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A/PROF DAVID LEE BALL



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Organization: Pathology
Position: Honorary (Principal Fellow)
Homepage: http://www.petermac.unimelb.edu.au
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

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Doctor of Medicine Adelaide University 31-Dec-2001
Diploma The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists 31-Dec-1976
Bachelor of Science Adelaide University
Bachelor of Medicine Adelaide University

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member Royal Australasian College of Radiologists 10-Aug-2004
Member Australian Medical Asssociation 22-Sep-2006
Member Clinical Oncology Society of Australia 22-Sep-2006
Member International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 22-Sep-2006
Unspecified International Mesothelioma Interest Group 22-Sep-2006
Unspecified Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand 22-Sep-2006
Unspecified European Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 22-Sep-2006
Unspecified American Society for Therapeutic Radiology & Oncology 22-Sep-2006
Unspecified Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group 22-Sep-2006

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

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 2007

Journal Articles

  • Comparison of CT and positron emission tomography/CT coregistered images in planning radical radiotherapy in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Australasian Radiology
    Volume: 51
    Page numbers: 386-393
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • A phase 1 trial of high-dose palliative radiotherapy plus concurrent weekly Vinorelbine and Cisplatin in patients with locally advanced and metastatic NSCLC
    Year: 2005
    Journal: British Journal of Cancer
    Volume: 93
    Page numbers: 652-661
    Publisher: Nature Publishing Group(London)
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  • Dose-volume histogram analysis as predictor of radiation pneumonitis in primary lung cancer patients treated with radiotherapy
    Year: 2005
    Journal: International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics
    Volume: 61
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 1355-1363
    Publisher: Elsevier Science(New York)
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  • Letter to the editor regarding F Schwarz et al - are single fractions of radiotherapy suitable for plantar fasciitis?
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australasian Radiology
    Volume: 49
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 257
    Publisher: Blackwell Science Asia
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  • Metabolic (FDG-PET) response after radical radiotherapy/chemoradiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer correlates with patterns of failure
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Lung Cancer
    Volume: 49
    Page numbers: 95-108
    Publisher: Elsevier Science Ireland(Coclare)
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  • PET imaging for suspected residual tumour or thoracic recurrence of non-small cell lung cancer after pneumonectomy
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Lung Cancer
    Volume: 47
    Page numbers: 49-57
    Publisher: Elsevier Science Ireland(Coclare)
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  • Randomized trial of 8Gy in 1 versus 20Gy in 5 fractions of radiotherapy for neuropathic pain due to bone metastases (Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group, TROG 96.05)
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Radiotherapy and Oncology
    Volume: 75
    Page numbers: 54-63
    Publisher: Elsevier Science Ireland(Coclare)
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  • Tracheo-innominate artery fistula following stenting, surgery and radiotherapy for large glomus tumour of the chest
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
    Volume: 75
    Page numbers: 252-253
    Publisher: Blackwell Science Asia(Carlton)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • The IASLC staging project: non-small cell lung cancer: a radiation oncologist's perspective
    Year: 2005
    Event name: 11th World Conference on Lung Cancer
    Conference Publication: Lung Cancer
    Volume: 49
    Issue: Supplement 3
    Page numbers: 10-11
    Publisher: Elsevier Science Ireland(Coclare)
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • A randomised phase III study of palliative radiation with concomitant carboplatin for brain metastases from non-small cell carcinoma of the lung
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Lung Cancer
    Volume: 46
    Page numbers: 107-111
    Publisher: Elsevier Science Ireland(Coclare)
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  • An open letter to all members of the IASLC
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Lung Cancer
    Volume: 45
    Page numbers: 119-120
    Publisher: Elsevier Science Ireland(Coclare)
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  • Differences of opinion: a survey of knowledge and bias among clinicans regarding the role of chemotherapy in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Chest
    Volume: 126
    Page numbers: 1985-1993
    Publisher: American College of Chest Physicians(Illinois)
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  • Early FDG-PET imaging after radical radiotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer: inflammatory changes in normal tissues correlate with tumor response and do not confound thrapeutic response evaluation
    Year: 2004
    Journal: International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics
    Volume: 60
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 412-418
    Publisher: Elsevier Science(New York)
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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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  • Impact of positron emission tomography on the management of patients with small-cell lung cancer
    Year: 2004
    Journal: American Journal of Clinical Oncology - Cancer Clinical Trials
    Volume: 27
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 164-171
    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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  • Optimism and survival in lung cancer carcinoma patients
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Cancer
    Volume: 100
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 1276-1282
    Publisher: John Wiley & Sons(New York)
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Chondrosarcoma of bone complicating Ollier's disease: Report of a favourable response to radiotherapy
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Australasian Radiology
    Volume: 47
    Page numbers: 322-324
    Publisher: Blackwell Science Asia
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  • Consensus report IASLC workshop Bruges, September 2002: pretreatment minimal staging for non-small cell lung cancer
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Lung Cancer
    Volume: 42
    Page numbers: S3-S6
    Publisher: Elsevier Science Ireland(Coclare)
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  • Consensus: the follow-up of the treated patient
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Lung Cancer
    Volume: 42
    Page numbers: S17-S19
    Publisher: Elsevier Science Ireland(Coclare)
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  • Discrepancies in volume calculations between different radiotherapy treatment planning systems
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine
    Volume: 26
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 91-93
    Publisher: Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine
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  • FDG-PET-detected extracranial metastases in patients with non-small cell lung cancer undergoing staging for surgery or radical radiotherapy: survival correlates with metastatic disease burden
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Acta Oncologica
    Volume: 42
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 48-54
    Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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  • Phase I/II study of concurrent twice-weekly paclitaxel and weekly cisplatin with radiation therapy for stage III non-small cell lung cancer
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Lung Cancer
    Volume: 41
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 353-361
    Publisher: Elsevier Science Ireland(Coclare)
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  • Positron emission tomography is superior to computed tomography scanning for response-assessment after radical radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Journal of Clinical Oncology
    Volume: 21
    Issue: 7
    Page numbers: 1285-1292
    Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins(Pennsylvania)
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  • Quality assurance experience with the randomized neuropathic bone pain trial (Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group, 96.05)
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Radiotherapy and Oncology
    Volume: 67
    Page numbers: 207-212
    Publisher: Elsevier Science Ireland(Coclare)
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Contemporary management of non-small cell lung cancer in Australia: radiotherapy comes in from the cold
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Cancer Forum
    Volume: 26
    Page numbers: 161-163
    Publisher: Cancer Council Australia
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  • Display of positron emission tomography with Cadplan
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine
    Volume: 25
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 67-77
    Publisher: Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine
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  • Failure of T stage to predict survival in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer treated by radiotherapy with or without concomitant chemotherapy
    Year: 2002
    Journal: International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics
    Volume: 54
    Page numbers: 1007-1013
    Publisher: Elsevier Science(New York)
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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
    Publisher: Elsevier Science(New York)
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