
Associate Professor Shane Dempsey
Head of School
School of Health Sciences (Medical Radiation Science)
- Email:shane.dempsey@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:(02) 4921 6667
Improving cancer treatment and education
Associate Professor Shane Dempsey is revolutionising radiation therapy for students, health professionals and patients across the country.
In his career in cancer care (oncology) Associate Professor Shane Dempsey knows what it means to multitask. As a radiation therapy clinician he worked to provide each and every patient with an individual treatment plan best suited for them, utiising to its full potential the ever-changing technology available. He also recognised that a diagnosis of cancer brings with it an enormous emotional response for both the patient and their families, and Associate Professor Dempsey sought to address this unmet need by ensuring that each individual patient and their family be provided with the supportive care they needed across their cancer journey.
As an educator of the future oncology workforce both in the Hunter and across Australia he ensures that students and graduates have comprehensive training to provide both patient focussed care, and an ability to assess and implement the most current of clinical practices into every day radiation therapy treatment.
“Both roles let me compare and contrast existing and emerging radiation oncology related methods,” the Head of School of Health Sciences explains.
“We’ve been really lucky with the millions of dollars’ worth of equipment our industry partners and the federal government have provided so that we can both research new approaches to treatment, and train students and clinical staff in the ways of the future .”
A personal research goal is to continually modify existing treatment processes, and develop new approaches, that “maximise” doses to tumours and reduce them to surrounding tissues.
“Radiation planning systems of the past produced terrible anatomical images – you couldn’t see the malignant tumours or the surrounding organs very well, if at all, so you often had to rely on your own knowledge of human anatomy to guesstimate where they were,” he laments.
“This then meant you had to put wider margins around the radiation beams, which detrimentally affected patients’ otherwise healthy body parts.”
“Modern imaging and treatment technology now allows us to image, locate and accurately contour cancers in three dimensions (3D). By doing this we can now provide radiation treatment that significantly reduces radiation doses to the normal organs while at the same time increasing the dose to cancer targets. This increases the likelihood of a curative treatment.”
Associate Professor Dempsey explains how he has worked closely with world leading clinical partners and the Federal government to develop a simulation suite of radiation oncology equipment that can provide the most up to date training found across Australia and indeed the world.
“To train students and graduates to be flexible and reactive to the patients and technology that they will work with across their future, we have treatment planning labs that allow students to develop and assess plans using the most modern imaging and 3D treatment technologies. We then have a life-sized 3D virtual linear accelerator treatment room (VERT - Virtual Environment for Radiation Therapy), which is the primary instrument that delivers radiation, where students can import their patient focussed treatment plans and see whether their plan works on their patient” he divulges.
“These facilities allow our students to clearly illustrate and articulate theoretical concepts and to acquire invaluable skills in a simulation suite, rather than practicing on real patients in busy clinics.”
Pivotal in the creation of the National Radiation Therapy Clinical Assessment Form, which has allowed for students from programs across Australia to be assessed on clinical placement against a single national standard, Shane is simultaneously dedicated to standardising content and curricula for students in Australia.
An unusual trajectory
Shane elected to take a “very roundabout route” to get to this point, beginning his career as a Sydney-based clinician after receiving a Diploma of Radiation Therapy from the College of Advanced Education in 1981.
“I worked at the Prince of Wales Hospital for five years,” he recalls.
“This included a six-month secondment to Papua New Guinea.”
Returning to Australia in 1986, Shane spent the following half decade dividing his time between the city and the coast. Finally deciding on the latter, he accepted a lecturing role at the University of Newcastle in 1992, as well as enrolling in the postgraduate Clinical Epidemiology program.
“I wrote the Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Radiation Therapy) program during this time too,” he shares.
“It’s since grown exponentially, becoming the country’s biggest radiation oncology with an annual intake of 60, and our graduates practice right across Australia and internationally in many countries.”
Adding another feather to his already impressive cap, Shane undertook a PhD in 2006. Operating on the proviso that “health is a teamwork environment,” the energetic scholar’s five-year probe sought to identify those desirable personal development traits required for current and future employees.
“I asked second-year students to work in groups and make a conference poster on a professional topic of their own choosing,” he describes.
“Then I asked them to do a reflective inventory, singling out the most important things they learned throughout the exercise.”
“Close examinations of their responses were similar semester after semester – all believed effective communication, careful listening skills, and respectful group work decision-making, were key to team work success.”
“They reflected that as professionals learning how to work together were the most important traits they learnt. It’s changed the way I teach.”
International and national research
Ensuring that his research has direct application to cancer care, Shane’s research has led to a number of creative international collaborations. The first – and perhaps most innovative – saw Shane team up with a graduate working in British Columbia, Canada, and fellow UON academic Associate Professor Warren-Forward, to introduce a new form of treatment for prostate cancer to the cancer centre that the graduate worked in.
“Up until then, we were using what’s called three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT), which positions beams at various angles around the body,” he reveals.
“With novel volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT), however, the linear accelerator turns constantly around the patient so the beams aren’t stationary during treatment.”
“At the same time that it’s rotating, the machine is also slowing down or speeding up at different locations, spitting out more radiation at certain points around the patient, and turning on and off at specified phases.”
Looking to establish and weigh up each technology’s advantages and disadvantages, the research team obtained six months’ worth of data from patients who had been treated using 3DCRT and then they compared this data to six months’ worth of data from those on the new VM<AT treatment.
“The patients were analysed against the same outcomes, such as nausea, vomiting, skin redness, and radiation dose across the cancer volume and surrounding organs” he clarifies.
“We showed a statistically significant decrease in side effects for cancer sufferers undergoing VMAT – this was a great result and improved their quality of life during treatment and into the future.”
“The treatment also turned out to be faster and more accurate for patients as well.”
Shane and the team have since published these findings, with their first piece Scopus’ most downloaded article for the journal in 2014. The second, made publicly available in early 2015, was selected as a peer reading on better pathways to 3DCRT.
