroudi, D Pham, M Bressel, N Hardcastle, S Gill, T Kron

Journal article  |  2014  |  Clinical Oncology

A Review of Kidney Motion Under Free, Deep and Forced-shallow Breathing Conditions: Implications for Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy Treatment

D Pham, T Kron, F Foroudi, M Schneider, S Siva

Journal article  |  2014  |  Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment

Risk factors for radiotherapy incidents and impact of an online electronic reporting system

David W Chang, Lynn Cheetham, Luc te Marvelde, Mathias Bressel, Tomas Kron, Suki Gill, Keen Hun Tai, David Ball, William Rose, Linas Silva, Farshad Foroudi

Journal article  |  2014  |  Radiotherapy and Oncology

Differential F-18-FDG and F-18-FLT Uptake on Serial PET/CT Imaging Before and During Definitive Chemoradiation for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Sarah J Everitt, David L Ball, Rodney J Hicks, Jason Callahan, Nikki Plumridge, Marnie Collins, Alan Herschtal, David Binns, Tomas Kron, Michal Schneider, Michael MacManus

Journal article  |  2014  |  Journal of Nuclear Medicine

A prospective investigation into the clinical impact of 4D-PET/CT in the characterisation of solitary pulmonary nodules

Jason Callahan, Tomas Kron, Michal E Schneider, Rodney J Hicks

Journal article  |  2014  |  Cancer Imaging

Radiation therapy quality assurance in clinical trials - Global harmonisation group

Christos Melidis, Walter R Bosch, Joanna Izewska, Elena Fidarova, Eduardo Zubizarreta, Satoshi Ishikura, David Followill, James Galvin, Ying Xiao, Martin A Ebert, Tomas Kron, Catharine H Clark, Elizabeth A Miles, Edwin GA Aird, Damien C Weber, Kenneth Ulin, Dirk Verellen, Coen W Hurkmans

Journal article  |  2014  |  Radiotherapy and Oncology

Angular dependence of the response of the nanoDot OSLD system for measurements at depth in clinical megavoltage beams

Joerg Lehmann, Leon Dunn, Jessica E Lye, John W Kenny, Andrew DC Alves, Andrew Cole, Andre Asena, Tomas Kron, Ivan M Williams

Journal article  |  2014  |  Medical Physics

The outcome of a multi-centre feasibility study of online adaptive radiotherapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer TROG 10.01 BOLART

Farshad Foroudi, Daniel Pham, Aldo Rolfo, Mathias Bressel, Colin I Tang, Alex Tan, Sandra Turner, George Hruby, Stephen Williams, Dickon Hayne, Margot Lehman, Marketa Skala, Chakiath C Jose, Kumar Gogna, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2014  |  Radiotherapy and Oncology

Vacuum immobilisation reduces tumour excursion and minimises intrafraction error in a cohort study of stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy for pulmonary metastases

Shankar Siva, Tomas Devereux, Tomas Kron, Suki Gill, Michael MacManus, Mathias Bressel, Brent Chesson, Jason Callahan, Daniel Pham, Rodney Hicks, Farshad Foroudi, David Ball

Journal article  |  2014  |  JOURNAL OF MEDICAL IMAGING AND RADIATION ONCOLOGY

A randomised study of a diet intervention to maintain consistent rectal volume for patients receiving radical radiotherapy to the prostate

Richard W Oates, Michal E Schneider, Michael Lim Joon, Narele J Mcphee, Daryl K Jones, Farshad Foroudi, Marnie Collins, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2014  |  Acta Oncologica

Getting tissue out of harm's way

CJ Hornby, T Kron, E Muir, A Wirth

Journal article  |  2014  |  Annals of Oncology

Remote auditing of radiotherapy facilities using optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters

Jessica Lye, Leon Dunn, John Kenny, Joerg Lehmann, Tomas Kron, Chris Oliver, Duncan Butler, Andrew Alves, Peter Johnston, Rick Franich, Ivan Williams

Journal article  |  2014  |  Medical Physics

Results of patient specific quality assurance for patients undergoing stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for lung lesions

Nicholas Hardcastle, Natalie Clements, Brent Chesson, Yolanda Aarons, Jim Cramb, Shankar Siva, Derrick M Wanigaratne, David Ball, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2014  |  Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine

A collimated detection system for assessing leakage dose from medical linear accelerators at the patient plane

P Lonski, ML Taylor, RD Franich, T Kron

Journal article  |  2014  |  Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine

A study on planning organ at risk volume for the rectum using cone beam computed tomography in the treatment of prostate cancer

Ramachandran Prabhakar, Richard Oates, Daryl Jones, Tomas Kron, Jim Cramb, Farshad Foroudi, Moshi Geso, Suki Gill

