
Professor Tomas Kron
Tomas Kron, born and educated in Germany, earned his PhD before migrating to Australia in 1989 to begin his career in radiotherapy physics. Between 2001 and 2005, he worked in Canada at the London Regional Cancer Centre, contributing to the commissioning of one of the first helical tomotherapy units. In 2005, Tomas joined Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne, where he is now the Director of Physical Sciences.
An expert in medical physicist education, ionizing radiation dosimetry, image guidance, and clinical trials, Tomas has delivered around 100 invited conference presentations and published over 330 refereed journal papers. He serves on the editorial boards of journals like Radiother. Oncol. and is an associate editor for Radiat. Meas. and Clin. Oncol (RCR). Tomas is a regular consultant for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and has held leadership roles, including president of the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (2009-10). He organized major conferences such as EPSM 2000 and ICCR 2013 and was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in 2014 for his services to medicine, research, and education.

Professor Christopher Jackson
Conference welcoming address
Chris Jackson is a medical oncologist and Professor of Cancer Medicine with a special interest in gastrointestinal cancers and melanoma. He graduated from the University of Otago and trained in New Zealand before undertaking sub-specialist training at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London – the world’s first specialist cancer hospital.
Chris holds national and international roles in the research and management of colorectal cancer, cancer services and standards, and was Medical Director of the Cancer Society from 2015-2021.
Born and raised in Otago, Chris is strongly committed to the region. He co-founded Mercy Cancer Care with Mercy Hospital in 2011, with a vision that patients should be able to get world class cancer care with the best possible treatments available in their own region.