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TROG Member Prof Paul Keall’s innovative research recognised in two Premier’s Awards

LATEST NEWS; 26 November 2025 Medical physics researcher and TROG Member Professor Paul Keall has been honoured with two prestigious Premier’s Awards, recognising excellence and ...
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Automated quality assurance tool shows promise in TROG 18.01 NINJA trial

LATEST NEWS: 25 November 2025 Vital quality assurance (QA) processes used in radiation therapy (RT) clinical trials could be automated in the future, to reduce ...
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Veterans golf club swings behind TROG Cancer Research

LATEST NEWS: 12 November 2025 More than 100 golfers teed off for the annual Myall Coast Veteran Golfers fundraising day to support TROG Cancer Research ...
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SUPREMO trial findings signal change in breast cancer treatment

LATEST NEWS: 6 November 2025 Radiotherapy can be safely omitted as a treatment for many breast cancer patients who have had a mastectomy and are ...
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TROG collaboration sees international skin cancer trial open in Australia

LATEST NEWS: 23 October 2025 TROG Cancer Research has opened the new Australian arm of an international trial aimed at preventing skin cancer recurrence, following ...
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Grandad’s mission to walk 10,000 steps a day to support cancer research

LATEST NEWS: 21 October 2025 Walking at least 10,000 steps – or about 7 km – each day isn’t a chore for 87-year-old grandad Mitch ...
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Prostate Cancer Month: Focus on the TROG Genitourinary Working Party

To mark Prostate Cancer Month in September, we asked Chair of the TROG Genitourinary (GU) Working Party, Professor Wee Loon Ong, to share insights about ...
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TROG members and staff celebrate World Radiotherapy Awareness Day

LATEST NEWS: 24 September 2025 TROG Cancer Research staff and many TROG Members celebrated World Radiotherapy Awareness Day (WRAD) throughout September, helping to spread the ...
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TROG brings international prostate cancer trial to Australia, thanks to $1.9 million MRFF grant

LATEST NEWS: 24 September 2025 TROG is set to open the Australian arm of an international trial that aims to change practice in the treatment ...
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Expanded access to radiation therapy Talking Book to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers

LATEST NEWS: 16 September 2025 A ‘Talking Book’ which explains radiation therapy cancer treatment in a culturally-appropriate way for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers ...
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TROG Members

Welcome to new TROG committee members and thank you to long-serving members

LATEST NEWS: 26 August 2025 The TROG Scientific Committee (TSC) has welcomed two new members, from the fields of radiation therapy and radiation oncology, supporting ...
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Trial publications

TROG 15.03/ANZUP 16001 FASTRACK II: economic analysis shows new technique is cheaper and more effective in the Australian setting

TRIAL UPDATE: 12 August 2025 Treating inoperable kidney cancer with Stereotactic Ablative Body Radiotherapy (SABR) is both more effective and less expensive than traditional ablative ...
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