European federation of organisations for medical physics efomp. Innovating to meet the demand for rt icaro2 vienna, 20th june 2017 david a. Head of radiation physics at princess margaret cancer centre. From physical measurements to model observers open access. Innovating to meet the demand for rt human health campus. The essential physics of medical imaging by jerrold t. These developments have produced digital systems with faster acquisition and display. Medical physics quality assurance for igrt youtube. Dr laura dawson has received a research grant from bayer and is listed on a licensing agreement with raysearch. Jaffray published 2000 a theoretical method is presented that allows identification of optimal xray imaging geometry, considering the effects of xray source distribution, imaging task, xray scatter, and imager detective quantum efficiencydqe. Mundt md g, benedick fraass phdh aradiation medicine program, princess margaret cancer centreuhn, toronto, ontario, canada bdepartment of radiation oncology, md anderson cancer. Experience and innovations in imageguided radiation therapy. David jaffray, member, professor, departments of radiation oncology, medical biophysics, and institute for biomaterials and biomedical engineering, university of toronto.
As head of the radiation physics department at princess margaret hospital, dr. He worked on a farm as a kid and would constantly be making things and fixing cars anything to do with electronics and wiring. Jaffray oversees and directs the physics aspects of the radiation medicine program. Are there options to improve medical physics research education. Radiation oncology is a highly effective cancer therapy that has been transformed over. These hobbies, along with his interest in physics, are what he credits to leading him to the medical biophysics program and the career he has today. Aapm midwest chapter fall meeting saturday, november 3, 2007. The university of texas md anderson cancer center today named david jaffray, ph.
He is the inventor, together with john wong and jeffrey siewerdsen, of online volumetric kvimaging guidance system for radiation therapy. Head of radiation oncology physics johns hopkins university, baltimore, usa. A theoretical method is presented that allows identification of optimal xray imaging geometry, considering the effects of xray source distribution, imaging task, xray scatter, and imager detective quantum efficiencydqe each of these factors is incorporated into the icrurecommended figure of merit for image quality, the detectability index, which is maximized to determine the optimal. Dawson md d, di yan dsce, robert adams eddf, arno j. David jaffray, phd, has made an indelible contribution to radiation oncology and. Physical factors influencing the quality of megavoltage. Imageguided radiation therapy is rapidly becoming a key. Most downloaded physica medica articles the most downloaded articles from physica medica in the last 90 days. Anderson cancer center, usa fangfang yin, professor and director of radiation therapy physics duke university medical center, durham, nc, usa rock mackie, professor of medical physics and human oncology university of wisconsin, madison, usa david jaffray, professor and head of physics.
David jaffray graduated from the university of alberta with a b. John wong on the topic of cone beam computed tomography cbct for imageguided radiation therapy igrt. Radiation physics department md anderson cancer center. David jaffray is the executive vice president of technology and innovation at the university health network uhn, toronto ontario and the director of medical physics at princess margaret hospital. Jaffray was identified as one of canadas top 40 under 40 and was recognized by the university of western ontario with its young alumni award in 2004. In 202014, our undergraduate medical radiation sciences program is home to 316 students while our faculty provided over 3100 hours of undergraduate medical teaching to the next generation of physicians. World congress on medical physics and biomedical engineering, june 712, 2015, toronto, canada.
Siemens medical systems mobile 3dimensional conebeam ct imaging. Leonard wee, david jaffray, andre dekker, andrew hope. Biomedical physics in radiotherapy for cancer download. Medical physics publishes original, high impact physics, imaging science, and engineering research that advances patient diagnosis and therapy through contributions in 1 basic science developments with high potential for clinical translation 2 clinical applications of cutting edge engineering and physics innovations 3 broadly applicable and innovative clinical physics developments.
Executive vp, technology and innovation head, medical physics and director, techna institute princess margaret cancer centreuniversity health network professor, departments of radiation oncology, medical biophysics, and ibbme university of toronto ictdf 1965 2016 a tribute to. Imageguided radiotherapy is being overvalued as a clinical tool in radiation oncology howard i. He also will hold a faculty appointment as professor of radiation physics with a joint appointment in imaging. Uwe gotz, medical physicist like seat belts or air bags. David jaffray is a medical biophysicist and is currently, among other positions, a professor of radiation oncology at the university of toronto, toronto, on, canada. He is codirector of the carnegie center for surgical innovation at johns hopkins school of medicine and is a member of the malone center for engineering in healthcare. Cancer informatics uicc manual of clinical oncology, in press. Welcome to volume 1 of the iqm publications series. Jaffray, journal medical physics, year1999, volume26 8, pages.
Pdf a quality assurance program for image quality of conebeam. Dr david jaffray has received research grants from philips medical systems, elekta, imris, ge, and raysearch laboratories. The future of precision in rt american association of. It has been recognized that improved methods of verifying radiation field placement in external beam radiotherapy are required in order to make frequent checks of field placement feasible. Jatinder palta is the chairman of medical physics at the department of radiation oncology, virginia commonwealth university and national chief of physics in the office of vha national radiation oncology program. The information provided in this website is offered for the benefit of its members and the general public, however, aapm does not independently verify or substantiate the information provided on other websites that may be.
Selection, acceptance, commissioning, and quality assurance. An integral quality monitoring system for realtime verification of intensity modulated radiation therapy published in medical physics, vol. David jaffray international commission on radiation. As a result, a large number of electronic portal imaging systems have been developed as possible replacements for film. Jaffray s laboratory focuses on the development of novel imaging systems and concepts to improve the precision of therapy by generating images at the time of therapy for the purpose of guiding the treatment delivery. Dedicated devices for fractionbyfraction imaging and guidance within the treatment room have enabled image guided radiation therapy igrt allowing clinicians to pursue highly conformal dose distributions, higher dose prescriptions, and shorter fractionation schedules.
