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Medical Physicists - Academic
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Academic Faculty |
Research Focus |
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| D. Louis Collins Associate Member, MPU Professor, Biomedical Engin PhD (McGill '94) |
Image processing, registration, segmentation, MRI, image guided neurosurgery, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy. | louis.collins [at] mcgill.ca |
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Director, Medical Physics Unit; Associate Professor, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU |
Monte Carlo based dose planning systems, radiation dosimetry, brachytherapy, detector development, radiation protection. | shirin.enger [at] mcgill.ca |
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Associate Professor, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU |
Radiation Oncology Knowledge Sharing - translational research Neutron-Induced Carcinogenic Effects - fundamental research |
john.kildea [at] mcgill.ca |
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Assistant Professor, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU |
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) physics, acquisition, and image reconstruction. Magnetization transfer and relaxation mapping. Applications in oncology, neuroimaging, and musculoskeletal imaging. MR imaging methods for radiation oncology treatment planning. |
ives.levesque [at] mcgill.ca |
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Norma Ybarra |
Detection of different biomarkers present in serum or plasma samples and tissues that are related to radiation related toxicities or tumor malignancy. In vivo and in vitro studies that involve the use of compounds that aim to reduce the side effects of irradiation, without reducing the efficacy of radiotherapy. |
norma.ybarra [at] mcgill.ca
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Emeritus Professors
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Academic Faculty |
Research Focus |
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| Shirley Lehnert Emeritus Professor, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU PhD (London, England) |
Radiobiology, tumor biology, drug delivery, functional imaging. |
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| Ervin B. Podgorsak Emeritus Professor, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU Postdoc (Toronto '73) |
Photon and electron beam dosimetry; stereotactic radiosurgery; general applications of physics to radiotherapy. |
Medical Physicists - Clinical/Hospital
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Hospital Faculty |
Research Focus |
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| Laurie Archambault Course Lecturer, MPU MSc (McGill '12) |
Quality assurance, calibration; Linac, Flexitron, CT-Sim commissioning; Management of clinical projects; Dosimetric planning; Technique development | larchambault.hmr [at] ssss.gouv.qc.ca |
| Krum Asiev Faculty Lecturer, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU MSc (McGill '06), Residency (McGill '09) |
Quality control of Varian linear accelerator, Theratron T780 cobalt unit, Gulmay orthovoltage machine, Nucletron MicroSelectron HDR brachytherapy afterloader | kasiev [at] jgh.mcgill.ca |
| Hamed Bekerat Faculty Lecturer, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU PhD (Utah '06), MSc (McGill '09) |
Monte Carlo simulations of CT x-ray energy spectra, dose measurements using radiochromic film, optimization of HDRBT boost dose delivery | hbekerat [at] jgh.mcgill.ca |
| Tanner Connell Faculty Lecturer, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU PhD (McGill '15) |
Modulated electron therapy; MV imaging with low-Z targets. | tanner.connell [at] mcgill.ca |
| Slobodan Devic Assistant Professor, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU PhD (Belgrade '97), Residency (McGill '02) |
Radiochromic film dosimetry; biological target volumes for radiotherapy treatment planning. | slobodan.devic [at] mcgill.ca |
| Michael D.C. Evans Assistant Professor, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU MSc (McGill '85) |
Linac calibration and measurement, HDR brachtherapy, total body irradiation, radiation safety. Radiation safety and management of safety programs for Class II nuclear facilities. Development of total body irradiation techniques. Development of treatment and dosimetry for eye plaques. Linac calibration and measurement with novel detectors. | michael.evans [at] mcgill.ca |
| Christophe Furstoss Course Lecturer, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU PhD (Paris, France '03) |
Clinical and research projects; Canadian Partnership for quality radiotherapy; new treatment techniques (IGRT, SRT, SBRT) | cfurstoss.hmr [at] ssss.gouv.qc.ca |
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Alain Gauvin |
Medical imaging informatics. | alain.gauvin [at] mcgill.ca |
| Dominique Guillet Faculty Lecturer, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU Residency (McGill '16) |
ARIA, Eclipse TPS, Varian TrueBeam & Clinac & Acuity simulator, Cobalt Theratron T780, Orthovoltage x-ray unit Gulmay D3225/Xstrahl 200, Elekta/Nucletron microselection HDR unit remote afterloader. | dguillet [at] jgh.mcgill.ca |
| Gyorgy Hegyi Faculty Lecturer, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU PhD (Babes-Bolyai Cluj '91), MSc (McGill '96) |
Dose optimization in CT procedures. | gyorgy.hegyi [at] mcgill.ca |
| Li Heng Liang Faculty Lecturer, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU MSc (McGill '04), Residency (McGill '06) |
