Michael Douglass
School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2019 - ongoing Medical Physics Coordinator University of Adelaide 2014 - ongoing Affiliate Associate Lecturer University of Adelaide -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2010 - 2014 University of Adelaide Australia PhD 2009 - 2009 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Science (Honours) 2006 - 2008 University of Adelaide Australia Bachelor of Science (Space Science and Astrophysics) -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2025 Kennedy, A. C., Douglass, M. J. J., Gowda, R. V., & Santos, A. M. C. (2025). A robust optimisation genetic algorithm for HDR prostate brachytherapy including all major uncertainties. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 70(12), 13 pages.
2025 Douglass, M. J. J. (2025). An open-source tool for converting 3D mesh volumes into synthetic DICOM CT images for medical physics research. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 14 pages.
Europe PMC12024 Bridger, C. A., Caraça Santos, A. M., Reich, P. D., & Douglass, M. J. J. (2024). An evaluation of consumer smartphones for generating bolus and surface mould applicators for radiation oncology. Medical Physics, 51(6), 4447-4457.
Scopus1 WoS12024 Kennedy, A. C., Douglass, M. J. J., & Santos, A. M. C. (2024). A robust evaluation of 49 high-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy treatment plans including all major uncertainties. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 25(2), 11 pages.
Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC72023 Douglass, M., Gorayski, P., Patel, S., & Santos, A. (2023). Synthetic cranial MRI from 3D optical surface scans using deep learning for radiation therapy treatment planning. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 46(1), 367-375.
Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC22023 Kennedy, A. C., Douglass, M. J. J., & Santos, A. M. C. (2023). Being certain about uncertainties: a robust evaluation method for high-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy treatment plans including the combination of uncertainties. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 46(3), 1115-1130.
Scopus8 WoS9 Europe PMC102022 Bridger, C. A., Reich, P. D., Caraça Santos, A. M., & Douglass, M. J. J. (2022). A dosimetric comparison of CT- and photogrammetry- generated 3D printed HDR brachytherapy surface applicators. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 45(1), 125-134.
Scopus8 WoS5 Europe PMC22022 Douglass, M. J. J. (2022). Can optical scanning technologies replace
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printed medical devices in radiation oncology?. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 69(2), 139-142.
Scopus10 WoS8 Europe PMC62021 Douglass, M., Austin, A., Penfold, S., & Nguyen, G. T. (2021). Individualised selection of left‐sided breast cancer patients for proton therapy based on cost‐effectiveness. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 68(1), 44-51.
Scopus15 WoS12 Europe PMC112021 Keal, J., Santos, A., Penfold, S., & Douglass, M. (2021). Radiation Dose Calculation in 3D Heterogeneous Media Using Artificial Neural Networks.. Medical physics, 48(5), 2637-2645.
Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC62021 Bridger, C. A., Douglass, M. J. J., Reich, P. D., & Santos, A. M. C. (2021). Evaluation of camera settings for photogrammetric reconstruction of humanoid phantoms for EBRT bolus and HDR surface brachytherapy applications.. Physical and engineering sciences in medicine, 44(2), 457-471.
Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC72021 Douglass, M. J. J. (2021). Johns and Cunningham's The Physics of Radiology, Fifth edition. PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES IN MEDICINE, 44(2), 595-597.
2021 Douglass, M. J. J., & Keal, J. A. (2021). DeepWL: Robust EPID based Winston-Lutz analysis using deep learning, synthetic image generation and optical path-tracing. Physica Medica, 89, 306-316.
Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC52020 Peukert, D., Kempson, I., Douglass, M., & Bezak, E. (2020). Gold nanoparticle enhanced proton therapy: A Monte Carlo simulation of the effects of proton energy, nanoparticle size, coating material and coating thickness on dose and radiolysis yield.. Medical physics, 47(2), 651-661.
Scopus37 WoS35 Europe PMC232020 Austin, A., Douglass, M., Nguyen, G., & Penfold, S. (2020). Patient selection for proton therapy: A radiobiological fuzzy Markov model incorporating robust plan analysis. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 43(2), 493-503.
Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC32020 Peukert, D., Kempson, I., Douglass, M., & Bezak, E. (2020). Modelling Spatial Scales of Dose Deposition and Radiolysis Products from Gold Nanoparticle Sensitisation of Proton Therapy in A Cell: From Intracellular Structures to Adjacent Cells.. Int J Mol Sci, 21(12), 1-19.
Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC32020 Douglass, M. J. (2020). Book Review: Hands-on Machine Learning with Scikit-Learn, Keras, and Tensorflow, by Aurélien Géron. Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 43(3), 1135-1136.
WoS332019 Forster, J. C., Douglass, M. J. J., Phillips, W. M., & Bezak, E. (2019). Stochastic multicellular modeling of x-ray irradiation, DNA damage induction, DNA free-end misrejoining and cell death. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 18888.
Scopus14 WoS15 Europe PMC92019 Peukert, D., Incerti, S., Kempson, I., Douglass, M., Karamitros, M., Baldacchino, G., & Bezak, E. (2019). Validation and investigation of reactive species yields of Geant4-DNA chemistry models. Medical Physics, 46(2), 983-998.
Scopus26 WoS26 Europe PMC182019 Turnbull, T., Douglass, M., Williamson, N. H., Howard, D., Bhardwaj, R., Lawrence, M., . . . Kempson, I. M. (2019). Cross-correlative single-cell analysis reveals biological mechanisms of nanoparticle radiosensitization. ACS Nano, 13(5), 5077-5090.
Scopus49 WoS50 Europe PMC352019 Douglass, M., & Santos, A. (2019). Application of Optical Photogrammetry in Radiation Oncology: HDR Surface Mold Brachytherapy. Brachytherapy, 18(5), 689-700.
Scopus15 WoS9 Europe PMC82019 Dylan, P., Kempson, I., Douglass, M., & Bezak, E. (2019). Gold Nanoparticle Enhanced Proton Therapy: Monte Carlo Modeling of Reactive Species' Distributions Around a Gold Nanoparticle and the Effects of Nanoparticle Proximity and Clustering. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 20(17), 1-22.
Scopus36 WoS33 Europe PMC242019 Austin, A. M., Douglass, M. J. J., Nguyen, G. T., Dalfsen, R., Le, H., Gorayski, P., . . . Penfold, S. N. (2019). Cost-effectiveness of proton therapy in treating base of skull chordoma. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 42(4), 1091-1098.
Scopus6 WoS3 Europe PMC52018 Peukert, D., Kempson, I., Douglass, M., & Bezak, E. (2018). Metallic nanoparticle radiosensitisation of ion radiotherapy: a review. Physica Medica, 47, 121-128.
Scopus63 WoS51 Europe PMC332018 Douglass, M. (2018). Eric J. Hall and Amato J. Giaccia: Radiobiology for the radiologist. Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 41(4), 1129-1130.
2018 Forster, J., Douglass, M., Phillips, W., & Bezak, E. (2018). Monte Carlo Simulation of the Oxygen Effect in DNA Damage Induction by Ionizing Radiation. Radiation Research, 190(3), 248-261.
Scopus20 WoS20 Europe PMC152017 Forster, J. C., Douglass, M. J. J., Harriss-Phillips, W. M., & Bezak, E. (2017). Development of an in silico stochastic 4D model of tumor growth with angiogenesis. Medical Physics, 44(4), 1563-1576.
Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC52017 Forster, J. C., Harriss-Phillips, W. M., Douglass, M. J., & Bezak, E. (2017). A review of the development of tumor vasculature and its effects on the tumor microenvironment. Hypoxia, 5, 21-32.
WoS240 Europe PMC1932017 Turnbull, T., Douglass, M., Bezak, E., Thierry, B., & Kempson, I. (2017). An image processing application for quantitative cross-correlative microscopy for large cell-populations: a gold nanoparticle radiosensitisation study. Powder Diffraction, 32(S2), S33-S37.
Scopus2 WoS22017 Forster, J., Douglass, M., Harriss-Phillips, W., & Bezak, E. (2017). Simulation of head and neck cancer oxygenation and doubling time in a 4D cellular model with angiogenesis. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 11 pages.
Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC42017 Austin, A. M., Douglass, M. J. J., Nguyen, G. T., & Penfold, S. N. (2017). A radiobiological Markov simulation tool for aiding decision making in proton therapy referral. Physica Medica, 44, 72-82.
Scopus19 WoS18 Europe PMC132016 Incerti, S., Douglass, M., Penfold, S., Guatelli, S., & Bezak, E. (2016). Review of Geant4-DNA applications for micro and nanoscale simulations. Physica Medica, 32(10), 1187-1200.
