Overview
Background
Dr Yoo Young (Dominique) Lee is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine at The University of Queensland and a consultant radiation oncologist at Princess Alexandra Hospital. A specialist in hepatobiliary malignancies, she is nationally recognised for her leadership in physician wellbeing and professional culture.
Her work spans research, education, coaching, and system-level engagement, examining burnout, moral distress, and organisational drivers of clinician distress, and delivering evidence-informed programs that support doctors to navigate workplace challenges and build sustainable, values-aligned careers.
She is also a leader in stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) research, focused on advanced technologies for liver and pancreatic cancers, and is deeply committed to advancing both precision cancer care and healthier medical workplaces.
She is deeply committed to medical education, supervision, and leadership, and to advancing both precision cancer care and healthier, more sustainable medical workplaces. Her work in physician wellbeing and coaching can be found at www.heyboss.org
Availability
- Dr Dominique Lee is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Research interests
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Precision stereotactic radiotherapy for complex cancers
My research focuses on the clinical translation of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for complex tumour sites, particularly liver, pancreatic, and upper gastrointestinal cancers. I lead and contribute to multi-institutional clinical trials evaluating real-time image guidance, motion management, and adaptive radiotherapy to improve tumour control, reduce toxicity, and expand safe access to precision radiation technologies.
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Physician wellbeing, professional culture, and sustainable medical practice
My research explores burnout, moral distress, psychological growth, and the organisational drivers of clinician wellbeing in healthcare. I develop and evaluate evidence-informed coaching, mentoring, and educational interventions to support doctors in navigating workplace challenges, sustaining performance, and building resilient, values-aligned careers, and to inform system-level strategies for workforce sustainability.
Research impacts
Translational stereotactic radiotherapy for complex malignancies, integration of advanced imaging and adaptive technologies into cancer care, and evidence-informed interventions for clinician wellbeing and healthcare culture.
Works
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2025
Conference Publication
Deep Learning-Based Framework for Liver Tumour Motion Detection Using Fiducial Markers in Kilovoltage X-ray Images
Kan, Frances, Jin, Freeman, Mylonas, Adam, Zwan, Benjamin, Nguyen, Trang, Moodie, Trevor, Hardcastle, Nick, Ramachandran, Prabhakar, Mason, Daniel, Wang, Tim, Lee, Yoo Young, Keall, Paul and Sengupta, Chandrima (2025). Deep Learning-Based Framework for Liver Tumour Motion Detection Using Fiducial Markers in Kilovoltage X-ray Images. ESTRO 2025, Vienna, Austria, 2-6 May 2025. Shannon, Ireland: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s0167-8140(25)00260-9
2024
Journal Article
Optimising PTV margins in oesophageal cancer radiotherapy: A modern radiotherapy planning, treatment delivery and verification approach - A single institutional analysis
Mitchell, Jack, Campbell, Amelia, Zhao, Ming, Harvey, Jennifer, Mai, Gang Tao and Lee, Yoo Young (2024). Optimising PTV margins in oesophageal cancer radiotherapy: A modern radiotherapy planning, treatment delivery and verification approach - A single institutional analysis. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 68 (7), 853-861. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13738
2024
Journal Article
Radio-opaque contrast agents for liver cancer targeting with KIM during radiation therapy (ROCK-RT): an observational feasibility study
Plant, Natalie, Mylonas, Adam, Sengupta, Chandrima, Nguyen, Doan Trang, Silvester, Shona, Pryor, David, Greer, Peter, Lee, Yoo Young, Ramachandran, Prabhakar, Seshadri, Venkatakrishnan, Trada, Yuvnik, Khor, Richard, Wang, Tim, Hardcastle, Nicholas and Keall, Paul (2024). Radio-opaque contrast agents for liver cancer targeting with KIM during radiation therapy (ROCK-RT): an observational feasibility study. Radiation Oncology, 19 (1) 139, 1-8. doi: 10.1186/s13014-024-02524-4
2024
Journal Article
Tumour-directed radiotherapy as a successful bridge to curative chemotherapy in early stage Hodgkin's lymphoma-associated vanishing bile duct syndrome
Knesl, Alexandra, Mapp, Sally, Tallis, Caroline and Lee, Yoo Young (2024). Tumour-directed radiotherapy as a successful bridge to curative chemotherapy in early stage Hodgkin's lymphoma-associated vanishing bile duct syndrome. BMJ case reports, 17 (9) e261879, 1-3. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2024-261879