More recently, Shane has been supervising a Newcastle PhD student at the Calvary Mater Hospital who is seeking to integrate ultrasound with radiation therapy. The pair is hoping to improve current post-operative treatment methods for breast cancer sufferers.
“The boost site where the primary tumour is located is removed during surgery, but we need to find its original location to provide that site a high dose of radiation,” he illuminates.
“The old-fashioned ways had the potential to miss this small site. Our new way has the potential to locate the original tumour site much more accurately.”
“We use ultrasound, which is a non-ionising, non-harmful radiation, to see and treat the seroma, a pool of fluid left over after the lump is taken out. If we can detect this site we can then match the radiation beam to the primary tumour bed much more accurately, which may decrease some breast cancer recurrences.”
Shane and his PhD student are aiming to one day have a group of radiation therapists who are proficient in this adaptive radiation therapy for breast cancer treatment.
A team effort
When asked what he is most proud of, Shane is quick to answer.
“Building a national approach to radiation therapy,” he says.
“The University of South Australia, RMIT, Monash, Queensland University of Technology, Curtin University and the University of Newcastle are partners in this, working together on all aspects of curriculum development and implementation, student placement programming and research translation.”
“We’ve stopped being silos of competitiveness and have opened our doors to industry and other tertiary institutions.”
Believing that we can “no longer solely rely on a small number of specialist doctors to help get us through a growing and more advanced workload” Shane is also determined to see this field – and others – adopt a more holistic approach to patient counsel and care.
“Health professions now are autonomous, nationally registered groups,” he comments.
“They need to take on new scopes of practice.”
Improving cancer treatment and education
Associate Professor Shane Dempsey is an Australian registered Radiation Therapist who in in his clinical career worked extensively in radiation therapy.
Career Summary
Biography
Associate Professor Shane Dempsey is Head of the School of Health Sciences, in the Faculty of Health and Medicine. He is Associate Professor of Radiation Therapy. He has a PhD (Medical Radiation Science) and a Graduate Diploma in Epidemiology from the University of Newcastle (UON), a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), and a Diploma of Applied Science in Radiation Therapy from the University of Sydney (USyd).
Radiation Therapy Expertise
Associate Professor Shane Dempsey is an Australian registered Radiation Therapist who in in his clinical career worked extensively in public and private radiation oncology clinical practice. He has held a wide variety of clinical roles through to deputy chief of clinical operations roles with responsibility for implementing and developing new methods of treatment. He has worked internationally in the developing world (Papua New Guinea - an amazing clinical and life experience), and has maintained his practice through training in North America, and Europe. As a clinician he was also a conjoint/casual lecturer in Radiation Therapy at the University of Sydney.
Research Expertise
Associate Professor Dempsey's research spans both clinical professional practice, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. He uses both qualitative, quantitative
and mixed methods approaches, and develops novel approaches of data
collection and analysis to answer clinical and education questions.
Associate Professor Dempsey's clinical practice research focuses on expanding professional practice so that practitioners can improve care for their community. His clinical research focuses on issues associated with advancing clinical practice; emerging technology assessment and implementation; care and support for patients living with cancer and undergoing cancer treatment; and patient outcomes. He continues to participate in research training and completed courses in advanced RT issues such as: Radiation Therapy planning (2007, 2009 in Las Vegas, USA); Molecular Imaging in Oncology (2012 Florence, Italy); and PET/CT in Oncology (2012 Vienna, Austria).
Associate Professor Dempsey's teaching and learning focused research looks at students conceptions of their learning and experience, assessment methods that promote active and reflective learning, methods to evaluate teaching including peer assessment, and novel approaches to T&L (emerging publications).
Teaching Expertise
Content and conception of learning evaluation, phenomenography, qualitative analysis methods
Administrative Expertise
Program management, course review
My Academic Role: In my academic role at the University of Newcastle I
am currently an Associate Professor in Radiation Therapy, and I am the
Deputy Head of the School of Health Sciences, Chair of the School of
Health Sciences Teaching and Learning committee (around 10 health
professional programs). I am on the Faculty of Health Teaching and
Learning committee, and on the University Teaching & Learning
Computing committee. I was Program Convenor of the three Medical
Radiation Science degrees (diagnostic radiography, nuclear medicine,
radiation therapy) from 1999-2013 (15 years). During this period the
MRS programs were (and continue to be) some of the highest rated
programs by students within the University, and by the clinical
professions.
My industry roles include being a member of the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Board, Medical Radiation Accreditation committee and Work Innovation and Reform Working Group; referee for the Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences (Aust); referee for the journal Radiography (UK); and a member of Medical Radiations Australia - Council of Deans of Medical Radiation Science.
Collaborations
I collaborate with a range of clinical and academic radiation therapists from both Australia and Internationally.
