Appointments:
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Dalhousie University; Cross appointed with the Dept. of Physics and Atmospheric Science; Medical Physicist, Nova Scotia Health
Affiliations:
Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia Health
Research interests:
Medical physics, radiation oncology, stereotactic radiosurgery, stereotactic body radiotherapy, linac quality assurance testing, radiotherapy treatment planning, Monte Carlo simulations, radiation dosimetry, adaptive radiotherapy
Research Summary:
My research focuses on advances in radiation dosimetry and radiotherapy treatment delivery. I use Monte Carlo simulations to investigate radiation dosimetry in scenarios where the radiotherapy treatment planning system’s dose calculation algorithm lacks accuracy, or where measurements are impractical (e.g., skin dosimetry). Monte Carlo simulations are considered the gold standard for radiation dose calculations. I am working on developing new quality assurance tests for linear accelerators that deliver precision radiotherapy treatments.
What brought you to your current institution?
I came to work with Nova Scotia Health and Dalhousie University after working at the Cross Cancer Institute with the University of Alberta.
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Involvement with BHCRI to date:
I am an associate member of BHCRI as of July 2023.
Email:
Patricia2.Oliver@nshealth.ca