2024
Journal Article
Adapting to change: exploring perceptions and demands of the coronavirus (COVID-19) workforce changes – an Australian multi-institutional radiation oncology survey
Magon, Honor, Smith, Justin, Besson, Jacqueline, Hau, Eric, Taylor, Suzanne, Ruben, Jeremy, Jones, Diana, Mabb, Kira, Feldman, Jamie, Gholam Rezaei, Leily and Lee, Yoo Young (2024). Adapting to change: exploring perceptions and demands of the coronavirus (COVID-19) workforce changes – an Australian multi-institutional radiation oncology survey. Australian Health Review, 48 (4), 388-395. doi: 10.1071/ah23183
2023
Journal Article
Risk of burnout, psychological growth, longevity of career and making sense of Covid-19 in senior Australian radiation oncologists
McCormack, Lynne, Falcioni, Dane and Lee, Yoo Young (2023). Risk of burnout, psychological growth, longevity of career and making sense of Covid-19 in senior Australian radiation oncologists. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 70 (4), 454-461. doi: 10.1002/jmrs.698
2023
Conference Publication
Gastric filling in neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for oesophageal cancer
Hwang, Yang, Chen, Beini, Mai, Tao, Lee, Dominique, Thomson, Iain, Smithers, Mark and Frankel, Adam (2023). Gastric filling in neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for oesophageal cancer. 19th ISDE World Congress for Esophageal Diseases, Toronto, ON, Canada, 8-10 September 2023. Los Angeles, CA, United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1093/dote/doad052.183
2023
Journal Article
Refining stereotactic body radiation therapy as a bridge to transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: An institutional experience
Chen, Beini, Butler, Nick, O'Rourke, Thomas, Hodgkinson, Peter, Stuart, Katherine, Shih, Edwin, Leggett, David, Pryor, David, Liu, Howard and Lee, Dominique (2023). Refining stereotactic body radiation therapy as a bridge to transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: An institutional experience. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 67 (3), 299-307. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13509
2023
Journal Article
Definitive Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Early-Stage Solitary Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Australian Multi-Institutional Review of Outcomes
Liu, H. Y. H., Lee, Y. Y. D., Sridharan, S., Wang, W., Khor, R., Chu, J., Oar, A., Choong, E. S., Le, H., Shanker, M., Wigg, A., Stuart, K. and Pryor, D. (2023). Definitive Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Early-Stage Solitary Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Australian Multi-Institutional Review of Outcomes. Clinical Oncology, 35 (12), 787-793. doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2023.08.012
2021
Journal Article
Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of local control, survival and toxicity outcomes
Shanker, Mihir D., Moodaley, Pereshin, Soon, Wei, Liu, Howard Y., Lee, Yoo Young and Pryor, David I. (2021). Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and meta‐analysis of local control, survival and toxicity outcomes. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 65 (7) 1754-9485.13309, 956-968. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13309
2021
Journal Article
Stereotactic body radiotherapy in the management of hepatocellular carcinoma: An Australian multi-institutional patterns of practice review
Liu, Howard Yu-hao, Lee, Yoo-young Dominique, Sridharan, Swetha, Choong, Ee Siang, Le, Hien, Wang, Wei, Khor, Richard, Chu, Julie, Oar, Andrew, Mott, Rebekah, Smart, Joanne, Jenkins, Trish, Anderson, Nigel, Cross, Shamira, Loo, Kee Fong, Wigg, Alan, Stuart, Katherine and Pryor, David (2021). Stereotactic body radiotherapy in the management of hepatocellular carcinoma: An Australian multi-institutional patterns of practice review. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 65 (3), 365-373. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13184
2020
Journal Article
Australasian Gastrointestinal Trials Group (AGITG) and Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG) guidelines for pancreatic stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)
Oar, Andrew, Lee, Mark, Le, Hien, Hruby, George, Dalfsen, Raymond, Pryor, David, Lee, Dominique, Chu, Julie, Holloway, Lois, Briggs, Adam, Barbour, Andrew, Chander, Sarat, Ng, Sweet Ping, Samra, Jas, Shakeshaft, John, Goldstein, David, Nguyen, Nam, Goodman, Karyn A., Chang, Daniel T. and Kneebone, Andrew (2020). Australasian Gastrointestinal Trials Group (AGITG) and Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG) guidelines for pancreatic stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT). Practical Radiation Oncology, 10 (3), e136-e146. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2019.07.018
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