david_bolst

Positions

• Associate Research Fellow - Centre for Medical Radiation Physics 2017 - 2020

Selected Publications

• Journal Article

  Year	Title
  2022	Energy imparted and ionization yield in nanometre-sized volumes Published In Radiation Physics and Chemistry
  2021	A benchmarking study of Geant4 for Auger electrons emitted by medical radioisotopes Published In Applied Radiation and Isotopes
  2021	Characterization of a novel large area microdosimeter system for low dose rate radiation environments Published In Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
  2021	Report on G4-Med, a Geant4 benchmarking system for medical physics applications developed by the Geant4 Medical Simulation Benchmarking Group Published In Medical Physics
  2021	Response of SOI microdosimeter in fast neutron beams: experiment and Monte Carlo simulations Published In Physica Medica
  2020	3D sensitive volume microdosimeter with improved tissue equivalency: Charge collection study and its application in 12 C ion therapy Published In Journal of Physics: Conference Series
  2020	A novel methodology to assess linear energy transfer and relative biological effectiveness in proton therapy using pairs of differently doped thermoluminescent detectors Published In Physics in Medicine and Biology
  2020	Characterization of prompt gamma ray emission for in vivo range verification in particle therapy: A simulation study Published In Physica Medica: an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology
  2020	Characterization of prompt gamma rays for in-vivo range verification in hadron therapy: A Geant4 simulation study Published In Journal of Physics: Conference Series
  2020	Characterization of the mixed radiation field produced by carbon and oxygen ion beams of therapeutic energy: A Monte Carlo simulation study Published In Journal of Medical Physics
  2020	Comparative study of alternative Geant4 hadronic ion inelastic physics models for prediction of positron-emitting radionuclide production in carbon and oxygen ion therapy Published In Physics in Medicine and Biology
  2020	Evaluation of early radiation DNA damage in a fractal cell nucleus model using Geant4-DNA Published In Physica Medica: an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology
  2020	Investigating variable RBE in a 12c minibeam field with microdosimetry and geant4 Published In Radiation Protection Dosimetry
  2020	Modelling of the Silicon-On-Insulator microdosimeter response within the International Space Station for astronauts’ radiation protection Published In Radiation Measurements
  2020	Modelling the Biological Beamline at HIMAC using Geant4 Published In Journal of Physics: Conference Series
  2020	Monte Carlo investigation of the characteristics of radioactive beams for heavy ion therapy Published In Scientific Reports
  2020	SOI Thin Microdosimeter Detectors for Low Energy Ions and Radiation Damage Studies Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
  2020	SOI Thin Microdosimeters for High LET Single Event Upset Studies in Fe, O, Xe and Cocktail Ion Beam Fields Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
  2020	Advances in modelling gold nanoparticle radiosensitization using new Geant4-DNA physics models Published In Physics in Medicine and Biology
  2020	Fabrication and First Characterization of Silicon-Based Full 3-D Microdosimeters Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
  2020	Microdosimetry of a therapeutic proton beam with a mini-TEPC and a MicroPlus-Bridge detector for RBE assessment Published In Physics in Medicine and Biology
  2020	Proceedings to the 58th Annual Conference of the Particle Therapy Cooperative Group (PTCOG58) 10¿15 June 2019 Published In International Journal of Particle Therapy
  2020	The impact of sensitive volume thickness for silicon on insulator microdosimeters in hadron therapy Published In Physics in Medicine and Biology
  2020	Validation of Geant4 for silicon microdosimetry in heavy ion therapy Published In Physics in Medicine and Biology
  2020	Validation of linear energy transfer computed in a Monte Carlo dose engine of a commercial treatment planning system Published In Physics in Medicine and Biology
  2019	3D sensitive volume microdosimeter with improved tissue equivalency: Charge collection study and its application in 12 C ion therapy Published In Journal of Physics: Conference Series
  2019	A novel methodology to assess linear energy transfer and relative biological effectiveness in proton therapy using pairs of differently doped thermoluminescent detectors Published In Physics in Medicine and Biology
  2019	Characterization of prompt gamma ray emission for in vivo range verification in particle therapy: A simulation study Published In Physica Medica: an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology
