A Comparative Cognitive And Neuroimaging Study Of Pre-diagnosis And Symptomatic Individuals With Huntingtons Disease
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$585,557.00
Summary
Huntington's disease (HD) is characterized by motor, cognitive and psychiatric disturbance. Neuroimaging techniques provide a range of measures that can characterize underlying brain changes. This study will use a range of clinical, behavioural, and brain imaging techniques to uncover the most sensitive and reliable marker of change in both pre diagnostic and early symptomatic HD. Therapeutic interventions can only be tested once markers have been identified.
Analysis Of Low Radiation Dose Outside Of The Treatment Field Received By Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$332,384.00
Summary
Every medical intervention is associated with risk. The present proposal aims to quantify the dose from radiation that is delivered outside the actual target region in radiotherapy of breast cancer patients. This information can help the development of better irradiation techniques as well as inform patients and their carers about possible long term side effects. Finally, the research can be used to finetune radiobiological models by comparing clinical outcomes and accurately calculated doses.