Qualifications
- PhD (Medical Radiation Science), University of Newcastle
- Diploma in Applied Science (Med Rad Tech), University of Sydney
- Graduate Certificate of Higher Education, University of New South Wales
- Graduate Diploma in Clinical Epidemiology, University of Newcastle
Keywords
- Health Science education
- Health related and cancer related Quality of Life
- Inter-professional health and medicine education
- Medical Radiation Science
- Radiation Therapy practice, research and education
- Radiation therapy and oncology imaging
- Research methods and Evidence Based Practice
- Transition to Practice, and Outcomes mapping
Languages
- English (Fluent)
Fields of Research
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111208 | Radiation Therapy | 75 |
139999 | Education not elsewhere classified | 25 |
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
Title | Organisation / Department |
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Associate Professor | University of Newcastle School of Health Sciences Australia |
Academic appointment
Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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1/03/2014 - | National Radiation Therapy representative | Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency - Workforce Innovation and Reform Working Party Australia |
1/01/2014 - | Editorial Board | Australian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine Australia |
1/01/2014 - | Editorial Board | Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences Australia |
1/01/2013 - | National Radiation Therapy representative | Australian Health Practitioners Registartion Agency (AHPRA), Medical Radiation Practice Accreditation Committee Australia |
1/01/2008 - | Editorial Board | Radiography Journal - UK United Kingdom |
1/01/2000 - 1/04/2002 | Scientific Program Convenor | 20th Australian National Radiation Therapy Symposium Australia |
1/01/1996 - | Editorial Board | The Journal of Medical Radiation Science Australia |
1/01/1994 - 1/04/1996 | Conference Convenor | Australian Radiation Therapy Symposium Australia |
1/01/1992 - 1/12/2008 | Chair and Radiation Therapy member | Australian Institute of Radiography |
1/03/1989 - 1/06/2003 | Casual Lecturer | The University of Sydney School of Medical Radiation Technology Australia |
Membership
Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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1/01/1990 - | Membership | Australian Institute of Radiography |
Professional appointment
Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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1/06/2001 - 1/06/2003 | Deputy Chief Radiation Therapist | Sydney Radiotherapy & Oncology Centre, Mater Hospital Sydney Clinical Practice Australia |
1/02/1999 - 1/06/2001 | Head Planning Radiation Therapist | St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Clinical Practice Australia |
Awards
Recognition
Year | Award |
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2011 |
Citation for Oustanding Contributions to Student Learning Australian Teaching and Learning Council |
2009 |
Australian Varian Radiation Therapist Award for 2009 Australian Institute of Radiography |
2008 |
Vice-Chancellor's Citation University of Newcastle |
2005 |
Pro-Vice Chancellor Citation for Excellence and Engagement in the Radiation TherapyCommunity University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine |
Invitations
Speaker
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2011 |
Beyond Bricks and Mortar - Building Quality Clinical Cancer Services in Australia Organisation: Department of Health and Aging Description: Building Quality Learning and Professional Development Communities in Regional Cancer Services |
2007 |
Enhancing Clinical Practice, Research and Personal Development in the Cancer Care Setting Organisation: Queensland Health, Statewide Allied Health, Cancer Care Training and Development Description: The workshop explored methods, which are not part of routine quality assurance processes, that individual staff and departments can use to: examine and reflect on aspects of clinical practice; adapt and use within personal or formal informal Continuous Professional Development; to conduct patient focused research; and to review practice from a more emotional-cognitive personal perspective than is perhaps otherwise done. The workshop included an introduction to a toolkit, a set of reflective inventories, developed at the University of Newcastle that will allow practitioners to not only reflect on their clinical practice but will also then provide actual data for analysis with a research construct. |
2006 |
Patient Assessment during Radiation Therapy Organisation: Austin Repatriation Hospital, Victoria Description: This two day workshop explored the evidence for better patient care in the RT setting, and the benefits that flow to patients and staff, from adopting a formal assessing and reporting system. The assessment of patient care from a Quality of Life (QoL) rather than a medico-centric physiological model was examined, and a department ready framework, based on international reporting and assessment criteria was developed. The framework was subsequently incorporated into clinical practice. |
2000 |
Evidence Based Practice in Medical Radiation Science Organisation: Tasmanian Branch of the Australian Institute of Radiography Description: The workshop will discuss the tools needed to implement an EBP approach. It will, provide an overview of the key components of EBP; examine types of research strategies that we can use; discuss the framing of questions to be answered; the skills of key informant or clinical expert interviewing; the role communication plays with our patients; how to undertake a literature search; how to undertake a critical appraisal of research literature; designing a research project. |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Chapter (2 outputs)
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2020 |
Enya A, Pillay M, Dempsey S, 'Collective mindfulness as a preventive strategy against workplace incidents: A comparative study of Australia and the United States', Advances in Safety Management and Human Factors, Springer, Cham, Switzerland 355-366 (2020) [B1]
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2018 |
Enya A, Dempsey S, Pillay M, 'High reliability organisation (HRO) principles of collective mindfulness: An opportunity to improve construction safety management', Advances in Safety Management and Human Factors, Springer, Heidelberg, Germany 3-13 (2018) [B1]
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Journal article (31 outputs)
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2018 |
Oultram S, Dempsey S, 'A Feasibility Study on the Identification of Postlumpectomy Seromas by a Radiation Therapist Compared with That by Radiation Oncologists in Radiation Therapy Planning for Early Stage Breast Cancer', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 49 173-178 (2018) [C1] © 2018 Introduction: Computed tomography (CT) simulation is currently used to identify the tumour bed in patients with early stage breast cancer requiring whole-breast and boost r... [more] © 2018 Introduction: Computed tomography (CT) simulation is currently used to identify the tumour bed in patients with early stage breast cancer requiring whole-breast and boost radiation therapy. Postlumpectomy breast seromas as visible on CT data have been identified as a proxy for the tumour bed. This study aims to quantify the incidence of postsurgical tumour bed seromas identified at CT simulation and report how well a radiation therapist (RT) is able to identify these seromas compared with those contoured by radiation oncologists (ROs). Methods and Materials: A study was undertaken on electronic patient records and the CT-simulation datasets of early stage breast cancer patients treated in 2013 at the Calvary Mater Newcastle to identify the presence of seromas. Patient and tumour characteristics were reviewed. Data analysed included seroma volumes, as contoured by the ROs, as part of the standard voluming procedure. One RT rated seroma visibility based on the level of difficulty when viewing the seroma. Results: Out of 108 CT datasets, an RT was able to identify the presence of a seroma in 102 cases vs. 104 as contoured by ROs. The number of observed agreements was 106 (98.15% of the observations), and the number of agreements expected by chance was 98.4 (91.15% of the observations). The Kappa statistics equalled 0.791 (SE of kappa = 0.143). The strength of agreement is considered to be ¿substantial.¿ Conclusion: RTs play an integral role in contouring during the planning process, and there is scope to expand this role. This research introduced the first step by confirming that a radiation therapist is able to identify seromas on CT-simulation data when compared those contoured by an RO.
