Dr Scott Crowe
Adjunct Associate Professor
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Researcher biography
Scott manages the radiation oncology medical physics research portfolio at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, including the supervision of higher degree research students. He joined the Cancer Care Services team in 2015, following a post-doctoral research fellowship and is registered as a qualified medical physics specialist with the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine. He is the clinical lead of the Cancer Care Services program at the Herston Biofabrication Institute. His research interests include applications of 3D printing in oncology, the quantitative assessment of radiotherapy treatment quality and complexity, and radiation dosimetry.
Book Chapters
Kairn, Tanya, Crowe, Scott B. and Kron, Tomas (2023). Conclusions. 3D printing in radiation therapy. (pp. 12-1-12-2) edited by Tanya Kairn, Scott B. Crowe and Tomas Kron. Bristol, United Kingdom: IOP Publishing. doi: 10.1088/978-0-7503-3907-0ch12
Basaula, Deepak, Simpson-Page, Emily, Crowe, Scott B. and Kairn, Tanya (2023). Treatment verification. 3D printing in radiation therapy. (pp. 10-1-10-21) edited by Tanya Kairn, Scott B. Crowe and Tomas Kron. Bristol, United Kingdom: IOP Publishing. doi: 10.1088/978-0-7503-3907-0ch10
Simpson-Page, Emily, Basaula, Deepak and Crowe, Scott B. (2023). Quality management. 3D printing in radiation therapy. (pp. 7-1-7-18) edited by Tanya Kairn, Scott B. Crowe and Tomas Kron. Bristol, United Kingdom: IOP Publishing. doi: 10.1088/978-0-7503-3907-0ch7
Kairn, Tanya, Lehmann, Joerg, Crowe, Scott, Lye, Jessica E., Alvarez, Paola, Followill, David and Kron, Tomas (2018). Postal and clinical trial dosimetry. Radiochromic Film: Role and Applications in Radiation Dosimetry. (pp. 317-338) edited by Indra J. Das. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/b20964
Journal Articles
Kairn, T., Jessen, L., Bodnar, J., Charles, P. H. and Crowe, S.B. (2023). Lung radiotherapy verification with a 3D printed thorax phantom and an ionisation chamber array. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2630 (1) 012028, 012028. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/2630/1/012028
Wilks, R., Crowe, S.B., Chan, P., Cheuk, R. and Kairn, T. (2023). A 3D printed patient-specific vaginal mould for brachytherapy. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2630 (1) 012026, 012026. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/2630/1/012026
Crowe, Scott, Maxwell, Sarah, Brar, Harsimran, Yu, Liting and Kairn, Tanya (2023). Use of light-weight foaming polylactic acid as a lung-equivalent material in 3D printed phantoms. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 46 (4), 1811-1817. doi: 10.1007/s13246-023-01318-4
Yu, Liting, Baker, Anthony, Kairn, Tanya, Livingstone, Alexander, Trapp, Jamie and Crowe, Scott B (2023). A structure-based gamma evaluation method for identifying clinically relevant dose differences in organs at risk. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 46 (3), 1033-1041. doi: 10.1007/s13246-023-01270-3
How, Stephen, Banjade, Dilli, Crowe, Scott, Dillon, Greg and Skimmings, Andrew (2023). An anthropomorphic 3D printed inhomogeneity thorax phantom slab for SBRT commissioning and quality assurance. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 46 (2), 575-583. doi: 10.1007/s13246-023-01233-8
Cleland, Susannah, Crowe, Scott B., Chan, Philip, Chua, Benjamin, Dawes, Jodi, Kenny, Lizbeth, Lin, Charles Y., McDowall, William R., Obereigner, Elise, Poroa, Tania, Stewart, Kate and Kairn, Tanya (2022). Development of a customisable 3D-printed intra-oral stent for head-and-neck radiotherapy. Technical Innovations and Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, 23, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.tipsro.2022.06.001
Simpson-Page, Emily, Coogan, Paul, Kron, Tomas, Lowther, Nicholas, Murray, Rebecca, Noble, Christopher, Smith, Ian, Wilks, Rachael and Crowe, Scott B. (2022). Webinar and survey on quality management principles within the Australian and New Zealand ACPSEM Workforce. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 45 (3), 679-685. doi: 10.1007/s13246-022-01160-0
Peet, Samuel C., Cassim, Naasiha, Kairn, Tanya, Trapp, Jamie and Crowe, Scott B. (2022). A publicly available dataset of out-of-field dose profiles of a 6 MV linear accelerator. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 45 (2), 613-621. doi: 10.1007/s13246-022-01131-5
Crowe, Scott, Luscombe, Jenna, Maxwell, Sarah, Simpson‐Page, Emily, Poroa, Tania, Wilks, Rachael, Li, Weizheng, Cleland, Susannah, Chan, Philip, Lin, Charles and Kairn, Tanya (2021). Evaluation of optical 3D scanning system for radiotherapy use. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 69 (2), 218-226. doi: 10.1002/jmrs.562
