Tran, Linh T.

Overview

Dr Linh Tran is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at Centre for Medical Radiation Physics (CMRP), University of Wollongong and is coordinating and leading research in the experimental microdosimetry. She received a bachelor and master degree in Physics at International University of Nature, Society and Man “Dubna” – Dubna, Russian Federation in 2008. Following this, she completed her PhD on Advanced semiconductor silicon detector for dosimetry and microdosimetry in radiation protection and hadron therapy at the CMRP, University of Wollongong.

Her research interests include development of semiconductor microdosimeters, relative biological effectiveness (RBE) in proton and heavy ion therapy, Boron Neutron Capture therapy (BNCT) and fast neutron therapy (FNT) as well as research on theoretical radiobiological models in hadron therapy and Monte-Carlo simulation for applications in aviation and space. Her group has been collaborating and carrying out experiments at a number of proton and heavy ion therapy centres including Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator in Chiba (HIMAC), Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Centre (GHMC), Japan, The National Centre for Oncological Hadrontherapy (CNAO), Italy, Mayo Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), USA, IThemba Labs, South Africa, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Netherlands.

Top Publications

Year	Title
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	Characterization of proton pencil beam scanning and passive beam using a high spatial resolution solid-state microdosimeter Published in Medical Physics
2017	Microdosimetric measurements of a clinical proton beam with micrometer-sized solid-state detector Published in Medical Physics

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	Validation of Geant4 for silicon microdosimetry in heavy ion therapy 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	Evaluation of silicon based microdosimetry for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy Quality Assurance Published In Physica Medica: an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology
2019	IBIC microscopy – The powerful tool for testing micron – Sized sensitive volumes in segmented radiation detectors used in synchrotron microbeam radiation and hadron therapies Published In Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
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	SOI Thin Microdosimeter Detectors for Low Energy Ions and Radiation Damage Studies Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
2019	Simulation of cosmic radiation spectra for personal microdosimetry at the International Space Station's altitude Published In Journal of Physics: Conference Series
2018	Feasibility study on the use of 3D silicon microdosimeter detectors for microdosimetric analysis in boron neutron capture therapy Published In Applied Radiation and Isotopes
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	Cell-shaped silicon-on-insulator microdosimeters: characterization and response to ²³⁹PuBe irradiations Published In Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine
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	Experimental studies with two novel silicon detectors for the development of time-of-flight spectrometry of laser-accelerated proton beams Published In Journal of Physics: Conference Series
2017	Microdosimetric measurements of a clinical proton beam with micrometer-sized solid-state detector Published In Medical Physics
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
2015	3D bridge microdosimeter: Charge collection study and application to RBE studies in 12C radiation therapy Published In Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales
2015	3D-mesa 'bridge' silicon microdosimeter: charge collection study and application to RBE studies in 12C radiation therapy Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
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
2014	3D radiation detectors: charge collection characterisation and applicability of technology for microdosimetry Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
2014	A novel silicon microdosimeter using 3D sensitive volumes: modeling the response in neutron fields typical of aviation Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
2014	Development of a large-area silicon α-particle detector Published In Applied Radiation and Isotopes
2014	Ultra-thin 3-D detector: charge collection characterization and application for microdosimetry Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
2013	Charge collection in n-SOI planar microdosimeters Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2017	Development of TOF-spectrometry of laser-accelerated proton pulses using silicon microdosimeters Published In 2017 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC)
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
	missing activity
	Evaluation of novel nanocomposite graphene and carbon nanotube materials for use in astronaut clothing to shield against galactic cosmic radiation during deep space missions. Utilisation of the HIMAC facility to simulate the galactic cosmic radiation environment for astronauts during transit Awarded by: Australian Society of Aerospace Medicine (ASAM). Funding Scheme: Research Grant

Other Research Activities

European Space Agency (2021-23, $620K) to develop a microdosimeter for space and Moon mission CI 2021 - 2023
Research Council of Norway, Program NANO2021 Chief Investigator 2018 - 2022
European Space Agency (ESA), "Development of the tissue equivalent microdosimeters for monitoring dose for astronauts" Co-Principle Investigator 2019 - 2021
Joint ANSTO – UOW project seed funding Leading Chief Investigator 2018 - 2019
Research Council of Norway’s programme Commercialising R&D Results (FORNY2020) CI 2016 - 2018

