Mark Tacey

Victoria (Australia) radiotherapy response to working through the first and second wave of COVID-19: Strategies and staffing

Kym Rykers, Mark Tacey, Jack Bowes, Kerryn Brown, Eva Yuen, Carlene Wilson, Richard Khor, Farshad Foroudi

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic demanded a rapid response within Radiation Oncology services to minimise the risk of infection..

A phantom study to contrast and compare polymer and gold fiducial markers in radiotherapy simulation imaging.

Daryl Lim Joon, Drew Smith, Mark Tacey, Michal Schneider, Benjamin Harris, Wee Loon Ong, Farshad Foroudi, Trish Jenkins, Morikatsu Wada, Michael Chao, Kym Rykers, Vincent Khoo

Journal article  |  2021  |  Scientific Reports

To assess visibility and artifact characteristics of polymer fiducials compared to standard gold fiducials for radiotherapy CT and..

Neoadjuvant radiotherapy for locally advanced and high-risk breast cancer

Phoebe Chidley, Farshad Foroudi, Mark Tacey, Richard Khor, Janice Yeh, Elaine Bevington, Anthony Hyett, Su Wen Loh, Grace Chew, James McCracken, Derek Neoh, Belinda Yeo, Caroline Baker, Sunil Jassal, Michael Law, Natalie Zantuck, Margaret Cokelek, Mario Guerrieri, Belinda Brown, David Stoney, et al.

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology

INTRODUCTION: Neoadjuvant radiotherapy (NART) as part of a multi-modality approach for locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) requi..

Trends in Conservative Management for Low-risk Prostate Cancer in a Population-based Cohort of Australian Men Diagnosed Between 2009 and 2016

Wee Loon Ong, Sue M Evans, Melanie Evans, Mark Tacey, Lachlan Dodds, Paul Kearns, Roger L Milne, Farshad Foroudi, Jeremy Millar

Journal article  |  2021  |  European Urology Oncology

Conservative management, specifically with active surveillance (AS), has emerged as the preferred approach for low-risk prostate c..

Volumetric arc therapy: A viable option for right-sided breast with comprehensive regional nodal irradiation in conjunction with deep inspiration breath hold.

Emily Holt, Amanda Mantel, Margaret Cokelek, Mark Tacey, Sunny Jassal, Michael Law, Natalie Zantuck, Charles Yong, Michael Cheng, Angela Viotto, Farshad Foroudi, Michael Chao

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences

PURPOSE: Deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) is an innovative technique routinely used for left-sided breast radiotherapy to signi..

Global coagulation assays in healthy controls: are there compensatory mechanisms within the coagulation system?

Hui Yin Lim, Brandon Lui, Mark Tacey, Carly Selan, Geoffrey Donnan, Louise M Burrell, Harshal Nandurkar, Prahlad Ho

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Global coagulation assays (GCAs) may provide a more comprehensive individual hemostatic profiling. We aim to evaluate GCAs (thromb..

Reduced Laparoscopic Intra-abdominal Pressure During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Its Effect on Post-operative Pain: a Double-Blinded Randomised Control Trial

Elliot Gin, Darren Lowen, Mark Tacey, Russell Hodgson

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic surgery is regarded as the gold standard for the surgical management of cholelithiasis. To improve post-o..

Exploratory models comparing ethiodized oil-glue and gold fiducials for bladder radiotherapy image-guidance.

Daryl Lim Joon, Alexandra Berlangieri, Benjamin Harris, Mark Tacey, Rachel O'Meara, Brent Pitt, Angela Viotto, Kerryn Brown, Michal Schneider, Nathan Lawrentschuk, Shomik Sengupta, Colleen Berry, Trish Jenkins, Michael Chao, Morikatsu Wada, Farshad Foroudi, Vincent Khoo

Journal article  |  2021  |  Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology

Background and purpose: Image-guidance with fiducials has been shown to improve pelvic radiotherapy outcome. However, bladder fidu..

Care to the end: a retrospective observational study of aged care facility residents transferred to hospital in the last day of life

Hannah Brownstein, Barbara Hayes, Amrita Simadri, Mark Tacey, Edwina Holbeach

Journal article  |  2021  |  Internal Medicine Journal

BACKGROUND: While transfer of aged care facility (ACF) residents to an acute hospital is sometimes necessary, for those at end of ..

Prophylactic Negative-pressure Dressings Reduce Wound Complications and Resource Burden After Emergency Laparotomies.

David S Liu, Chao Cheng, Rumana Islam, Mark Tacey, Ankur Sidhu, David Lam, Neil Strugnell

Journal article  |  2021  |  Journal of Surgical Research

BACKGROUND: Surgical site infection (SSI) and wound breakdown after emergency laparotomy are common. They incur significant patien..