Kairn, T., Talkhani, S., Charles, P. H., Chua, B., Lin, C. Y., Livingstone, A. G., Maxwell, S. K., Poroa, T., Simpson-Page, E., Spelleken, E., Vo, M. and Crowe, S. B. (2021). Determining tolerance levels for quality assurance of 3D printed bolus for modulated arc radiotherapy of the nose. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 44 (4), 1187-1199. doi: 10.1007/s13246-021-01054-7
Cleland, Susannah, Chan, Philip, Chua, Benjamin, Crowe, Scott B., Dawes, Jodi, Kenny, Lizbeth, Lin, Charles, Obereigner, Elise, Peet, Samuel C., Trapp, Jamie V., Poroa, Tania and Kairn, Tanya (2021). Dosimetric evaluation of a patient-specific 3D-printed oral positioning stent for head-and-neck radiotherapy. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 44 (3), 887-899. doi: 10.1007/s13246-021-01025-y
Kairn, T., Maxwell, S. K., Trapp, J. V. and Crowe, S. B. (2021). Assessment of integrity and lead-equivalence of shielded garments using two-dimensional x-ray images from a computed tomography scanner. Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 193 (3-4), 155-164. doi: 10.1093/rpd/ncab037
Charles, Paul. H., Crowe, Scott. B. and Kairn, Tanya (2021). Technical Note: Small field dose correction factors for radiochromic film in lung phantoms. Medical Physics, 48 (5), 2667-2672. doi: 10.1002/mp.14799
Kairn, Tanya, Lathouras, Marika, Grogan, Michelle, Green, Benjamin, Sylvander, Steven R. and Crowe, Scott B. (2021). Effects of gas-filled temporary breast tissue expanders on radiation dose from modulated rotational photon beams. Medical Dosimetry, 46 (1), 13-20. doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2020.06.003
Charles, Paul H., Crowe, Scott and Kairn, Tanya (2021). Recommendations for simulating and measuring with biofabricated lung equivalent materials based on atomic composition analysis. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 44 (1), 331-335. doi: 10.1007/s13246-021-00979-3
Yu, Liting, Kairn, Tanya, Trapp, Jamie V. and Crowe, Scott B. (2021). Comparison of global and local gamma evaluation results using isodose levels. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 44 (1), 201-206. doi: 10.1007/s13246-020-00968-y
Simpson-Page, Emily, Hamlett, Lynsey, Lew, Dominika, Stephens, Holly, Wilks, Rachael, Kairn, Tanya and Crowe, Scott B. (2021). 3D printed brachytherapy jig for Reference Air Kerma Rate calibration. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 44 (4), 1141-1150. doi: 10.1007/s13246-021-01050-x
Crowe, Scott B., Charles, Paul H., Cassim, Naasiha, Maxwell, Sarah K., Sylvander, Steven R., Smith, Jye G. and Kairn, Tanya (2021). Predicting the required thickness of custom shielding materials in kilovoltage radiotherapy beams. Physica Medica, 81, 94-101. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2020.12.008
Crowe, Scott, Aland, Trent, Fog, Lotte, Greig, Lynne, Hamlett, Lynsey, Lydon, Jenny, Waterhouse, David, Doromal, Darren, Sawers, Adam and Round, Howell (2021). Report of the ACPSEM radiation oncology medical physics workforce modelling project task group. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 44 (4) 44, 1013-1025. doi: 10.1007/s13246-021-01078-z
Peet, Samuel C., Kairn, Tanya, Lancaster, Craig M., Trapp, Jamie V., Sylvander, Steven R. and Crowe, Scott B. (2021). Measuring foetal dose from tomotherapy treatments. Medical Dosimetry, 46 (4), 342-346. doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2021.03.008
Peet, Samuel C., Yu, Liting, Maxwell, Sarah, Crowe, Scott B., Trapp, Jamie V. and Kairn, Tanya (2020). Exploring the gamma surface: a new method for visualising modulated radiotherapy quality assurance results. Physica Medica, 78, 166-172. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2020.09.021
Kairn, Tanya, Livingstone, Alexander G. and Crowe, Scott B. (2020). Monte Carlo calculations of radiotherapy dose in “homogeneous” anatomy. Physica Medica, 78, 156-165. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2020.09.019
Binny, Diana, Spalding, Myles, Crowe, Scott B., Jolly, David, Kairn, Tanya, Trapp, Jamie V. and Walsh, Anthony (2020). Investigating the use of aperture shape controller in VMAT treatment deliveries. Medical Dosimetry, 45 (3), 284-292. doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2020.02.003
Livingstone, A. G., Crowe, S. B., Sylvander, S. and Kairn, T. (2020). Clinical implementation of a Monte Carlo based independent TPS dose checking system. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 43 (3), 1113-1123. doi: 10.1007/s13246-020-00907-x
Rijken, James, Crowe, Scott, Trapp, Jamie and Kairn, Tanya (2020). A review of stereotactic body radiotherapy for the spine. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 43 (3), 799-824. doi: 10.1007/s13246-020-00889-w
Yu, Liting, Kairn, Tanya, Trapp, Jamie and Crowe, Scott B. (2020). Characteristics of inverse gamma histograms. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 43 (2), 659-664. doi: 10.1007/s13246-020-00873-4
Morales, Johnny E., Butson, Martin, Hill, Robin, Crowe, Scott B. and Trapp, J. (2020). Monte Carlo calculated output correction factors for Gafchromic EBT3 film for relative dosimetry in small stereotactic radiosurgery fields. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 43 (2), 609-616. doi: 10.1007/s13246-020-00860-9