The development and performance of a system for xray. Executive vp, technology and innovation head, medical physics and director, techna institute princess margaret cancer centreuniversity health network professor, departments of radiation oncology, medical biophysics, and ibbme university of toronto. This book presents the proceedings of the iupesm world biomedical engineering and medical physics, a triannual highlevel policy meeting dedicated exclusively to furthering the role of biomedical engineering and medical physics in medicine. The fidani family has been a longtime supporter of the physics initiatives at princess margaret hospital university health network and their support continues in the creation of the mars sttarr innovation centre. David jaffray executive vice president, technology and. Aapm vlinnovation in medical physics and engineering. Jaffray will begin his new duties overseeing md andersons information services division and information security department in late summer. David jaffray international commission on radiation units. Apr 17, 20 radiation therapy is an effective cancer treatment that is constantly being transformed by technological innovation. Physica medica open access articles the latest open access articles published in physica medica.
Wisconsin medical physics research education talk 1. The aim of this work was to evaluate the accuracy and image quality of a dynamic volume, ct approach 4d vol using a 320slice ct scanner to. Dr paul lin, beth deaconess medical center, boston 10. It is essential for medical physics radiation oncology residents to acquire substantial treatment planning skills muthana al. Medical physics is an applied branch of physics concerned with the application of the concepts and methods of physics to the diagnosis and treatment of. Head, medical physics and director, techna institute. Medical physics is an applied branch of physics concerned with the application of the concepts and methods of physics to the diagnosis and treatment of human disease. A convolution neural network for higher resolution dose prediction in prostate volumetric modulated arc therapy open access april 2020. Pdf healthcare 911 download full pdf book download. European federation of organisations for medical physics efomp the associazione italiana di fisica medica aifm.
Our residency program provides an enriched curriculum to 29 trainees, and 7 physics residents receive training across our 5 centers. He holds the fidani chair in radiation physics and is a principal in the sttarr innovation centre. Medical physics in the era of genomic medicine john hazle, phd, ut md anderson cancer center, houston, tx, 770304095 united states graph includes 54 member loads and 1129 nonmember loads 1183 total loads. Pdf imageguided radiotherapy is being overvalued as a. He is also a professor and vice chair in the university of torontos department of radiation oncology. Head of radiation physics department, princess margaret cancer centre, canada an intriguing device. Building innovation capacity in a research hospital. International journal of radiation oncology biology physics 44 4, 911919, 1999 1100. The first volume of the series is dedicated to the research paper titled. Pdf conebeam computed tomography with a flatpanel imager. European journal of medical physics, picks his favourite papers from the journal.
Presents the proceedings of the iupesm world congress on medical physics and biomedical engineering in toronto. Aapm is the american association of physicists in medicine. World congress on medical physics and biomedical engineering. Medical physics dataset article head and neck cancer patient images for determining auto. The latest open access articles published in physica medica.
This book presents the proceedings of the iupesm world biomedical engineering and medical physics, a triannual highlevel policy meeting dedicated exclusively to furthering the role of biomedical engineering and medical. Their combined citations are counted only for the first article. Bushberg, introduction to radiological physics and radiation dos. Jw wong, mb sharpe, da jaffray, vr kini, jm robertson, js stromberg. Jaffray is a canadian medical physicist and senior scientist in the division of biophysics and bioimaging at the ontario cancer institute. Special issue on the role of machine learning in modern. International journal of radiation oncology biology physics 44 4, 911919, 1999. Where a potential conflict is detected, remedial measures to address any potential conflict are taken and will be noted in the disclosure statement. David jaffray head, radiation physics department, princess margaret hospital toronto, canada. Aapm is a scientific, educational, and professional nonprofit organization devoted to the discipline of physics in medicine. Professor jaffray has always been a handson person. Also part of the radiation oncology book sub series med radiol radiat oncol.
Optimization of xray imaging geometry with specific. Radiation therapy physics princess margaret hospitalontario cancer institute professor departments of radiation oncology and medical biophysics university of toronto. Imageguided radiation therapy of prostate cancer k. Jeffrey harold siewerdsen born 1969 is an american physicist and biomedical engineer who is a professor of biomedical engineering, computer science, radiology, and neurosurgery at johns hopkins university. Experience and innovations in imageguided radiation therapy d. Jaffray, journalmedical physics, year1999, volume26 8, pages. Alberto traverso, michal kazmierski, ivan zhovannik, mattea welch, leonard wee, david. The department of radiation physics offers masters and ph. He holds the fidani chair in radiation physics and is a. Usercontrolled pipelines for feature integration and head and neck radiation therapy outcome predictions. David jaffray graduated from the university of alberta, edmonton, alberta, canada with a bsc in physics in 1988 and completed his phd in the department of medical biophysics at the university of western ontario, london, ontario, canada in.
Siewerdsen conducted postgraduate research beginning in 1998 as a research scientist at william beaumont hospital in royal oak, mi, with dr. Selected papers from the iccr mcma 2019 conferences june 1721, montreal, canada. Medical physics at the university health network uhn and the princess. Jaffray has won each of the major prizes in the field of medical physics, including the sylvia sorkingreenfield award, the farrington daniels and the sylvia fedoruk award. Answering the need that exists for a single reference to address the practical issues of implementing imageguided radiation therapy igrt into prostate cancer treatment, imageguided radiation therapy of prostate cancer provides clinicians with a solid understanding of this technology and, through indepth illustrations and stepbystep guidelines, offers practical guidance on successfully. David jaffray, member, professor, departments of radiation oncology, medical biophysics, and institute for biomaterials and biomedical engineering, university of toronto dr. A convolution neural network for higher resolution dose prediction in prostate volumetric modulated arc therapy open access.