Students

Medical Physics Graduate Students

Left to Right:

Dan Michael Santos, Brennen Dobberthien, Hali Morrison, Eugene Yip, Devin Baillie, Jean-David Jutras, Moti Raj Paudel, Andrei Ghila, Amir Keyvanloo, Dylan Breikreutz, Ben Burke, Danielle Anderson, and Daniel Tamagi

Missing from photo: Ayhan Bingolbali, Amr Heikal, Derek Man Chun Liu, Brian Morrell, David Sinn, Michael Reynolds, Artur Teymurazyan and Jihyun (Jay) Yun

PhD Students

  • Danielle Anderson
  • Andrei Ghila
  • Amr Heikal
  • Jean-David Jutras
  • Derek Man Chun Liu
  • Moti Raj Paudel
  • Michael Reynolds
  • Artur Teymurazyan
  • Jihyun(Jay) Yun
  • Eugene Yip

MSc Students

  • Devin Baillie
  • Ayhan Bingolbali
  • Dylan Breikreutz
  • Brennen Dobberthien
  • Dan Michael Santos
  • Brian Morrell
  • Hali Morrison
  • David Sinn
  • Daniel Tamagi

New Students (Fall 2012)

UofA Med. Physics New Graduate Students, Fall 2011

Left to Right:

  • Hali Morrison
  • Brennen Dobberthien
  • Dylan Breikreutz
  • Missing: Brian Morrell

Past Graduate Students

Name
Degree(Year)
Thesis Title
A. Keyvanloo
MSc(2013)

Skin Dose in Longitudial and Transverse Linac-MRis using Monte-Carlo and realistic #D MRI field models
K. Gagnon
PhD(2012)
Cyclotron Production of Technetium-99m
D. Lee
MSc(2012)

Factor Analysis with Prior Information-Application to Dynamic PET Imaging
E. Yip
MSc(2012)

Real Time Tracking of Lung Tumours Using Low Field MRI: A Feasibility Study
D.J. Sinn
MSc(2012)

Construction of a Liquid Scintillation Detector for Relative Megavoltage Dosimetry
T Tadic
PhD(2012)

Magnet Design and Optimization for an Integrated Linac-MRI System
J.D. Jutras
MSc(2011)


Efficient Data Acquisition, Transmission and Post-Processing for Quality Spiral Magnetic Resonance Imaging
A. Ghila
MSc(2011)

Measurements of Radiation Induced Currents in RF Coil Conductors
D.M. Santos
MSc(2011)

The performance and magnetic shielding of a 6 MV in-line linac in a parallel linac-MR configuration
J. Ren
MSc(2011)
MR Image-Guided Adaptive Cervix Brachytherapy
J. St. Aubin
PhD(2010)
3D Linac Simulation for a Linac-MR System
L. Baldwin
PhD(2010)
MRI-Based Radiotherapy Treatment Planning
M. Larocque
PhD(2010)
ADC and T2 Response to Radiotherapy
J. Moroz
MSc(2010)
Roc Curve Analysis to Metabolomics Data Sets
P. Kirvan
MSc(2010)
Cadmium Tungstate MVCT Scanner Performance
R. Rivest
PhD(2010)
Image registration in adaptive radiation therapy
M. Lamey
PhD(2009)
RF Noise Studies for a Linac - MRI System
L. Noice
MSc(2009)
A Quantitative Analysis of 4 ct
B. Burke
MSc(2008)

Measurement of Radiofrequency Emissions from a Medical Linac
D. Sasaki
MSc(2008)
The Use of MVCT for Treatment Planning
T. Stanescu
PhD(2008)

Towards Magnetic Resonance Image-guided Radiation Therapy
Ying-Li Zhao
MSc(2008)

Monte Carlo modeling of Helical Tomotherapy and evaluation of its treatment planning system
T. Monajemi
PhD(2007)


Cadmium Tungstate Scintillators in Contact with Silicon Photodiodes as Detectors for Megavoltage Computed Tomography
A. Heikal
MSc(2007)
High-Resolution MRSI for Radiotherapy Planning
C. Schinkel
PhD(2007)

Clinical Applicability of TCP and NTCP Models for Inverse Planning Optimization and Parameter Estimation
D. Drabik
MSc(2007)
Advanced Radiological and Nuclear Imaging Physics
S. Thomas
PhD(2007)
Dose Verification in Image Guided Adaptive RT
S Vidakovic
MSc(2006)

Feasibility of Normalized Mutual Information Registration of CT
MSc(2006)

3D Inter-Fractional Patient Set-Up Verification and the Biological Impact of Positioning Errors
M. Weldon
MSc(2006)


Applying Radiation Induced Tissue Damage Models to Cell-Colony Data Analysis and Dose-Volume Constraint Estimation
L. Drever
MSc(2005)
Positron Emission Tomography Target Volume Delineation
C. Kirkby
PhD(2005)

