Puthenparampil Wilson

Dr Puthenparampil Wilson

Senior Lecturer

School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences

College of Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.


Dr Puthenparampil Wilson is a Senior Lecturer at the University of South Australia and a clinical Medical Physics at Royal Adelaide Hospital/Lyell McEwin Hospital. Before moving to Australia, he was employed as a research fellow at Gray Institute for Radiation Oncology and Biology, University of Oxford. Dr Wilson is the recipient of the prestigious Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Award and obtained his PhD degree from Queens University of Belfast, UK. He has several years of clinical experience as a Medical Physicist and a wide range of research interests in the areas ranging from novel particle accelerator technologies for particle therapy, radiobiology of particle therapy and its clinical implications, implementation of new technologies in actual clinical settings including ethical issues. Dr Wilson has done several experiments with highly respected international groups at world-class research facilities such as Vulcan Petawatt Laser at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory UK, TeraWatt laser facility at École Polytechnique France and Gray Institute for Radiation Oncology and Biology, Oxford. He was part of the BASRCOC- CONFORM project which resulted in the conceptual design of an NS-FFAG particle accelerator for radiotherapy

Proton and heavy ion therapy, Monte Carlo Simulation for particle therapy, Proton treatment planning, Non Scaling Fixed Field Gradient Accelerator, Ultra high dose rate effect, High Intensity Laser Matter Interaction, Inertial Confinement Fusion, Fast Electron Transport, Filamentation, relativistic electron collimation, Foam and cone target for ICF