Journal article  |  2014  |  Medical Dosimetry

Conventional margins not sufficient for post-prostatectomy prostate bed coverage: An analysis of 477 cone-beam computed tomography scans

Suki Gill, Rajesh Isiah, Rohan Adams, Kim Dang, Shankar Siva, Keen Hun Tai, Tomas Kron, Farshad Foroudi

Journal article  |  2014  |  Radiotherapy and Oncology

High-resolution imaging of pulmonary ventilation and perfusion with Ga-68-VQ respiratory gated (4-D) PET/CT

Jason Callahan, Michael S Hofman, Shankar Siva, Tomas Kron, Michal E Schneider, David Binns, Peter Eu, Rodney J Hicks

Journal article  |  2014  |  European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

In vivo verification of radiation dose delivered to healthy tissue during radiotherapy for breast cancer

P Lonski, ML Taylor, W Hackworth, A Phipps, RD Franich, T Kron

Journal article  |  2014  |  Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Fast cine-magnetic resonance imaging point tracking for prostate cancer radiation therapy planning

J Dowling, K Dang, Chris D Fox, S Chandra, Suki Gill, T Kron, D Pham, F Foroudi

Journal article  |  2014  |  Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Preface

A Haworth, T Kron

Journal article  |  2014  |  Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Evaluation of dosimetric misrepresentations from 3D conventional planning of liver SBRT using 4D deformable dose integration

Unjin A Yeo, Michael L Taylor, Jeremy R Supple, Shankar Siva, Tomas Kron, Daniel Pham, Rick D Franich

Journal article  |  2014  |  Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Can We Predict Plan Quality for External Beam Partial Breast Irradiation: Results of a Multicenter Feasibility Study (Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group Study 06.02)

Tomas Kron, David Willis, Emma Link, Margot Lehman, Gillian Campbell, Peter O'Brien, Boon Chua

Journal article  |  2013  |  International Journal of Radiation: Oncology - Biology - Physics

An automated voxelized dosimetry tool for radionuclide therapy based on serial quantitative SPECT/CT imaging

Price A Jackson, Jean-Mathieu Beauregard, Michael S Hofman, Tomas Kron, Annette Hogg, Rodney J Hicks

Journal article  |  2013  |  Medical Physics

An analysis of respiratory induced kidney motion on four-dimensional computed tomography and its implications for stereotactic kidney radiotherapy

Shankar Siva, Daniel Pham, Suki Gill, Mathias Bressel, Kim Dang, Thomas Devereux, Tomas Kron, Farshad Foroudi

Journal article  |  2013  |  Radiation Oncology

The dosimetric impact of supraclavicular nodal irradiation on the thyroid gland in patients with breast cancer.

Kim Ann Ung, Maria Portillo, Brigid Moran, Tomas Kron, Brooke Sawyer, Alan Herschtal, Boon H Chua

Journal article  |  2013  |  Practical Radiation Oncology

PURPOSE: The thyroid is not routinely considered an organ at risk in supraclavicular (SC) nodal radiation therapy (RT) for breast ..

Performance of 12 DIR algorithms in low-contrast regions for mass and density conserving deformation

UJ Yeo, JR Supple, ML Taylor, R Smith, T Kron, RD Franich

Journal article  |  2013  |  Medical Physics

The utility of e-Learning to support training for a multicentre bladder online adaptive radiotherapy trial (TROG 10.01-BOLART)

Farshad Foroudi, Pham Daniel, Mathias Bressel, David Tongs, Aldo Rolfo, Colin Styles, Suki Gill, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2013  |  Radiotherapy and Oncology

Effect of different breathing patterns in the same patient on stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy dosimetry for primary renal cell carcinoma: A case study

Daniel Pham, Tomas Kron, Farshad Foroudi, Shankar Siva

Journal article  |  2013  |  Medical Dosimetry

Australasian brachytherapy audit: Results of the "end-to-end' dosimetry pilot study

Annette Haworth, Lisa Wilfert, Duncan Butler, Martin A Ebert, Stephen Todd, Joseph Bucci, Gillian M Duchesne, David Joseph, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Validation of a 4D-PET Maximum Intensity Projection for Delineation of an Internal Target Volume

Jason Callahan, Tomas Kron, Michal Schneider-Kolsky, Leon Dunn, Mick Thompson, Shankar Siva, Yolanda Aarons, David Binns, Rodney J Hicks

Journal article  |  2013  |  International Journal of Radiation: Oncology - Biology - Physics

The role of medical physicists in clinical trials: More than quality assurance.

Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Medical Physics

Results from a multicenter prostate IMRT dosimetry intercomparison for an OCOG-TROG clinical trial

B Healy, J Frantzis, R Murry, J Martin, A Plank, M Middleton, C Catton, T Kron

Journal article  |  2013  |  Medical Physics

Intrafraction Bladder Motion in Radiation Therapy Estimated From Pretreatment and Posttreatment Volumetric Imaging

Farshad Foroudi, Daniel Pham, Mathias Bressel, Suki Gill, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2013  |  International Journal of Radiation: Oncology - Biology - Physics

Late toxicity and biochemical control in with and without dose escalated image 554 prostate cancer patients treated guided radiotherapy

David Kok, Suki Gill, Mathias Bressel, Keelan Byrne, Tomas Kron, Chris Fox, Gillian Duchesne, Keen Hun Tai, Farshad Foroudi

Journal article  |  2013  |  Radiotherapy and Oncology

Plan of the day selection for online image-guided adaptive post-prostatectomy radiotherapy

Suki Gill, Daniel Pham, Kim Dang, Mathias Bressel, Tomas Kron, Shankar Siva, Phillip K Tran, Keen Hun Tai, Farshad Foroudi

Journal article  |  2013  |  Radiotherapy and Oncology

Introduction of online adaptive radiotherapy for bladder cancer through a multicentre clinical trial (Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group 10.01): Lessons learned.

Daniel Pham, Paul Roxby, Tomas Kron, Aldo Rolfo, Farshad Foroudi

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Medical Physics

Online adaptive radiotherapy for bladder cancer is a novel radiotherapy technique that was found feasible in a pilot study at a si..

Commissioning of optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters for use in radiotherapy

Leon Dunn, Jessica Lye, John Kenny, Joerg Lehmann, Ivan Williams, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2013  |  Radiation Measurements

Recording a patient diet over the radical course of radiotherapy for prostate cancer using a diet diary: A feasibility study

R Oates, N McPhee, M Lim Joon, M Schneider-Kolsky, T Kron

Journal article  |  2013  |  Radiotherapy and Oncology

AbstractAims: To obtain an estimate of dietary fibre and fluid intake in Australian men undergoing prostate radiotherapy and to es..

The impact of time between staging PET/CT and definitive chemo-radiation on target volumes and survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer

Sarah Everitt, Nikki Plumridge, Alan Herschtal, Mathias Bressel, David Ball, Jason Callahan, Tomas Kron, Michal Schneider-Kolsky, David Binns, Rodney J Hicks, Michael Mac Manus

Journal article  |  2013  |  Radiotherapy and Oncology

The effect of irregular breathing patterns on internal target volumes in four-dimensional CT and cone-beam CT images in the context of stereotactic lung radiotherapy

N Clements, T Kron, R Franich, L Dunn, P Roxby, Y Aarons, B Chesson, S Siva, D Duplan, D Ball

Journal article  |  2013  |  Medical Physics

Calculating geometrical margins for hypofractionated radiotherapy

A Herschtal, F Foroudi, L Silva, S Gill, T Kron

Journal article  |  2013  |  Physics in Medicine and Biology

Deformable gel dosimetry I: application to external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy

UJ Yeo, ML Taylor, JR Supple, RL Smith, T Kron, RD Franich

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Deformable gel dosimetry II: experimental validation of DIR-based dose-warping

UJ Yeo, ML Taylor, JR Supple, RL Smith, T Kron, RD Franich

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Physics: Conference Series

Dosimetry for audit and clinical trials: challenges and requirements

T Kron, A Haworth, I Williams

Conference Proceedings  |  2013  |  Journal of Physics - Conference Series

Potential dosimetric benefit of dose-warping based 4D planning compared to conventional 3D planning in liver stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)

UJ Yeo, ML Taylor, T Kron, D Pham, S Siva, RD Franich

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Physics - Conference Series

Comparison of TLD calibration methods for Ir-192 dosimetry

Annette Haworth, Duncan J Butler, Lisa Wilfert, Martin A Ebert, Stephen P Todd, Anna JM Hayton, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

Small field dosimetry

T Kron, Michael Taylor, David Thwaites

Book Chapter  |  2013

Comment on "It is not appropriate to 'deform' dose along with deformable image registration in adaptive radiotherapy" [Med. Phys. 39, 6531-6533 (2012)]

ML Taylor, UJ Yeo, T Kron, J Supple, S Siva, D Pham, RD Franich

Journal article  |  2013  |  Medical Physics

Bladder Cancer Radiotherapy Margins: A Comparison of Daily Alignment using Skin, Bone or Soft Tissue

