Adjunct Associate Professor
Amy Brown
Faculty of Health,
School of Clinical Sciences,
Radiation Therapy
Biography
Amy Brown (PhD), is a clinician-researcher based at Townsville University Hospital, with an adjunct A/Prof position with QUT. In her role as research fellow at Townsville Cancer Centre, she supports clinician-researchers in investigator-led projects. These projects are predominately in health services research, across Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Haematology and Palliative Care.She is a radiation therapist by clinical background, and maintains a strong interest and involvement in research opportunities surrounding the clinical and technical aspects of radiation oncology, with an expanded interest to other areas of oncology through her role. Her PhD was on motion monitoring during prostate radiation therapy treatment including a clinical trial component, and investigating patient preferences and perspectives.
Amy's current research interests are in the broad areas of health preferences, shared decision making and value based healthcare. She is passionate about consumer engagement within oncology research and quality improvement. Her current research is in health preferences in radiation therapy treatment, developing and testing a decision-aide tool by incorporating individual preferences.
Amy is open to research collaborations &/or HDR supervision in oncology/cancer care, particularly in health services research.
Personal details
Positions
- Adjunct Associate Professor
Faculty of Health,
School of Clinical Sciences,
Radiation Therapy - Clinical Fellow
Faculty of Health,
School of Clinical Sciences
Keywords
Health Services research, Cancer Services, Radiation Therapy, Oncology, Health Preferences, Consumer Engagement
Research field
Oncology and Carcinogenesis, Other Medical and Health Sciences
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (James Cook Uni. of North Qld)
- MPhil (Queensland University of Technology)
Publications
- Baines, J., Tan, A., Oar, B., Brown, A., Newman, G., Boles, A., Rumley, C. & Doyle, R. (2024). Improvement in male pelvis magnetic resonance image contouring following radiologist-delivered training. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 71(1), 114–122. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/244185
- Brown, A., Yim, J., Jones, S., Tan, A., Callander, E., Watt, K., De Abreu Lourenco, R. & Pain, T. (2023). Men's perceptions and preferences regarding prostate cancer radiation therapy: A systematic scoping review. Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology, 38, 28–42. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/244187
- Robards, S., Brown, A., Pain, T., Patel, D., Tan, A. & Carter, H. (2022). A value-based approach to prostate cancer image-guidance in a regional radiation therapy centre: a cost-minimisation analysis. Technical Innovations and Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, 24, 131–136. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/237170
- De Silva, K., Brown, A. & Edwards, C. (2022). Impact of transperineal ultrasound on perineal skin dose in prostate radiation therapy. Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, 23, 27–32. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/234998
- Brown, A., Jones, S. & Yim, J. (2022). Health preference research: An overview for medical radiation sciences. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 69(3), 394–402. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/244199
- Brown, A., Pain, T., Tan, A., Anable, L., Callander, E., Watt, K., Street, D. & De Abreu Lourenco, R. (2022). Men's preferences for image-guidance in prostate radiation therapy: A discrete choice experiment. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 167, 49–56. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/244189
- Brown, A., Tan, A., Anable, L., Callander, E., De Abreu Lourenco, R. & Pain, T. (2022). Perceptions and recall of treatment for prostate cancer: A survey of two populations. Technical Innovations and Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, 24, 78–85. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/244194
- Brown, A., Edelman, A., Pain, T., Larkins, S. & Harvey, G. (2022). 'We're Not Providing the Best Care If We Are Not on the Cutting Edge of Research': A Research Impact Evaluation at a Regional Australian Hospital and Health Service. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 11(12), 3000–3011. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/244188
- Brown, A., Pain, T. & Preston, R. (2021). Patient perceptions and preferences about prostate fiducial markers and ultrasound motion monitoring procedures in radiation therapy treatment. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 68(1), 37–43. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/244195
QUT ePrints
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