Rate My Professor Kevin Hickson

Kevin Hickson is the Head of Medical Physics and Radiation Safety for South Australia Medical Imaging, where he oversees radiation protection practices, dosimetry assessments, and imaging quality across facilities such as The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and the Women's and Children's Hospital in Adelaide. He holds an adjunct appointment in Medical Radiations at the University of South Australia. Currently pursuing a part-time Doctorate in the Department of Physics at Adelaide University, Hickson is supervised by Professor Eva Bezak on the research project titled "Counts-count - is it time to remove the collimator from the gamma camera?". His professional qualifications include a Master of Applied Science (MAppSci).

Hickson's research focuses on medical physics applications in radiation dosimetry, targeted alpha therapy, proton therapy image guidance, and diagnostic imaging techniques including SPECT. Key publications include: "Novel brain SPECT imaging unravels abnormal cerebral perfusion in patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and cognitive dysfunction" (Scientific Reports, 2025); "Modeling the effect of daughter migration on dosimetry calculations for 225Ac-DOTATATE therapy" (Medical Physics, 2024); "A systematic review of volumetric image guidance in proton therapy" (Journal of Radiation Research, 2023); "Small-scale bone marrow dosimetry study for 225Ac" (Physica Medica, 2025); and "Radiation dosimetry considerations for skeletal survey imaging with low-dose 99mTc-MDP" (Physica Medica, 2019). He has co-supervised honors projects in medical physics and contributes to radiation protection education at Adelaide University. Hickson exhibits strong leadership through his role as Immediate Past President of the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM, 2023-February 2025), having served as a Board Director since 2018. He is a member of the Organising and Scientific Committees for the IUPESM World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering 2025, advancing the field internationally.