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List of works by Tanya Kairn

A comparison between direct TMR measurements and TMRs calculated from PDDs using BJR Supplement 25 data for flattened and unflattened photon beams.

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A comparison of surface doses for very small field size x-ray beams: Monte Carlo calculations and radiochromic film measurements.

scientific article published on 20 March 2014

A feasibility study of multislice X-ray CT imaging of gel dosimeters using the "zero scan" method.

scientific article published on 8 July 2014

A hybrid radiation detector for simultaneous spatial and temporal dosimetry

scientific article published on 16 June 2011

A method for obtaining three-dimensional measurements of HDR brachytherapy dose distributions using Fricke gel dosimeters and optical computed tomography

scientific article published on 20 November 2018

A practical and theoretical definition of very small field size for radiotherapy output factor measurements.

scientific article published in April 2014

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?

scientific article published on 08 March 2019

Bulk evaluation and comparison of radiotherapy treatment plans for breast cancer.

scientific article published on 20 June 2016

Clinical use of diodes and micro-chambers to obtain accurate small field output factor measurements

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Commissioning a hobby cutting device for radiochromic film preparation

scientific article published on 30 March 2017

Contrast enhancement of EPID images via difference imaging: a feasibility study

scientific article published on 28 October 2010

Correcting radiation survey data to account for increased leakage during intensity modulated radiotherapy treatments

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Design and experimental testing of air slab caps which convert commercial electron diodes into dual purpose, correction-free diodes for small field dosimetry.

scientific article published in October 2014

Dosimetric quality, accuracy, and deliverability of modulated radiotherapy treatments for spinal metastases.

scientific article published in January 2016

EBT2 radiochromic film for quality assurance of complex IMRT treatments of the prostate: micro-collimated IMRT, RapidArc, and TomoTherapy.

scientific article published on 7 July 2011

Effect of verification imaging on in vivo dosimetry results using Gafchromic EBT3 film.

scientific article published on 11 November 2016

Effects of inaccurate small field dose measurements on calculated treatment doses

scientific article published on 5 July 2016

Establishing the impact of temporary tissue expanders on electron and photon beam dose distributions.

scientific article published on 16 February 2015

Evaluation of a Gafchromic EBT2 film dosimetry system for radiotherapy quality assurance

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Examination of the properties of IMRT and VMAT beams and evaluation against pre-treatment quality assurance results.

scientific article published on 12 March 2015

Field size consistency of nominally matched linacs

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Film dosimetry using a smart device camera: a feasibility study for point dose measurements

scientific article published on 8 September 2017

Improving accuracy for stereotactic body radiotherapy treatments of spinal metastases

scientific article published on 26 June 2018

Investigating output and energy variations and their relationship to delivery QA results using Statistical Process Control for helical tomotherapy

scientific article published on 24 May 2017

Investigating the use of image thresholding in brachytherapy catheter reconstruction.

scientific article published on 27 October 2016

Measuring dose from radiotherapy treatments in the vicinity of a cardiac pacemaker

scientific article published on 21 November 2016

Modeling a complex micro-multileaf collimator using the standard BEAMnrc distribution.

scientific article published in April 2010

Molecular-dynamics simulation of model polymer nanocomposite rheology and comparison with experiment

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Monte Carlo verification of gel dosimetry measurements for stereotactic radiotherapy.

scientific article published on 9 May 2012

Optimization of the dosimetric leaf gap for use in planning VMAT treatments of spine SABR cases.

scientific article published on 2 June 2017

Patient rotation during linac-based photon electron radiotherapy

scientific article published on 09 July 2018

Photon optimizer (PO) vs progressive resolution optimizer (PRO): a conformality- and complexity-based comparison for intensity-modulated arc therapy plans.

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Radiotherapy treatment verification using radiological thickness measured with an amorphous silicon electronic portal imaging device: Monte Carlo simulation and experiment

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Retrospective analysis of breast radiotherapy treatment plans: Curating the 'non-curated'

scientific article published on 13 May 2019

Retrospective evaluation of dosimetric quality for prostate carcinomas treated with 3D conformal, intensity modulated and volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy

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Technical Note: Calibrating radiochromic film in beams of uncertain quality.

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Technical Note: Dose distributions in the vicinity of high-density implants using 3D gel dosimeters.

scientific article published on 17 January 2017

Technical Note: Preliminary investigations into the use of a functionalised polymer to reduce diffusion in Fricke gel dosimeters

scientific article published in December 2015

Technical Note: Relationships between gamma criteria and action levels: Results of a multicenter audit of gamma agreement index results

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The effect of very small air gaps on small field dosimetry

scientific article published on 09 October 2012

Treatment plan complexity metrics for predicting IMRT pre-treatment quality assurance results

scientific article published on 09 May 2014

Use of a megavoltage electronic portal imaging device to identify prosthetic materials

scientific article published on 10 January 2015

Use of electronic portal imaging devices for electron treatment verification

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Validation and automation of the DYNJAWS component module of the BEAMnrc Monte Carlo code.

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Women in medical physics: a preliminary analysis of workforce and research participation in Australia and New Zealand

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