This page lists a variety of relevant publications and presentations from 2002.

Articles in Peer Reviewed Journals

Ball D, Bowden P, Fisher R, Duchesne G, MacManus M, Milward M, Wirth A, McKenzie A. The measurement of lung tumour volumes using three dimensional computer planning software. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics 2002; 53:566-73.

Burmeister BH, Smithers BM, Davis S, Spry N, Johnson C, Krawitz H, Baumann KC. Radiation therapy following nodal surgery for melanoma: an analysis of late toxicity. ANZ Journal of Surgery 2002; 72(5):344-8.

Duchesne G. Prostate cancer - treating early stage disease. Australian Oncology 2002; 5:12-13

International Breast Cancer Study Group (IBCSG). Endocrine responsiveness and tailoring adjuvant therapy for post menopausal lymph node-negative breast cancer: a randomised trial. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2002; 94:1054-65.

Kenny L, Peters L, Rodger A, Barton M, Turner S. Modern radiotherapy for modern surgeons: an update on radiation oncology. ANZ Journal of Surgery 2002; 72:131-136.

Roberts S, Schofield P, Freemand J, Hill D, Akkerman D, Rodger A. Bridging the information and support gap: evaluation of a hospital based cancer support nurse service. Patient Education and Counselling 2002; 47:47-55.

Rodger A. Is it worth screening women over 70 for breast cancer - or indeed any women? Medical Journal of Australia 2002; 176:247-48.

Farmer KC, Giles GG, Lade S, McLeish JA, Millar JL, Penfold C, Thomas RJ, Thursfield VJ, Zalcberg J. Rectal cancer in Victoria in 1994: Patterns of reported management. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Surgery 2002 (in press).

Duchesne GM, Das R, Toye W, See A. Dose distribution and morbidity after high dose rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer: the influence of V150 and V200 parameters. Australasian Radiology 2002 (in press).

Vinod SK, Jalaludin BB, Rodger A, Turner S, Kelly L, Thornton D, Clark C. Part-time consultants in radiation oncology. Australasian Radiology 2002; 46:393-401

Nag S, Dally M, de la Torre M, Tatsuzaki H, Kizilbash N, Kurusun S, Pinillos L, Pokrajac B, Sur R, Levin V. Recommendations for implementation of high dose rate 192Ir brachytherapy in developing countries by the Advisory Group of International Atomic Energy Agency. Radiotherapy and Oncology 2002; 64(3):297-308

National Breast Cancer Centre’s Specialist Breast Nurse Project Team (including Rodger A, Akers G). An evidence-based specialist breast nurse role in practice: a multicentre implementation study. European Journal of Cancer Care 2002; 12:91-97

Duchesne GM, Frydenberg F, Turner S, Dowling C, Gogna K, Roberts S, Tai KH, Woo H, Neerhut G. Post-prostatectomy radiotherapy: morbidity outcome and prognostic factors in a multi-institutional study. Urology 2003; 61(1):179-83

Lord L, May S. Is one head and neck immobilisation system as good as another? One centre’s experience. Medical Dosimetry 2003 28(1): 39-43

Duchesne GM, Millar J, Moraga V, Rosenthal M, Royce P, Snow R. What to do for prostate cancer patients with a rising PSA? - a survey of Australian practice. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics 2003; 55: 986-91

Bydder S, Spry NA, Christie DRH, Roos D, Burmeister BH, Krawitz H, Davis S, Joseph DJ, Poulsen M, Berry M. A prospective trial of short-fractionation radiotherapy for the palliation of liver metastases. Australasian Radiology 2003; 47:284-288

Roos DE, Davis SR, Turner SL, O'Brien PC, Spry NA, Burmeister BH, Hoskin PJ, Ball DL. Quality assurance experience with the randomised neuropathic bone pain trial (Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group, 96.05). Radiotherapy and Oncology 2003; 67:207-212