Maxwell, S. K., Charles, P. H., Cassim, N., Kairn, T. and Crowe, S. B. (2020). Assessing the fit of 3D printed bolus from CT, optical scanner and photogrammetry methods. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 43 (2), 601-607. doi: 10.1007/s13246-020-00861-8
Kairn, T., Zahrani, M., Cassim, N., Livingstone, A. G., Charles, P. H. and Crowe, S. B. (2020). Quasi-simultaneous 3D printing of muscle-, lung- and bone-equivalent media: a proof-of-concept study. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 43 (2), 701-710. doi: 10.1007/s13246-020-00864-5
Crowe, Scott B., Bennett, Jane, Lathouras, Marika, Lancaster, Craig M., Sylvander, Steven R., Chua, Benjamin, Bettington, Catherine S., Lin, Charles Y. and Kairn, Tanya (2020). Impact of radiopacified bone cement on radiotherapy dose calculation. Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology, 14, 12-16. doi: 10.1016/j.phro.2020.04.004
Crowe, Scott, Bezak, Eva, Oliver, Lyn and Kron, Tomas (2020). Medical physics training, education and professional recognition in Australia and New Zealand. Medical Physics International, 8 (3), 417-421.
Kairn, Tanya, Wilks, Rachael, Yu, Liting, Lancaster, Craig and Crowe, Scott B (2020). In vivo monitoring of total skin electron dose using optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters. Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy, 25 (1), 35-40. doi: 10.1016/j.rpor.2019.12.011
Rijken, James, Kairn, Tanya, Crowe, Scott and Trapp, Jamie (2019). Effect of arc length on skin dose from hypofractionated volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy treatments of the lung and spine. Medical Dosimetry, 44 (4), 309-314. doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2018.11.002
Rijken, James, Bhat, Madhava, Crowe, Scott, Kairn, Tanya and Trapp, Jamie (2019). Linear accelerator bunker shielding for stereotactic radiotherapy. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 64 (21) 21NT04. doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab4916
Yu, Liting, Tang, Timothy L. S., Cassim, Naasiha, Livingstone, Alexander, Cassidy, Darren, Kairn, Tanya and Crowe, Scott B. (2019). Analysis of dose comparison techniques for patient-specific quality assurance in radiation therapy. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 20 (11), 189-198. doi: 10.1002/acm2.12726
Smith, S. T., Boase, N. R. B., Masters, K. S., Hosokawa, K., Asena, A., Crowe, S. B., Kairn, T. and Trapp, J. V. (2019). A very low diffusion Fricke gel dosimeter with functionalised xylenol orange-PVA (XOPVA). Physics in Medicine and Biology, 64 (20) 205017, 1-10. doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab430c
Rijken, James, Bhat, Madhava, Crowe, Scott and Trapp, Jamie (2019). Conservatism in linear accelerator bunker shielding. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 42 (3), 781-787. doi: 10.1007/s13246-019-00782-1
Kairn, Tanya and Crowe, Scott B (2019). Retrospective analysis of breast radiotherapy treatment plans: curating the ‘non-curated’. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 63 (4), 517-529. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.12892
Yu, Liting, Kairn, Tanya, Trapp, Jamie and Crowe, Scott B. (2019). Technical note: A modified gamma evaluation method for dose distribution comparisons. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 20 (7), 193-200. doi: 10.1002/acm2.12606
Rijken, James, Schachenmayr, Hilmar, Crowe, Scott, Kairn, Tanya and Trapp, Jamie (2019). Distributive quality assurance and delivery of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy treatments amongst beam matched linear accelerators: a feasibility study. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 20 (4), 99-105. doi: 10.1002/acm2.12567
Kairn, T. and Crowe, S. B. (2019). Application of retrospective data analysis to clinical protocol design: can the potential benefits of breath-hold techniques for breast radiotherapy be assessed without testing on patients?. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 42 (1), 227-233. doi: 10.1007/s13246-019-00725-w
Asena, Andre, Nilsson, Sanna, Smith, Shaun T., Kairn, Tanya, Crowe, Scott B. and Trapp, Jamie V. (2019). A method for obtaining three-dimensional measurements of HDR brachytherapy dose distributions using Fricke gel dosimeters and optical computed tomography. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 42 (1), 221-226. doi: 10.1007/s13246-018-0715-y
Binny, Diana, Aland, Trent, Archibald-Heeren, Ben R., Trapp, Jamie V., Kairn, Tanya and Crowe, Scott B. (2019). A multi-institutional evaluation of machine performance check system on treatment beam output and symmetry using statistical process control. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 20 (3), 71-80. doi: 10.1002/acm2.12547
