By Emeritus Professor Michael Barton

Journal articles

Mackenzie P; Vajdic C; Delaney G; Comans T; Agar M; Gabriel G; Barton M, 2023, 'Development of an age- and comorbidity- adjusted optimal radiotherapy utilisation rate for lung, rectal, prostate and cervical cancers: Optimal Radiotherapy Utilisation Rate for Lung, Rectal, Prostate and Cervical Cancers', Radiotherapy and Oncology, 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2023.109862

Nigam R; Field M; Harris G; Barton M; Carolan M; Metcalfe P; Holloway L, 2023, 'Automated detection, delineation and quantification of whole-body bone metastasis using FDG-PET/CT images', Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 46, pp. 851 - 863, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13246-023-01258-z

Wilson BE; Booth CM; Sullivan R; Aggarwal A; Sengar M; Jacob S; Bray F; Barton MB; Pearson SA, 2023, 'Global application of National Comprehensive Cancer Network resource-stratified guidelines for systemic treatment of colon cancer: a population-based, customisable model for cost, demand, and procurement', The Lancet Oncology, 24, pp. 682 - 690, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00183-3

Batumalai V; Descallar J; Gabriel G; Delaney GP; Oar A; Barton MB; Vinod SK, 2023, 'Response from Batumalai V et al.', Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 19, pp. 415, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajco.13891

Batumalai V; Descallar J; Gabriel G; Delaney GP; Oar A; Barton MB; Vinod SK, 2023, 'Patterns of curative treatment for non-small cell lung cancer in New South Wales, Australia', Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 19, pp. e149 - e159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajco.13811

Mackenzie P; Vajdic C; Delaney G; Comans T; Morris L; Agar M; Gabriel G; Barton M, 2023, 'Radiotherapy utilisation rates for patients with cancer as a function of age: A systematic review', Journal of Geriatric Oncology, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2022.10.002

Mackenzie P; Vajdic C; Delaney G; Comans T; Agar M; Gabriel G; Barton M, 2023, 'OC-0755 Radiotherapy Utilisation and Geriatric Oncology: Lung, Rectal, Prostate and Cervical Cancer', Radiotherapy and Oncology, 182, pp. S621 - S622, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0167-8140(23)08696-6

Pham TT; Wong K; Liney G; Lim S; Graham PL; Borok N; Truong MX; Rai R; Henderson C; Lee M; Barton MB, 2022, 'Dynamic Contrast-enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation of Whole Tumour Perfusion Heterogeneity Predicts Distant Disease-free Survival in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer', Clinical Oncology, 34, pp. 561 - 570, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clon.2022.05.005

Delaney GP; Barton MB, 2022, 'Great expectations or waiting for Godot? Time for development of a near real-time national reporting system of radiotherapy utilisation', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 66, pp. 826 - 829, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1754-9485.13437

Wilson BE; Pearson SA; Barton MB; Amir E, 2022, 'Regional Variations in Clinical Trial Outcomes in Oncology', JNCCN Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, 20, pp. 879 - 886, http://dx.doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2022.7029

Mackenzie P; Vajdic C; Delaney G; Comans T; Agar M; Gabriel G; Barton M, 2022, 'Development of an age- and comorbidity adjusted- optimal radiotherapy utilisation rate for women with breast cancer', Journal of Geriatric Oncology, 13, pp. 844 - 849, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2022.04.003

Rai R; Barton MB; Chlap P; Liney G; Brink C; Vinod S; Heinke M; Trada Y; Holloway LC, 2022, 'Repeatability and reproducibility of magnetic resonance imaging-based radiomic features in rectal cancer', Journal of Medical Imaging, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.JMI.9.4.044005

Pham TT; Whelan B; Oborn BM; Delaney GP; Vinod S; Brighi C; Barton M; Keall P, 2022, 'Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guided proton therapy: A review of the clinical challenges, potential benefits and pathway to implementation', Radiotherapy and Oncology, 170, pp. 37 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2022.02.031

Batumalai V; Descallar J; Wong K; Gabriel G; Delaney GP; Shafiq J; Vinod SK; Barton MB, 2022, 'Trends in the use of short-course radiation therapy for rectal cancer in New South Wales, Australia', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 66, pp. 436 - 441, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1754-9485.13364

Wilson BE; Pokorny AMJ; Perera S; Barton MB; Yip D; Karapetis CS; Ward IG; Downes S; Yap ML, 2022, 'Australia and New Zealand's responsibilities in improving oncology services in the Asia-Pacific: A call to action', Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 18, pp. 133 - 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajco.13544

Elliott MJ; Amir E; Pearson SA; Barton MB; Wilson BE, 2022, 'Prioritising access to cancer drugs', The Lancet Oncology, 23, pp. e1 - e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00641-0

Wilson BE; Elliott MJ; Pearson SA; Amir E; Barton MB, 2022, 'Resource stratified guidelines for cancer: Are they all the same? Interguideline concordance for systemic treatment recommendations', International Journal of Cancer, 150, pp. 91 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.33764