Ooi CWL, Serpell JW, Rodger A. Tumour involvement of the re-excision specimen following clear local excision of breast cancer with positive margins. ANZ Journal of Surgery 2003; 73:979-982

UK Coordinating Committee on Cancer Research (UK CCCR) Ductal Carcinoma in situ (DCIS) Working Party on behalf on DCIS trialists in the UK, Australia and New Zealand (Rodger A, trialist). Radiotherapy and tamoxifen in women with completely excised ductal carcinoma in situ in the UK, Australia and New Zealand: a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet 2003; 362:95-102

Williams SG, Millar JL, Dally MJ, Sia S, Miles W, Duchesne GM. What defines intermediate-risk prostate cancer? Variability published prognostic models. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics. 2004; 58 (1):11-18

Williams SG. Ambiguities within the ASTRO consensus definition of biochemical failure: Never assume all is equal. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics 2004; 58(4):1083-92

Schofield P, Ball D, Smith J, Borland R, O'Brien P, Davis S, Olver I, Ryan G, Joseph D. Optimism and survival in lung carcinoma patients. Cancer 2004; 100(6):1276-1282

The International Adjuvant Lung Cancer Trial Collaborative Group (Davis S a member). Cisplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with completely resected non-small-cell lung cancer. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2004; 350(4); 351-360

Churilov L, Bagirov AM, Schwartz D, Smith K, Dally M. Improving Risk Grouping Rules for Prostate Cancer Patients with Optimization. Proceedings of the 37th Hawaii International Conference on System Science 2004; 60136A

Letters

Rodger A. Of scientific physicians and evidence-based medicine. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics 2002. Vol. 52.

Rodger A. Screening mammography and mortality. Medical Journal of Australia 2002. Vol. 177.

Simes J, Wilcken N, Brunswick C, Clarke M, Gans P, Ghersi D, Henderson IC, Liberati A, Lockwood S, Pritchard K, Rodger A (Cochrane Breast Cancer Group Editorial Team). Sceening mammography: setting the record straight. Lancet 2002. Vol. 359.

Duchesne GM. Surgery or radiotherapy for bladder cancer? Clinical Oncology 2002; 14:519-20

Millar J, Williams S. In regard to Pollack et al., prostate cancer radiation dose response: results of the M.D. Anderson phase III randomised trial. IJROBP 2002; 53:1097-1105, International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics 2003; 55(5):1462 Author reply 1461-2

Books

Rodger A (chairman of group and editor). Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer 1999, Radiation Oncology Advisory Group of the National Breast Cancer Centre and Faculty of Radiation Oncology, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists, NBCC, Sydney.

Book Chapters

Dixon MJ, Johnstone S, Gregory K, Rodger A. 2003. Radiotherapy and tamoxifen in women with completely excised ductal carcinoma in situ in the UK, Australia and New Zealand - Chapter: Breast Cancer - non metastatic. In: Clinical Evidence (BMJ Publishing Group) 10

Schwartz D, Smith KA, Churilov L, Dally M, Weber R. 2003. Improving Risk Grouping Rules for Prostate Cancer Patients Using Self-Organising Maps. In: Abraham A, Koppen M, Franke K (Eds). Design and Application of Hybrid Intelligent Systems (IOS Press, Amsterdam) 126-135

Presentations:

Invited and proferred:

Hatherly K. Service Improvement. AIR National conference, Coffs Harbour. 2002.

Imbert S. Permanent Iodine Seed Implantation of the prostate. AIR National conference, Coffs Harbour. 2002.

Lord L. Angiosarcoma of the Heart – An Interesting Case Study. AIR National Conference, Coffs Harbour. 2002

Millar JL, Frydenberg M, Toner G, Thursfield VJ, Giles GG. The management of muscle invasive bladder cancer in Victoria, Australia. UICC Annual Scientific Meeting, Oslo. 2002.

Pearce S. Overview of patient care services at the William Buckland Radiotherapy Centre. AIR National conference, Coffs Harbour. 2002.

