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Associate MemberMedical Physics Unit, McGill University Other appointments:Medical Physicist, McGill University Health Centre Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology Associate Member, Department of Physics PI, Cancer Research Program, RI-MUHC |
Positions available: | New: Research positions available for strong candidates in radiation oncology informatics and neutron dosimetry studies - Postdoc, PhD, MSc and undergraduate projects. Please contact John Kildea at john dot kildea at mcgill dot ca |
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Cedars Cancer Centre, Medical Physics, DS1.7141 |
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514 934 1934 ex 44154 |
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john.kildea at mcgill.ca |
Education: |
B.Sc: Queen's University Belfast (Physics, 1998)) Ph.D: University College Dublin (Astrophysics, 2003) M.Sc: McGill University (Medical Physics, 2010) Postdoctoral research: McGill University (Astrophysics, 2003-2006), Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (Astrophysics, 2006-2008) Clinical residency: McGill University Health Centre (Radiotherapy physics, 2010-2012) Visiting scholarships: Universität Leipzig (1996), Alaska Pacific University (1997), University of Arizona (2006-2008), Trinity College Dublin (2014) |
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Short research description: |
Knowledge Sharing in Radiation Oncology
1. by facilitating guidelines, policies and procedures written by experts,
Neutron-Induced Carcinogenic Effects
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Key Publications: (see Google Scholar for complete list) |
J. Kildea, M.D.C. Evans, W. Parker, Comprehensive web-based QA in radiation oncology, Annual meeting of the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP), July 11-14, 2012, Halifax, NS. J. Kildea, M.N. Anjum, M.D.C. Evans, W. Parker, Comprehensive web-based QA in radiation oncology, Med. Phys. 38, 3498 (2011). J. Kildea, M.D.C. Evans, W. Parker, A framework for comprehensive electronic QA in radiation therapy, Ninth International Conference on Machine Learning & Applications (2011).M.D.C. Evans, J. Kildea, W. Parker, E.B. Podgorsak, W. Beckham, Feasibility study for open door low energy treatments using maze-type bunkers designed for dual energy linacs, Med. Phys. 37, 3892 (2010). J. Kildea, W. Parker, E.B. Podgorsak, M.D.C. Evans, Determination of realistic workload and use factors using the Varian ARIA database, Med. Phys. 37, 3894 (2010).A. McCann, D. Hanna, J. Kildea, M. McCutcheon, Astropart. Phys. 32(6), (2010). Acciari, V. A., et al. "A connection between star formation activity and cosmic rays in the starburst galaxy M82." Nature 462.7274 (2009): 770-772. Kildea, J., et al. "The Whipple Observatory 10m gamma-ray telescope, 1997–2006." Astroparticle Physics 28.2 (2007): 182-195. |