Dr Owen Dillon
The University of Sydney (NSW)
$436,665
2024-2026
The Research
Dr Dillion and his team have developed innovative methods using under $0.5M of novel new x-ray hardware that can produce images of similar quality to MRI and acquire 3D images during treatment delivery. This will allow clinicians to adjust each treatment session to target the tumour and avoid healthy tissue, and make sure the treatment is being delivered correctly at every moment during treatment.This project will achieve first-in-world integration of fundamentally new x-ray technology with a conventional radiation therapy system. The team will show that this technology makes it possible to adjust every treatment session and monitor throughout delivery. Pilot studies using MRI imaging to adjust every treatment has seen local control of tumours go from ~40% to as high as ~100%. The team’s approach brings this higher standard of care to standard radiation therapy systems.
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