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2018 |
Enya A, Pillay M, Dempsey S, 'A Systematic Review on High Reliability Organisational Theory as a Safety Management Strategy in Construction', Safety, 4 (2018) [C1]
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2015 |
Dempsey CL, Oultram S, Dempsey S, Govindarajulu G, Sridharan S, O'Brien P, Capp A, 'Using 3T MRI to assess interfractional variation of the HR-CTV for HDR brachytherapy of cervix cancer: is optimising based on the first HR-CTV appropriate for all patients?', International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 93 273-273 (2015)
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2015 |
Elith CA, Dempsey SE, Warren-Forward HM, 'A comparison of the acute toxicities using moderate hypo-fractionated intensity-modulated radiation therapy or volumetric modulated arc therapy for the treatment of early-stage prostate cancer', Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 14 274-284 (2015) [C1] © 2015 Cambridge University Press. Aim This study compared the acute toxicities reported during radiotherapy treatment using either intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) or... [more] © 2015 Cambridge University Press. Aim This study compared the acute toxicities reported during radiotherapy treatment using either intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) or volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) to deliver a moderate hypo-fractionated treatment for early-stage prostate cancer. Material and methods Acute toxicities are routinely reported at the clinical site for all patients using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events. Toxicity assessment is performed on day 1 of treatment, then once weekly thereafter. The recorded toxicities of 40 cases treated with five-field IMRT, and 32 cases treated using VMAT were retrospectively compared. All cases were prescribed 73·68 Gy in 28 fractions. Eight symptoms were assessed; diarrhoea, proctitis, fatigue, pain, dermatitis, urinary frequency, urinary retention and urinary tract pain. Results In terms of the overall toxicity recorded, VMAT was shown to reduce the toxicities of dermatitis, fatigue, pain and urinary frequency (p<0·05). Using IMRT, grade 2 toxicities were reported for proctitis, pain, urinary frequency, urinary retention and urinary tract pain. Using VMAT, grade 2 toxicities were reported for urinary frequency and urinary retention. Findings The research reported here is one of the first publications to demonstrate that VMAT is associated with decreased toxicities compared with IMRT for the treatment of early-stage prostate cancer.
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2015 |
Bridge P, Dempsey S, Giles E, Maresse S, McCorkell G, Opie C, et al., 'Practice patterns of radiation therapy technology in Australia: results of a national audit', Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 62 253-260 (2015) [C1]
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2014 |
Elith C, Dempsey SE, Warren-Forward H, 'Comparing four volumetric modulated arc therapy beam arrangements for the treatment of early-stage prostate cancer', Journal of Medical Radiation Science, 61 91-101 (2014) [C1]
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2014 |
O'Brien A, Giles M, Dempsey SE, Slater L, McGregor ME, Kable A, et al., 'Evaluating the preceptor role for pre-registration nursing and midwifery student
clinical education', Nurse Education Today, 34 19-24 (2014) [C1]
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2014 |
Findlay N, Dempsey SE, Warren-Forward HM, 'A qualitative analysis of radiation therapy students' professional placement journals', Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 13 131-140 (2014) [C1]
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2014 |
Elith CA, Dempsey SE, Cao F, Farshadi A, Warren-Forward HM, 'The quality assurance of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) plans for early stage prostate cancer: a technical note', Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 61 261-266 (2014) [C1]
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2013 |
Elith CA, Dempsey SE, Warren-Forward HM, 'A retrospective planning analysis comparing intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) using two optimization algorithms for the treatment of early-stage prostate cancer.', J Med Radiat Sci, 60 84-92 (2013)
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2013 |
Elith CA, Cao F, Dempsey SE, Findlay N, Warren-Forward H, 'A retrospective planning analysis comparing volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) to intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for radiotherapy treatment of prostate cancer', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 44 79-86 (2013) [C1] Purpose: This study aims to compare intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for the treatment of prostate cancer. Particular focus ... [more] Purpose: This study aims to compare intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for the treatment of prostate cancer. Particular focus was placed on the impact IMRT and VMAT have on departmental planning and treatment resources. Materials and Methods: Twenty prostate cancer cases were retrospectively planned to compare 5-field IMRT to VMAT using a single arc (VMAT-1A) and 2 arcs (VMAT-2A). The impact on departmental resources was assessed by comparing the time needed to generate the dose distributions and to deliver the treatment plan. A comparison of plan quality was also performed by comparing homogeneity, conformity, the number of monitor units (MUs), and dose to the organs at risk. Results: IMRT and VMAT-2A were able to produce adequate plans for all cases. Using VMAT-1A, planning guidelines were achieved in 8 of the 20 cases. IMRT provided an improved dose distribution and the best homogeneity to the planning target volume. Also, the IMRT plans were generated significantly faster than both VMAT techniques. VMAT planning provided significantly improved conformity and used significantly fewer monitor units than IMRT. VMAT-1A treatments were significantly faster than both IMRT and VMAT-2A. VMAT plans delivered lower dose to the bladder and heads of femur, and an increased dose to the rectum in the low dose region. Conclusion: IMRT may have an advantage over VMAT for the treatment of prostate cancers. This is primarily due to the uncertainty of achieving planning guidelines using VMAT and the extended time needed to generate the VMAT plans. © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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2012 | Dempsey SE, Giles E, Chiswell M, Wright C, Charlton N, Rowntree P, et al., 'Development and implementation of the Australian universities radiation therapy student clinical assessment form', Radiographer, 59 13-25 (2012) [C1] | ||||||||||
2012 | Giles E, Dempsey SE, Chiswell M, Wright C, Bridge P, Charlton N, 'A survey to evaluate the implementation of a national clinical assessment form', The Radiographer, 59 77-84 (2012) [C1] | ||||||||||
2011 |
Elith C, Dempsey SE, Findlay NA, Warren-Forward H, 'An introduction to the intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) techniques, tomotherapy, and VMAT', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 42 37-43 (2011) [C1]
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2011 |
Dempsey SE, Warren-Forward H, 'An analysis of the professional and academic interest of medical radiation science students', Radiography, 17 145-151 (2011) [C1]
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2011 |