F Foroudi, D Pham, M Bressel, J Wong, A Rolfo, P Roxby, T Kron

Journal article  |  2012  |  Clinical Oncology

Adaptive radiotherapy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer: Optimisation of plan sizes

Arman Kuyumcian, Daniel Pham, Jessica M Thomas, Alastair Law, David Willis, Tomas Kron, Farshad Foroudi

Journal article  |  2012  |  Radiation Oncology

The Australian Clinical Dosimetry Service: a commentary on the first 18 months

Ivan Williams, John Kenny, Jessica Lye, Joerg Lehmann, Leon Dunn, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2012  |  Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Assessment of leakage doses around the treatment heads of different linear accelerators

P Lonski, ML Taylor, RD Franich, P Harty, T Kron

Journal article  |  2012  |  Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Small field segments surrounded by large areas only shielded by a multileaf collimator: Comparison of experiments and dose calculation

T Kron, A Clivio, E Vanetti, G Nicolini, J Cramb, P Lonski, L Cozzi, A Fogliata

Journal article  |  2012  |  Medical Physics

Cancer risk after medical exposure to radioactive iodine in benign thyroid diseases: a meta-analysis

Trung Hieu Trinh, Anthony W Russell, Ross Cuneo, Justin Clark, Tomas Kron, Per Hall, Suhail AR Doi

Journal article  |  2012  |  Endocrine - Related Cancer

Cost Minimisation Analysis: Kilovoltage Imaging with Automated Repositioning Versus Electronic Portal Imaging in Image-guided Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer

S Gill, S Younie, A Rolfo, J Thomas, S Siva, C Fox, T Kron, D Phillips, KH Tai, F Foroudi

Journal article  |  2012  |  Clinical Oncology

A phantom for verification of dwell position and time of a high dose rate brachytherapy source

M Madebo, J Pillainayagam, T Kron, R Franich

Journal article  |  2012  |  Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

A phantom for testing of 4D-CT for radiotherapy of small lesions

L Dunn, T Kron, ML Taylor, J Callahan, RD Franich

Journal article  |  2012  |  Medical Physics

Seminal vesicle interfraction displacement and margins in image guided radiotherapy for prostate cancer

Daisy Mak, Suki Gill, Roxby Paul, Alison Stillie, Annette Haworth, Tomas Kron, Jim Cramb, Kellie Knight, Jessica Thomas, Gillian Duchesne, Farshad Foroudi

Journal article  |  2012  |  Radiation Oncology

Is it sensible to "deform" dose? 3D experimental validation of dose-warping

UJ Yeo, ML Taylor, JR Supple, RL Smith, L Dunn, T Kron, RD Franich

Journal article  |  2012  |  Medical Physics

A dosimetric comparison of 3D conformal vs intensity modulated vs volumetric arc radiation therapy for muscle invasive bladder cancer

Farshad Foroudi, Lesley Wilson, Mathias Bressel, Annette Haworth, Colin Hornby, Daniel Pham, Jim Cramb, Suki Gill, Keen Hun Tai, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2012  |  Radiation Oncology

New developments in image guidance for radiotherapy

T Kron

Journal article  |  2012  |  Cancer Forum

Credentialing of radiotherapy centres for a clinical trial of adaptive radiotherapy for bladder cancer (TROG 10.01)

Tomas Kron, Daniel Pham, Paul Roxby, Aldo Rolfo, Farshad Foroudi

Journal article  |  2012  |  Radiotherapy and Oncology

Implementation of a lung radiosurgery program: Technical considerations and quality assurance in an Australian institution

Shankar Siva, Brent Chesson, Yolanda Aarons, Natalie Clements, Tomas Kron, Michael MacManus, David Ball

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Finding the optimal statistical model to describe target motion during radiotherapy delivery-a Bayesian approach

A Herschtal, F Foroudi, PB Greer, TN Eade, BR Hindson, T Kron

Journal article  |  2012  |  Physics in Medicine and Biology

Medical physics aspects of cancer care in the Asia Pacific region: 2011 survey results.

T Kron, Ha Azhari, Eo Voon, Ky Cheung, P Ravindran, D Soejoko, K Inamura, Y Han, Nm Ung, L Bold, Um Win, R Srivastava, J Meyer, S Farrukh, L Rodriguez, M Kuo, Jcl Lee, A Kumara, Cc Lee, A Krisanachinda, et al.

Journal article  |  2012  |  Biomedical Imaging and Intervention Journal

BACKGROUND: Medical physicists are essential members of the radiation oncology team. Given the increasing complexity of radiothera..