Yap ML; O'Connell DL; Goldsbury DE; Weber MF; Barton MB, 2021, 'Actual Versus Optimal Radiotherapy Utilisation for Metastatic Cancer Patients in the 45 and Up Study Cohort, New South Wales', Clinical Oncology, 33, pp. 650 - 660, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clon.2021.02.008

Shafiq J; Gabriel GS; Barton MB, 2021, 'Radiotherapy service need in the Pacific Island countries', Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 17, pp. e217 - e225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajco.13437

Thwaites D; Moses D; Haworth A; Barton M; Holloway L, 2021, 'Artificial intelligence in medical imaging and radiation oncology: Opportunities and challenges', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 65, pp. 481 - 485, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1754-9485.13275

Pham TT; Liney G; Wong K; Henderson C; Rai R; Graham PL; Borok N; Truong MX; Lee M; Shin JS; Hudson M; Barton MB, 2021, 'Multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging assessment of whole tumour heterogeneity for chemoradiotherapy response prediction in rectal cancer', Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology, 18, pp. 26 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phro.2021.03.003

Yap ML; O'Connell DL; Goldsbury DE; Weber MF; Smith DP; Barton MB, 2021, 'Patterns of care for men with prostate cancer: the 45 and Up Study', Medical Journal of Australia, 214, pp. 271 - 278, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50966

Batumalai V; Descallar J; Delaney GP; Gabriel G; Wong K; Shafiq J; Vinod SK; Barton MB, 2021, 'Patterns of palliative radiotherapy fractionation for brain metastases patients in New South Wales, Australia', Radiotherapy and Oncology, 156, pp. 174 - 180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2020.12.020

Perera SK; Jacob S; Sullivan R; Barton M, 2021, 'Evidence-based benchmarks for use of cancer surgery in high-income countries: a population-based analysis', The Lancet Oncology, 22, pp. 173 - 181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30589-1

Perera SK; Jacob S; Wilson BE; Ferlay J; Bray F; Sullivan R; Barton M, 2021, 'Global demand for cancer surgery and an estimate of the optimal surgical and anaesthesia workforce between 2018 and 2040: a population-based modelling study', The Lancet Oncology, 22, pp. 182 - 189, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30675-6

Wilson BE; Jacob S; Do V; Amir E; Bray F; Ferlay J; Knaul FM; Elawawy A; Pearson SA; Barton MB, 2021, 'Are nccn resource-stratified guidelines for breast cancer systemic therapy achievable? a population-based study of global need and economic impact', JCO Global Oncology, 7, pp. 1074 - 1083, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/GO.21.00028

Batumalai V; Descallar J; Delaney GP; Gabriel G; Wong K; Shafiq J; Vinod SK; Barton MB, 2021, 'Patterns of use of palliative radiotherapy fractionation for bone metastases and 30-day mortality', Radiotherapy and Oncology, 154, pp. 299 - 305, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2020.11.010

Jacob SA; Do V; Wilson BE; Ng WL; Barton MB, 2021, 'The value of first-line chemotherapy and targeted therapy in the treatment of breast cancer', European Journal of Cancer Care, 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecc.13352

Barton M; Nobby Bourne R; Milross C; Tiver K, 2020, 'Dr David Green 22/07/1923 to 10/07/2020', Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology, 64, pp. 894 - 895, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1754-9485.13109

Mackenzie P; Vajdic C; Delaney G; Gabriel G; Agar M; Comans T; Barton M, 2020, 'Factors affecting radiotherapy utilisation in geriatric oncology patients in NSW, Australia', Technical Innovations and Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, 16, pp. 17 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tipsro.2020.09.003

Barton M; Batumalai V; Spencer K, 2020, 'Health Economic and Health Service Issues of Palliative Radiotherapy', Clinical Oncology, 32, pp. 775 - 780, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clon.2020.06.013

Batumalai V; Delaney GP; Descallar J; Gabriel G; Wong K; Shafiq J; Barton M, 2020, 'Variation in the use of radiotherapy fractionation for breast cancer: Survival outcome and cost implications', Radiotherapy and Oncology, 152, pp. 70 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2020.07.038

Rai R; Holloway LC; Brink C; Field M; Christiansen RL; Sun Y; Barton MB; Liney GP, 2020, 'Multicenter evaluation of MRI-based radiomic features: A phantom study', Medical Physics, 47, pp. 3054 - 3063, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mp.14173

Smith S; Wallis A; King O; Moretti D; Vial P; Shafiq J; Barton MB; Xing A; Delaney GP, 2020, 'Quality management in radiation therapy: A 15 year review of incident reporting in two integrated cancer centres', Technical Innovations and Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, 14, pp. 15 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tipsro.2020.02.001

Yap ML; O'Connell DL; Goldsbury D; Weber M; Barton M, 2020, 'Factors Associated With Radiotherapy Utilisation In New South Wales, Australia: Results From The 45 and Up Study', Clinical Oncology, 32, pp. 282 - 291, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clon.2020.01.007

