Dr Patricia (Trish) Ostwald
Conjoint Lecturer
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Faculty of Science and Information Technology
Casual Academic
School of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health
Focus Area: Physics
Area/Team: Medical Physics Group
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Research
Research Interests
- Electron beam treatment planning
Investigation of the accuracy of Electron planning algorithms, including Hogstrom type algorithms and Electron Monte Carlo, and the dosimetric evaluation of these algorithms. - MRI-based prostate therapy planning
The use of MRI images for prostate radiotherapy planning including the mapping of electron density to the MR scans for dose calculation.
Grants and Funding
For grants administered through the University of Newcastle Research Office see the Researcher report link at the bottom of this page. Some grants include:
- P Greer, JW Denham, S Ourselin, M Ebert, P Ostwald, P Lau, High precision MRI based prostate radiotherapy, ($301,750), Cancer Council NSW, 2007-2009
- L.Duggan, P.Ostwald, Verification of radiation doses delivered to cancer patients undergoing high dose-rate brachytherapy, $4,000, Coalfields Cancer Support Group Equipment Grant
- P.Greer, M.Ebert, P.Ostwald, S.Ourselin, High-precision MRI-based prostate radiotherapy, $64,000, Newcastle Mater Hospital, Radiation Oncology Research Fund
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Teaching
Teaching Interests
- Physics Year 4: Radiotherapy Physics
- Medical radiation Technology: Yr 2 Instrumentation - Medical Physics
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Other
Membership of Societies and Professional Bodies
- Member of the ACPSEM
Appointments
- Deputy Chief Medical Physicist, & Radiation Safety Officer, Calvary Mater Newcastle
Accreditation
- Australasian Accreditation in Radiotherapy Equipment Commissioning and Quality Assurance, 2004