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PROF GILLIAN DUCHESNE



Contact Details

Organization: Pathology
Position: Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
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Homepage: www.petermac.unimelb.edu.au/dept/radiation/main.htm
Work: 9656 1111
Building: No Building
Campus: Peter Maccallum Hospital

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
radiation oncology Australia, United Kingdom

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science (1st class hons) University of Bristol 11-Jul-1974
Bachelor of Surgery University of Bristol 10-Jun-1977
Bachelor of Medicine University of Bristol 10-Jun-1977
Doctor of Medicine University of Bristol 01-Oct-1986

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member European Society for Therapeutic Radiology & Oncology member 31-Dec-1984
Member American Society for Therapeutic Radiology & Oncology Member 01-Apr-2001
Member Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group Member 31-Dec-1996
Associate Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand Member 31-Dec-2000
Member Clinical Oncology Society of Australia Member 31-Dec-2001
Member Australasian Brachytherapy Group Member 31-Dec-1999

Fellowships

Fellowship Date Awarded
Fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR) 18-May-1984
Fellow of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiology (FRANZCR) 20-May-1997

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
A clinical trial to determine the optimal timing of androgen deprivation in relapsed or non-curable prostate cancer Chief Investigator NHMRC Project Grants 01/01/2005
Improving accuracy of Radiation Therapy for Bladder Cancer Chief Investigator NHMRC Project Grants 01/01/2010

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Percentage of biopsy cores positive for malignancy and Biochemical Failure following prostate cancer radiotherapy in 3264 men: statistical significance without predictive performance
    Year: 2008
    Journal: International Journal of Radiation: Oncology - Biology - Physics
    Volume: 70
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 1169-1175
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Thermoluminescence dosimetry for in-vivo verification of high dose rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer


    Year: 2007
    Journal: Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine
    Volume: 30
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 178-184
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Efficacy and tolerability of concurrent weekly low dose cisplatin during radiation treatment of localised muscle invasive bladder transitional cell carcinoma: A report of two sequential Phase II studies from the Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group


    Year: 2006
    Journal: Radiotherapy and Oncology
    Volume: 81
    Page numbers: 9-17
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  • A prospective dose escalation trial of high-dose-rate brachytherapy boost for prostate cancer
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Brachytherapy
    Volume: 5
    Page numbers: 256-261
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  • An international multicenter study evaluating the impact of an alternative biochemical failure definition on the judgment of prostate cancer risk
    Year: 2006
    Journal: International Journal of Radiation: Oncology - Biology - Physics
    Volume: 65
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 351-357
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  • How Early is early: androgen deprivation for prostat-specific antigen relapse in prostate cancer
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Clinical Oncology
    Volume: 24
    Issue: 18
    Page numbers: 2964-2965
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  • Psychosocial adjustment of female partners of men with prostate cancer: a review of the literature
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Psycho-Oncology
    Volume: 15
    Page numbers: 937-953
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  • The psychosocial impact of prostate cancer on patients and their partners
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Medical Journal of Australia
    Volume: 185
    Issue: 8
    Page numbers: 428-432
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Delayed rectal and urinary symptomatology in patients treated for prostate cancer by radiotherapy with or without short term neo-adjuvant androgen deprivation. Trial 96.01 of the Trans-Tasman radiation Oncology Group (TROG).
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Radiotherapy and Oncology
    Volume: 77
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 117-125
    Publisher: Elsevier Science Ireland(Coclare)
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  • Impact of selection of post-implant technique on dosimetry parameters for permanent prostate implants
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Brachytherapy
    Volume: 4
    Page numbers: 146-153
    Publisher: Elsevier(Philadelphia)
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  • Prioritization of radiotherapy in Australia and New Zealand: where are we now?
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australasian Radiology
    Volume: 49
    Page numbers: 443-444
    Publisher: Blackwell Science Asia
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  • Short-term androgen deprivation and radiotherapy for locally advanced prostate cancer: results from the Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group 96.01 randomised controlled trial
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Lancet Oncology
    Volume: 6
    Page numbers: 841-850
    Publisher: Lancet(London)
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • A systematic review of brachytherapy. Is it an effective and safe treatment for localised prostate cancer?
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Australian Family Physician
    Volume: 33
    Page numbers: 525-529
    Publisher: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
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  • Assessment of i-125 prostate implants by tumor bioeffect
    Year: 2004
    Journal: International Journal of Radiation: Oncology - Biology - Physics
    Volume: 59
    Page numbers: 1405-1413
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  • Both pretreatment prostate-specific antigen level and posttreatment biochemical failure are independent predictors of overall survival after radiotherapy for prostate cancer
    Year: 2004
    Journal: International Journal of Radiation: Oncology - Biology - Physics
    Volume: 60
    Page numbers: 1082-1087
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  • Clinical prioritisation for curative radiotherapy: a local waiting list initiative
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Clinical Oncology
    Volume: 16
    Page numbers: 299-306
    Publisher: Elsevier Science London(London)
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  • Factors predicitng for urinary morbidity following 125iodine transperineal prostate brachytherapy
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Radiotherapy and Oncology
    Volume: 73
    Page numbers: 33-38
    Publisher: Elsevier Science Ireland(Coclare)
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  • How should we introduce clinical positron emission tomography in the UK? Oncologists need to have a (clearer) view
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Clinical Oncology
    Volume: 16
    Page numbers: 492-493
    Publisher: Elsevier Science London(London)
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  • Prostate implant evaluation using tumour control probability - the effect of input parameters
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Physics in Medicine and Biology
    Volume: 49
    Page numbers: 3649-3664
    Publisher: Institute of Physics Publishing(Bristol)
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  • Trends in the use of androgen deprivation in prostate cancer
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Acta Oncologica
    Volume: 43
    Page numbers: 382-387
    Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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  • What defines intermediate-risk prostate cancer? Variability in published prognostic models
    Year: 2004
    Journal: International Journal of Radiation: Oncology - Biology - Physics
    Volume: 58
    Page numbers: 11-18
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Acceptability of short term neo-adjuvant androgen deprivation in patients with locally advanced prostate cancer
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Radiotherapy and Oncology
    Volume: 68
    Page numbers: 255-267
    Publisher: Elsevier Science Ireland(Coclare)
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  • Outcome, morbidity, and prognostic factors in post-prostatectomy radiotherapy: an Australian multicenter study
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Urology
    Volume: 61
    Page numbers: 179-183
    Publisher: Excerpta Medica(Philadelphia)
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  • What to do for prostate cancer patients with a rising PSA? - a survey of Australian practice
    Year: 2003
    Journal: International Journal of Radiation: Oncology - Biology - Physics
    Volume: 55
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 986-991
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Dose distribution and morbidity after high dose rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer: influence of V150 and V200 parameters
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Australasian Radiology
    Volume: 46
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 384-389
    Publisher: Blackwell Science Asia
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  • Measurement of lung tumor volumes using three-dimensional computer planning software
    Year: 2002
    Journal: International Journal of Radiation: Oncology - Biology - Physics
    Volume: 53
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 566-573
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  • Surgery or radiotherapy for bladder cancer?
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Clinical Oncology
    Volume: 14
    Page numbers: 519-520
    Publisher: Elsevier Science London(London)
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