Dr Mark Gardner
ACRF Image X Institute
Sydney School of Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Dr Mark Gardner received his PhD from Flinders University in 2019 as part of the Medical Device Research Institute. His research was on developing novel methods to measure heart rate during positive airway pressure threapy, a therapy used to treat sleep apnoea. This project was a collaborative project with an industry partner. Whilst finishing his PhD, Dr Gardner was also a research associate with the Cystic Fibrosis Airway Research Group (CFARG) at the Women's and Children's hospital in Adelaide in collaboration with the University of Adelaide and under the Robinson Research Institute. This position looked at developing novel ways for measuring the flow patterns and speed of mucus in the airway, using images acquired from sychrotron X-ray image sources. Dr Gardner's current research is on the Nano-X project, which is a novel radiation therapy device. Dr Gardner is also working on the 'Remove the Mask' project, which aims to remove the need for immobilisation masks when treating head and neck cancer using radiation therapy.
Nano-X (https://image-x.sydney.edu.au/nano-x-2/)
Remove the Mask (https://image-x.sydney.edu.au/home/remove-the-mask/)
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) chapter of IEEE
Australian Society of Medical Research
American Association of Physicists in Medicine
2020 - State Finalist in the FameLab competition, a global science communication competition
2018 - First place in the Medtech category of the Australian e-challenge, an entrepreneur competition run by University of Adelaide.
2018 -Best abstract prize at the South Australian ASMR meeting
2017 -Runner up in the faculty final of the 3 minute thesis competition
2017 -Chosen to attend the International Summer School on Technology Transfer in Life Sciences in Dresden, Germany
2012 -UNSW Jacobs Australia Engineering Leadership Prize
| Project title | Research student |
|---|---|
| Real-time monitoring of head and neck motion using x-ray and surface imaging to improve radiation therapy for cancer patients | Chen CHENG |
Publications
Journals
- Gardner, M., Dillon, O., Byrne, H., Keall, P., O’Brien, R. (2024). Data-driven rapid 4D cone-beam CT reconstruction for new generation linacs. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 69(18), 18NT02. [More Information]
- Debrot, E., Liu, P., Gardner, M., Heng, S., Chan, C., Corde, S., Downes, S., Jackson, M., Keall, P. (2023). Nano X Image Guidance in radiation therapy: feasibility study protocol for cone beam computed tomography imaging with gravity-induced motion. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9(1). [More Information]
- Gardner, M., Ben Bouchta, Y., Mylonas, A., Mueller, M., Cheng, C., Chlap, P., Finnegan, R., Sykes, J., Keall, P., Nguyen, D. (2023). Realistic CT data augmentation for accurate deep-learning based segmentation of head and neck tumors in kV images acquired during radiation therapy. Medical Physics. [More Information]
2024
- Gardner, M., Dillon, O., Byrne, H., Keall, P., O’Brien, R. (2024). Data-driven rapid 4D cone-beam CT reconstruction for new generation linacs. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 69(18), 18NT02. [More Information]
2023
- Debrot, E., Liu, P., Gardner, M., Heng, S., Chan, C., Corde, S., Downes, S., Jackson, M., Keall, P. (2023). Nano X Image Guidance in radiation therapy: feasibility study protocol for cone beam computed tomography imaging with gravity-induced motion. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 9(1). [More Information]
- Gardner, M., Ben Bouchta, Y., Mylonas, A., Mueller, M., Cheng, C., Chlap, P., Finnegan, R., Sykes, J., Keall, P., Nguyen, D. (2023). Realistic CT data augmentation for accurate deep-learning based segmentation of head and neck tumors in kV images acquired during radiation therapy. Medical Physics. [More Information]
2021
- Gardner, M., Randhawa, S., Malouf, G., Reynolds, K. (2021). A wearable ballistocardiography device for estimating heart rate during positive airway pressure therapy: Investigational study among the general population. JMIR Cardio, 5(1). [More Information]
- Liu, P., Gardner, M., Heng, S., Shieh, C., Nguyen, D., Debrot, E., O'Brien, R., Downes, S., Jackson, M., Keall, P. (2021). Pre-treatment and real-time image guidance for a fixed-beam radiotherapy system. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 66(6), 64003. [More Information]
- Gardner, M., Dillon, O., Shieh, C., O'Brien, R., Debrot, E., Barber, J., Ahern, V., Bennett, P., Heng, S., Corde, S., Keall, P., et al (2021). The adaptation and investigation of cone-beam CT reconstruction algorithms for horizontal rotation fixed-gantry scans of rabbits. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 66(10), 105012. [More Information]
2020
- Gardner, M., Parsons, D., Morgan, K., McCarron, A., Cmielewski, P., Gradl, R., Donnelley, M. (2020). Towards automated in vivo tracheal mucociliary transport measurement: Detecting and tracking particle movement in synchrotron phase-contrast x-ray images. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 65(14). [More Information]
2019
- Gardner, M., McCarron, A., Morgan, K., Parsons, D., Donnelley, M. (2019). Particle coating alters mucociliary transit in excised rat trachea: A synchrotron X-ray imaging study. Scientific Reports, 9(1), 10983. [More Information]
In the media
https://wildhealth.net.au/the-radiotherapy-machine-that-rotates-you/