Dr Phuong Tran
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Dr Phuong Tran

Dr Phuong Tran
Phuong
Tran
MBBS FRANZCR, Radiation Oncologist

My time with Camp Quality and Adelaide Survivors Abreast reinforces that care extends beyond treatment into survivorship for patients and families

Languages spoken

English, Vietnamese (conversational)

Expert in

Breast, urological including prostate brachytherapy and lung malignancies, and palliative radiation therapy

Overview

Centres

Calvary Central Districts Hospital (Oncology)
Calvary Central Districts Hospital (Oncology)

Calvary Central Districts Hospital, Jarvis Road, Elizabeth Vale SA 5112, Australia

-34.75435259039459, 138.65569508325075
/au/our-centres/calvary-central-districts-hospital
Kurralta Park (Oncology)
Kurralta Park (Oncology)

Suite 1, Tennyson Centre, 520 South Road, Kurralta Park, SA 5037

-34.94865160594115, 138.5707798
/au/our-centres/kurralta-park
St Andrew's Hospital (Oncology) - Relocating soon
St Andrew's Hospital (Oncology) - Relocating soon

St Andrew's Hospital, 352 South Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000

-34.93476669999999, 138.6150384423277
/au/our-centres/st-andrews-adelaide-oncology

Specialises in

Breast cancer
Condition
Condition/Cancer
Condition/Cancer/Breast Cancer
Genitourinary cancer
Condition
Condition/Cancer
Condition/Cancer/Genitourinary Cancer
Lung cancer
Condition
Condition/Cancer
Condition/Cancer/Lung Cancer
Prostate cancer
Condition
Condition/Cancer
Condition/Cancer/Prostate Cancer
Skin cancer
Condition
Condition/Cancer
Condition/Cancer/Skin Cancer

Treatments

Brachytherapy
Service
Service/Cancer
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology/Brachytherapy
Deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH)
Service
Service/Cancer
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology/Deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH)
External beam radiation therapy
Service
Service/Cancer
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology/External beam radiation therapy (EBRT)
Radiation therapy
Service
Service/Cancer
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology/Radiation Therapy
Stereotactic ablative/body radiation therapy (SABR/SBRT)
Service
Service/Cancer
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology/Stereotactic ablative radiation therapy (SABR)
Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)
Service
Service/Cancer
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology
Service/Cancer/Radiation Oncology/Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)

Special clinical interest in breast, urological including prostate brachytherapy and lung malignancies; and palliative radiation therapy.

Dr Tran graduated from the University of Adelaide in 1998. She undertook her postgraduate training at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and at Adelaide Radiotherapy Centre/Flinders Medical Centre, gaining her specialist qualifications in Radiation Oncology in 2006.

Dr Tran works across all areas but with subspecialty interests in urological malignancies (in particular prostate cancer), breast and lung malignancies. She established the Prostate Low-Dose Rate Brachytherapy Program at Tennyson Centre and the Rectal Hydrogel Spacer program for patients undergoing prostate irradiation.

Oncology SA’s Research Committee was formed under Dr Tran’s leadership, encouraging participation of all craft groups and enabling a broad range of both investigator-initiated and externally sponsored clinical trials to be offered to patients.

Research interests

As Chair of the SA Research Committee for GenesisCare Oncology, Dr Tran aims to increase access to clinical trials for patients, while ensuring that all research undertaken at GenesisCare is compliant with Good Clinical Practice and the NHMRC National Statement for the Ethical Conduct of Research in Humans.

Professional memberships

  • RANZCR
  • Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group
  • American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
  • Faculty of Radiation Oncology Genitourinary Group
  • Australasian Society for Breast Disease