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Impact through versatility: Patterns of in vivo dosimetry utilization with TLD across a large multi-site radiotherapy department by Lonski, Peta, Kron, Tomas

“…The complexity of modern radiotherapy treatment pathways necessitate input from different professions to ensure treatment is delivered safely and as planned…”
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The effect of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) using flattening filter‐free beams on cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) in clinical situations by Aslian, Hossein, Kron, Tomas, Watts, Troy, Akalanli, Cagla, Hardcastle, Nicholas, Lonski, Peta, Montaseri, Atousa, Hay, Barry, Korte, James, Berk, Kemal, Longo, Francesco, Severgnini, Mara

“…Purpose This study focused on determining risks from stereotactic radiotherapy using flattening filter‐free (FFF) beams for patients with cardiac implantable…”
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Out-of-field dose in stereotactic radiotherapy for paediatric patients by Garrett, Lachlan, Hardcastle, Nicholas, Yeo, Adam, Lonski, Peta, Franich, Rick, Kron, Tomas

“…•Small field measurements were performed in a paediatric anthropomorphic phantom using thermoluminescence dosimetry.•The study confirmed the reduction of…”
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Assessment of leakage dose in vivo in patients undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer by Lonski, Peta, Kron, Tomas, Taylor, Michael, Phipps, Alicia, Franich, Rick, Chua, Boon

“…Accurate quantification of the relatively small radiation doses delivered to untargeted regions during breast irradiation in patients with breast cancer is of…”
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THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY (TLD) IN MEDICINE: FIVE ‘W’S AND ONE HOW by Kron, Tomas, Lonski, Peta, Yukihara, Eduardo G

“…Abstract Thermoluminescence dosimetry (TLD) has a long history of applications in medicine. However, despite its versatility and sensitivity its use is…”
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Development of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre/Varian Clinical School in Motion Management by Hardcastle, Nicholas, Wallace, Neil, Burton, Alex, Devereux, Thomas, Burns, Mark, Turner, Alan, Ungureanu, Elena, Lonski, Peta, Ali, Muhammad, Chu, Julie, Yeo, Adam

“…Active motion management (MM) allows more accurate radiotherapy delivery and is recommended when significant target motion (> 5mm) is anticipated. A 2020…”
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Additive manufacture of custom radiation dosimetry phantoms: An automated method compatible with commercial polymer 3D printers by Leary, Martin, Kron, Tomas, Keller, Cameron, Franich, Rick, Lonski, Peta, Subic, Aleksandar, Brandt, Milan

“…There exist significant opportunities for the improvement of radiation therapy procedures by the development of custom dosimetry phantoms for training, quality…”
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Assessment of lung doses in patients undergoing total body irradiation for haematological malignancies with and without lung shielding by Lonski, Peta, MacManus, Michael, Campbell, Belinda A, Wheeler, Greg, Ungureanu, Elena, Kron, Tomas

“…Total body irradiation (TBI) practices vary considerably amongst centres, and the risk of treatment related toxicities remains unclear. We report lung doses…”
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A technique for total skin electron therapy (TSET) of an anesthetized pediatric patient by Kron, Tomas, Donahoo, Grace, Lonski, Peta, Wheeler, Greg

“…Purpose Total skin electron therapy (TSET) is a technique to treat cutaneous lymphomas. While TSET is rarely required in pediatric patients, it poses…”
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Independent review of 4DCT scans used for SABR treatment planning by Antony, Rachitha, Lonski, Peta, Ungureanu, Elena, Hardcastle, Nicholas, Yeo, Adam, Siva, Shankar, Kron, Tomas

“…Four‐dimensional computerized tomography (4DCT) is required for stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) of mobile targets to account for tumor motion…”
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SEAFARER – A new concept for validating radiotherapy patient specific QA for clinical trials and clinical practice by Lehmann, Joerg, Hussein, Mohammad, Barry, Miriam A., Siva, Shankar, Moore, Alisha, Chu, Michael, Díez, Patricia, Eaton, David J., Harwood, Jeffrey, Lonski, Peta, Claridge Mackonis, Elizabeth, Meehan, Carole, Patel, Rushil, Ray, Xenia, Shaw, Maddison, Shepherd, Justin, Smyth, Gregory, Standen, Therese S., Subramanian, Brindha, Greer, Peter B., Clark, Catharine H.

“…•Patient specific quality assurance can miss clinically significant errors in SABR plan deliveries.•Remote auditing of the sensitivity of patient specific…”
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Contralateral breast dose with electronic compensators and conventional tangential fields – A clinical dosimetric study by Ramachandran, Prabhakar, Smith, Amanda, Hagekyriakou, Jim, Hughes, Jeremy, Lonski, Peta, Howard, Beth, Osbourne, Glen, Orr, Kylie, Kaur, Ravneet, Kron, Tomas

“…Dose to the contralateral breast (CLB) from radiotherapy treatment has the potential to induce secondary breast cancer. Electronic tissue compensation (eComp)…”
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Surface dose measurements in and out of field: Implications for breast radiotherapy with megavoltage photon beams by Lonski, Peta, Ramachandran, Prabhakar, Franich, Rick, Kron, Tomas

“…This study examines the difference in surface dose between flat and flattening filter free (FFF) photon beams in the context of breast radiotherapy. The…”
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Independent review of 4DCT scans used for SABR treatment planning by Antony, Rachitha, Lonski, Peta, Ungureanu, Elena, Hardcastle, Nicholas, Yeo, Adam, Siva, Shankar, Kron, Tomas

“…Four‐dimensional computerized tomography (4DCT) is required for stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy (SABR) of mobile targets to account for tumor motion…”
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The effect of stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) using flattening filter‐free beams on cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) in clinical situations by Aslian, Hossein, Kron, Tomas, Watts, Troy, Akalanli, Cagla, Hardcastle, Nicholas, Lonski, Peta, Montaseri, Atousa, Hay, Barry, Korte, James, Berk, Kemal, Longo, Francesco, Severgnini, Mara

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Activation of hip prostheses in high energy radiotherapy and resultant dose to nearby tissue by Keehan, Stephanie, Smith, Ryan L., Millar, Jeremy, Esser, Max, Taylor, Michael L., Lonski, Peta, Kron, Tomas, Franich, Rick D.

“…High energy radiotherapy can produce contaminant neutrons through the photonuclear effect. Patients receiving external beam radiation therapy to the pelvis may…”
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