Eileen Giles

Teaching Strengths

Simulation based learning
Clinical application
Radiation therapy practice

Ms Eileen Giles

Senior Lecturer, Radiation Therapy

School of Allied Health and Human Performance

College of Health

Eligible to supervise Masters only (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Eileen is the Stream Coordinator of the Radiation Therapy Program in the Allied Health and Human Performance unit. She has a Radiation Therapy clinical background, is active in teaching predominantly, as well as discipline and scholarly research, and professional engagement. The recipient of four teaching awards, her teaching has focussed on clinical skill development and linking theory to practice, through experiential learning and simulation. She has collaborated with radiation therapy educators across institutuons nationally to develop a national clinical assessment tool, implement virtual reality training and promote professional development modules to clinicians. Eileen has publications related to clinical assessment, clinical skill development and interprofessional learning and has co-supervised many Radiation Therapy Honours projects to completion. She sits on advisory panels in an academic capacity within the radiation therapy profession, regularaly participates in summative peer review of teaching and is an inaugaural member of the Teaching Innovation Group.

Eileen has previously supervised 9 Honours students.

Topics:

1. A comparison of Quality of life scores for early stage prostate cancer patients receiving either External Beam RT or brachytherapy.

2. South Australian General Practitioner's understanding of Palliative Radiation therapy.

3. How do Radiation Therapists of Adelaide learn in the workplace?

4. Dosimetric comparison of stereotactic body radiation therapy treatment plans to conformal radiation therapy treatment plans for low-risk localised prostate cancer.

5. Comparing Non-Standard Techniques to Treat Advanced Cancer of the Spine as an Alternative to Conventional Radiation Therapy.

6. A comparison of methods of measuring bladder filling compliance in patients having prostate radiation therapy.

7. The effect of pelvic size in an anthropomorphic phantom on the subjective assessment of radiotherapy image quality by radiation therapists.

8.A retrospective dosimetric study of radiotherapy patients with left-sided breast cancer; patient selection criteria for deep inspiration breath hold technique

9.Patient selection for proton therapy

Eileen has a record of participating in Projects and Grants:

Project Team Member RAH Research Fund grant Jan 2012, "A single-blinded randomised controlled trial to determine the effect of topical application of Calendula officialis based lotion on the prevalence of clinically significant radiation induced dermatis in women undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer"

UniSA project representative Department of Health and Ageing joint university grant 2011- 2014, to implement Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training (VERT)

Research Team Member for The use of Simulation in Radiation Science Curricula project. This scoping and consultative study was commissioned by Health Workforce Austalia.

Project Leader for National Radiation Therapy Student Clinical Assessment form project 2007-09. This collaborative project (in conjunction with Queensland University of Technology, RMIT University, University of Newcastle, Monash University and University of Sydney),was funded by the Department of Health and Ageing and has resulted in the development of a new national standard assessment tool. This is now used in all Radiation Therapy sites for all Australian Radiation Therapy Students from July 2009.

