Medical Physics Faculty
Patricia Oliver, PhD, MCCPM
Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Medical Physics, Department of Oncology, University of Alberta
Medical Physicist, Dept. of Medical Physics, CCI
BSc (Physics: Dalhousie University, 2013
PhD (Physics, Specialization in Medical Physics, Carleton University, 2018)
Member: Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine (Radiation Oncology Physics)
Research and Clinical Interests
Stereotactic radiosurgery, MR-guided radiotherapy, Monte Carlo simulations
Selected Publications
PAK Oliver, M Yewondwossen, C Summers, C Shaw, S Cwajna and A Syme,
"Influence of intra- and inter-fraction motion on planning target volume margin in liver SBRT using breath hold,"
Adv. Radiat. Oncol., 6, 100610 (2021).
PAK Oliver and TT Monajemi,
"Skin dose in chest wall radiotherapy with bolus: a Monte Carlo study,"
Phys. Med. Biol., 65(15), 155016 (2020).
PAK Oliver and RM Thomson,
"Investigating energy deposition in glandular tissues for mammography using multiscale Monte Carlo simulations,"
Med. Phys., 46(3), 1426-1436 (2019).
PAK Oliver and RM Thomson,
"Microdosimetric considerations for radiation response studies using Raman spectroscopy,"
Med. Phys., 45(10), 4734-4743 (2018).
PAK Oliver and RM Thomson,
"Investigating energy deposition within cell populations using Monte Carlo simulations,"
Phys. Med. Biol., 63(15), 155018 (2018).
PAK Oliver RM Thomson,
"Cavity theory applications for kilovoltage cellular dosimetry,"
Phys. Med. Biol., 62(11), 4440-4459 (2017).
PAK Oliver and RM Thomson,
"A Monte Carlo study of macroscopic and microscopic dose descriptors for kilovoltage cellular dosimetry,"
Phys. Med. Biol., 62(4), 1417-1437 (2017).