  2019	Characterization of prompt gamma rays for in-vivo range verification in hadron therapy: A Geant4 simulation study Published In Journal of Physics: Conference Series
  2019	Characterization of the mixed radiation field produced by carbon and oxygen ion beams of therapeutic energy: A Monte Carlo simulation study Published In Journal of Medical Physics
  2019	Comparative study of alternative Geant4 hadronic ion inelastic physics models for prediction of positron-emitting radionuclide production in carbon and oxygen ion therapy Published In Physics in Medicine and Biology
  2019	Evaluation of early radiation DNA damage in a fractal cell nucleus model using Geant4-DNA Published In Physica Medica: an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology
  2019	Investigating variable RBE in a 12c minibeam field with microdosimetry and geant4 Published In Radiation Protection Dosimetry
  2019	Modelling of the Silicon-On-Insulator microdosimeter response within the International Space Station for astronauts’ radiation protection Published In Radiation Measurements
  2019	Modelling the Biological Beamline at HIMAC using Geant4 Published In Journal of Physics: Conference Series
  2019	Monte Carlo investigation of the characteristics of radioactive beams for heavy ion therapy Published In Scientific Reports
  2019	SOI Thin Microdosimeter Detectors for Low Energy Ions and Radiation Damage Studies Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
  2019	SOI Thin Microdosimeters for High LET Single Event Upset Studies in Fe, O, Xe and Cocktail Ion Beam Fields Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
  2018	High spatial resolution microdosimetry with monolithic Delta E-E detector on C-12 beam: Monte Carlo simulations and experiment Published In Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment
  2018	In-field and out-of-file application in 12C ion therapy using fully 3D silicon microdosimeters Published In Radiation Measurements
  2018	Microdosimetric applications in proton and heavy ion therapy using silicon microdosimeters Published In Radiation Protection Dosimetry
  2018	Optimisation of the design of SOI microdosimeters for hadron therapy quality assurance Published In Physics in Medicine and Biology
  2018	SOI microdosimetry and modified MKM for evaluation of relative biological effectiveness for a passive proton therapy radiation field Published In Physics in Medicine and Biology
  2018	The relative biological effectiveness for carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen ion beams using passive and scanning techniques evaluated with fully 3D silicon microdosimeters Published In Medical Physics
  2018	Thin Silicon Microdosimeter utilizing 3D MEMS Fabrication Technology: Charge Collection Study and its application in mixed radiation fields Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
  2017	A convenient verification method of the entrance photo-neutron dose for an 18 MV medical linac using silicon p-i-n diodes Published In Radiation Measurements
  2017	Abstract ID: 22 Validation of Geant4 fragmentation for heavy ion therapy Published In Physica Medica
  2017	Characterization of prompt gamma-ray emission with respect to the Bragg peak for proton beam range verification: A Monte Carlo study Published In Physica Medica: an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology
  2017	Characterization of proton pencil beam scanning and passive beam using a high spatial resolution solid-state microdosimeter Published In Medical Physics
  2017	Contributions of secondary fragmentation by carbon ion beams in water phantom: Monte Carlo simulation Published In Journal of Physics: Conference Series
  2017	Correction factors to convert microdosimetry measurements in silicon to tissue in 12C ion therapy Published In Physics in Medicine and Biology
  2017	New silicon microdosimetry probes for RBE and biological dose studies using stationary and movable targets in 12C ion therapy Published In Journal of Physics: Conference Series
  2017	RBE study using solid state microdosimetry in heavy ion therapy Published In Radiation Measurements
  2017	Validation of Geant4 fragmentation for Heavy Ion Therapy Published In Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment
  2016	Neutron shielding for a new projected proton therapy facility: A Geant4 simulation study Published In Physica Medica: an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology
  2015	3d silicon microdosimetry and RBE study using 12C ion of different energies Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
  2015	Characterization of a large area thinned silicon microdosimeter for space and particle therapy Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