Year Citation
2025 Wood, L., Giles, E., Cunningham, L., Le, H., Zientara, N., & Short, M. (2025). Proton therapy patient selection methods and the impact of COVID-19: a cross-sectional international survey. Journal Of Medical Radiation Sciences, online(3), 1-8.
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2024 Wood, L., Giles, E., Cunningham, L., Le, H., Zientara, N., & Short, M. (2024). Proton radiation therapy patient selection and impacts of COVID-19: A scoping review. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 71(S2), 37-46.
DOI Scopus4 WoS5 Europe PMC4
2024 Giles, E., & Guerrero, K. (2024). A simulated clinic to build interprofessional and authentic learning opportunities for shaping future practice in medical radiation professionals. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 55(3), 1-8.
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2023 Short, M., & Giles, E. (2023). 'Is the technology essential or emerging?' Ways to keep radiation therapy curriculum agile amid rapidly advancing technology. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 70(S2), 89-93.
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2022 Zientara, N., Giles, E., Le, H., & Short, M. (2022). A scoping review of patient selection methods for proton therapy. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 69(1), 108-121.
DOI Scopus15 WoS15 Europe PMC14
2021 Short, M., & Giles, E. (2021). Innovative strategies implemented by universities to support medical radiation science students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 68(4), 482-488.
DOI Scopus9 WoS7 Europe PMC7
2021 Cunningham, L., Penfold, S., Giles, E. G., Le, H., & Short, M. (2021). Impact of breast size on dosimetric indices in proton versus X-ray radiotherapy for breast cancer. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 11(4, article no. 282), 1-12.
DOI Scopus7 WoS6 Europe PMC4
2020 Siddiquee, S., McGee, M. A., Vincent, A. D., Giles, E., Clothier, R., Carruthers, S., & Penniment, M. (2020). Efficacy of topical Calendula officinalis on prevalence of radiation-induced dermatitis: A randomised controlled trial.. The Australasian journal of dermatology, 62(1), 35-40.
DOI Scopus27 WoS22 Europe PMC20
2020 Chan, S., Giles, E., Newmarch, L., & Short, M. (2020). Effect of patient size on image quality in radiotherapy kV planar verification imaging: a phantom study. Journal of medical radiation sciences, 67(1), 34-42.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC3
2019 Huynh, M., Marcu, L. G., Giles, E., Short, M., Matthews, D., & Bezak, E. (2019). Are further studies needed to justify the use of proton therapy for paediatric cancers of the central nervous system? A review of current evidence. Radiotherapy and Oncology, 133, 140-148.
DOI Scopus16 WoS15 Europe PMC12
2019 Dell Oro, M., Giles, E., Sharkey, A., Borg, M., Connell, C., & Bezak, E. (2019). A retrospective dosimetric study of radiotherapy patients with left-sided breast cancer; patient selection criteria for deep inspiration breath hold technique. Cancers, 11(2), 17 pages.
DOI Scopus30 WoS29 Europe PMC24
2019 Massy Westropp, N., Giles, E., Dantu, R., Wechalekar, H., & Burlakoti, A. (2019). Developing and evaluating virtual anatomy resources for teaching allied health disciplines.. Research in learning technology, 27(0), 1-11.
DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2018 Morias, S., Marcu, L., Short, M., Giles, E., & Bezak, E. (2018). Do SABR-related toxicities for lung cancer depend on treatment delivery?. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, 129, 67-78.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2018 Huynh, M., Marcu, L. G., Giles, E., Short, M., Matthews, D., & Bezak, E. (2018). Current status of proton therapy outcome for paediatric cancers of the central nervous system – Analysis of the published literature. Cancer Treatment Reviews, 70, 272-288.
DOI Scopus20 WoS16 Europe PMC11
2018 Morias, S., Marcu, L. G., Short, M., Giles, E., Potter, A., Shepherd, J., . . . Bezak, E. (2018). Treatment-Related Adverse Effects in Lung Cancer Patients after Stereotactic Ablative Radiation Therapy. Journal of Oncology, 2018(6483626), 16 pages.
DOI Scopus19 WoS16 Europe PMC11
2017 Giles, E. M., Parange, N., & Knight, B. (2017). An interprofessional learning workshop for mammography and sonography students focusing on breast cancer care and management via simulation: a pilot study. Academic radiology, 24(8), 962-967.
DOI Scopus12 WoS10 Europe PMC5
2017 Bridge, P., Giles, E., Williams, A., Boejen, A., Appleyard, R., & Kirby, M. (2017). International audit of Virtual Environment for Radiotherapy Training usage. Journal of radiotherapy in practice, 16(4), 375-382.
DOI Scopus9 WoS9
2015 Bridge, P., Dempsey, S., Giles, E., Maresse, S., McCorkell, G., Opie, C., . . . Carmichael, M. A. (2015). Practice patterns of radiation therapy technology in Australia: results of a national audit. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 62(4), 253-260.
DOI Scopus18 WoS15 Europe PMC12
2014 Giles, E. M. (2014). How do medical radiation science educators keep up with the [clinical] Joneses?. Journal of medical radiation sciences, 61(2), 102-111.
DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC2
2012 Dempsey, S., Giles, E., Chiswell, M., Wright, C., Charlton, N., Rowntree, P., . . . Hargrave, C. (2012). Development and implementation of the Australian universities radiation therapy student clinical assessment form. Radiographer, 59(1), 13-25.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6
2012 Giles, E., Dempsey, S., Chiswell, M., Wright, C., Bridge, P., & Charlton, N. (2012). A survey to evaluate the implementation of a national clinical assessment form. The radiographer, 59(3), 77-84.
DOI Scopus5 WoS5
2011 Davenport, S. L. A., King, S., Giles, E., & Potter, A. (2011). Stereotactic body radiation therapy: an emerging technique for prostate cancer treatment. Radiographer, 58(2), 25-29.
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2011 Thoirs, K., Giles, E., & Barber, W. (2011). The use and perceptions of simulation in medical radiation science education. Radiographer, 58(3), 5-11.
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2011 Thoirs, K., Giles, E., & Barber, W. (2011). The use and perceptions of simulation in medical radiation science education. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 58(3), 5-11.
DOI Scopus23
2010 Giles, E. M. (2010). Fun injected learning. Focus on health professional education: a multi-disciplinary journal, 11(2), 42-44.
2009 Chiswell, M., Giles, E., Wright, C., Dempsey, S., Rowntree, P., & Jimenez, Y. (2009). Methodology for development of a national clinical assessment form for radiation therapy. Spectrum - Australian Institute of Radiography, 16(5), 5-6.

Courses I teach

  • RADY 2011 Radiation Therapy Studies 1 (2025)
  • RADY 3029 Radiation Therapy Studies 2 (2025)
  • RADY 3030 Radiation Therapy Studies 3 (2025)
  • RADY 3031 Radiation Therapy Studies 4 (2025)
  • RADY 3032 CT and PET Imaging (2025)
  • RADY 3040 Radiation Therapy Clinical Practice 2 (2025)
  • RADY 4023 Specialised Medical Radiation (2025)
  • RADY 4045 Radiation Therapy Clinical Practice 3 (2025)
  • RADY 4048 Radiation Therapy Honours Professional Entry Practice 1 (2025)
  • RADY 4049 Radiation Therapy Professional Entry Practice 1 (2025)
  • RADY 2011 Radiation Therapy Studies 1 (2024)
  • RADY 2015 Radiation Therapy Clinical Practice 1 (2024)
  • RADY 3029 Radiation Therapy Studies 2 (2024)
  • RADY 3030 Radiation Therapy Studies 3 (2024)
  • RADY 3031 Radiation Therapy Studies 4 (2024)
  • RADY 3032 CT and PET Imaging (2024)
  • RADY 3040 Radiation Therapy Clinical Practice 2 (2024)
  • RADY 4023 Specialised Medical Radiation (2024)
  • RADY 4045 Radiation Therapy Clinical Practice 3 (2024)
  • RADY 4048 Radiation Therapy Honours Professional Entry Practice 1 (2024)
  • RADY 4049 Radiation Therapy Professional Entry Practice 1 (2024)

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