Low energy beam, film dosimetry. | lliang [at] jgh.mcgill.ca |
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William Parker |
Pediatric radiotherapy, quality assurance and dosimetric measurements of IMRT. | william.parker [at] mcgill.ca |
| Piotr Pater Assistant Professor, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU PhD (McGill '17) |
Lung cancer imaging & treatment. Planning experience for SRS & SBRT on MULTIPLAN treatment planning station (CyberKnife). | piotr.pater [at] mcgill.ca |
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Horacio Patrocinio |
Stereotactic radiosurgery, image-guided stereotactic body radiation therapy, motion and margin assessment in radiotherapy, image-guided brachytherapy. | horacio.patrocinio [at] mcgill.ca |
| Emily Poon Assistant Professor, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU PhD (McGill '09) |
Monte Carlo dose calculations; adaptive radiotherapy; treatment planning software development; brachytherapy dosimetry; deformable image registration. | emily.poon [at] mcgill.ca |
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Marija Popovic |
Adaptive radiation therapy. Image guided radiation therapy. Advancing treatment planning techniques for head and neck cancer. The tools for decision making processes in the context of radiotherapy. Biases with the treatment planning process. Intraoperative radiotherapy. |
marija.popovic [at] mcgill.ca |
| Russell Ruo Faculty Lecturer, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU MSc (McGill '01) |
SRS, SBRT/SABR, IMRT, IGRT. | russell.ruo [at] mcgill.ca |
| Monica Serban Faculty Lecturer, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU PhD (Aarhus '20) |
Commissioning and validation of Eclipse electron Monte Carlo Treatment Planning System | monica.serban [at] mcgill.ca |
| Gabriela Stroian Assistant Professor, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU PhD (Montpelier, France '01) |
Monte Carlo simulations for brachytherapy, Lung cancer therapy - breathing motion management, outcome, complications, Breast cancer therapy - brachytherapy, IORT. | gabriela.stroian [at] mcgill.ca |
| Nada Tomic Faculty Lecturer, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU Residency (McGill '06) |
Radiochromic film dosimetry; image guided radiotherapy. |
ntomic [at] jgh.mcgill.ca |
| Peter Watson Assistant Professor, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU PhD (McGill '18) |
kV dosimetry, IORT, Monte Carlo simulation. | peter.watson [at] mcgill.ca |
External Members
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Member |
Research Focus |
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| François DeBlois Affiliate Member, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU; Clinical Chief, M-Phys, CHUM PhD (McGill '01), M-Phys Residency (McGill '03) |
Applications of 3D printing in medicine, photon and electron beam dosimetry, stereotactic radiosurgery, Monte Carlo treatment planning and medical physics software. |
francois.deblois [at] mcgill.ca |
| Issam El Naqa Adjunct Professor, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU PhD (Illinois '02) |
Oncology bioinformatics, computational and systems biology, multimodality imaging, adaptive radiotherapy | ielnaga [at] med.umich.edu |
| Christian Janicki Affiliate Member, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU PhD (Montréal '88) |
Effect of radiation on restenosis; use of radioactive coils for aneurysm embolization. | christian.janicki [at] mcgill.ca |
| Belal Moftah Affiliate Member, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU PhD (British Columbia '96), M-Phys Residency (McGill '99) |
Developing of 3D polymer gel dosimeter for advanced radiotherapy treatment planning and verification systems. | bmoftah [at] kfshrc.edu.sa |
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G. Bruce Pike |
Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging: MRI acquisition physics, magnetization transfer theory and applications, functional MR brain imaging , cerebral blood flow imaging, neuronal activation physiology, diffusion tensor imaging, image guided neurosurgery. |
bruce.pike [at] ucalgary.ca |
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Emily Porter |
RF and microwave sensing, radar imaging, health monitoring and wearables, dielectric properties of tissues, tissue-mimicking models | emily.porter [at] mcgill.ca |
| James Renaud Adjunct Professor, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU PhD (McGill '16) |
Radiation therapy physics, radiation metrology (small & non-standard fields, hadron therapy, MRgRT), calorimetry | james.renaud [at] nrc-cnrc-gc.ca |
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Richard B. Richardson |
Neutron quality factors, mitochondrial effects in cancer/aging, radiation-induced cataracts, radon biomarkers | richard.richardson [at] cnl.ca |
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Arman Sarfehnia |
Water calorimetry, particle therapy dosimetry, detector design and optimization, beam quality, absolute dosimetry. | arman.sarfehnia [at] mcgill.ca |
| Jan Seuntjens Adjunct Professor, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU PhD (Ghent '91)) |
Radiation dosimetry, Monte Carlo simulation, 4D radiation therapy, ionization chambers. | jan.seuntjens [at] mcgill.ca |
| Emilie Soisson Affiliate Member, Bronfman Dept Oncology & MPU PhD (Wisconsin '05) |
Lung SBRT, Monte Carlo Treatment Planning, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Tomotherapy, IGRT. | emilie.soisson [at] mcgill.ca |
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Medical Physics Unit
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