Binny, Diana, Mezzenga, Emilio, Sarnelli, Anna, Kairn, Tanya, Crowe, Scott B. and Trapp, Jamie V. (2019). Departmental action limits for TQA energy variations defined by means of statistical process control methods. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 43 (1), 29-34. doi: 10.1007/s13246-019-00791-0
Boase, Nathan R.B., Smith, Shaun T., Masters, Kye-Simeon, Hosokawa, Kazuyuki, Crowe, Scott B. and Trapp, Jamie V. (2018). Xylenol orange functionalised polymers to overcome diffusion in Fricke gel radiation dosimeters. Reactive and Functional Polymers, 132, 81-88. doi: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2018.09.011
Binny, Diana, Lancaster, Craig M., Byrne, Mikel, Kairn, Tanya, V. Trapp, Jamie and Crowe, Scott B. (2018). Tomotherapy treatment site specific planning using statistical process control. Physica Medica, 53, 32-39. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2018.08.003
Binny, Diana, Kairn, Tanya, Lancaster, Craig M., Trapp, Jamie V. and Crowe, Scott B. (2018). Photon optimizer (PO) vs progressive resolution optimizer (PRO): a conformality- and complexity-based comparison for intensity-modulated arc therapy plans. Medical Dosimetry, 43 (3), 267-275. doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2017.10.003
Rijken, James, Jordan, Barry, Crowe, Scott, Kairn, Tanya and Trapp, Jamie (2018). Improving accuracy for stereotactic body radiotherapy treatments of spinal metastases. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 19 (5), 453-462. doi: 10.1002/acm2.12395
Crowe, Scott B., Pross, Zac, Nilsson, Sanna, Dawes, Jodi, Kairn, Tanya and Lancaster, Craig M. (2018). Characterisation of radiological properties of a brachytherapy moulding material. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 41 (3), 731-737. doi: 10.1007/s13246-018-0673-4
Rijken, James, Kairn, Tanya, Crowe, Scott, Muñoz, Luis and Trapp, Jamie (2018). A simple method to account for skin dose enhancement during treatment planning of VMAT treatments of patients in contact with immobilization equipment. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 19 (4), 239-245. doi: 10.1002/acm2.12394
Chamunyonga, Crispen, Burbery, Julie, Caldwell, Peter, Rutledge, Peta, Fielding, Andrew and Crowe, Scott (2018). Utilising the Virtual Environment for Radiotherapy Training system to support undergraduate teaching of IMRT, VMAT, DCAT treatment planning, and QA concepts. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 49 (1), 31-38. doi: 10.1016/j.jmir.2017.11.002
Spelleken, E., Crowe, S. B., Sutherland, B., Challens, C. and Kairn, T. (2018). Accuracy and efficiency of published film dosimetry techniques using a flat-bed scanner and EBT3 film. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 41 (1), 117-128. doi: 10.1007/s13246-018-0620-4
Crowe, Scott B. and Kairn, Tanya (2017). Medical physics publishing in a changing research environment: the Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine 40th anniversary editorial. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 40 (4), 771-776. doi: 10.1007/s13246-017-0602-y
Nabankema, S. K., Jafari, S. M., Peet, S. C., Binny, D., Sylvander, S. R. and Crowe, S. B. (2017). Wearable glass beads for in vivo dosimetry of total skin electron irradiation treatments. Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 140, 314-318. doi: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2016.12.013
Binny, Diana, Lancaster, Craig M., Trapp, Jamie V. and Crowe, Scott B. (2017). Statistical process control and verifying positional accuracy of a cobra motion couch using step-wedge quality assurance tool. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 18 (5), 70-79. doi: 10.1002/acm2.12136
Perrett, Benjamin, Charles, Paul, Markwell, Tim, Kairn, Tanya and Crowe, Scott (2017). Feasibility of 3D printed air slab diode caps for small field dosimetry. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 40 (3), 631-642. doi: 10.1007/s13246-017-0570-2
Zolfaghari, Somayeh, Francis, Kirby E., Kairn, Tanya and Crowe, Scott B. (2017). Commissioning a hobby cutting device for radiochromic film preparation. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 40 (2), 449-453. doi: 10.1007/s13246-017-0545-3
Binny, Diana, Mezzenga, Emilio, Lancaster, Craig M., Trapp, Jamie V., Kairn, Tanya and Crowe, Scott B. (2017). Investigating output and energy variations and their relationship to delivery QA results using Statistical Process Control for helical tomotherapy. Physica Medica, 38, 105-110. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2017.05.052
Dancewicz, O. L., Sylvander, S. R., Markwell, T. S., Crowe, S. B. and Trapp, J. V. (2017). Radiological properties of 3D printed materials in kilovoltage and megavoltage photon beams. Physica Medica, 38, 111-118. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2017.05.051
Asena, Andre, Smith, Shaun Thomas, Kairn, Tanya, Crowe, Scott Bradley, Hosokawa, Kazuyuki, Sylvander, Steven and Trapp, Jamie Vincent (2017). Technical Note: Dose distributions in the vicinity of high-density implants using 3D gel dosimeters. Medical Physics, 44 (4), 1545-1551. doi: 10.1002/mp.12108