Burrows TL, Findlay NA, Killen CG, Dempsey SE, Hunter S, Chiarelli PE, Snodgrass SN, 'Using nominal group technique to develop a consensus derived model for peer review of teaching across a multi-school faculty', Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 8 1-9 (2011) [C1]
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2011 |
Findlay NA, Warren-Forward H, Dempsey SE, 'Development and validation of reflective inventories: assisting radiation therapists with reflective practice', Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 10 3-12 (2011) [C1]
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2011 |
Dempsey SE, Findlay NA, MacDonald-Wicks LK, 'Increasing nutritional support for patients undergoing radiation therapy: The radiation therapist perspective', Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice, 10 181-189 (2011) [C1]
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2010 |
Findlay NA, Dempsey SE, Warren-Forward H, 'Developing a qualitative framework for analysis of student journals', The Radiographer, 57 34-39 (2010) [C1]
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2010 |
Surjan Y, Chiarelli PE, Dempsey SE, Lyall DG, O'Toole G, Snodgrass SN, Tessier JW, 'The experience of implementing an interprofessional first year course for undergraduate health science students: The value of acting on student feedback', Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 7 1-17 (2010) [C1]
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2010 |
Findlay NA, Dempsey SE, Warren-Forward H, 'Validation and use of the Newcastle Reflective Analysis Tool : A three- year longitudinal study of RT students' reflective journals', Reflective Practice, 11 83-94 (2010) [C1]
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2009 |
Dempsey SE, Burr M, 'The level of confidence and responsibility accepted by Australian radiation therapists in developing plans and implementing treatment', Radiography, 15 139-145 (2009) [C1]
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2009 |
Findlay NA, Dempsey SE, Warren-Forward H, 'Workplace diaries promoting reflective practice in radiation therapy', Radiography, 15 166-170 (2009) [C1]
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2009 |
Findlay NA, Dempsey SE, Warren-Forward H, 'Development of the Newcastle Reflective Analysis Tool', Focus on Health Professional Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 11 32-40 (2009) [C1]
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2008 |
Findlay NA, Dempsey SE, Warren-Forward H, 'Theory of reflection in learning for radiation therapists', Radiographer, 55 29-32 (2008) [C1]
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2007 | Hopkins MG, Callan SA, Cant JG, Dempsey SE, 'Technical knowledge and skills in undergraduate radiation therapy: The University of Newcastle experience', The Radiographer, 54 6-10 (2007) [C2] | ||||||||||
2005 |
Bore MR, Lyall DG, Dempsey SE, Powis DA, 'Assessment of Personal Qualities in Selection of Medical Radiation Science Students', Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology, 33 180-185 (2005) [C1]
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2002 |
Parker J, Vigar MJ, Dempsey SE, Warren-Forward H, Jovanovic JK, 'Validating the use of digitally reconstructed radiographs as verification tools in radiation therapy simulation of prostate treatment', The Radiograher, 49 141-146 (2002) [C1]
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2002 | Rudd N, Dempsey SE, 'Acute skin reaction and psychological benefit of washing with a mild cleansing agent during radiation therapy to the breast or chest wall: a randomised control trial', The Radiograher, 49 97-102 (2002) [C1] | ||||||||||
2001 | Dempsey SE, Elith CA, Perkins B, Skelly MH, Johnson L, 'Can Relaxation Interventions Reduce Anxiety in Patients Receiving Radiotherapy? Outcomes and Study Validity', The Radiographer, 48 27-31 (2001) [C1] | ||||||||||
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Conference (60 outputs)
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2016 |
O'Brien A, Dawson AC, McNeil K, Olaisen JA, Dempsey S, Veysey M, et al., 'The Role of the Clinical Supervisor in interprofessional pre-registration student clinical education', Hong Kong (2016)
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2016 |
Dempsey CL, Dempsey S, 'Australian and New Zealand HDR Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer: Clinical and Dosimetric Review', Brachytherapy, San Francisco, USA (2016)
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2016 |
Tessier J, Dempsey SE, Warren-Forward H, 'Keeping Placement Safe and Effective', Sydney (2016)
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2015 |
Dempsey C, Oultram S, Dempsey SE, Govindarajulu G, Sridharan S, O'Brien P, Capp A, 'Using 3T MRI to Assess Interfractional Variation of the HR-CTV for HDR Brachytherapy of Cervix Cancer: Is Optimizing Based on the First HR-CTV Appropriate for All Patients?', International journal of radiation oncology, biology, and physics, San Antonio (2015) [E3]
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2014 |
Bridge P, Carmichael M, Opie C, Giles E, Dempsey SE, 'SNAPSHOT: a census of radiotherapy practice in Australia', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology (2014) 58 , 184 343, Melbourne (2014) [E3]
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2014 |
Elith C, Dempsey SE, Warren-Forward H, 'A comparison of the on-treatment side effects using Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) or Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) treatment for early stage prostate cancer', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology (2014) 58 , 184-343, Melbourne (2014) [E3]
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2014 |
Oultram S, Dempsey SE, 'A single-centre retrospective analysis of the incidence of seromas post-lumpectomy in patients requiring radiation therapy for the management of breast cancer', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology (2014) 58 , 184 343, Melbourne (2014) [E3]
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2014 |
Dempsey CL, Dempsey S, Kirisits C, 'The current state of Australasian MRI-based treatment planning
for HDR brachytherapy of cervix cancer and comparison
with international clinical data', Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, Perth, WA (2014) [E3]
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2014 |
Dempsey C, Govindarajulu G, Sridharan S, Dempsey S, Capp A, O'Brien P, 'The Changing Nature of HDR Brachytherapy for Cervix-Cancer: How the Clinical Target Volume Affects the Historical Prescription Dose', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, San Francisco, CA (2014) [E3]
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2011 |
Dempsey SE, Warren-Forward H, 'Students' conceptions of group work learning is strongly associated with the development of metacognitive awareness about team based learning and social competence', Abstract Book. 13th Annual International Conference on Education, Athens, Greece (2011) [E3]
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2010 |
Dempsey SE, Findlay NA, MacDonald-Wicks LK, 'Nutritional care in the radiation therapy setting: The radiation therapists perspective', 16th ISRRT World Congress. Scientific Program, Gold Coast, QLD (2010) [E3]
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2010 |
Tessier JW, Dempsey SE, Warren-Forward H, 'Evaluation of an interactive cross sectional image learning resource', 16th ISRRT World Congress. Scientific Program, Gold Coast, QLD (2010) [E3]
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2009 |
Findlay NA, Dempsey SE, Warren-Forward H, 'Validation and use of the Newcastle Reflective Analysis Tool', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, Brisbane, QLD (2009) [E3]
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2009 |
