Dominique Scott

Qualifications | Research interests | Publications | Presentations | Memberships

Dominique Scott has been a Senior Radiochemist at Forensic and Scientific Services Radiation and Nuclear Science unit since 2022.  She has a keen interest in learning about the complex instrumentation used in environmental radiochemistry. Her current work tasks span from liquid scintillation counting, alpha and gamma spectrometry measurements, radiochemical separation of isotopes to implementing new radiochemical procedures and managing research projects. Dominique excels at troubleshooting in the lab and is highly competent at data analysis and quality assurance.

As a passionate radiochemist who is focussed on continued learning, Dominique strives to become an expert in her field. She hopes to expand the knowledge and exposure of radiochemistry within the wider community to educate and grow awareness of this fascinating subject area.

Prior to joining FSS, Dominique had an extensive career in radiopharmaceutical science and sterile parenteral compounding. She has experience working in GMP facilities, with aseptic processes, cleanroom operations, the manufacture and quality control of pharmaceuticals, as well as developing and verifying new radiopharmaceutical methods for routine clinical usage.

Qualifications

• MPhil (student) in Research, School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane
• Bachelor of Science (Medicinal Chemistry), Griffith University, Brisbane

Research interests and expertise

• Monitoring and measurement of environmental radioactivity, especially in native foods and water sources
• Impact of environmental radiation on human health

Publications

Wong BZY, Dickie G, Garcia P, Scott D, Pattison DA, (2021). 124I-PET/CT-Guided Diagnosis and Personalized Treatment of Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Cancer to the Pancreas. Clinical Nuclear Medicine, 46(4) 337-339. DOI: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003499

Presentations

Sept 2024: Troubleshooting errant quality results in radium-226 and radium-228 analysis by LSC. In: The South Pacific Environmental Radioactivity Association 2024 Conference, Melbourne, Victoria.

Oct 2023: Uptake of NORM in Queensland native food species. In: The Australasian Radiation Protection Society 2023 Conference, Gold Coast, Queensland.

Nov 2022: Method development: Rapid separation of Th-228 from Pb-212 and measurement via alpha spectrometry. In: Pb-212 Workshop, Brisbane, Australia.

Jul 2022: Radiopharmaceutical development within a GMP laboratory. In: RACI 2022 National Congress, Brisbane, Australia

Dec 2019: Clinical Production and Quality Control Testing of [68Ga] Gallium-Exendin-4 for the Localisation and Detection of Insulinomas at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. In: RACI R&D Topics, Adelaide, Australia

Oct 2015: Increasing productivity and improving the quality of radiopharmaceutical production in the RBWH Hotlab: 68Ga DOTA-TATE. In: RBWH Healthcare Symposium, Brisbane, Australia [Poster]

Apr 2015: Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in a hospital radiopharmacy. In: 45^th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine (ANZSNM), Brisbane , Australia [Poster]

Memberships

• Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI)
• Australasian Radiation Protection Society (ARPS)
• South Pacific Environmental Radioactivity Association (SPERA)

Dominique Scott
Senior Radiochemist, Radiation and Nuclear Science
email: dominique.scott@health.qld.gov.au
phone: +61 7 3096 2902