• Chapter

  Year	Title
  2020	Physics models for Monte Carlo simulations in carbon ion therapy Published In State-of-the-art Reviews On Energetic Ion-atom And Ion-molecule Collisions Publisher WORLD SCIENTIFIC
  2019	Physics models for Monte Carlo simulations in carbon ion therapy Published In State-of-the-art Reviews On Energetic Ion-atom And Ion-molecule Collisions Publisher WORLD SCIENTIFIC

• Conference Paper

  Year	Title
  2020	A Solid-State Microdosimeter for Dose and Radiation Quality Monitoring for Astronauts in Space Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
  2017	3D silicon microdosimetry and RBE study using C-12 ion of different energies Published In MICRO-MINI & NANO-DOSIMETRY & INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN RADIATION THERAPY (MMND&ITRO2016)
  2017	Innovative solid state microdosimeters for Radiobiological effect evaluation in particle therapy Published In RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY
  2016	Characterization of angular detection dependence of prompt gamma-rays with respect to the Bragg peak in a water phantom using proton beam irradiations Published In 2016 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop (NSS/MIC/RTSD)
  2013	High spatial resolution microdosimetry with ΔE-E detector on C-12 beam: Monte Carlo simulations Published In IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference

Investigator On

Year	Title
	Anthropomorphic Phantom Ionising Radiation Modelling and Simulation Awarded by: Defence Materials Technology Centre Funding Scheme: Modelling and Simulation

Other Research Activities

• The National Computational Merit Allocation Scheme 2020

Position Title

Primary Email

• dbolst@uow.edu.au

Top Publications

Year	Title
2017	Correction factors to convert microdosimetry measurements in silicon to tissue in 12C ion therapy Published in   Physics in Medicine and Biology
2017	Validation of Geant4 fragmentation for Heavy Ion Therapy Published in   Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment

