Andrew Kerr, Queen's University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Queen's University profile.

Dosimetry for patient specific QA Development of Cobalt-60 technology for radiation therapy and medical imaging Development of new dosimetry methods

Latest papers

Cobalt-60 tomotherapy: clinical treatment planning and phantom dose delivery studies.
Medical physics · 2013

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Advancing gel dosimetry for clinical radiation therapy
CIHR · 2011 · Co-investigator
$369,252
Advancing gel dosimetry for clinical radiation therapy
CIHR · 2010 · Co-investigator
$60,388

All 2 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Cobalt-60 tomotherapy: clinical treatment planning and phantom dose delivery studies.

Dhanesar S, Darko J, Joshi CP, Kerr A, Schreiner LJ

Medical physics2013

DOI: 10.1118/1.4812417 PMID: 23927307

Advancing gel dosimetry for clinical radiation therapy

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Schreiner, L. John

Keywords: Adaptive Radiation Therapy; Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; Optical Computed Tomography Imaging; Polymer Gel Dosimeters; Polymer Reaction Engineering And Modelling; Radiation Dosimetry; Radiochromic Gel Dosimeters

$369,252

Advancing gel dosimetry for clinical radiation therapy

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant - PA: Cancer Research (bridge funding)

Principal investigators: Schreiner, L. John

Keywords: Adaptive Radiation Therapy; Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance; Optical Computed Tomography Imaging; Polymer Gel Dosimeters; Polymer Reaction Engineering And Modelling; Radiation Dosimetry; Radiochromic Gel Dosimeters

$60,388

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Dosimetry for patient specific QA Dear Professor Kerr, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Cobalt-60 tomotherapy: clinical treatment planning and phantom dose delivery studies." (2013), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]