Impact Story

FARRINGTON DANIELS AWARD FOR BEST PAPER GOES TO UOW’S CMRP RESEARCHERS
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Radiation Physics (Phys 255) Lecturer 2017 -

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	The Development of New Generation Microdosimetry for Quality Assurance in Hadron Therapy and BNCT	Vohradsky, James
Doctor of Philosophy	Quality Assurance Dosimetry in Particle Therapy	James, Benjamin
Doctor of Philosophy	Development of a Novel Dose Quantification Method for Heavy Ion Radiotherapy Using In-Beam Positron Emission Tomography Imaging	Rutherford, Harley
Doctor of Philosophy	Technological Advancements in Proton Pencil Beam Scanning Delivered Treatments	Maes, Dominic
Doctor of Philosophy	Radiobiological Effectiveness of Charged Particle Therapeutic Beams: Experimental Derivation and Application for Treatment Optimization	Pan, Vladimir
Doctor of Philosophy	Radiation Detector For Quality Assurance of the Alpha DART (Diffusion Alpha-emitters Radiation Therapy) Technology	Su, Fang
Doctor of Philosophy	Mixed gamma/neutron field dosimetry and microdosimetry in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy	Jakubowski, Klaudiusz
Doctor of Philosophy	Experimental verification of volumetric repainting for a multi-room pencil beam scanning (PBS) proton therapy system	Rana, Suresh B

Reviewer Of

Physica Medica (Academic Article) 2019 -
Physics in Medicine and Biology (Academic Article) 2019 -
Radiation and Environmental Biophysics (Academic Article) 2019 -
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: (Academic Article) 2018 -
Radiation Measurements (Academic Article) 2017 -

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Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3321-2611 (confirmed)

Top Publications

Year	Title
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	Characterization of proton pencil beam scanning and passive beam using a high spatial resolution solid-state microdosimeter Published in Medical Physics
2017	Microdosimetric measurements of a clinical proton beam with micrometer-sized solid-state detector Published in Medical Physics

Research Areas

0299 - OTHER PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Member Of

European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology Member 2016 -
Member of Nuclear and Plasma Science Society, IEEE. 2013 -

Attended Event

Defence Innovation Network 2018 -
Engineering Physical Sciences in Medicine (EPSM) 2018 -
Heavy Ion Accelerator Symposium (HIAS) conference, Canberra 2018 -

Selected Publications

Journal Article

Year	Title
2020	Validation of Geant4 for silicon microdosimetry in heavy ion therapy 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	Evaluation of silicon based microdosimetry for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy Quality Assurance Published In Physica Medica: an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology
2019	IBIC microscopy – The powerful tool for testing micron – Sized sensitive volumes in segmented radiation detectors used in synchrotron microbeam radiation and hadron therapies Published In Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
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	SOI Thin Microdosimeter Detectors for Low Energy Ions and Radiation Damage Studies Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
2019	Simulation of cosmic radiation spectra for personal microdosimetry at the International Space Station's altitude Published In Journal of Physics: Conference Series
2018	Feasibility study on the use of 3D silicon microdosimeter detectors for microdosimetric analysis in boron neutron capture therapy Published In Applied Radiation and Isotopes
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	Cell-shaped silicon-on-insulator microdosimeters: characterization and response to ²³⁹PuBe irradiations Published In Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine
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	Experimental studies with two novel silicon detectors for the development of time-of-flight spectrometry of laser-accelerated proton beams Published In Journal of Physics: Conference Series
2017	Microdosimetric measurements of a clinical proton beam with micrometer-sized solid-state detector Published In Medical Physics
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
2015	3D bridge microdosimeter: Charge collection study and application to RBE studies in 12C radiation therapy Published In Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales
2015	3D-mesa 'bridge' silicon microdosimeter: charge collection study and application to RBE studies in 12C radiation therapy Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
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
2014	3D radiation detectors: charge collection characterisation and applicability of technology for microdosimetry Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
2014	A novel silicon microdosimeter using 3D sensitive volumes: modeling the response in neutron fields typical of aviation Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
2014	Development of a large-area silicon α-particle detector Published In Applied Radiation and Isotopes
2014	Ultra-thin 3-D detector: charge collection characterization and application for microdosimetry Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
2013	Charge collection in n-SOI planar microdosimeters Published In IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science

