Adjunct Professor
Scott Crowe
Faculty of Science,
School of Chemistry & Physics
Personal details
Positions
- Adjunct Professor
Faculty of Science,
School of Chemistry & Physics
Keywords
medical physics, radiation physics, radiation dosimetry, Monte Carlo simulation, radiation oncology, radiation therapy, treatment planning, film dosimetry, gel dosimetry, 3D printing
Research field
Other Physical Sciences, Oncology and Carcinogenesis
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Queensland University of Technology)
- B. Sc (Hons) (Queensland University of Technology)
Professional memberships and associations
- Member - Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine
- Affiliate Member - Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group
Experience
- Clinical practice. Since completing a post-doc fellowship in 2015, A/Prof Scott Crowe has been employed as a medical physicist in the Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Care Services, at the Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital.
- Professional recognition. A/Prof Crowe served as the Chair of the Professional Standards Board of the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine between 2016 and 2019.
- Editorial responsibilities. A/Prof Crowe is currently an associate editor for the Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine journal.
Publications
- Crowe, S. & Kairn, T. (2016). Women in medical physics: a preliminary analysis of workforce and research participation in Australia and New Zealand. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 39(2), 525–532. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/95910
- Kairn, T., Charles, P., Cranmer-Sargison, G., Crowe, S., Langton, C., Thwaites, D. & Trapp, J. (2015). Clinical use of diodes and micro-chambers to obtain accurate small field output factor measurements. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 38(2), 357–367. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/82115
- Crowe, S., Kairn, T., Middlebrook, N., Sutherland, B., Hill, B., Kenny, J., Langton, C. & Trapp, J. (2015). Examination of the properties of IMRT and VMAT beams and evaluation against pre-treatment quality assurance results. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 60(6), 2587–2601. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/81793
- Charles, P., Cranmer-Sargison, G., Thwaites, D., Crowe, S., Kairn, T., Knight, R., Kenny, J., Langton, C. & Trapp, J. (2014). A practical and theoretical definition of very small field size for radiotherapy output factor measurements. Medical Physics, 41(4), 1–8. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/68429
- Morales, J., Crowe, S., Hill, R., Freeman, N. & Trapp, J. (2014). Dosimetry of cone-defined stereotactic radiosurgery fields with a commercial synthetic diamond detector. Medical Physics, 41(11), 1–6. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/75952
- Charles, P., Crowe, S., Kairn, T., Knight, R., Hill, B., Kenny, J., Langton, C. & Trapp, J. (2013). Monte Carlo-based diode design for correction-less small field dosimetry. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 58(13), 4501–4512. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/61061
- Crowe, S., Kairn, T., Middlebrook, N., Hill, B., Christie, D., Knight, R., Kenny, J., Langton, C. & Trapp, J. (2013). Retrospective evaluation of dosimetric quality for prostate carcinomas treated with 3D conformal, intensity modulated and volumetric modulated arc radiotherapy. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 60(4), 131–138. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/69111
- Charles, P., Crowe, S., Kairn, T., Kenny, J., Lehmann, J., Lye, J., Dunn, L., Hill, B., Knight, R., Langton, C. & Trapp, J. (2012). The effect of very small air gaps on small field dosimetry. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 57(21), 6947–6960. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/53433
- Kairn, T., Crowe, S., Kenny, J. & Trapp, J. (2011). Investigation of stereotactic radiotherapy dose using dosimetry film and Monte Carlo simulations. Radiation Measurements, 46(12), 1985–1988. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/42244
- Kairn, T., Crowe, S., Fielding, A., Langton, C., Trapp, J., Kenny, J., Knight, R., Schlect, D., Franich, R. & Johnston, P. (2010). Technical Note: Modeling a complex micro-multileaf collimator using the standard BEAMnrc distribution. Medical Physics, 37(4), 1761–1767. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/31804
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Scott, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Awards
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2016
- Details
- Winner of the Bob Fitchew Member of the Year Award, in recognition of achievements and contribution to the ACPSEM.
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Methods of dose evaluation in patient specific quality assurance for contemporary radiation therapy
PhD, External Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Jamie Trapp, Dr Konstantin Momot
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Improvements to the Delivery and Treatment Planning of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (2020)
- Advances in Very Small X-Ray Field Dosimetry for Circular Cones Used in Stereotactic Radiosurgery (2019)
- Radiotherapy Quality Assurance Using Statistical Process Control (2019)
- Development of Gel Dosimetry for Radiotherapy (2017)
- Dosimetry in the vicinity of high-density materials in radiotherapy (2017)
- Very Small Field Dosimetry (2014)