Year Citation
2026 McIntyre, M. A., Midson, J., Wilson, P., Gorayski, P., Hsieh, C. -E., Wu, S. -W., & Bezak, E. (2026). Modelling of dose-escalated proton beam therapy for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer using simulated phantoms.. Phys Med, 144, 105758.
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2025 McIntyre, M. A., Wilson, P., Gorayski, P., & Bezak, E. (2025). Modelling the impact of tumour hypoxia on proton therapy and concurrent chemotherapy on locally advanced pancreatic cancer - insights from an<i>in silico</i>study.. Physics in medicine and biology, 70(24), 245008.
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2024 Howard, D., Turnbull, T., Wilson, P., Paterson, D. J., Milanova, V., Thierry, B., & Kempson, I. (2024). Quantitative Single-Cell Comparison of Sensitization to Radiation and a Radiomimetic Drug for Diverse Gold Nanoparticle Coatings. Small Science, 4(9), 13 pages.
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2024 Sabri, M. E., Moghaddasi, L., Wilson, P., Saran, F., & Bezak, E. (2024). Targeted Alpha therapy for Glioblastoma: review on in Vitro, in Vivo and clinical Trials. Targeted Oncology, 19(4), 511-531.
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2023 McIntyre, M., Wilson, P., Gorayski, P., & Bezak, E. (2023). A Systematic Review of LET-Guided Treatment Plan Optimisation in Proton Therapy: Identifying the Current State and Future Needs. Cancers, 15(17), 1-32.
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2023 Dell'oro, M., Wilson, P., Short, M., Peukert, D., & Bezak, E. (2023). Modelling the influence of radiosensitivity on development of second primary cancer in out-of-field organs following proton therapy for paediatric cranial cancer. British Journal of Radiology, 96(1150), 20230161.
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2022 Dell'Oro, M., Wilson, P., Short, M., Hua, C. H., Merchant, T. E., & Bezak, E. (2022). Normal tissue complication probability modeling to guide individual treatment planning in pediatric cranial proton and photon radiotherapy. Medical Physics, 49(1, article no. e15360), 742-755.
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2022 Dell'Oro, M., Short, M., Wilson, P., Peukert, D., Hua, C. -H., Merchant, T. E., & Bezak, E. (2022). Lifetime attributable risk of radiation induced second primary cancer from scattering and scanning proton therapy - A model for out-of-field organs of paediatric patients with cranial cancer.. Radiother Oncol, 172, 65-75.
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2021 Marcu, L. G., Bezak, E., Peukert, D. D., & Wilson, P. (2021). Translational Research in FLASH Radiotherapy—From Radiobiological Mechanisms to In Vivo Results. Biomedicines, 9(2), 1-15.
DOI Scopus37 WoS32 Europe PMC23
2021 Dell'Oro, M., Short, M., Wilson, P., & Bezak, E. (2021). Normal tissue tolerance amongst paediatric brain tumour patients- current evidence in proton radiotherapy. Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, 164(103415), 1-12.
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2020 Dell'Oro, M., Short, M., Wilson, P., & Bezak, E. (2020). Clinical Limitations of Photon, Proton and Carbon Ion Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer.. Cancers, 12(1), 31 pages.
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2020 Dell'Oro, M., Short, M., Wilson, P., Hua, C. -H., Gargone, M., Merchant, T. E., & Bezak, E. (2020). Influence of Target Location, Size, and Patient Age on Normal Tissue Sparing- Proton and Photon Therapy in Paediatric Brain Tumour Patient-Specific Approach.. Cancers (Basel), 12(9), 22 pages.
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2019 Romagnani, L., Robinson, A. P. L., Clarke, R. J., Doria, D., Lancia, L., Nazarov, W., . . . Borghesi, M. (2019). Dynamics of the Electromagnetic Fields Induced by Fast Electron Propagation in Near-Solid-Density Media. Physical review letters, 122(2), 1-6.
DOI Scopus15 WoS14 Europe PMC3
2019 Guo, Z., Yang, C. T., Maritz, M. F., Wu, H., Wilson, P., Warkiani, M. E., . . . Thierry, B. (2019). Validation of a Vasculogenesis Microfluidic Model for Radiobiological Studies of the Human Microvasculature. Advanced Materials Technologies, 4(4), 12 pages.
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2018 Reid, P., Wilson, P., Li, Y., Marcu, L., Staudacher, A., Brown, M., & Bezak, E. (2018). Experimental investigation of radiobiology in head and neck cancer cell lines as a function of HPV status, by MTT assay. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 7 pages.
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2017 Reid, P., Wilson, P., Li, Y., Marcu, L., & Bezak, E. (2017). Current understanding of cancer stem cells: review of their radiobiology and role in head and neck cancers. Head and Neck, 39(9), 1920-1932.
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2017 Reid, P., Wilson, P., Li, Y., Marcu, L. G., Staudacher, A. H., Brown, M. P., & Bezak, E. (2017). In vitro investigation of head and neck cancer stem cell proportions and their changes following X-ray irradiation as a function of HPV status. PLoS ONE, 12(10), 16 pages.
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2014 Sheehan, M., Timlin, C., Peach, K., Binik, A., Wilson, P., & Weijer, C. (2014). Position statement on ethics, equipoise and research on charged particle radiation therapy. Journal of Medical Ethics, 40(8), 572-575.
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2014 Jones, B., Wilson, P., Nagano, A., Fenwick, J., & McKenna, G. (2014). Dilemmas concerning dose distribution and the influence of relative biological effect in proton beam therapy of medulloblastoma. British journal of radiology, 85(1018), e912-e918.
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2013 Peach, K. J., Aslaninejad, M., Barlow, R. J., Beard, C. D., Wilson, P., & Yokoi, T. (2013). Conceptual design of a nonscaling fixed field alternating gradient accelerator for protons and carbon ions for charged particle therapy. Physical review special topics: accelerators and beams, 16(3, article no. 030101), 1-34.
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2012 Quinn, K., Romagnani, L., Ramakrishnan, B., Sarri, G., Dieckmann, M. E., Wilson, P. A., . . . Borqhhesi, M. (2012). Weibel-induced filamentation during an ultrafast laser-driven plasma expansion. Physical review letters, 108(13), 1-4.
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2012 Wilson, P., Jones, B., Yokoi, T., Hill, M., & Vojnovic, B. (2012). Revisiting the ultra-high dose rate effect: implications for charged particle radiotherapy using protons and light ions. British journal of radiology, 85(1018), e933-e939.
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2011 Peach, K., Wilson, P., & Jones, B. (2011). Accelerator science in medical physics. The British journal of radiology, 84(special_issue_1), S4-S10.
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2011 Toncian, T., Amin, M., Borghesi, M., Cecchetti, C. A., Clarke, R. J., Fuchs, J., . . . Willi, O. (2011). Properties of a plasma-based laser-triggered micro-lens. AIP Advances, 1(022142), 1-14.
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2011 Quinn, M. N., Carroll, D. C., Yuan, X. H., Borghesi, M., Clarke, R. J., Evans, R. G., . . . McKenna, P. (2011). On the investigation of fast electron beam filamentation in laser-irradiated solid targets using multi-MeV proton emission. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 53(12), 1-8.
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2009 Cecchetti, C., Borghesi, M., Fuchs, J., Schurtz, G., Kar, S., MacChi, A., . . . Neely, D. (2009). Magnetic field measurements in laser-produced plasmas via proton deflectometry. Physics of Plasmas, 16(4), 1-5.
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Courses I teach

  • PHYS 2006 Physics for Medical Radiation 200 (2025)
  • PHYS 2007 Physics for Medical Radiation 300 (2025)
  • PHYS 2006 Physics for Medical Radiation 200 (2024)
  • PHYS 2007 Physics for Medical Radiation 300 (2024)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2023 Co-Supervisor Development of targeted alpha therapy for glioblastoma: a radiobiological modelling approach using Monte Carlo simulations  Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Maram El Sabri
2023 Co-Supervisor 110434 - Radiobiological modelling of particle and heavy ion therapy Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mel McIntyre

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2012 - 2017 Co-Supervisor Dual Energy Image Reconstruction and Systems for Application in Proton Therapy Treatment Planning Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jiahua Zhu

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