Rodger A. Breast cancer in the elderly. ANZ Breast Cancer Trials Group Annual Scientific meeting, Sanctuary Cove. 2002.

Rodger A, Vinod S on behalf of Radiation Oncology Advisory Group. Supraclavicular fossa relapse. ANZ Breast Cancer Trials Group Annual Scientific meeting, Sanctuary Cove. 2002.

Samers J, Galetakis S, Scott C, Drummond R, Neil et al. Breast Cancer Management - a General Practice perspective. 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference, Barcelona. 2002.

Smith L. Radiation therapy staffing model. AIR National conference, Coffs Harbour. 2002.

Smith L. Learning Curves, are they real? AIR National conference, Coffs Harbour. 2002.

Williams S, Scott K, Joseph D, Haworth A, Turner S, Cleeve L, Millar J, Duchesne G. Permanent seed brachytherapy for prostate cancer: outcome analysis using a multicentre database. Australasian Brachytherapy Group Meeting, Gold Coast. 2002.

Williams SG, Millar JL, Duchesne GM, Dally MJ, Royce PL, Snow RM. Factors predicting for acute urinary symptoms after 125I seed brachytherapy for prostate cancer. Australian Brachytherapy Group Meeting, Gold Coast. 2002.

Williams S, Scott K, Joseph D, Haworth A, Turner S, Cleeve L, Millar J, Duchesne G. A proposal for a national seed brachytherapy database. Australian Brachytherapy Group Meeting. Gold Coast. 2002.

Williams S, Pratt G, Duchesne G. Four categories identify risk of death following EBRT for prostate cancer. RANZCR Annual Scientific Meeting. 2002.

Williams S. HDR brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer. Urological Society of Australia Annual Scientific meeting. 2002

Rodger A, Borg M, Dalton L, Rainbird K, Delaney G, Vinod S, Drummond R, Blakey D. Radiotherapy and Breast Cancer – evaluating current practice and guidelines implementation. RANZCR Scientific Meeting, Adelaide. 2002

Scott CJ, Neil SL, Rodger A. "Where did they get the term multidisciplinary?" Consumer's descriptions of the multidisciplinary meeting. Australasian Society of Breast Disease, Gold Coast. 2003

Posters:

Galetakis S, Scott C, Schofield P. Responding to the information needs of women at the time of treatment completion. 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference, Barcelona. 2002.

Rodger A, Taylor K. Multiclinician involvement in protocol-driven management of early breast cancer patients in Australia: high standards and excellent outcomes can be maintained. 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference, Barcelona. 2002.

Rodger A, Taylor K. Multiclinician involvement in protocol-driven management of early breast cancer patients in Australia: high standards and excellent outcomes can be maintained. Royal Australian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide. 2002.

Scott C. Introducing MD care: leading the medical profession through the change process. 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference, Barcelona. 2002.

Scott C, Galetakis S, Rodger A on behalf of Inner and Eastern Melbourne BreastCare Consortium. Improving breast care services in Inner & Eastern Melbourne. 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference, Barcelona. 2002.

Scott C, Stoney, Chirgwin J et al. Measuring MD care: meeting the challenge. 3rd European Breast Cancer Conference, Barcelona. 2002.

William S, Millar J, Sia S, Miles W, Dally M, Duchesne G. Identification of prognostic groups following external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer. RANZCR 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide. 2002.
Won Novartis Poster Prize

William S, Smith R. Difficulties in Developing PSA-based biochemical failure identification software. RANZCR 53rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide. 2002.

Davis S, Hatherly K, Nash K. A prospective review of field placement in the radical radiation treatment (RT) of lung cancer (LC) using electronic portal imaging (EPI). 51st Annual General and Scientific meeting of the Royal Australian College of Radiologists.

Neill S, Rodger A et al. The Celluloid Version of the Multidisciplinary Meeting : Perceptions of Consumers. Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane. 2003