Swinburne University of Technology offers new program related to radiotherapy treatment

The new standards are being developed for the next generation of radiotherapy treatment which is expected to reduce radiotherapy accidents.

Study in Australia: Swinburne University of Technology and the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency have joined forces for a new program on the next generation of national standards for radiotherapy treatment in Australia.

The new standards will be set to lower the occurrence of radiotherapy accidents for Australians for the next 30 years. These measures will play an important role in improving health outcomes and safeguarding patient health by minimizing the over-dosing and under-dosing of radiotherapy treatments.

Swinburne project lead, Associate Professor Jeremy Brown said, “Our cross-disciplinary approach will leverage both experimental and computational methods to deliver a set of standards that ensure the quality of healthcare delivered cancer treatment in Australia. I’m thrilled to be part of this world leading team. Our work is not only a huge milestone in Australia’s research and healthcare, but it will have a real impact on a million Australians and their families who are already battling extremely strenuous circumstances. This is the type of program that illustrates the true strengths of Swinburne: academia and industry working together towards delivering real world technology to everyday Australians.”

CSIRO Industry PhD Program (iPhD) - a collaboration between ARPANSA and CSIRO, Swinburne University will fund this program. CSIRO Industry PhD Program (iPhD) comes under the Federal Government’s University Research Commercialisation Action Plan.

“External beam radiotherapy is one of the most popular approaches in the treatment of cancer in Australia. It is crucial that our team and governing bodies continue to work towards the most optimal radiotherapy treatment possible”, added Associate Professor Brown.  

Swinburne STEM interns get jobs at Amazon Web Services

All women STEM interns have got job placement in the Amazon Web Service’s (AWS). One of the selected women Munopa Rukure said, “Before the program, despite applying for over 150 job openings, the consistent feedback I received was that I was qualified on paper, but lacked the hands-on experience employers sought. The Swinburne apprenticeship program offered the invaluable chance to get that critical experience through comprehensive training, while being employed.”

Madelyn Bolch, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive Vocational Education at Swinburne said, “Swinburne is delighted to be collaborating with AWS on this program that has a real-world impact. Ensuring every Swinburne graduate gets a job after graduating is invaluable, as is supporting Women in STEM to upskill and gain essential industry experience. Having 100% of our initial cohort being offered a permanent role is a testament to the tech and industry skills Swinburne is equipping their students with so that they leave job ready.”

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