Conference Paper

Year	Title
2017	Development of TOF-spectrometry of laser-accelerated proton pulses using silicon microdosimeters Published In 2017 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC)
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
	missing activity
	Evaluation of novel nanocomposite graphene and carbon nanotube materials for use in astronaut clothing to shield against galactic cosmic radiation during deep space missions. Utilisation of the HIMAC facility to simulate the galactic cosmic radiation environment for astronauts during transit Awarded by: Australian Society of Aerospace Medicine (ASAM). Funding Scheme: Research Grant

Other Research Activities

European Space Agency (2021-23, $620K) to develop a microdosimeter for space and Moon mission CI 2021 - 2023
Research Council of Norway, Program NANO2021 Chief Investigator 2018 - 2022
European Space Agency (ESA), "Development of the tissue equivalent microdosimeters for monitoring dose for astronauts" Co-Principle Investigator 2019 - 2021
Joint ANSTO – UOW project seed funding Leading Chief Investigator 2018 - 2019
Research Council of Norway’s programme Commercialising R&D Results (FORNY2020) CI 2016 - 2018

Impact Story

FARRINGTON DANIELS AWARD FOR BEST PAPER GOES TO UOW’S CMRP RESEARCHERS
Summary
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Radiation Physics (Phys 255) Lecturer 2017 -

Advisees

Graduate Advising Relationship

Degree	Research Title	Advisee
Doctor of Philosophy	The Development of New Generation Microdosimetry for Quality Assurance in Hadron Therapy and BNCT	Vohradsky, James
Doctor of Philosophy	Quality Assurance Dosimetry in Particle Therapy	James, Benjamin
Doctor of Philosophy	Development of a Novel Dose Quantification Method for Heavy Ion Radiotherapy Using In-Beam Positron Emission Tomography Imaging	Rutherford, Harley
Doctor of Philosophy	Technological Advancements in Proton Pencil Beam Scanning Delivered Treatments	Maes, Dominic
Doctor of Philosophy	Radiobiological Effectiveness of Charged Particle Therapeutic Beams: Experimental Derivation and Application for Treatment Optimization	Pan, Vladimir
Doctor of Philosophy	Radiation Detector For Quality Assurance of the Alpha DART (Diffusion Alpha-emitters Radiation Therapy) Technology	Su, Fang
Doctor of Philosophy	Mixed gamma/neutron field dosimetry and microdosimetry in Boron Neutron Capture Therapy	Jakubowski, Klaudiusz
Doctor of Philosophy	Experimental verification of volumetric repainting for a multi-room pencil beam scanning (PBS) proton therapy system	Rana, Suresh B

Reviewer Of

Physica Medica (Academic Article) 2019 -
Physics in Medicine and Biology (Academic Article) 2019 -
Radiation and Environmental Biophysics (Academic Article) 2019 -
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: (Academic Article) 2018 -
Radiation Measurements (Academic Article) 2017 -

Located In Facility

Building 15 Room 224

Orcid Id

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3321-2611 (confirmed)

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Selected Publications

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Impact

Impact Story

FARRINGTON DANIELS AWARD FOR BEST PAPER GOES TO UOW’S CMRP RESEARCHERS

European Space Agency funding for UOW invention

UOW Impact Makers - Linh Tran - Partners for Research Impact ...

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Impact Story

FARRINGTON DANIELS AWARD FOR BEST PAPER GOES TO UOW’S CMRP RESEARCHERS

European Space Agency funding for UOW invention

UOW Impact Makers - Linh Tran - Partners for Research Impact ...

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