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Gregory Czarnota

ResearcherPhysical SciencesUniversity of Toronto

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Gregory Czarnota

Researcher

Physical Sciences

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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3 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 11 research grants (8 CIHR, 3 NSERC), most recently in 2019.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2012.

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Research

Ultrasound Microbubble Radiation Chemotherapy Quantitative Ultrasound Response Prediction Ceramide Radiation Enhancement

Latest papers

Data Quality Analyzer-Towards Optimal Radio-Frequency Frame Pair Selection for Ultrasound Elastography.
Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
Risk Factors for Treatment Toxicity and High Side Effect Burden Among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Retrospective Chart Review
Cancers · 2025
Locoregional Ablative Radiation Therapy for Patients With Breast Cancer Unsuitable for Surgical Resection
Practical Radiation Oncology · 2024

All 13 publications

Latest funding

Ultrasound Platform for A Priori Therapy Response Prediction
NSERC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$453,500
Biophysics of Ultrasound and Cell Interactions
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$168,000
Ultrasound-Stimulated Microbubble Enhancement of Tumour Radiation Response
CIHR · 2018 · Nominated PI
$795,600

All 16 grants and awards

13 publications.

Data Quality Analyzer-Towards Optimal Radio-Frequency Frame Pair Selection for Ultrasound Elastography.

Caius M, Wang Z, Czarnota G, Samani A

Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2026

DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering13060656 PMID: 42351901

Risk Factors for Treatment Toxicity and High Side Effect Burden Among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Retrospective Chart Review

Alkhaifi M, Zhang E, Peera M, Jerzak K, Czarnota G, Eisen A, Roberts A, Carmona-Gonzalez CA, Pezo R, Gandhi S

Cancers20255 citations

DOI: 10.3390/cancers17020328

Locoregional Ablative Radiation Therapy for Patients With Breast Cancer Unsuitable for Surgical Resection

Moore-Palhares D, Chen H, Khan BM, McCann C, Bosnic S, Hahn E, Soliman H, Czarnota G, Karam I, Rakovitch E

Practical Radiation Oncology202416 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2023.12.003

A Feasibility Study of Mepitel Film for the Prevention of Breast Radiation Dermatitis in a Canadian Center.

Yee C, Lam E, Gallant F, Karam I, Czarnota G, Soliman H, Wong G, Drost L, Vesprini D, Rakovitch E, Wronski M, Leung E, Szumacher E, Carothers K, Pon K, Gonzales G, Easton L, Lewis D, Zhang L, Chow E

Practical radiation oncology2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2020.09.004 PMID: 32949772

Ultrasound-Guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment for Painful Bone Metastases: A Pilot Study.

Drost L, Hynynen K, Huang Y, Lucht B, Wong E, Czarnota G, Yee C, Wan BA, Ganesh V, Chow E, David E

Ultrasound in medicine & biology2020

DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2020.01.032 PMID: 32146008

A priori prediction of breast tumour response to chemotherapy using quantitative ultrasound imaging and artificial neural networks

Tadayyon H, Gangeh M, Sannachi L, Trudeau M, Pritchard K, Ghandi S, Eisen A, Look-Hong N, Holloway C, Wright F

Oncotarget201920 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.26996

Perfusion imaging of colorectal liver metastases treated with bevacizumab and stereotactic body radiotherapy.

Detsky JS, Milot L, Ko YJ, Munoz-Schuffenegger P, Chu W, Czarnota G, Chung HT

Physics and imaging in radiation oncology2018

DOI: 10.1016/j.phro.2018.01.001 PMID: 33458362

Magnetic Resonance–Guided High-Intensity-Focused Ultrasound for Palliation of Painful Skeletal Metastases: A Pilot Study

Chan M, Dennis K, Huang Y, Mougenot C, Chow E, DeAngelis C, Coccagna J, Sahgal A, Hynynen K, Czarnota G

Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment201732 citations

DOI: 10.1177/1533034616658576

Urinary cytokines/chemokines after magnetic resonance-guided high intensity focused ultrasound for palliative treatment of painful bone metastases

Bushehri A, Czarnota G, Zhang L, Hynynen K, Huang Y, Chan M, Chu W, Dennis K, Mougenot C, Coccagna J

Annals of Palliative Medicine20174 citations

DOI: 10.21037/apm.2016.12.06

Magnetic Resonance-Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Hyperthermia for Recurrent Rectal Cancer: MR Thermometry Evaluation and Preclinical Validation.

