Geetha Menon, PhD, FCCPM

Geetha Menon

Clinical Professor, Division of Medical Physics, Department of Oncology, University of Alberta

Senior Medical Physicist, Dept. of Medical Physics, CCI

MSc Physics: U of Alberta, 2000
PhD Physics: U of Alberta, 2004

Member: Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine
Fellow: Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine

Selected Publications

Huang JJ, Saleem A, Liao EX, Larocque M, Menon G, Murtha A, Solarte C, Weis E.;
"Incidence of Strabismus Post Plaque Brachytherapy in Patients with Uveal Melanoma".
American Journal of Ophthalmology. S0002-9394(24)00035-7, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.ajo.2024.01.032.

Weis E, Surgeoner B, Salopek T, Cheng T, Hyrcza M, Kostaras X, Larocque M, McKinnon G, McWhae J, Menon G, Monzon J, Murtha A, Walker J, Temple-Oberle C.;
"Management of uveal melanoma: updated Cancer Care Alberta clinical practice guideline".
Current Oncology 31(1):24-41 2023. doi:10.3390/curroncol31010002.

Aldosary G, Koo M, Barta R, Ozard S, Menon G, Thomas CG, Lee Y, Octave N, Xu Y, Baxter P, McEwen M, Hendrickson KRG, Pollard-Larkin J, Surry K.;
"A first look at Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion of Canadian Medical Physicists: Results from the 2021 COMP EDI Climate Survey",
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. S0360-3016(23)00089-5, 2023 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.01.044.

Paulson K, Logie N, Han G, Tilley D, Menon G, Menon A, Nelson G, Phan T, Murray B, Ghosh S, Pearcey R, Huang F, Wiebe E;
"Adjuvant radiotherapy in Stage II endometrial cancer: Selective de-intensification of adjuvant treatment",
Clinical Oncology. 35(1):e94-e102, 2023. doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2022.08.034.

Menon G, Baldwin L, Heikal A, Burke B;
"Brachytherapy workflow for locally advanced cervical cancer: A survey of Canadian Medical Physicists",
Brachytherapy doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2022.03.003, 2022.

Chow B, Warkentin B, Nanda K, Ghosh S, Huang F, Gamper A, Menon G;
"BAIRDA: a novel in vitro setup to quantify radiobiological parameters for cervical cancer brachytherapy dose estimations",
Physics in Medicine and Biology doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/ac4fa3, 2022.

Chow B, Warkentin B, McEwen M, Huang F, Nanda K, Gamper A, Menon G;
"Uncertainties associated with clonogenic assays using a Cs-137 irradiator and Ir-192 afterloader: A comprehensive compilation for radiation researchers",
Radiation Research doi: 10.1667/RADE-21-00205.1, 2022.

Jamaluddin M, Abraham A, Menon G, Nakatsui T, Roa W.;
"Recurrent radiation recall dermatitis 40 years after radiation therapy for breast cancer.",
The Breast Journal. https://doi.org/10.1111/tbj.14212, 2021.

Han G, Laroque M, Weis E, Menon G.;
"Automatic optimization of treatment dosimetry to improve visual outcomes in episcleral plaque brachytherapy."
Brachytherapy. 20(2): 633-445, 2021.

Serban M, Kirisits C, de Leeuw A, Pötter R, Juergenliemk-Schulz IM, Nesvacil N, Swamidas J, Hudej R, Lowe G, Hellebust T, Menon G, Oinam A, Bownes P, Oosterveld B, De Brabandere M, Koedooder K, Marthinsen A, Whitney D, Lindegaard J, Tanderup K;
"EMBRACE Collaborative Group. Ring Versus Ovoids and Intracavitary Versus Intracavitary-Interstitial Applicators in Cervical Cancer Brachytherapy: Results From the EMBRACE I Study."
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 106(5):1052-1062, 2020.

Morrison H, Larocque M, Menon G, Sloboda R, and Weis E.;
"Delivered dose changes in COMS plaque-based ocular brachytherapy arising from vitrectomy with silicone oil replacement."
Brachytherapy. 18(5): 668-674, 2019.

Berger T, Seppenwoolde Y, Pötter R, Fokdal L, Assenholt M, Juergenliemk-Schulz IM, de Leeuw A, Georg D, Kirisits C, Dumas I, Menon G, Nesvacil N, Swamidas J, Hudej R, Lowe G, Hellebust T, Lindegaard J, Tanderup K;
"EMBRACE Collaborative Group: Importance of technique, target selection, contouring, dose prescription and dose-planning in external beam radiotherapy for cervix cancer: evolution of practice from EMBRACE-I to II.",
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 2019 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.03.020.

Chow B, Warkentin B, Menon G.;
"Radiobiological Dose Calculation Parameters for Cervix Cancer Brachytherapy: A Systematic Review."
Brachytherapy, 2019 doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2019.02.007.