Improving Photon Energy Fluence Measurement with an a-Si EPID
D. Tu
MSc(2005)

Bench-top Megavoltage Computed Tomography Scanner with Cadmium Tungstate - Photodiode Detectors
I.M. Gagné
PhD(2005)
The Impact of Motion Upon CT Image Reconstruction
PhD(2005)


Development of Verification Procedures using a Flat-Panel EPID, and Application and Investigation of Radiobiological Models, for Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy
A. Kress
MSc(2005)

Experimental Investigation of Two Techniques to Reduce Limited Field-of-View Artifacts in Computed Tomography
A. Hudson
MSc(2004)

Dosimetric Verification of Radiation Treatment Fields Using Radiographic Film
PhD(2004)

Compensator Transmission Measurement and Thickness Verification with an a-Si EPID
PhD(2004)

Beta Dosimetry of Micrometastases During Targeted Liposomal Intraperitoneal Radionuclide Therapy
T. Stanescu
MSc(2004)

The Mechanism of Sensitivity Reduction of a-Se X-ray Detectors
K. Nakonechny
MSc(2004)

Novel Methods of Measuring Single Dose Profiles and Cumulative Dose in Computed Tomograph
T. Monajemi
MSc(2004)

Modeling Scintillator-Photodiodes as Detectors for Megavoltage Computed Tomography
C. Schroeder
MSc(2004)

Lag Measurement in an a-Se Active Matrix Flat-Panel Imager
E. Barnett
MSc(2004)

Characterization of a Diamond Detector for Intensity Modulated Point Dose Measurements
PhD(2000)

Intensity Modulated Arc Therapy Technique Using Sliding Window Dynamic Multileaf Collimation
I.M. Gagné
MSc(1999)

The Development of Equivalent Uniform Dose Models for Normal Tissue Irradiation
MSc(1999)


Experimental Determination of Relative Outputs of Sr-90 Ophthalimic Applicators and the Anisotropy Function of the Model 6711 I-125 Seed
L.M. Dyke
MSc(1997)
Development of a Clinical MRI Dosimeter
P.S. Basran
MSc(1997)
Optimisation of Lung Cancer Treatment
J.R. Kollar
MSc(1996)

Evaluation and Modification of a Differential SAR Dose Calculation Algorithm
MSc(1996)
Production of Dose Profiles by Dynamic Collimation
PhD(1995)

Photon Propagation and Detection in SPECT : Theory, Experimental Validation, and Applications
C.R. Duzenli
PhD(1995)

Spin-spin Relaxation Rate MRI Dosimetry Using Ferrous Sulphate Gelatin Materials
J.A. Antolak
PhD(1992)

Evaluation and Modification of Electron Beam Treatment Planning Algorithms
MSc(1991)

Photon Propagation and Detection in SPECT: Theory, Experimental Validation, and Applications
MSc(1990)
An Experimental Evaluation of an Electron Arc Algorithm
A. Takahashi
MSc(1989)

Evaluation of Filters for Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
T.M. Fitzgerald
MSc(1989)

An Experimental Verification of a Treatment Planning Algorithm for Photon Dose Calculations in Irregular Fields
MSc(1989)

Dose Calculations for Megavoltage Photon Beams Using Convolution
PhD(1989)

The Design and Fabrication of Optimized Missing Tissue Compensators
D. Perry
PhD(1989)
On the Penetration of Fast Charged Particles in Matter
L. Yakiwczuk
MSc(1987)

Analysis of the Equivalent Tissue Air Ratio Method of Photon Dose Computation
R.J. Crilly
MSc(1987)
The Transport of Infrared Radiation Through Tissue
MSc(1986)

Megavoltage Photon Dose Modification Resulting from Tissue Compensator Retraction
A. Zenari
PhD(1985)

Nuclear medicine tomography with special reference to the Photon multiplane imager
C. Park
MSc(1984)

Multiple scattering of electrons used in medical radiation therapy
E. El-Khatib
PhD(1984)

Detection and prevention of lung damage in large field irradiation with X-rays
T.R. Mackie
PhD(1984)

A study of charged particles and scattered photons in megavoltage X-ray beams
S. Swenson
PhD(1979)

Combined effects of microwaves and gamma rays on cultured mamalian cells
Z Kolitsi
MSc(1979)

Scattered radiation from beam modifying devices used with megavoltage therapy beams
R.B. Barnett
MSc(1977)
Polarized fluorescence from the cytoplasm of lymphocytes
M.K. Leung
MSc(1977)

A study of photographic gamma ray dosimetry in the determination of depth doses and isodose distributions
D. Roback
MSc(1973)

Toxic effect of irradiated medium on mammalian cells in tissue culture
P.D. Sharma
MSc(1972)

Radiation dose distributions around radioactive sources and their perturbation by absorbing materials


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