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A/Prof Karen Taylor
MBChB, FRANZCR, Radiation Oncologist
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MBChB, FRANZCR, Radiation Oncologist
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Clinical interests
- Breast cancer
- Palliative medicine
Treatment techniques
- External beam radiation therapy (EBRT)
- Deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH)
- Tattoo-less breast radiation therapy
- Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
- Surface-guided radiation therapy (SGRT)
- Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT)
- Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)
- Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
- Stereotactic radiotherapy (SBRT/SABR)
- Palliative radiation therapy
Languages
Fluent
- English
Biography
Clinical interest in breast cancer, palliative radiation therapy and stereotactic radiation therapy.
A/Prof Karen Taylor has been a Radiation Oncologist for two decades. Karen initially trained as a Physician in the United Kingdom in the 1980s, completing her Masters in Oncology in Edinburgh in 1995. She came to Australia in 1997, and practised general Radiation Oncology until 2003, after which she developed a clinical interest in breast cancer management.
Karen has provided a consultation Radiation Oncology service at Cabrini Malvern for over fifteen years.
Karen has an interest in breast cancer treatment, and the different techniques that may be utilised to treat patients. Karen is passionate about clinical research, and contributes to both Australian and International trials. She is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Monash University.
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