Chamunyonga, Crispen, Crowe, Scott and Burbery, Julie (2017). Review of the clinical benefits and implementation of peer review of treatment plans in undergraduate medical dosimetry and radiation therapy training. Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 16 (1), 85-91. doi: 10.1017/S1460396916000522
Peet, Samuel C., Wilks, Rachael, Kairn, Tanya and Crowe, Scott B. (2016). Measuring dose from radiotherapy treatments in the vicinity of a cardiac pacemaker. Physica Medica, 32 (12), 1529-1536. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.11.010
Binny, Diana, Lancaster, Craig M., Kairn, Tanya, Trapp, Jamie V. and Crowe, Scott B. (2016). Monitoring Daily QA 3 constancy for routine quality assurance on linear accelerators. Physica Medica, 32 (11), 1479-1487. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2016.10.021
Binny, Diana, Lancaster, Craig M., Kairn, Tanya, Trapp, Jamie V., Back, Phil, Cheuk, Robyn and Crowe, Scott B. (2016). Investigating the use of image thresholding in brachytherapy catheter reconstruction. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 39 (4), 913-919. doi: 10.1007/s13246-016-0493-3
Peet, Samuel C., Wilks, Rachael, Kairn, Tanya, Trapp, Jamie V. and Crowe, Scott B. (2016). Technical Note: Calibrating radiochromic film in beams of uncertain quality. Medical Physics, 43 (10), 5647-5652. doi: 10.1118/1.4963210
Kairn, T., Crowe, S. B., Langton, C. M. and Trapp, J. V. (2016). Bulk evaluation and comparison of radiotherapy treatment plans for breast cancer. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 39 (3), 633-644. doi: 10.1007/s13246-016-0454-x
Kairn, T., Charles, P., Crowe, S. B. and Trapp, J. V. (2016). Effects of inaccurate small field dose measurements on calculated treatment doses. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 39 (3), 747-753. doi: 10.1007/s13246-016-0461-y
Morales, Johnny E., Butson, Martin, Crowe, Scott B., Hill, Robin and Trapp, J. V. (2016). An experimental extrapolation technique using the Gafchromic EBT3 film for relative output factor measurements in small x-ray fields. Medical Physics, 43 (8), 4687-4692. doi: 10.1118/1.4958679
Crowe, S. B. and Kairn, T. (2016). Women in medical physics: a preliminary analysis of workforce and research participation in Australia and New Zealand. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 39 (2), 525-532. doi: 10.1007/s13246-016-0428-z
Crowe, Scott B., Sutherland, Bess, Wilks, Rachael, Seshadri, Venkatakrishnan, Sylvander, Steven, Trapp, Jamie V. and Kairn, Tanya (2016). Technical note: relationships between gamma criteria and action levels: results of a multicenter audit of gamma agreement index results. Medical Physics, 43 (3), 1501-1506. doi: 10.1118/1.4942488
Kairn, T., Aland, T., Crowe, S. B. and Trapp, J. V. (2016). Use of electronic portal imaging devices for electron treatment verification. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 39 (1), 199-209. doi: 10.1007/s13246-015-0401-2
Kairn, Tanya, Papworth, Daniel, Crowe, Scott B., Anderson, Jennifer and Christie, David R.H. (2016). Dosimetric quality, accuracy, and deliverability of modulated radiotherapy treatments for spinal metastases. Medical Dosimetry, 41 (3), 258-266. doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2016.06.006
Bridge, P., Crowe, S. B., Gibson, G., Ellemor, N. J., Hargrave, C. and Carmichael, M. (2016). A virtual radiation therapy workflow training simulation. Radiography, 22 (1), e59-e63. doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2015.08.001
Smith, S. T., Masters, K. S., Hosokawa, K., Blinco, J. P., Crowe, S. B., Kairn, T. and Trapp, J. V. (2015). Technical Note: Preliminary investigations into the use of a functionalised polymer to reduce diffusion in Fricke gel dosimeters. Medical Physics, 42 (12), 6798-6803. doi: 10.1118/1.4934827
Kairn, T., Charles, P. H., Cranmer-Sargison, G., Crowe, S. B., Langton, C. M., Thwaites, D. I. and Trapp, J. V. (2015). Clinical use of diodes and micro-chambers to obtain accurate small field output factor measurements. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 38 (2) A001, 357-367. doi: 10.1007/s13246-015-0334-9
Asena, A., Kairn, T., Crowe, S. B. and Trapp, J. V. (2015). Establishing the impact of temporary tissue expanders on electron and photon beam dose distributions. Physica Medica, 31 (3), 281-285. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2015.01.015
Crowe, S. B., Kairn, T., Middlebrook, N., Sutherland, B., Hill, B., Kenny, J., Langton, C. M. and Trapp, J. V. (2015). Examination of the properties of IMRT and VMAT beams and evaluation against pre-treatment quality assurance results. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 60 (6), 2587-2601. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/60/6/2587
Morales, Johnny E., Crowe, Scott B., Hill, Robin, Freeman, Nigel and Trapp, J. V. (2014). Dosimetry of cone-defined stereotactic radiosurgery fields with a commercial synthetic diamond detector. Medical Physics, 41 (11) 111702. doi: 10.1118/1.4895827