Chu W, Staruch RM, Pichardo S, Tillander M, Köhler MO, Huang Y, Ylihautala M, McGuffin M, Czarnota G, Hynynen K

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics2016

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.03.019 PMID: 27209510

Ultrasound Platform for A Priori Therapy Response Prediction

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Kolios, Michael

$453,500

Biophysics of Ultrasound and Cell Interactions

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Czarnota, Gregory

$168,000

Ultrasound-Stimulated Microbubble Enhancement of Tumour Radiation Response

Nominated PICIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Czarnota, Gregory J

Keywords: Ceramide; Microbubble; Radiation; Radiation Enhancement; Ultrasound

$795,600

Quantitative Ultrasound for A Priori Breast Cancer Chemoerthapy Response Prediction

Nominated PICIHR2018Project Grant

Principal investigators: Czarnota, Gregory J; Kolios, Michael C

Keywords: Chemotherapy; Quantitative Ultrasound; Response Prediction; Ultrasound

$598,995

Quantitative Ultrasound for A Priori Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Response Prediction

Nominated PICIHR2017Project Grant

Principal investigators: Czarnota, Gregory J; Kolios, Michael C

Keywords: Chemotherapy; Quantitative Ultrasound; Response Prediction

$100,000

Development of treatment planning platform for ultrasound stimulated microbubble therapy

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Collaborative Health Research Projects

Principal investigators: Kolios, Michael

$416,060

Novel Ultrasound-Activated Microbubble Enhancement of Radiation Response: Optimization of Response

Nominated PICIHR2013Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Czarnota, Gregory J; Kolios, Michael C

Keywords: Microbubble; Radiation; Ultrasound; Vasculature

$706,608

Evaluation of MR Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer Imaging as a marker of tumour environment and pH

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Stanisz, Greg J

Keywords: Animal Models; Apoptosis; Cancer; Cest; Diagnosis; Mri; Ph; Treatment

$540,084

Biophysical Fundamentals of Ultrasound Bioeffects

Principal investigatorNSERC2012Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Czarnota, GregoryJan

$160,000

Facilitating Personalized Breast Cancer Therapy via Early Prediction of Patient Responses using Non-invasive Hybrid Imaging Biomarkers

SupervisorCIHR2012Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Principal investigators: Sadeghi-Naini, Ali

Keywords: Early Prognosis; Hybrid Imaging Biomarkers; Locally Advanced Breast Cancer; Personalized Medicine; Photo-Acoustic Imaging; Quantitative Ultrasound; Salvage Therapy; Sonoelastography; Textural Analysis; Treatment Response Monitoring

$140,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Gregory Czarnota

Research

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Latest funding

Data Quality Analyzer-Towards Optimal Radio-Frequency Frame Pair Selection for Ultrasound Elastography.

Risk Factors for Treatment Toxicity and High Side Effect Burden Among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Retrospective Chart Review

Locoregional Ablative Radiation Therapy for Patients With Breast Cancer Unsuitable for Surgical Resection

A Feasibility Study of Mepitel Film for the Prevention of Breast Radiation Dermatitis in a Canadian Center.

Ultrasound-Guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment for Painful Bone Metastases: A Pilot Study.

A priori prediction of breast tumour response to chemotherapy using quantitative ultrasound imaging and artificial neural networks

Perfusion imaging of colorectal liver metastases treated with bevacizumab and stereotactic body radiotherapy.

Magnetic Resonance–Guided High-Intensity-Focused Ultrasound for Palliation of Painful Skeletal Metastases: A Pilot Study

Urinary cytokines/chemokines after magnetic resonance-guided high intensity focused ultrasound for palliative treatment of painful bone metastases

Magnetic Resonance-Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Hyperthermia for Recurrent Rectal Cancer: MR Thermometry Evaluation and Preclinical Validation.

Ultrasound Platform for A Priori Therapy Response Prediction

Biophysics of Ultrasound and Cell Interactions

Ultrasound-Stimulated Microbubble Enhancement of Tumour Radiation Response

Quantitative Ultrasound for A Priori Breast Cancer Chemoerthapy Response Prediction

Quantitative Ultrasound for A Priori Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Response Prediction

Development of treatment planning platform for ultrasound stimulated microbubble therapy

Novel Ultrasound-Activated Microbubble Enhancement of Radiation Response: Optimization of Response

Evaluation of MR Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer Imaging as a marker of tumour environment and pH

Biophysical Fundamentals of Ultrasound Bioeffects

Facilitating Personalized Breast Cancer Therapy via Early Prediction of Patient Responses using Non-invasive Hybrid Imaging Biomarkers

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