Annette Haworth

Professor Annette Haworth is a distinguished academic at the University of Sydney, serving as Director of the Institute of Medical Physics and Course Director for the Master of Medical Physics program. She holds conjoint roles at Westmead and Blacktown Hospitals in radiation oncology medical physics. With over 25 years of clinical experience, her work bridges medical physics, radiation oncology, and AI-driven treatment optimization.

Her research focuses on biologically targeted radiation therapy, particularly prostate cancer, using advanced imaging biomarkers and AI to customize dose delivery. She leads the BiRT project (https://birt.sydney.edu.au/), which develops imaging biomarkers for tumor characterization and biological treatment planning across multiple cancer sites.

• PhD, University of Western Australia
• MSc, University of Western Australia
• BSc(Hons), University of Leeds

Her recent publications (2023-2025) explore heterogeneous dose prescriptions, radiomic stability, and AI-enhanced segmentation for radiotherapy. Key trends include integrating quantitative MRI, PET imaging, and machine learning to personalize radiation doses while minimizing healthy tissue exposure.

Scientific awards:

• 2021 University of Sydney DVCR Cancer Gift
• 2015 Judith Stitt Award (American Brachytherapy Society)
• 2007 TROG Outstanding Achievement Award
• Life Member, TROG (2018)
• Fellow, Australasian College of Physical Scientists in Medicine

Prof Haworth supervises a multidisciplinary team of physicists, computer scientists, and clinicians, with active PhD students at the University of Sydney, Auckland, and Western Australia. She has secured competitive grants, including an NHMRC project grant (2016) for BiRT development and PdCCRS funding (2010-2014) for prostate cancer bioeffect models.