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John Kildea

Academic title(s): 

Medical Physicist
Â鶹AV Health Centre

Associate Professor
Department of Oncology

Associate member
Medical Physics Unit
Department of Physics

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John Kildea
Contact Information
Address: 

Medical Physics Unit
Cedars Cancer Centre, DS1.7141Ìý
1001 boul Décarie
Montréal, QuébecÌý H4A 3J1
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Email address: 
john.kildea [at] mcgill.ca
Department: 
Physics
Areas of expertise: 

I am a clinical medical physicist at theÌýCedars Cancer CentreÌýof theÌýÂ鶹AV Health CentreÌýin Montreal, Quebec. In addition to my clinical duties, I lead two active medical physics research programs with collaborators in Â鶹AV'sÌýSchool of Computer Science,ÌýCanadian Nuclear Laboratories, theÌýCanadian Nuclear Safety CommissionÌýand in industry (Detec Inc). I also teach theÌýHealth Physics for Medical PhysicistsÌýclass in Â鶹AV's CAMPEP-accreditedÌýMedical Physics M.Sc program.Ìý

My clinical medical physics duties include radiotherapy treatment support, treatment plan quality control, brachytherapy treatment planning and quality assurance of radiotherapy equipment. I also lead the risk management committee in radiation oncology at the MUHC, perform certain radiation safety duties as part of the Medical Physics radiation safety committee and lead various software (particularly database-related) projects for the Cedars Cancer Centre.Ìý

Research areas: 
Signals and Systems
Biomedical Sensors
Medical Diagnostics and Therapeutics
Area(s): 
Diagnosis and Treatment Systems
Radiotherapy
Treatment Planning
Quality Assurance
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