Charles, P. H., Cranmer-Sargison, G., Thwaites, D. I., Kairn, T., Crowe, S. B., Pedrazzini, G., Aland, T., Kenny, J., Langton, C. M. and Trapp, J. V. (2014). Design and experimental testing of air slab caps which convert commercial electron diodes into dual purpose, correction-free diodes for small field dosimetry. Medical Physics, 41 (10) 101701. doi: 10.1118/1.4894728
Crowe, S. B., Kairn, T., Kenny, J., Knight, R. T., Hill, B., Langton, C. M. and Trapp, J. V. (2014). Treatment plan complexity metrics for predicting IMRT pre-treatment quality assurance results. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 37 (3), 475-482. doi: 10.1007/s13246-014-0274-9
Charles, P. H., Cranmer-Sargison, G., Thwaites, D. I., Crowe, S. B., Kairn, T., Knight, R. T., Kenny, J., Langton, C. M. and Trapp, J. V. (2014). A practical and theoretical definition of very small field size for radiotherapy output factor measurements. Medical Physics, 41 (4) 041707, 041707. doi: 10.1118/1.4868461
Morales, J. E., Hill, R., Crowe, S. B., Kairn, T. and Trapp, J. V. (2014). A comparison of surface doses for very small field size x-ray beams: Monte Carlo calculations and radiochromic film measurements. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 37 (2), 303-309. doi: 10.1007/s13246-014-0260-2
Asena, A., Crowe, S. B., Kairn, T., Dunn, L., Cyster, M., Charles, P. H., Smith, S. T. and Trapp, J. V. (2014). Response variation of optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters. Radiation Measurements, 61, 21-24. doi: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2013.12.004
Crowe, Scott B., Kairn, Tanya, Middlebrook, Nigel, Hill, Brendan, Christie, David R. H., Knight, Richard T., Kenny, John, Langton, Christian M. and Trapp, Jamie V. (2013). Retrospective evaluation of dosimetric quality for prostate carcinomas treated with 3D conformal, intensity modulated and volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 60 (4), 131-138. doi: 10.1002/jmrs.24
Kairn, T., Crowe, S. B. and Trapp, J. V. (2013). Correcting radiation survey data to account for increased leakage during intensity modulated radiotherapy treatments. Medical Physics, 40 (11) 111708. doi: 10.1118/1.4823776
Charles, P. H., Crowe, S. B., Kairn, T., Knight, R. T., Hill, B., Kenny, J., Langton, C. M. and Trapp, J. V. (2013). Monte Carlo-based diode design for correction-less small field dosimetry. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 58 (13), 4501-4512. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/58/13/4501
Kairn, T., Crowe, S. B., Fogg, P. and Trapp, J. V. (2013). The appearance and effects of metallic implants in CT images. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 36 (2), 209-217. doi: 10.1007/s13246-013-0197-x
Charles, P. H., Crowe, S. B., Kairn, T., Kenny, J., Lehmann, J., Lye, J., Dunn, L., Hill, B., Knight, R. T., Langton, C. M. and Trapp, J. V. (2012). The effect of very small air gaps on small field dosimetry. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 57 (21), 6947-6960. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/21/6947
Kairn, T., Taylor, M. L., Crowe, S. B., Dunn, L., Franich, R. D., Kenny, J., Knight, R. T. and Trapp, J. V. (2012). Monte Carlo verification of gel dosimetry measurements for stereotactic radiotherapy. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 57 (11), 3359-3369. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/57/11/3359
Kairn, T., Kenny, J., Crowe, S. B., Fielding, A. L., Franich, R. D., Johnston, P. N., Knight, R. T., Langton, C. M., Schlect, D. and Trapp, J. V. (2010). Technical note: Modeling a complex micro-multileaf collimator using the standard BEAMnrc distribution. Medical Physics, 37 (4), 1761-1767. doi: 10.1118/1.3355873
Kairn, T., Crowe, S. B., Poole, C. M. and Fielding, A. L. (2009). Effects of collimator backscatter in an Elekta linac by Monte Carlo simulation. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 32 (3), 129-135. doi: 10.1007/BF03178640
Crowe, S., Kairn, T. and Fielding, A. (2009). THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MONTE CARLO SYSTEM TO VERIFY RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT DOSE CALCULATIONS. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 92, S71. doi: 10.1016/s0167-8140(12)72778-0
Trapp, J. V., Kairn, T., Crowe, S. and Fielding, A. (2009). Internal calibration of gel dosimeters: A feasibility study. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 164 012014. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/164/1/012014
Conference Papers
Maxwell, S. K., Crowe, S. B., Simpson-Page, E. M., Cassim, N. and Kairn, T. (2022). RSC: A 3D printed eyeball phantom for Sr-90 dosimetry measurements. 11th International Conference on 3D Radiation Dosimetry (IC3DDose), Quebec, Canada, 15 June 2021. Bristol, United Kingdom: Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/2167/1/012018
