Prospective clinical research of radiation response to high-dose radiotherapy in lung tumours and surrounding normal tissue using functional imaging biomarker assessments [ 2012 - 2014 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: A/Pr Shankar Siva (Principal investigator)

Brief description Radiotherapy is a potentially curative treatment for cancers of the lung. To improve outcomes, modern research efforts have focussed on radiotherapy dose escalation. However a major limitation to dose escalation is the associated toxicity to the lung. At present, the mechanisms of lung toxicity are incompletely understood. This research will investigate biomarkers of radiation response in patients receiving high-dose radiotherapy to the lung by using state-of-the-art scanning techniques.

Funding Amount $AUD 120,275.56

Funding Scheme Postgraduate Scholarships

Notes Medical/Dental Postgraduate Scholarship