Christie DRH; Barton MB, 2020, 'The Radiation Oncology trainee research programme is working well, so can anything else be done to help our trainees acquire research skills?', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 64, pp. 303 - 305, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1754-9485.13003

Polo Rubio JA; Zubizarreta E; Lievens Y; Barton M; Rodin D; Jake VD; Grover S; Abdel-Wahab M, 2020, 'OC-0077: Factors Associated with the Global Availability of Radiotherapy Services: an IAEA analysis', Radiotherapy and Oncology, 152, pp. S35 - S36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0167-8140(21)00103-1

Pham TT; Stait-Gardner T; Lee CS; Barton M; Graham PL; Liney G; Wong K; Price WS, 2019, 'Correlation of ultra-high field MRI with histopathology for evaluation of rectal cancer heterogeneity', Scientific Reports, 9, pp. 9311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-45450-2

Merie R; Gabriel G; Shafiq J; Vinod S; Barton M; Delaney GP, 2019, 'Radiotherapy underutilisation and its impact on local control and survival in New South Wales, Australia', Radiotherapy and Oncology, 141, pp. 41 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2019.09.012

Spence D; Dyer R; Andall-Brereton G; Barton M; Stanway S; Argentieri MA; Bray F; Cawich S; Edwards-Bennett S; Fosker C; Gabriel O; Greaves N; Hanchard B; Hospedales J; Luciani S; Martin D; Nimrod M; Ragin C; Simeon D; Tortolero-Luna G; Wharfe G; Sarfati D, 2019, 'Cancer control in the Caribbean island countries and territories: some progress but the journey continues', The Lancet Oncology, 20, pp. e503 - e521, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30512-1

Sarfati D; Dyer R; Sam FAL; Barton M; Bray F; Buadromo E; Ekeroma A; Foliaki S; Fong J; Herman J; Huggins L; Maoate K; Meredith I; Mola G; Palafox N; Puloka V; Shin HR; Skeen J; Snowdon W; Tafuna'i M; Teng A; Watters D; Vivili P, 2019, 'Cancer control in the Pacific: big challenges facing small island states', The Lancet Oncology, 20, pp. e475 - e492, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30400-0

Wilson BE; Jacob S; Yap ML; Ferlay J; Bray F; Barton MB, 2019, 'Estimates of global chemotherapy demands and corresponding physician workforce requirements for 2018 and 2040: a population-based study (vol 20, pg 769, 2019)', LANCET ONCOLOGY, 20, pp. E346 - E346, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000473253800004&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Batumalai V; Wong K; Shafiq J; Hanna TP; Gabriel G; Heberle J; Koprivic I; Kaadan N; King O; Tran T; Cassapi L; Forstner D; Delaney GP; Barton M, 2019, 'Estimating the cost of radiotherapy for 5-year local control and overall survival benefit', Radiotherapy and Oncology, 136, pp. 154 - 160, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2019.04.011

Rodin D; Burger EA; Atun R; Barton M; Gospodarowicz M; Grover S; Hanna TP; Jaffray DA; Knaul FM; Lievens Y; Zubizarreta E; Milosevic M, 2019, 'Scale-up of radiotherapy for cervical cancer in the era of human papillomavirus vaccination in low-income and middle-income countries: a model-based analysis of need and economic impact', The Lancet Oncology, 20, pp. 915 - 923, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30308-0

Wilson BE; Jacob S; Yap ML; Ferlay J; Bray F; Barton MB, 2019, 'Estimates of global chemotherapy demands and corresponding physician workforce requirements for 2018 and 2040: a population-based study', The Lancet Oncology, 20, pp. 769 - 780, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30163-9

Yap ML; O'Connell DL; Goldsbury D; Weber M; Barton M, 2019, 'Comparison of four methods for estimating actual radiotherapy utilisation using the 45 and Up Study cohort in New South Wales, Australia', Radiotherapy and Oncology, 131, pp. 14 - 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2018.10.039

Barton M, 2018, 'What do undergraduate doctors really need to know about radiation oncology?', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 62, pp. 823 - 825, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1754-9485.12834

Batumalai V; Shafiq J; Gabriel G; Hanna TP; Delaney GP; Barton M, 2018, 'Impact of radiotherapy underutilisation measured by survival shortfall, years of potential life lost and disability-adjusted life years lost in New South Wales, Australia', Radiotherapy and Oncology, 129, pp. 191 - 195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2018.06.026

Liney GP; Whelan B; Oborn B; Barton M; Keall P, 2018, 'MRI-Linear Accelerator Radiotherapy Systems', Clinical Oncology, 30, pp. 686 - 691, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clon.2018.08.003

Rosenblatt E; Fidarova E; Zubizarreta EH; Barton MB; Jones GW; Mackillop WJ; Cordero L; Yarney J; Lim G; Gan JV; Cernea V; Stojanovic-Rundic S; Strojan P; Kochbati L; Quarneti A, 2018, 'Radiotherapy utilization in developing countries: An IAEA study', Radiotherapy and Oncology, 128, pp. 400 - 405, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2018.05.014

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