Radiotherapy in Queensland: Pre-2000
The table below summarises the development of radiation oncology, particularly radiation oncology medical physics, in Queensland, prior to the year 2000. References Hoffman, KM, 1986. The History of the Queensland Cancer Trust and the Queensland Radium Institute. Morgan GW, 1996….
Metropolitan Vickers patient treatments
The number of courses delivered on Australia’s first clinical linear accelerator, a Metropolitan Vickers “Orthotron” Series I (LA1 at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital) between 1957 and 9/9/1983 is listed below; taken from personal communication. The number of patients…
RBWH research fellow position
The Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital is currently looking to employ 1 to 2 radiation therapy, medical physics or biomedical engineer research fellows for up to 3 years; to perform research and service development work on 3D printing and biofabrication applications…
Radium treatments of lesions
The following notes for the treatment of lesions using radium (beginning 1928 in Queensland) are taken from KM Hoffman’s The History of the Queensland Cancer Trust and the Queensland Radium Institute. Radium was most frequently used for surface lesions: Most…
Past RBWH treatment systems
The tables below list treatment units at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital prior to 2003; as transcribed from handwritten equipment records. Megavoltage treatment units Prior to 2003, these units were located in Block 8B (LA1 + LA2) and Block…
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