Kairn, T., Lathouras, M., Sylvander, S. R., Trapp, J. V. and Crowe, S. B. (2022). Adaptive radiotherapy dosimetry in a challenging geometry: a model gas-filled tissue expander in a helical TomoTherapy beam. 11th International Conference on 3D Radiation Dosimetry (IC3DDose), Quebec, Canada, 15 June 2021. Bristol, United Kingdom: Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/2167/1/012012
Kairn, T., Ikeda, Y., West, M., Schlect, D. and Crowe, S. (2019). EP-1855 Retrospective review of brain dose from cranial stereotactic radiosurgery treatments of metastases. ESTRO 38, Milan, Italy, 26-30 April 2019. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s0167-8140(19)32275-3
Kairn, T., Wilks, R., Yu, L. and Crowe, S. (2019). EP-1763 Monitoring total skin electron therapy using optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters. ESTRO 38, Milan, Italy, 26-30 April 2019. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s0167-8140(19)32183-8
Crowe, Scott and Kairn, Tanya (2019). Calibration seed sampling for iodine-125 prostate brachytherapy. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering , Prague, Czech Republic, 3-8 June 2018. Singapore, Singapore: Springer . doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-9023-3_83
Kairn, Tanya, Crowe, Scott and Peet, Samuel (2019). Linac leakage dose received by patients treated using non-coplanar radiotherapy beams. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering 2018, Prague, Czech Republic, 3-8 June 2018. Singapore, Singapore: Springer . doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-9023-3_100
Kairn, Tanya, Zolfaghari, Somayeh, Papworth, Daniel, West, Mark, Schlect, David and Crowe, Scott (2019). Stereotactic radiosurgery for multiple brain metastases: a dose-volume study. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Prague, Czech Republic , 3-8 June 2018. Singapore, Singapore: Springer . doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-9023-3_79
Kairn, Tanya, Stephens, Holly, Crowe, Scott and Peet, Samuel (2019). Optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters as an alternative to radiographic film for performing “Head-Wrap” linac leakage measurements. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Prague, Czech Republic , 3-8 June 2018. NEW YORK: Springer Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-9023-3_101
Kairn, Tanya, Peet, Samuel, Yu, Liting and Crowe, Scott (2019). Long-term reliability of optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Prague, Czech Republic, 3-8 June 2018. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-9023-3_103
Yu, Liting, Kairn, Tanya and Crowe, Scott B. (2019). Retrospective audit of patient specific quality assurance results obtained using helical diode arrays. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Prague, Czech Republic , 3-8 June 2018. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-9023-3_80
Binny, Diana, Lancaster, Craig M., Kairn, Tanya, Trapp, Jamie V. and Crowe, Scott B. (2019). Radiotherapy quality assurance using statistical process control. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Prague, Czech Republic, 3-8 June 2018. NEW YORK: Springer Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-9023-3_78
Crowe, Scott, Sylvander, Steven and Kairn, Tanya (2019). Radiotherapy dose measurements using a fluorescing quinine solution. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Prague, Czech Republic , 3-8 June 2018. Singapore, Singapore: Springer . doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-9023-3_99
Milewski, Candice, Peet, Samuel, Sylvander, Steven, Crowe, Scott and Kairn, Tanya (2019). Optimising a radiotherapy optical surface monitoring system to account for the effects of patient skin contour and skin colour. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Prague, Czech Republic, 3-8 June 2018. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-9023-3_81
Asena, A., Smith, S. T., Kairn, T., Crowe, S. B., Franich, R. D. and Trapp, J. V. (2017). Reduction of artefacts caused by missing ray-sum data in optical-CT imaging of implants in gel dosimeters. 9th International Conference on 3D Radiation Dosimetry, IC3DDose 2016, Galveston, United States, 7 - 10 November 2016. Bristol, United Kingdom: Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/847/1/012070
Kairn, T., Asena, A., Crowe, S. B., Livingstone, A., Papworth, D., Smith, S., Sutherland, B., Sylvander, S., Franich, R. D. and Trapp, J. V. (2017). Can a commercial gel dosimetry system be used to verify stereotactic spinal radiotherapy treatment dose distributions?. 9th International Conference on 3D Radiation Dosimetry, IC3DDose 2016, Galveston, United States, 7 - 10 November 2016. Bristol, United Kingdom: Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/847/1/012071
Kairn, T., Crowe, S. B., Mitchell, J., Schlect, D. and Trapp, J. V. (2015). Anatomical modelling of the pregnant radiotherapy patient. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Toronto, Canada, 7-12 June 2015. Singapore, Singapore: Springer Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-19387-8_136