Serban M, Kirisits C, Pötter R, Nkiwane K, Dumas I, Nesvacil N, Swamidas J, de Leeuw A, Hudej R, Lowe G, Hellebust T, Menon G, Oinam A, Bownes P, Oosterveld B, De Brabandere M, Koedooder K, Marthinsen A, Lindegaard J, Tanderup K;
"EMBRACE Collaborative Group: Isodose surface volumes in cervix cancer brachytherapy: Change of practice from standard (Point A) to individualized image guided adaptive (EMBRACE I) brachytherapy."
Radiotherapy & Oncology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2018.09.002.

Morrison H, Menon G, Larocque M, van Veelen B, Niasetski Y, Weis E, and Sloboda R;
"Advanced Collapsed cone Engine dose calculations in tissue media for COMS eye plaques loaded with I-125 seeds."
Medical Physics, 45(7):3349-3360, 2018.

Morrison H, Menon G, Larocque M, Weis E, van Veelen B, Niasetski Y, and Sloboda R;
"Initial evaluation of Advanced Collapsed cone Engine dose calculations in water medium for I-125 seeds and COMS eye plaques."
Medical Physics, 45(3): 1276-86, 2018.

Cawston-Grant B, Morrison H, Sloboda R, and Menon G;
"Experimental assessment of the Advanced Collapsed-cone Engine for scalp brachytherapy treatments."
Brachytherapy, doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2017.10.010, 2017.

Cawston-Grant B, Morrison H, Menon G, and Sloboda R;
"Experimental verification of Advanced Collapsed-cone Engine for use with a multi-channel vaginal cylinder applicator."
Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 18(3): 16-27, 2017.

Sloboda R, Morrison H, Cawston-Grant B, and Menon G;
"A brief look at model-based dose calculation principles, practicalities and promise."
Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy, 9(1): 79-88, 2017.

Morrison H, Menon G, Larocque M, Jans H, Weis E, and Sloboda R;
"Delivered dose uncertainty analysis at the tumor apex for ocular brachytherapy."
Medical Physics, 43(8) 4891-902, 2016.

Hill J, Hackett C, Sloboda R, Menon G, Singhal S, Pervez N, Pedersen J, Yee D, Murtha A, Amanie J, Usmani N;
"Does location of prostate cancer by sextant biopsies predict for relapse after 125I seed implant brachytherapy?"
Brachytherapy, 14: 788-794, 2015.

G Menon, F Huang, R Sloboda, R Pearcey, S Ghosh,
"Practically achievable maximum high-risk clinical target volume doses in MRI-guided intracavitary brachytherapy for cervical cancer: A planning study".
Brachytherapy 2014 13:572-78.

H Morrison, G Menon, RS Sloboda,
"Radiochromic film calibration for low-energy seed brachytherapy dose measurement".
Medical Physics 2014 41:072101.

J Ren, G Menon, RS Sloboda,
Reply on "Comparative evaluation of two dose optimization methods for image-guided, highly-conformal, tandem and ovoids cervix brachytherapy planning".
Phys. Med. Biol. 2014 59: 247-49.

J Ren, G Menon, RS Sloboda,
"Comparative evaluation of two dose optimization methods for image-guided, highly-conformal, tandem and ovoids cervix brachytherapy planning".
Phys Med Biol 2013 58: 2045-58.

G Menon, D Pudney, W Smith,
"Dosimetric evaluation of breast radiotherapy in a dynamic phantom".
Phys Med Biol 2011 56(23):7405-18.

W Smith, G Menon, N Wolfe, N Ploquin, T Trotter and D Pudney,
"IMRT for breast: a comparison of tangential planning techniques."
Physics in Medicine and Biology 2010 55(4):1231-41.

GV Menon, M Carlone, RS Sloboda,
"Transit dose contributions to intracavitary and interstitial PDR brachytherapy treatments."
Phys Med Biol 2008 53(13):3447-62.

GV Menon and RS Sloboda,
"Compensator Thickness Verification Using An A-Si EPID."
Med Phys 31, pp. 2300-2312, 2004.

GV Menon and RS Sloboda,
"Quality assurance measurements of A-Si EPID performance."
Medical Dosimetry, 29: 11-17, 2004.

GV Menon and RS Sloboda,
"Compensator Quality Control with an Amorphous Silicon EPID." Medical Physics 30(7), 2003.

GV Menon and RS Sloboda,
"Measurements of relative output for Sr-90 ophtalmic applicators using radiochromic film."
Medical Dosimetry, 25: 171-7, 2000.

RS Sloboda and GV Menon,
"Experimental determination of the anisotropy function and anisotropy factor for model 6711 I-125 seeds."
Med. Phys. 27, 1789 (2000); http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.1287285