Positions

• Associate Research Fellow - Centre for Medical Radiation Physics 2017 - 2020

Selected Publications

• Journal Article

  Year	Title
  2022	Energy imparted and ionization yield in nanometre-sized volumes Published In Radiation Physics and Chemistry
  2021	A benchmarking study of Geant4 for Auger electrons emitted by medical radioisotopes Published In Applied Radiation and Isotopes
  2021	Characterization of a novel large area microdosimeter system for low dose rate radiation environments Published In Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
  2021	Report on G4-Med, a Geant4 benchmarking system for medical physics applications developed by the Geant4 Medical Simulation Benchmarking Group Published In Medical Physics
  2021	Response of SOI microdosimeter in fast neutron beams: experiment and Monte Carlo simulations Published In Physica Medica
  2020	3D sensitive volume microdosimeter with improved tissue equivalency: Charge collection study and its application in 12 C ion therapy Published In Journal of Physics: Conference Series
  2020	A novel methodology to assess linear energy transfer and relative biological effectiveness in proton therapy using pairs of differently doped thermoluminescent detectors Published In Physics in Medicine and Biology
  2020	Characterization of prompt gamma ray emission for in vivo range verification in particle therapy: A simulation study Published In Physica Medica: an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology
  2020	Characterization of prompt gamma rays for in-vivo range verification in hadron therapy: A Geant4 simulation study Published In Journal of Physics: Conference Series
  2020	Characterization of the mixed radiation field produced by carbon and oxygen ion beams of therapeutic energy: A Monte Carlo simulation study Published In Journal of Medical Physics
  2020	Comparative study of alternative Geant4 hadronic ion inelastic physics models for prediction of positron-emitting radionuclide production in carbon and oxygen ion therapy Published In Physics in Medicine and Biology
  2020	Evaluation of early radiation DNA damage in a fractal cell nucleus model using Geant4-DNA Published In Physica Medica: an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology
  2020	Investigating variable RBE in a 12c minibeam field with microdosimetry and geant4 Published In Radiation Protection Dosimetry
  2020	Modelling of the Silicon-On-Insulator microdosimeter response within the International Space Station for astronauts’ radiation protection Published In Radiation Measurements
  2020	Modelling the Biological Beamline at HIMAC using Geant4 Published In Journal of Physics: Conference Series
  2020	Monte Carlo investigation of the characteristics of radioactive beams for heavy ion therapy Published In Scientific Reports
  2020	SOI Thin Microdosimeter Detectors for Low Energy Ions and Radiation Damage Studies Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
  2020	SOI Thin Microdosimeters for High LET Single Event Upset Studies in Fe, O, Xe and Cocktail Ion Beam Fields Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
  2020	Advances in modelling gold nanoparticle radiosensitization using new Geant4-DNA physics models Published In Physics in Medicine and Biology
  2020	Fabrication and First Characterization of Silicon-Based Full 3-D Microdosimeters Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
  2020	Microdosimetry of a therapeutic proton beam with a mini-TEPC and a MicroPlus-Bridge detector for RBE assessment Published In Physics in Medicine and Biology
  2020	Proceedings to the 58th Annual Conference of the Particle Therapy Cooperative Group (PTCOG58) 10¿15 June 2019 Published In International Journal of Particle Therapy
  2020	The impact of sensitive volume thickness for silicon on insulator microdosimeters in hadron therapy Published In Physics in Medicine and Biology
  2020	Validation of Geant4 for silicon microdosimetry in heavy ion therapy Published In Physics in Medicine and Biology
  2020	Validation of linear energy transfer computed in a Monte Carlo dose engine of a commercial treatment planning system Published In Physics in Medicine and Biology
  2019	3D sensitive volume microdosimeter with improved tissue equivalency: Charge collection study and its application in 12 C ion therapy Published In Journal of Physics: Conference Series
  2019	A novel methodology to assess linear energy transfer and relative biological effectiveness in proton therapy using pairs of differently doped thermoluminescent detectors Published In Physics in Medicine and Biology
  2019	Characterization of prompt gamma ray emission for in vivo range verification in particle therapy: A simulation study Published In Physica Medica: an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology
  2019	Characterization of prompt gamma rays for in-vivo range verification in hadron therapy: A Geant4 simulation study Published In Journal of Physics: Conference Series
  2019	Characterization of the mixed radiation field produced by carbon and oxygen ion beams of therapeutic energy: A Monte Carlo simulation study Published In Journal of Medical Physics
  2019	Comparative study of alternative Geant4 hadronic ion inelastic physics models for prediction of positron-emitting radionuclide production in carbon and oxygen ion therapy Published In Physics in Medicine and Biology
  2019	Evaluation of early radiation DNA damage in a fractal cell nucleus model using Geant4-DNA Published In Physica Medica: an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology
  2019	Investigating variable RBE in a 12c minibeam field with microdosimetry and geant4 Published In Radiation Protection Dosimetry
  2019	Modelling of the Silicon-On-Insulator microdosimeter response within the International Space Station for astronauts’ radiation protection Published In Radiation Measurements
  2019	Modelling the Biological Beamline at HIMAC using Geant4 Published In Journal of Physics: Conference Series
  2019	Monte Carlo investigation of the characteristics of radioactive beams for heavy ion therapy Published In Scientific Reports
  2019	SOI Thin Microdosimeter Detectors for Low Energy Ions and Radiation Damage Studies Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
  2019	SOI Thin Microdosimeters for High LET Single Event Upset Studies in Fe, O, Xe and Cocktail Ion Beam Fields Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
  2018	High spatial resolution microdosimetry with monolithic Delta E-E detector on C-12 beam: Monte Carlo simulations and experiment Published In Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment
  2018	In-field and out-of-file application in 12C ion therapy using fully 3D silicon microdosimeters Published In Radiation Measurements
  2018	Microdosimetric applications in proton and heavy ion therapy using silicon microdosimeters Published In Radiation Protection Dosimetry
  2018	Optimisation of the design of SOI microdosimeters for hadron therapy quality assurance Published In Physics in Medicine and Biology
  2018	SOI microdosimetry and modified MKM for evaluation of relative biological effectiveness for a passive proton therapy radiation field Published In Physics in Medicine and Biology
  2018	The relative biological effectiveness for carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen ion beams using passive and scanning techniques evaluated with fully 3D silicon microdosimeters Published In Medical Physics
  2018	Thin Silicon Microdosimeter utilizing 3D MEMS Fabrication Technology: Charge Collection Study and its application in mixed radiation fields Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
  2017	A convenient verification method of the entrance photo-neutron dose for an 18 MV medical linac using silicon p-i-n diodes Published In Radiation Measurements
  2017	Abstract ID: 22 Validation of Geant4 fragmentation for heavy ion therapy Published In Physica Medica
  2017	Characterization of prompt gamma-ray emission with respect to the Bragg peak for proton beam range verification: A Monte Carlo study Published In Physica Medica: an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology
  2017	Characterization of proton pencil beam scanning and passive beam using a high spatial resolution solid-state microdosimeter Published In Medical Physics
  2017	Contributions of secondary fragmentation by carbon ion beams in water phantom: Monte Carlo simulation Published In Journal of Physics: Conference Series
  2017	Correction factors to convert microdosimetry measurements in silicon to tissue in 12C ion therapy Published In Physics in Medicine and Biology
  2017	New silicon microdosimetry probes for RBE and biological dose studies using stationary and movable targets in 12C ion therapy Published In Journal of Physics: Conference Series
  2017	RBE study using solid state microdosimetry in heavy ion therapy Published In Radiation Measurements
  2017	Validation of Geant4 fragmentation for Heavy Ion Therapy Published In Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment
  2016	Neutron shielding for a new projected proton therapy facility: A Geant4 simulation study Published In Physica Medica: an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology
  2015	3d silicon microdosimetry and RBE study using 12C ion of different energies Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
  2015	Characterization of a large area thinned silicon microdosimeter for space and particle therapy Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