A novel methodology for 3D deformable dosimetry

UJ Yeo, ML Taylor, L Dunn, T Kron, RL Smith, RD Franich

Journal article  |  2012  |  Medical Physics

Optimising the dosimetric quality and efficiency of post-prostatectomy radiotherapy: A planning study comparing the performance of volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) with an optimised seven-field intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) technique

Brandon T Nguyen, Colin Hornby, Tomas Kron, Jim Cramb, Aldo Rolfo, Pham Daniel, Annette Haworth, Keen-Hun Tai, Farshad Foroudi

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

A programmable motion phantom for quality assurance of motion management in radiotherapy

L Dunn, T Kron, PN Johnston, LN McDermott, ML Taylor, J Callahan, RD Franich

Journal article  |  2012  |  Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Determination of peripheral underdosage at the lung-tumor interface using Monte Carlo radiation transport calculations

Michael Taylor, Leon Dunn, Tomas Kron, Felicity Height, Rick Franich

Journal article  |  2012  |  Medical Dosimetry

Impact of MLC leaf width on the quality of the dose distribution in partial breast irradiation

Felicity J Height, Tomas Kron, David Willis, Boon H Chua

Journal article  |  2012  |  Medical Dosimetry

Electronic portal imaging vs kilovoltage imaging in fiducial marker image-guided radiotherapy for prostate cancer: an analysis of set-up uncertainties

S Gill, J Thomas, C Fox, T Kron, A Thompson, S Chander, S Williams, KH Tai, G Duchesne, F Foroudi

Journal article  |  2012  |  British Journal of Radiology

BENCHMARKING DOSIMETRIC QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF PROSTATE INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY

Sashendra Senthi, Suki S Gill, Annette Haworth, Tomas Kron, Jim Cramb, Aldo Rolfo, Jessica Thomas, Gillian M Duchesne, Christopher H Hamilton, Daryl Lim Joon, Patrick Bowden, Farshad Foroudi

Journal article  |  2012  |  International Journal of Radiation: Oncology - Biology - Physics

The influence of field size on stopping-power ratios in- and out-of-field: quantitative data for the BrainLAB m3 micro-multileaf collimator

ML Taylor, T Kairn, T Kron, L Dunn, PN Johnston, RD Franich

Journal article  |  2012  |  Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

The clinical significance and management of lesion motion due to respiration during PET/CT scanning

Jason Callahan, Tomas Kron, Michal Schneider-Kolsky, Rodney J Hicks

Journal article  |  2011  |  Cancer Imaging

Motion effects on SUV and lesion volume in 3D and 4D PET scanning

J Callahan, D Binns, L Dunn, T Kron

Journal article  |  2011  |  Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF IMAGE-GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY QUALITY ASSURANCE IN THE TRANS TASMAN RADIATION ONCOLOGY GROUP 08.01 PROFIT STUDY

Mark Middleton, Jim Frantzis, Brendan Healy, Mark Jones, Rebecca Murry, Tomas Kron, Ashley Plank, Charles Catton, Jarad Martin

Journal article  |  2011  |  International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics

Radiochromic film for individual patient QA in extracranial stereotactic lung radiotherapy

T Kron, N Clements, Y Aarons, L Dunn, B Chesson, J Miller, K Roozen, D Ball

Journal article  |  2011  |  Radiation Measurements

The 16th Solid State Dosimetry Conference (SSD16)

Anatoly Rosenfeld, Tomas Kron, Francesco d'Errico

Journal article  |  2011  |  Radiation Measurements

A feasibility study of using couch-based real time dosimetric device in external beam radiotherapy

Ramachandran Prabhakar, Jim Cramb, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2011  |  Medical Physics

Interfraction patient motion and implant displacement in prostate high dose rate brachytherapy

CD Fox, T Kron, M Leahy, G Duchesne, S Williams, KH Tai, A Haworth, A Herschtal, F Foroudi

Journal article  |  2011  |  Medical Physics

ONLINE ADAPTIVE RADIOTHERAPY FOR MUSCLE-INVASIVE BLADDER CANCER: RESULTS OF A PILOT STUDY

Farshad Foroudi, Jacky Wong, Tomas Kron, Aldo Rolfo, Annetre Haworth, Paul Roxby, Jessica Thomas, A Herschtal, Daniel Pham, Scott Williams, Keen Hun Tai, Gillian Duchesne

Journal article  |  2011  |  International Journal of Radiation: Oncology - Biology - Physics

Comparison of Radiotherapy Treatment Plans for Left-sided Breast Cancer Patients based on Three- and Four-dimensional Computed Tomography Imaging

C Bedi, T Kron, D Willis, P Hubbard, A Milner, B Chua

Journal article  |  2011  |  Clinical Oncology

Acute toxicity in prostate cancer patients treated with and without image-guided radiotherapy

