Personal
- Name
- Dr Jamie Trapp
- Position(s)
- Senior Lecturer
Science and Engineering Faculty,
Chemistry, Physics, Mechanical Engineering,
Nanotechnology and Molecular Science - Discipline *
- Other Physical Sciences
- Phone
- +61 7 3138 1386
- Fax
- +61 7 3138 9079
- j.trapp@qut.edu.au
- Location
- View location details (QUT staff and student access only)
- Qualifications
-
Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology)
- Professional memberships
and associations - Australasian Radiation Protection Society – MARPS
- Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine
- Australian Institute of Physics
- South Pacific Environmental Radioactivity Association
* Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Biography
Research theme: Environment and Health
Research discipline: Physics
Research program: Medical Physics
Research area: Medical Physics, Environmental Radioactivity
Areas of expertise
- Radiation dosimetry
- Radiation detectors and measurement.
Current grants
- ARC Linkage Project Grant 2010001079 (Industry partners Premion and The Wesley Research Institute). ”Modelling and characterisation of radiation beams used in radiotherapy” J.V. Trapp, C.M. Langton, R. Knight, J. Kenny, T. Kairn
- NHMRC Project Grant 553012 “Improving outcomes of radiotherapy treatments through in-vivo dosimetric verification” A.L. Fielding, J.V. Trapp, B. Burmeister, P. Evans, P. Greer, P. Metcalfe
- Cancer Australia (Dept of Health and Ageing) Research Grant 614217, “Monitoring tumour movement during radiotherapy by 4D ultrasound imaging”, C.M. Langton, J. Martin, B. Healy, M. Middleton, J.V. Trapp, A.L. Fielding.
This information has been contributed by Dr Jamie Trapp.
Teaching
Teaching area
- PQB550 – Quantum Mechanics
- PQB450 – Radiation Physics
- PCN113 – Radiation Detectors
- PCN211 – X-ray and CT
- PCN218 – Statistics, Research Methodology
- PCN214 – Radiation Biology
- PCB675 – Radiation Safety and Biology
- PCB595, PCB681 – Physics of Computed Tomography
- External – X-ray Safety
This information has been contributed by Dr Jamie Trapp.
Publications
- Kakakhel M, Kairn T, Kenny J, Trapp JV, (2011) Improved image quality for x-ray CT imaging of gel dosimeters, Medical Physics p5130-5135
- Kairn T, Crowe SB, Kenny J, Trapp JV, (2011) Investigation of stereotactic radiotherapy dose using dosimetry film and Monte Carlo simulations, Radiation Measurements p1985-1988
- Poole CM, Trapp JV, Kenny J, Kairn T, Williams K, Taylor ML, Franich R, Langton CM, (2011) A hybrid radiation detector for simultaneous spatial and temporal dosimetry, Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine p327-332
- Kakakhel M, Baveas ES, Fielding AL, Kairn T, Kenny J, Trapp JV, (2011) Validation and automation of the DYNJAWS component module of the BEAMnrc Monte Carlo code, Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine p83-90
- Kairn T, Khoei S, Markwell TS, Fielding AL, Trapp JV, (2010) Contrast enhancement of EPID images via difference imaging: A feasibility study, Physics in Medicine and Biology p533-545
- Kairn T, Aland T, Franich R, Johnston PN, Kakakhel M, Kenny J, Knight R, Langton CM, Schlect D, Taylor ML, Trapp JV, (2010) Adapting a generic BEAMnrc model of the BrainLAB m3 micro-multileaf collimator to simulate a local collimation device, Physics in Medicine and Biology pN451-N463
- Kairn T, Crowe S, Fielding AL, Langton CM, Trapp JV, Kenny J, Knight RT, Schlect D, Franich R, Johnston PN, (2010) Technical Note: Modeling a complex micro-multileaf collimator using the standard BEAMnrc distribution, Medical Physics p1761-1767
- Taylor ML, Franich R, Trapp JV, Johnston P, (2009) A comparative study of the effect of calibration conditions on the water equivalence of a range of gel dosimeters, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science p429-436
- Taylor ML, Franich R, Trapp JV, Johnston P, (2009) Electron interaction with gel dosimeters: effective atomic numbers for collisional, radiative and total interaction processes, Radiation Research p123-126
- Trapp JV, Kron T, (2008) An Introduction to Radiation Protection in Medicine, Taylor and Francis
For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.
Research projects
Grants and projects (Category 1: Australian Competitive Grants only)
- Title
- Modelling and Characterisation of Radiation Beams Used in Radiotherapy
- Primary fund type
- Australian Competitive Grants
- Project ID
- LP110100401
- Start year
- 2011
- Keywords
- Medical Physics, Radiation Dosimetry
- Title
- Monitoring Tumour Movement During Radiotherapy by 4D Ultrasound Imaging
- Primary fund type
- Australian Competitive Grants
- Project ID
- 614217
- Start year
- 2010
- Keywords
- Image Guided Radiotherapy, Ultrasound, Robitic Intervention, Radiation Dosimetry Phantom, Organ/Tumor Motion Tracking
- Title
- Improving Outcomes of Radiotherapy Treatments through In-vivo Dosimetric Verification
- Primary fund type
- Australian Competitive Grants
- Project ID
- 553012
- Start year
- 2009
- Keywords
- Radiotherapy, Cancer, Radiation Measurement, Dosimetry, Electronic Portal Imaging Devices