Findlay NA, Dempsey SE, Warren-Forward H, 'Development and validation of the Newcastle Reflective Inventories: Assisting health professional with reflective practice', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, Brisbane, QLD (2009) [E3]
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2009 |
Giles E, Wright C, Chiswell M, Dempsey SE, Jimenez Y, Hargrave C, 'The development of a nationally standardised radiation therapy student clinical assessment form', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, Brisbane, QLD (2009) [E3]
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2009 |
Grady S, Back M, Dempsey SE, Warren-Forward H, 'Radiation therapist led treatment review', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, Brisbane, QLD (2009) [E3]
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2009 |
Tessier JW, Dempsey SE, Warren-Forward H, 'Development and implementation of a flexible model for professional placements within diagnostic radiography at the University of Newcastle', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, Brisbane, QLD (2009) [E3]
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2009 |
Findlay NA, Dempsey SE, Warren-Forward H, 'A three year longitudinal study of reflective journals from an undergraduate radiation therapy program', ANZAME09 Handbook, Launceston, NSW (2009) [E3]
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2008 |
Findlay NA, Dempsey SE, Warren-Forward H, 'Theory of reflection in learning for radiation therapists', 5th ASMMIRT Melbourne 2008: Annual Scientific Meeting of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy, Melbourne, VIC (2008) [E3]
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2008 |
Findlay NA, Dempsey SE, Warren-Forward H, 'Validating the Newcastle Reflective Analysis Tool - for guided assessment of reflective writing in health care', ANZAME Conference 2008. Conference Program, Abstracts and Papers, Sydney, NSW (2008) [E3]
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Report (2 outputs)
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2015 |
O'Brien AP, McNeil K, Dawson A, Olaisen JA, Veysey M, Dempsey S, et al., 'The role of the Clinical Supervisor (CS) in inter professional pre-registration student clinical education the unmet educational need in university wide health studies clinical practice stage two,', ICTN/HETI, 50 (2015) [R1]
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2011 | Dempsey SE, 'VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY (VMAT) IN THE TREATMENT OF CANCER: A systematic review of the peer reviewed evidence comparing Volumetric Arc Therapy with current clinical approaches in radiation therapy treatment', Varian Medical Systems, 31 (2011) |
Thesis / Dissertation (1 outputs)
Year | Citation | Altmetrics | Link |
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2011 | Dempsey SE, The Referential and Structural Conceptions of Group Work Learning, The University of Newcastle, Australia (2011) |
Grants and Funding
Summary
Number of grants | 37 |
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Total funding | $7,597,293 |
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
20181 grants / $9,340
Investigating collective mindfulness for health care safety management research and practice in order to develop a conceptual model: A pilot study$9,340
Funding body: University of Newcastle - School of Health Sciences
Funding body | University of Newcastle - School of Health Sciences |
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Project Team | Manikan Pillay, Andrew Enya |
Scheme | SHS Strategic Pilot Grant |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2018 |
Funding Finish | 2018 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | N |
20151 grants / $20,454
The role of the Clinical Supervisor (CS) in interprofessional pre-registration student clinical education – the unmet educational need in university wide health studies clinical practice – stage t$20,454
Funding body: Mid North Coast Local Health District
Funding body | Mid North Coast Local Health District |
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Project Team | Professor Tony O'Brien, Doctor Karen McNeil, Associate Professor Shane Dempsey, Mrs Michelle Giles, Associate Professor Amanda Dawson, Associate Professor Martin Veysey, Ms Julie-Anne Olaisen, Ms Joy Taylor, Professor Sally Chan |
Scheme | Hunter and Coast ICTN Research and Quality Improvement Small Grant |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2015 |
Funding Finish | 2015 |
GNo | G1500756 |
Type Of Funding | Other Public Sector - Commonwealth |
Category | 2OPC |
UON | Y |
20141 grants / $63,286
Radiation Therapy Advanced Practice$63,286
Funding body: Department of Health
Funding body | Department of Health |
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Project Team | Associate Professor Shane Dempsey, Ms Kristie Matthews |
Scheme | Project Grant |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2014 |
Funding Finish | 2014 |
GNo | G1301448 |
Type Of Funding | Other Public Sector - Commonwealth |
Category | 2OPC |
UON | Y |
20122 grants / $16,557
Teaching & Learning: Work integrated Learning$9,992
Funding body: University of Newcastle
Funding body | University of Newcastle |
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Project Team | Anthony O'Brien |
Scheme | Work Integrated Learning |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2012 |
Funding Finish | 2013 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | N |
Teaching & Learning: Work integrated Learning$6,565
Funding body: University of Newcastle
Funding body | University of Newcastle |
---|---|
Project Team | Viv Chuter |
Scheme | Work Integrated Learning |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2012 |
Funding Finish | 2013 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | N |
20118 grants / $2,490,126
Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training (VERT) System$854,538
Funding body: Commonwealth
Funding body | Commonwealth |
---|---|
Scheme | Better Access to Radiation Oncology |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2011 |
Funding Finish | 2014 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | C2110 - Aust Commonwealth - Own Purpose |
Category | 2110 |
UON | N |
VERT Linear Accelerator$769,087
Funding body: Department of Health
Funding body | Department of Health |
---|---|
Project Team | Associate Professor Shane Dempsey, Doctor Naomi Findlay |
Scheme | Project Grant |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2011 |
Funding Finish | 2013 |
GNo | G1100936 |
Type Of Funding | Other Public Sector - Commonwealth |
Category | 2OPC |
UON | Y |
Clinical Training Funding Capital / establishment Funding$400,000
Funding body: Health Workforce Australia
Funding body | Health Workforce Australia |
---|---|
Project Team | Shane Dempsey |
Scheme | Clinical Training Funding Scheme |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2011 |
Funding Finish | 2013 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
Category | 1CS |
UON | N |
Clinical Training Funding for Student Growth and Expanding Clinical Training Capacilty$320,716
Funding body: Health Workforce Australia
Funding body | Health Workforce Australia |
---|---|
Project Team | Shane Dempsey |
Scheme | Clinical Training Funding Scheme |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2011 |
Funding Finish | 2013 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
Category | 1CS |
UON | N |
Simulation Lab for Radiation Therapy$114,185
Funding body: University of Newcastle
Funding body | University of Newcastle |
---|---|
Project Team | Yolanda Surjan |
Scheme | Equipment Grant |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2011 |