Suki Gill, Jessica Thomas, Chris Fox, Tomas Kron, Aldo Rolfo, Mary Leahy, Sarat Chander, Scott Williams, Keen Hun Tai, Gillian M Duchesne, Farshad Foroudi

Journal article  |  2011  |  Radiation Oncology

Design, manufacture, and evaluation of an anthropomorphic pelvic phantom purpose-built for radiotherapy dosimetric intercomparison

KM Harrison, MA Ebert, T Kron, SJ Howlett, D Cornes, CS Hamilton, JW Denham

Journal article  |  2011  |  Medical Physics

Dosimetric intercomparison for multicenter clinical trials using a patient-based anatomic pelvic phantom

MA Ebert, KM Harrison, SJ Howlett, D Cornes, M Bulsara, CS Hamilton, T Kron, DJ Joseph, JW Denham

Journal article  |  2011  |  Medical Physics

In Pursuit of Individualised Margins for Prostate Cancer Patients Undergoing Image-guided Radiotherapy: The Effect of Body Mass Index on Intrafraction Prostate Motion

AL Thompson, S Gill, J Thomas, T Kron, C Fox, A Herschtal, KH Tai, F Foroudi

Journal article  |  2011  |  Clinical Oncology

REAL-TIME IN VIVO DOSIMETRY WITH MOSFET DETECTORS IN SERIAL TOMOTHERAPY FOR HEAD AND NECK CANCER PATIENTS

Zhen-Yu Qi, Xiao-Wu Deng, Shao-Min Huang, Almon Shiu, Michael Lerch, Peter Metcalfe, Anatoly Rosenfeld, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2011  |  International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics

Evaluation of EBT radiochromic film using a multiple exposure technique

Karl Roozen, Tomas Kron, Annette Haworth, Rick Franich

Journal article  |  2011  |  Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

INTERFRACTION PROSTATE ROTATION DETERMINED FROM IN-ROOM COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGES

Rebecca Owen, Tomas Kron, Farshad Foroudi, Alvin Milner, Jennifer Cox, Gillian Duchesne

Journal article  |  2011  |  Medical Dosimetry

Image guidance in the radiotherapy treatment room: Can ten years of rapid development prepare us for the future?

T Kron

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice

Development of a dosimetry inter-comparison for IMRT as part of site credentialing for a TROG multi-centre clinical trial for prostate cancer

B Healy, J Frantzis, R Murry, J Martin, M Middleton, C Catton, T Kron

Journal article  |  2011  |  Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine

AN OPTIMIZED ONLINE VERIFICATION IMAGING PROCEDURE FOR EXTERNAL BEAM PARTIAL BREAST IRRADIATION

David J Willis, Tomas Kron, Boon Chua

Journal article  |  2011  |  Medical Dosimetry

Does inverse-planned intensity-modulated radiation therapy have a role in the treatment of patients with left-sided breast cancer?

Alison L Stillie, Tomas Kron, Alan Herschtal, Colin Hornby, Jim Cramb, Kelly Sullivan, Boon Chua

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

A contemporary review of stereotactic radiotherapy: Inherent dosimetric complexities and the potential for detriment

Michael L Taylor, Tomas Kron, Rick D Franich

Journal article  |  2011  |  Acta Oncologica

Consideration of the radiation dose delivered away from the treatment field to patients in radiotherapy.

Michael L Taylor, Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Medical Physics

Radiation delivery to cancer patients for radiotherapy is invariably accompanied by unwanted radiation to other parts of the patie..

ASSESSMENT OF OUT-OF-FIELD DOSES IN RADIOTHERAPY OF BRAIN LESIONS IN CHILDREN

Michael L Taylor, Tomas Kron, Rick D Franich

Journal article  |  2011  |  International Journal of Radiation: Oncology - Biology - Physics

Automatic tumour volume delineation in respiratory-gated PET images

Jayavardhana Gubbi, Aparna Kanakatte, Tomas Kron, David Binns, Bala Srinivasan, Nallasamy Mani, Marimuthu Palaniswami

Journal article  |  2011  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Medical Radiation Dosimetry: Concepts and Needs

Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2011  |  AIP Conference Proceedings

Adaptive radiotherapy for bladder cancer reduces integral dose despite daily volumetric imaging

Tomas Kron, Jacky Wong, Aldo Rolfo, Daniel Pharn, Jim Cramb, Farshad Foroudi

Journal article  |  2010  |  Radiotherapy and Oncology

Feasibility study of multi-pass respiratory-gated helical tomotherapy of a moving target via binary MLC closure