Asena, A., Kairn, T., Crowe, S. B. and Trapp, J. V. (2015). Photon beam dose distributions for patients with implanted temporary tissue expanders. International Conference on 3D Radiation Dosimetry , Ystad, Sweden, 4–7 September 2014. Bristol, United Kingdom: Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/573/1/012062
Smith, S. T., Masters, K. S., Hosokawa, K., Blinco, J., Crowe, S. B., Kairn, T. and Trapp, J. V. (2015). A reduction of diffusion in PVA Fricke hydrogels. International Conference on 3D Radiation Dosimetry, Ystad, Sweden, 4–7 September 2014. Bristol, United Kingdom: Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/573/1/012046
Kairn, T., Mitchell, J., Crowe, S. B. and Trapp, J. V. (2015). Interplay of MLC, gantry and respiratory motion during DCAT delivery. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Toronto, Canada, 7-12 June 2015. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-19387-8_104
Kairn, T., Crowe, S. B. and Markwell, T. (2015). Use of 3D printed materials as tissue-equivalent phantoms. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Toronto, Canada , 7-12 June 2015. Cham, Switzerland: Springer . doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-19387-8_179
Smith, S. T., Kairn, T., Crowe, S. B., Asena, A. and Trapp, J. V. (2015). Characterisation of the half-field beam penumbra for a variety of blocking set-ups. Conference on 3D Radiation Dosimetry , Ystad, Sweden, 4–7 September 2014. Bristol, United Kingdom: Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/573/1/012073
Asena, A., Kairn, T., Crowe, S. B., Smith, S. T. and Trapp, J. V. (2015). PAGAT gel dosimeters for dose distribution measurements in the vicinity of high-density implants: a preliminary study. International Conference on 3D Radiation Dosimetry , Ystad, Sweden, 4–7 September 2014. Bristol, United Kingdom: Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/573/1/012061
Kairn, T., Ibrahim, S., Inness, E., Crowe, S. B. and Trapp, J. V. (2015). Suitability of diodes for point dose measurements in IMRT/VMAT beams. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Toronto, Canada, 7-12 June 2015. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-19387-8_160
Kairn, T., Crowe, S. B., Charles, P. H. and Trapp, J. V. (2014). Using narrow beam profiles to quantify focal spot size, for accurate Monte Carlo simulations of SRS/SRT systems. XVII International Conference on the Use of Computers in Radiation Therapy (ICCR 2013), Melbourne, Australia, 6-9 March 2013. Bristol, United Kingdom: Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/489/1/012014
Charles, P. H., Crowe, S. B., Kairn, T., Knight, R., Hill, B., Kenny, J., Langton, C. M. and Trapp, J. V. (2014). The influence of Monte Carlo source parameters on detector design and dose perturbation in small field dosimetry. International Conference on the Use of Computers in Radiation Therapy, Melbourne, Australia, 6–9 May 2013. Bristol, United Kingdom: Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/489/1/012006
Kairn, T., Crowe, S. B., Kenny, J., Knight, R. T. and Trapp, J. V. (2014). Predicting the likelihood of QA failure using treatment plan accuracy metrics. International Conference on the Use of Computers in Radiation Therapy , Melbourne, Australia, 6–9 May 2013. Bristol, United Kingdom: Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/489/1/012051
Kairn, T., Crowe, S. B. and Trapp, J. V. (2013). A simple method for EPID-based in vivo dosimetry for radiotherapy treatments of head-and-neck cancers. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Beijing, China, 26-31 May 2012. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-29305-4_454
Crowe, S. B., Kairn, T., Trapp, J. V. and Fielding, A. L. (2013). Experimental evaluation of MCDTK, the Monte Carlo DICOM tool-kit. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Beijing, China, 26-31 May 2012. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-29305-4_475
Crowe, S. B., Kairn, T., Trapp, J. V. and Fielding, A. L. (2013). Monte Carlo evaluation of collapsed-cone convolution calculations in head and neck radiotherapy treatment plans. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Beijing, China, 26-31 May 2012. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-29305-4_474
Kairn, T., Crowe, S. B., Kenny, J., Mitchell, J., Burke, M., Schlect, D. and Trapp, J. V. (2013). Dosimetric effects of a high-density spinal implant. 7th International Conference on 3D Radiation Dosimetry (IC3DDose), Sydney, Australia, 4-8 December 2012. Bristol, United Kingdom: Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/444/1/012108
Kairn, T., Crowe, S., Kenny, J. and Trapp, J. V. (2011). Investigation of stereotactic radiotherapy dose using dosimetry film and Monte Carlo simulations. doi: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2011.06.024