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John Kildea

ResearcherResearch Institute, Dept. of OncologyMcGill University

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John Kildea

Researcher

Research Institute, Dept. of Oncology

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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22 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 13 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 NSERC), most recently in 2021.

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Research

Biological effects of ionizing radiation Mutational signature of radiation Neutron-induced DNA damage Neutrons Neutron spectrometry Radiation detection Radiation-induced carcinogenesis Radiation in space

Latest papers

In siliconeutron relative biological effectiveness estimations for Pre-DNA repair and post-DNA repair endpoints.
Physics in medicine and biology · 2026 · senior author
Quantification of head and neck cancer patients' anatomical changes during radiotherapy: Toward the prediction of replanning need.
Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2026 · senior author
Reference radiation selection is confirmed as a significant source of relative biological effectiveness variation for neutrons.
International journal of radiation biology · 2026

All 36 publications

Latest funding

Neutron-induced Carcinogenic Effects (NICE)-an examination of the biophysics underlying radiation carcinogenesis using neutrons
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$136,000
NSERC CREATE in Responsible Health and Healthcare Data Science
NSERC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$1,650,000
Neutron-induced Carcinogenic Effects (NICE)-an examination of the biophysics underlying neutron carcinogenesis
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$135,000

All 3 grants and awards

36 publications.

In siliconeutron relative biological effectiveness estimations for Pre-DNA repair and post-DNA repair endpoints.

Desjardins-Proulx N, Kildea J

Physics in medicine and biology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ae36e1 PMID: 41525728

Quantification of head and neck cancer patients' anatomical changes during radiotherapy: Toward the prediction of replanning need.

Rios-Ibacache O, Manalad J, O'Sullivan-Steben K, Poon E, Galarneau L, Khriguian J, Shenouda G, Kildea J

Journal of applied clinical medical physics2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/acm2.70465 PMID: 41546661

Reference radiation selection is confirmed as a significant source of relative biological effectiveness variation for neutrons.

Paterson LC, Pecoskie S, Norton F, Ybarra N, Kildea J, Richardson RB

International journal of radiation biology2026

DOI: 10.1080/09553002.2025.2588396 PMID: 41368841

Development of a defacing algorithm to protect the privacy of head and neck cancer patients in publicly-accessible radiotherapy datasets.

O'Sullivan-Steben K, Galarneau L, Kildea J

Medical physics2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/mp.70160 PMID: 41294282

Relative biological effectiveness of 31 meV thermal neutrons in peripheral blood lymphocytes.

Paterson LC, Ali F, Naseri M, Perez Loureiro D, Festarini A, Stuart M, Boyer C, Rogge R, Costello C, Ybarra N, Kildea J, Richardson RB

Radiation protection dosimetry2025

DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncae231 PMID: 40062825

Who is your ideal peer mentor? A qualitative study to identify cancer patient preferences for a digital peer support app.

Knaapen L, Laizner AM, Agnew K, Du XJ, Abiad DE, Galarneau L, Judd S, Manalad J, Mittal R, Williams T, Woolfson B, Wen A, Kildea J

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00520-025-09262-7 PMID: 40048052

AAPM task group report 288: Recommendations for guiding radiotherapy event narratives.

Thomadsen B, Kapur A, Blankenship B, Caldwell B, Claps L, Cunningham J, Elee J, Evans S, Ford E, Gilley D, Hayden S, Hintenlang K, Kapoor R, Kildea J, Kroger L, Kujundzic K, Liang Q, Mutic S, O'Donovan A, O'Hara M, Ouhib Z, Palta J, Pawlicki T, Salter W, Schmidt S, Tripathi S

Medical physics2024

DOI: 10.1002/mp.17282 PMID: 39073127

The use of dose surface maps as a tool to investigate spatial dose delivery accuracy for the rectum during prostate radiotherapy.

Patrick HM, Kildea J

Journal of applied clinical medical physics2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/acm2.14314 PMID: 38425148

In-Home Respite Care Services Available to Families With Palliative Care Needs in Quebec: Novel Digital Environmental Scan.

Castro A, Lalonde-LeBlond G, Freitas Z, Arnaert A, Bitzas V, Kildea J, Moffatt K, Phillips D, Wiseblatt L, Hall AJ, Després V, Tsimicalis A

JMIR nursing2024

DOI: 10.2196/53078 PMID: 38625735

Design and implementation of a prototype radiotherapy menu in a patient portal.

O'Sullivan-Steben K, Galarneau L, Judd S, Laizner AM, Williams T, Kildea J

Journal of applied clinical medical physics2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/acm2.14201 PMID: 37942985

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John Kildea

Research

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Latest funding

In siliconeutron relative biological effectiveness estimations for Pre-DNA repair and post-DNA repair endpoints.

Quantification of head and neck cancer patients' anatomical changes during radiotherapy: Toward the prediction of replanning need.

Reference radiation selection is confirmed as a significant source of relative biological effectiveness variation for neutrons.

Development of a defacing algorithm to protect the privacy of head and neck cancer patients in publicly-accessible radiotherapy datasets.

Relative biological effectiveness of 31 meV thermal neutrons in peripheral blood lymphocytes.

Who is your ideal peer mentor? A qualitative study to identify cancer patient preferences for a digital peer support app.

AAPM task group report 288: Recommendations for guiding radiotherapy event narratives.

The use of dose surface maps as a tool to investigate spatial dose delivery accuracy for the rectum during prostate radiotherapy.

In-Home Respite Care Services Available to Families With Palliative Care Needs in Quebec: Novel Digital Environmental Scan.

Design and implementation of a prototype radiotherapy menu in a patient portal.

Neutron-induced Carcinogenic Effects (NICE)-an examination of the biophysics underlying radiation carcinogenesis using neutrons

NSERC CREATE in Responsible Health and Healthcare Data Science

Neutron-induced Carcinogenic Effects (NICE)-an examination of the biophysics underlying neutron carcinogenesis

Frequent collaborators

Karyn Moffatt

Norma Ybarra

Argerie Tsimicalis

Nadine Kronfli

Kim Engler

David Lessard

Joanne Alfieri

Michael Brundage

Robert Olson

Ioannis Ragoussis

Jean-Pierre Routy

Jennifer Croke

Amanda Caissie

Aimee Castro

Marie-Pascale Pomey

Jan Seuntjens

Alexandra de Pokomandy

Michael Milosevic

Tibor Schuster

John Kildea

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

In siliconeutron relative biological effectiveness estimations for Pre-DNA repair and post-DNA repair endpoints.

Quantification of head and neck cancer patients' anatomical changes during radiotherapy: Toward the prediction of replanning need.

Reference radiation selection is confirmed as a significant source of relative biological effectiveness variation for neutrons.

Development of a defacing algorithm to protect the privacy of head and neck cancer patients in publicly-accessible radiotherapy datasets.

Relative biological effectiveness of 31&#xa0;meV thermal neutrons in peripheral blood lymphocytes.

Who is your ideal peer mentor? A qualitative study to identify cancer patient preferences for a digital peer support app.

AAPM task group report 288: Recommendations for guiding radiotherapy event narratives.

The use of dose surface maps as a tool to investigate spatial dose delivery accuracy for the rectum during prostate radiotherapy.

In-Home Respite Care Services Available to Families With Palliative Care Needs in Quebec: Novel Digital Environmental Scan.

Design and implementation of a prototype radiotherapy menu in a patient portal.

Neutron-induced Carcinogenic Effects (NICE)-an examination of the biophysics underlying radiation carcinogenesis using neutrons

NSERC CREATE in Responsible Health and Healthcare Data Science

Neutron-induced Carcinogenic Effects (NICE)-an examination of the biophysics underlying neutron carcinogenesis

Frequent collaborators

Karyn Moffatt

Norma Ybarra

Argerie Tsimicalis

Nadine Kronfli

Kim Engler

David Lessard

Joanne Alfieri

Michael Brundage

Robert Olson

Ioannis Ragoussis

Jean-Pierre Routy

Jennifer Croke

Amanda Caissie

Aimee Castro

Marie-Pascale Pomey

Jan Seuntjens

Alexandra de Pokomandy

Michael Milosevic

Tibor Schuster

Relative biological effectiveness of 31 meV thermal neutrons in peripheral blood lymphocytes.