Bryan Kim, Jeff Chen, Tomas Kron, Jerry Battista

Journal article  |  2010  |  Physics in Medicine and Biology

High Rates of Tumor Growth and Disease Progression Detected on Serial Pretreatment Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography Scans in Radical Radiotherapy Candidates With Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer

Sarah Everitt, Alan Herschtal, Jason Callahan, Nikki Plumridge, David Ball, Tomas Kron, Michal Schneider-Kolsky, David Binns, Rodney J Hicks, Michael MacManus

Journal article  |  2010  |  Cancer

Variations in cone beam CT numbers as a function of patient size: In vivo demonstration in bladder cancer patients

Ajit Mullen, Tomas Kron, Jessica Thomas, Farshad Foroudi

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

A COMPARISON OF IN-ROOM COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY OPTIONS FOR DETECTION OF FIDUCIAL MARKERS IN PROSTATE CANCER RADIOTHERAPY

Rebecca Owen, Farshad Foroudi, Tomas Kron, Alvin Milner, Jennifer Cox, Jim Cramb, Li Zhu, Gillian Duchesne

Journal article  |  2010  |  International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics

Thermoluminescence dosimetry for skin dose assessment during intraoperative radiotherapy for early breast cancer

P Fogg, KR Das, T Kron, C Fox, B Chua, J Hagekyriakou

Journal article  |  2010  |  Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Intra-fraction prostate displacement in radiotherapy estimated from pre- and post-treatment imaging of patients with implanted fiducial markers

Tomas Kron, Jessica Thomas, Chris Fox, Ann Thompson, Rebecca Owen, Alan Herschtal, Annette Haworth, Keen-Hun Tai, Farshad Foroudi

Journal article  |  2010  |  Radiotherapy and Oncology

Extraction of data for margin calculations in prostate radiotherapy from a commercial record and verify system

C Fox, R Fisher, T Kron, KH Tai, A Thompson, R Owen, F Foroudi

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Study of X-ray field junction dose using an a-Si electronic portal imaging device

Mebratu Madebo, A Perkins, C Fox, P Johnston, T Kron

Journal article  |  2010  |  Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Stereotactic fields shaped with a micro-multileaf collimator: systematic characterization of peripheral dose

ML Taylor, LN McDermott, PN Johnston, M Haynes, T Ackerly, T Kron, RD Franich

Journal article  |  2010  |  Physics in Medicine and Biology

Development and evaluation of a training program for therapeutic radiographers as a basis for online adaptive radiation therapy for bladder carcinoma

F Foroudi, J Wong, T Kron, P Roxby, A Haworth, A Bailey, A Rolfo, A Paneghel, C Styles, M Laferlita, KH Tai, S Williams, G Duchesne

Journal article  |  2010  |  Radiography

Overview of credentialing and certification

T Kron, KH Ng

Book Chapter  |  2010

Megavoltage versus kilovoltage image guidance for efficiency and accuracy in head and neck IMRT

D Willis, C Fox, A Haworth, A Rolfo, A Herschtal, T Kron

Journal article  |  2009  |  Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice

AbstractAccurate patient positioning is vitally important in intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for head and neck (H&N) ..

ONLINE KIDNEY POSITION VERIFICATION USING NON-CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHS ON A LINEAR ACCELERATOR WITH ON BOARD KV X-RAY IMAGING CAPABILITY

David J Willis, Tomas Kron, Patricia Hubbard, Annetie Haworth, Greg Wheeler, Gillian M Duchesne

Journal article  |  2009  |  Medical Dosimetry

Rectal Filling at Planning Does Not Predict Stability of the Prostate Gland during a Course of Radical Radiotherapy if Patients with Large Rectal Filling are Re-imaged

AL Stillie, T Kron, C Fox, A Herschtal, A Haworth, A Thompson, R Owen, KH Tai, G Duchesne, F Foroudi

Journal article  |  2009  |  Clinical Oncology

Obtaining information on intra-fraction prostate displacement in radiotherapy determined from pre- and post-treatment kV imaging

T Kron, J Thomas, C Fox, A Thompson, R Owen, A Herschtal, A Haworth, KH Tai, F Foroudi

Conference Proceedings  |  2009  |  IFMBE Proceedings

IMAGING CELLULAR PROLIFERATION DURING CHEMO-RADIOTHERAPY: A PILOT STUDY OF SERIAL F-18-FLT POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY/COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING FOR NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG CANCER

Sarah Everitt, Rodney J Hicks, David Ball, Tomas Kron, Michal Schneider-Kolsky, Tania Walter, David Binns, Michael Mac Manus

Journal article  |  2009  |  International Journal of Radiation: Oncology - Biology - Physics

Motion-induced dose artifacts in helical tomotherapy

Bryan Kim, Jeff Chen, Tomas Kron, Jerry Battista

Journal article  |  2009  |  Physics in Medicine and Biology

Geographic miss in radiation oncology: Have we missed the boat?