• Chapter

  Year	Title
  2020	Physics models for Monte Carlo simulations in carbon ion therapy Published In State-of-the-art Reviews On Energetic Ion-atom And Ion-molecule Collisions Publisher WORLD SCIENTIFIC
  2019	Physics models for Monte Carlo simulations in carbon ion therapy Published In State-of-the-art Reviews On Energetic Ion-atom And Ion-molecule Collisions Publisher WORLD SCIENTIFIC

• Conference Paper

  Year	Title
  2020	A Solid-State Microdosimeter for Dose and Radiation Quality Monitoring for Astronauts in Space Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
  2017	3D silicon microdosimetry and RBE study using C-12 ion of different energies Published In MICRO-MINI & NANO-DOSIMETRY & INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN RADIATION THERAPY (MMND&ITRO2016)
  2017	Innovative solid state microdosimeters for Radiobiological effect evaluation in particle therapy Published In RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY
  2016	Characterization of angular detection dependence of prompt gamma-rays with respect to the Bragg peak in a water phantom using proton beam irradiations Published In 2016 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium, Medical Imaging Conference and Room-Temperature Semiconductor Detector Workshop (NSS/MIC/RTSD)
  2013	High spatial resolution microdosimetry with ΔE-E detector on C-12 beam: Monte Carlo simulations Published In IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference

Investigator On

Year	Title
	Anthropomorphic Phantom Ionising Radiation Modelling and Simulation Awarded by: Defence Materials Technology Centre Funding Scheme: Modelling and Simulation

Other Research Activities

• The National Computational Merit Allocation Scheme 2020

Position Title

Primary Email

• dbolst@uow.edu.au