Funding Finish | 2011 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
Category | 1CS |
UON | N |
Varian Medical Systems Australasia MSAC application for Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy$19,600
Funding body: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
Funding body | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. |
---|---|
Project Team | Associate Professor Shane Dempsey, Doctor Naomi Findlay |
Scheme | Research Grant |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2011 |
Funding Finish | 2011 |
GNo | G1100892 |
Type Of Funding | C3211 - International For profit |
Category | 3211 |
UON | Y |
Providing online access to Peer Assisted Review of Teaching framework and tools$10,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle
Funding body | University of Newcastle |
---|---|
Project Team | Shane Dempsey |
Scheme | Special Project Grant |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2011 |
Funding Finish | 2011 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | N |
13th International Conference on Education, Athens, Greece, 23/05/11 - 26/5/11$2,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine
Funding body | University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine |
---|---|
Project Team | Associate Professor Shane Dempsey |
Scheme | Travel Grant |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2011 |
Funding Finish | 2012 |
GNo | G1100305 |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | Y |
20109 grants / $1,324,225
Varian Eclipse Clinical Training planning systems for academic use - In Kind$1,200,000
Funding body: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
Funding body | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. |
---|---|
Scheme | Research Grant |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2010 |
Funding Finish | 2010 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | External |
Category | EXTE |
UON | N |
Expansion of Radiation Therapy Planning Laboratory$48,586
Funding body: Australian Department of Health and Ageing
Funding body | Australian Department of Health and Ageing |
---|---|
Scheme | Strengthening Cancer Care Budget |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2010 |
Funding Finish | 2010 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | C2110 - Aust Commonwealth - Own Purpose |
Category | 2110 |
UON | N |
Rapid Arc and Biological Optimisation and Evaluation RT planning tools$23,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine
Funding body | University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine |
---|---|
Project Team | Shane Dempsey |
Scheme | Strategic Research Initiatives |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2010 |
Funding Finish | 2010 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | N |
Improving the student experience in later years of their degree through undertaking a transition to practice curriculum.$13,785
Funding body: University of Newcastle
Funding body | University of Newcastle |
---|---|
Project Team | Shane Dempsey |
Scheme | Special Project Grant |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2010 |
Funding Finish | 2010 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | N |
Peer Assisted Review of Teaching: Faulty of Health.$9,700
Funding body: University of Newcastle
Funding body | University of Newcastle |
---|---|
Project Team | Naomi Findlay |
Scheme | Special Project Grant |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2010 |
Funding Finish | 2011 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | N |
Assessing the awareness of graduates of the requirements of their transition to practice .$9,200
Funding body: University of Newcastle
Funding body | University of Newcastle |
---|---|
Project Team | John Tessier |
Scheme | Special Project Grant |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2010 |
Funding Finish | 2010 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | N |
Research servers support$9,166
Funding body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine
Funding body | University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine |
---|---|
Project Team | Shane Dempsey |
Scheme | Strategic Research Initiatives |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2010 |
Funding Finish | 2010 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | N |
MRI based prostate planning$8,000
Funding body: Faculty of Health and Medicine Pilot Grant University of Newcastle
Funding body | Faculty of Health and Medicine Pilot Grant University of Newcastle |
---|---|
Scheme | UON Faculty of Health and Medicine Pilot Grant |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2010 |
Funding Finish | 2010 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | N |
Nutritional Management of Radiation Therapy side effects$2,788
Funding body: School of Health Sciences
Funding body | School of Health Sciences |
---|---|
Project Team | Dr Shane Dempsey |
Scheme | Strategic Initiative Research Funding |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2010 |
Funding Finish | 2010 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | N |
20093 grants / $356,072
Radiation therapy clinical placement funding$296,072
Funding body: Department of Health
Funding body | Department of Health |
---|---|
Project Team | Shane Dempsey |
Scheme | Clinical Training Funding Scheme |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2009 |
Funding Finish | 2012 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Other Public Sector - Commonwealth |
Category | 2OPC |
UON | N |
An innovative program for role extension to utlillise screening mammographers in addition to radiologists to assess screening mammograms$50,000
Funding body: Cancer Institute NSW
Funding body | Cancer Institute NSW |
---|---|
Project Team | Associate Professor Helen Warren, Associate Professor Shane Dempsey |
Scheme | Research Innovation Grants |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2009 |
Funding Finish | 2009 |
GNo | G0189638 |
Type Of Funding | Contract - Aust Non Government |
Category | 3AFC |
UON | Y |
Development of a program for peer review of teaching in the Faculty of Health.$10,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle
Funding body | University of Newcastle |
---|---|
Project Team | Naomi Findlay |
Scheme | Special Project Grant |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2009 |
Funding Finish | 2010 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | N |
20081 grants / $5,000
Qualitative and Reflective Analysis of Student Reflective Journals from a professional placement in Radiation Therapy$5,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle
Funding body | University of Newcastle |
---|---|
Project Team | Doctor Naomi Findlay, Associate Professor Helen Warren, Associate Professor Shane Dempsey |
Scheme | New Staff Grant |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2008 |
Funding Finish | 2008 |
GNo | G0189586 |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | Y |
20071 grants / $259,369
Radiation therapy clinical placement funding$259,369
Funding body: Department of Health
Funding body | Department of Health |
---|---|
Project Team | Shane Dempsey |
Scheme | Clinical Training Funding Scheme |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2007 |
Funding Finish | 2009 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Other Public Sector - Commonwealth |
Category | 2OPC |
UON | N |
20065 grants / $1,295,389
Varian Eclipse Clinical Treatment planning systems for academic use - In Kind $1,113,947
Funding body: Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
Funding body | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. |
---|---|
Project Team | Shane Dempsey |