S Everitt, T Kron, T Leong, M Schneider-Kolsky, M Mac Manus

Journal article  |  2009  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Simple methods to reduce patient dose in a Varian cone beam CT system for delivery verification in pelvic radiotherapy

P Roxby, T Kron, F Foroudi, A Haworth, C Fox, A Mullen, J Cramb

Journal article  |  2009  |  The British Journal of Radiology

Survey of Radiation Oncology Centres in Australia: Report of the Radiation Oncology Treatment Quality Program

M Kolybaba, T Kron, J Harris, P O'Brien, L Kenny

Journal article  |  2009  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Centre credentialing for Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group trial 06.02: multicentre feasibility study of accelerated partial breast irradiation

T Kron, D Willis, F Bignell, J Martland, S Donnell, S May, BH Chua

Journal article  |  2009  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

COMPARISON OF CT ON RAILS WITH ELECTRONIC PORTAL IMAGING FOR POSITIONING OF PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS WITH IMPLANTED FIDUCIAL MARKERS

Rebecca Owen, Tomas Kron, Farshad Foroudi, Alvin Milner, Jennifer Cox, Gillian Duchesne, Laurence Cleeve, Li Zhu, Jim Cramb, Laura Sparks, Marcus Laferlita

Journal article  |  2009  |  International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics

A spreadsheet to determine the volume ratio for target and breast in partial breast irradiation

T Kron, D Willis, J Miller, P Hubbard, M Oliver, B Chua

Journal article  |  2009  |  Australasian Physics & Engineering Sciences in Medicine

An in vivo investigative protocol for HDR prostate brachytherapy using urethral and rectal thermoluminescence dosimetry

Warren Toye, Ram Das, Tomas Kron, Rick Franich, Peter Johnston, Gillian Duchesne

Journal article  |  2009  |  Radiotherapy and Oncology

Offline adaptive radiotherapy for bladder cancer using cone beam computed tomography

F Foroudi, J Wong, A Haworth, A Baille, J McAlpine, A Rolfo, T Kron, P Roxby, A Paneghel, S Williams, G Duchesne, KH Tai

Journal article  |  2009  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Verification of target position in the post-prostatectomy cancer patient using cone beam CT

A Haworth, A Paneghel, A Herschtal, G Duchesne, S Williams, KH Tai, T Kron, P Roxby, S Soteriou, M Laferlita, F Foroudi

Journal article  |  2009  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

The ACPSEM president’s address 2009

Tomas Kron

Journal article  |  2009  |  Australasian Physics & Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Response to 'Comments on 'Ionization chamber volume determination and quality assurance using micro-CT imaging''

Andrea L McNiven, Joseph Umoh, Tomas Kron, David W Holdsworth, Jerry J Battista

Journal article  |  2009  |  Physics in Medicine and Biology

Radiotherapy margin design with particular consideration of high curvature CTVs

Alan Herschtal, Tomas Kron, Chris Fox

Journal article  |  2009  |  Medical Physics

Comprehensive Australasian multicentre dosimetric intercomparison: Issues, logistics and recommendations

MA Ebert, KM Harrison, D Cornes, SJ Howlett, DJ Joseph, T Kron, CS Hamilton, JW Denham

Journal article  |  2009  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

Delineation of Region of Interest Volume in Cardiac Gated PET Images

J Gubbi, M Palaniswami, K Tomas, D Binns, M Griffiths

Conference Proceedings  |  2009  |  Proceedings of the Computers in Cardiology 2009 Conference

Ionization chamber volume determination and quality assurance using micro-CT imaging

Andrea L McNiven, Joseph Umoh, Tomas Kron, David W Holdsworth, Jerry J Battista

Journal article  |  2008  |  Physics in Medicine and Biology

A randomized crossover study evaluating two immobilization devices for prostate cancer treatment

T Sexton, G Rodrigues, G Bauman, J Harriman-Duke, T Kron, S Yartsev

Journal article  |  2008  |  Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice

AbstractPurpose: To compare the Combifix® immobilization device with a conventional double-leg cushion in terms of patient comfort..

The detectability and localization accuracy of implanted fiducial markers determined on in-room computerized tomography (CT) and electronic portal images (EPI)

Rebecca Owen, Tomas Kron, Farshad Foroudi, Jennifer Cox, Li Zhu, Jim Cramb, Laura Sparks, Gillian Duchesne

Journal article  |  2008  |  Medical Dosimetry