Scopus118 WoS106 Europe PMC562015 Douglass, M., Bezak, E., & Penfold, S. (2015). Development of a radiation track structure clustering algorithm for the prediction of DNA DSB yields and radiation induced cell death in Eukaryotic cells. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 60(8), 3217-3236.
Scopus12 WoS13 Europe PMC102015 Douglass, M., Penfold, S., & Bezak, E. (2015). Preliminary investigation of microdosimetric track structure physics models in Geant4-DNA and RITRACKS. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine, 2015, 968429-1-968429-8.
Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC22015 Turnbull, T., Douglass, M., Paterson, D., Bezak, E., Thierry, B., & Kempson, I. (2015). Relating intercellular variability in nanoparticle uptake with biological consequence: a quantitative x-ray fluorescence study for radiosensitization of cells. Analytical Chemistry, 87(21), 10693-10697.
Scopus14 WoS13 Europe PMC72013 Douglass, M., Bezak, E., & Penfold, S. (2013). Monte Carlo investigation of the increased radiation deposition due to gold nanoparticles using kilovoltage and megavoltage photons in a 3D randomized cell model. Medical Physics, 40(7), 1-9.
Scopus96 WoS85 Europe PMC502012 Douglass, M., Bezak, E., & Penfold, S. (2012). Development of a randomized 3D cell model for Monte Carlo microdosimetry simulations. Medical Physics, 39(6), 3509-3519.
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Conference Papers
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Theses
Year Citation 2014 Douglass, M. J. (2014). Development of an Integrated Stochastic Radiobiological Model for Electromagnetic Particle Interactions in a 4D Cellular Geometry. (PhD Thesis, University of Adelaide). -
Preprint
Year Citation 2025 Douglass, M. (2025). An Open-Source Tool for Converting 3D Mesh volumes into Synthetic DICOM CT Images for Medical Physics Research.
DOI2024 Kennedy, A. C., Douglass, M. J. J., & Santos, A. M. C. (2024). Implementation of a robust optimisation genetic algorithm for HDR prostate brachytherapy including all major uncertainties.
DOI2024 Kennedy, A. C., Douglass, M. J. J., Gowda, R. V., & Santos, A. M. C. (2024). A robust optimisation genetic algorithm for HDR prostate brachytherapy including all major uncertainties II: Algorithm evaluation on 49 patients.
DOI2024 Kennedy, A. C., Douglass, M. J. J., Gowda, R., & Santos, A. M. C. (2024). A robust optimisation genetic algorithm for HDR prostate brachytherapy including all major uncertainties II: Algorithm evaluation on 49 patients.
DOI2024 Kennedy, A., Douglass, M., & Santos, A. (2024). A robust optimisation genetic algorithm for HDR prostate brachytherapy including all major uncertainties I: Algorithm implementation.
DOI Europe PMC12022 Douglass, M., Gorayski, P., Patel, S., & Santos, A. (2022). Predicting cranial MRI anatomy from 3D optical surface scans using deep learning for radiation therapy treatment planning.
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Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2021 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Robust Evaluation and Optimisation for Treatment Planning in High-Dose-Rate Prostate Brachytherapy Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Andrew Kennedy 2019 - 2025 Principal Supervisor Evaluating the Clinical Feasibility of Photogrammetry in Radiation Oncology: A Comparative Study of 3D-Printed Bolus and Brachytherapy Surface Applicators Against Conventional CT-Based Workflows Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Corey Andrew Bridger 2019 - 2022 Co-Supervisor Assessment of Adaptive Radiotherapy Workflows for Head and Neck Cancer Master of Philosophy Master Part Time Mr George Antoniou 2016 - 2019 Co-Supervisor A radiobiological Markov model for aiding decision making in proton therapy referral Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Annabelle Mary Austin 2015 - 2018 Co-Supervisor Spatio-Temporal, Multicellular and Monte Carlo Track-Based Model of Radiotherapy In Silico Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Jake Forster -
Other Supervision Activities
Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name 2016 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Metallic Nanoparticle Radiosensitisation of Proton Radiotherapy University of South Australia Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dylan Peukert
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2018 - ongoing Member ACPSEM Particle Therapy Working Group ACPSEM Australia
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