Scheme | Research Grant |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2006 |
Funding Finish | 2009 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | External |
Category | EXTE |
UON | N |
Radiation Therapy Clinical placement funding for non-metropolitan and rural placements$85,056
Funding body: Australian Commonwealth Government, Department of Health and Ageing
Funding body | Australian Commonwealth Government, Department of Health and Ageing |
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Scheme | Strengthening Cancer Care |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2006 |
Funding Finish | 2007 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | C2110 - Aust Commonwealth - Own Purpose |
Category | 2110 |
UON | N |
Radiation Therapy 3D Planning System$50,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle
Funding body | University of Newcastle |
---|---|
Project Team | Shane Dempsey |
Scheme | Equipment Grant |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2006 |
Funding Finish | 2006 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Other Public Sector - Commonwealth |
Category | 2OPC |
UON | N |
Radiation Therapy 3D Planning System$40,000
Funding body: Department of Health and Ageing
Funding body | Department of Health and Ageing |
---|---|
Scheme | Equipment Grant |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2006 |
Funding Finish | 2006 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | N |
National Radiation Therapy Clinical Calendar and Database$6,386
Funding body: Australian Commonwealth Government, Department of Health and Ageing
Funding body | Australian Commonwealth Government, Department of Health and Ageing |
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Scheme | Strengthening Cancer Care |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2006 |
Funding Finish | 2007 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | C2110 - Aust Commonwealth - Own Purpose |
Category | 2110 |
UON | N |
20051 grants / $280,000
Computed Radiography Imaging Laboratory$280,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle
Funding body | University of Newcastle |
---|---|
Project Team | Shane Dempsey |
Scheme | Equipment Grant |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2005 |
Funding Finish | 2005 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | N |
20042 grants / $219,474
Computer Radiography WEB Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS)$137,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle
Funding body | University of Newcastle |
---|---|
Project Team | Shane Dempsey |
Scheme | Equipment Grant |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2004 |
Funding Finish | 2004 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | N |
Radiation therapy clinical placement funding$82,474
Funding body: Department of Health
Funding body | Department of Health |
---|---|
Project Team | Shane Dempsey |
Scheme | National Clinical Training Capacity |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2004 |
Funding Finish | 2006 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Other Public Sector - Commonwealth |
Category | 2OPC |
UON | N |
20031 grants / $37,000
Interdisciplinary Research Assistant$37,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle
Funding body | University of Newcastle |
---|---|
Project Team | Shane Dempsey |
Scheme | Research Infrastructure Block Grant (RIBG) |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2003 |
Funding Finish | 2004 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | N |
20021 grants / $1,221,000
Clinical Training Funding for increased capacity in radiation therapy$1,221,000
Funding body: Department of Health
Funding body | Department of Health |
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Project Team | Shane Dempsey |
Scheme | Discovery Project |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2002 |
Funding Finish | 2005 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Other Public Sector - Commonwealth |
Category | 2OPC |
UON | N |
Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Current Supervision
Commenced | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
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2017 | PhD | High Reliability Organising Theory as a Safety Management Strategy in Construction | PhD (Environ & Occupat Hlth), Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
2017 | PhD | Increasing the Quality of Radiation Therapy Services in a Low Resource Nation | PhD (Medical Radiation Sc), Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
Past Supervision
Year | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
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2019 | Masters | The Identification of Post-Lumpectomy Seromas by Radiation Therapists in the Management of Early Stage Breast Cancer | M Philosophy (Med RadiationSc), Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
2019 | Masters | Evaluation of an Alternative Placement Model to Address Quality in Clinical Learning in Diagnostic Radiography Education | M Philosophy (Med RadiationSc), Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
2015 | PhD | Comparing Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy to Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Early Stage Prostate Cancer | PhD (Medical Radiation Sc), Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
2011 | PhD | Qualitative and Reflective Analysis of Student Reflective Journals of Professional Placements in Radiation Therapy | PhD (Medical Radiation Sc), Faculty of Health and Medicine, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
2006 | Honours | Assessing radiation therapists responsibility in treatment planning | Radiography, The University of Newcastle - The School of Health Sciences | Sole Supervisor |
2002 | Honours | Radiographer performed clinical reasoning: Generation of a conceptual model of radiographer clinical reasoning with respect to the minor trauma patient | Radiography, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
2001 | Masters | Evaluation and characterization of motion induced artifacts in myocardial perfusion imaging | Radiography, The University of Newcastle - The School of Health Sciences | Sole Supervisor |
1999 | Masters | Nuclear medicine departmental web site: Using the internet as a medium for dissemination of information for both patients and referring doctors | Radiography, The University of Newcastle - The School of Health Sciences | Sole Supervisor |
1998 | Honours | Does washing with a mild cleansing agent have an effect on skin reaction during radiotherapy to the breast and chest wall? | Radiography, The University of Newcastle, Australia | Sole Supervisor |
Research Collaborations
The map is a representation of a researchers co-authorship with collaborators across the globe. The map displays the number of publications against a country, where there is at least one co-author based in that country. Data is sourced from the University of Newcastle research publication management system (NURO) and may not fully represent the authors complete body of work.
Country | Count of Publications | |
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Australia | 24 | |
Canada | 6 | |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Associate Professor Shane Dempsey
Position
Head of School
School of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health and Medicine
Focus area
Medical Radiation Science
Contact Details
shane.dempsey@newcastle.edu.au | |
Phone | (02) 4921 6667 |
Mobile | 0407613736 |
Fax | (02) 4921 7053 |
Office
Room | HA15 - enter via HA12 |
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Building | Hunter Building |
Location | Callaghan University Drive Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia |