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Michael Oliver, PhD

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Assistant Professor, Medical Sciences Division

Laurentian University Campus
935 Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury, Ontario
P3E 2C6
Phone: (705) 522-6237 x2269
Fax: (705) 523-7329
Email: moliver@hsnsudbury.ca

Education and Professional Roles

Assistant Professor, NOSM University, Medical Sciences Division
Adjunct Professor, Department of Physics, Laurentian University

 

2008

 Ph.D. Medical Biophysics
Western University

 2003

 B.A.Sc. Engineering Physics
Queen’s University

Research Interest

My current interests include:

  • Optimizing treatment plans with Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
  • Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy

Selected Publications

M Oliver, I Gagne, C Popescu, W Ansbacher and W Beckham. “Analysis of RapidArc optimization strategies using objective function values and dose-volume histograms.” J. Appl. Clin. Med. Phys., 11 10-23 (2010)

I Munawar, B Yaremko, J Craig, M Oliver, S Gaede, G Rodrigues, E Yu, R Reid, E Leung, JL Urbain, J Chen and E Wong “Intensity modulated radiotherapy of non-small cell lung cancer incorporating SPECT ventilation imaging” Med. Phys. 37 1863-1872 (2010)

M Oliver, I Gagne, K Bush, S Zavgorodni, W Ansbacher and W Beckham “Clinical significance of multi-leaf collimator positional errors for volumetric modulated arc therapy” Radiother. Oncol., 97 554-560 (2010)

M Oliver, K Bush, S Zavgorodni, W Ansbacher and W Beckham “Understanding the impact of volumetric modulated arc therapy delivery errors for prostate cancer.” J. Appl. Clin. Med. Phys., 12 32-43 (2011)

A Blais, E Lederer, M Oliver, K Leszczynski “Static and Rotational Step-and-Shoot IMRT Treatment Plans for the Prostate: A Risk Comparison Study” Med. Phys., 39 1069-78 (2012)

M Oliver, D McConnell, M Romani, A McAllister, A Pearce, A Andronowski, A Pearce, X Wang and K Leszczynski “Evaluation of the trade-offs encountered in planning and treating locally advanced head and neck cancer: intensity-modulated radiation therapy versus dual-arc volumetric modulated arc therapy.” Br. J. Radiol.  85 1539-45 (2012)

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