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Michael D.C. Evans

Title: 
Mr
Academic title(s): 

Associate Member, Medical Physics Unit, McGill University

Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology, McGill University

Clinical Physicist, Department of Medical Physics, McGill University Health Centre

Michael D.C. Evans
Contact Information
Email address: 
michael.evans [at] mcgill.ca
Address: 

Cedars Cancer Centre, Medical Physics, DS1.4561
McGill University Health Centre - Glen Site
1001 boul. Décarie
Montréal, QC H4A 3J1

Group: 
Associate Member
Degree(s): 

BA, Life Sciences (Queen's '81)

MSc, Medical Physics (McGill '85)

Location: 
Glen Hospital
Current research: 

HDR brachytherapy, eye plaques for choroidal melanoma, photon and electron total body irradiation.

Areas of interest: 

Linac calibration and measurement, HDR brachtherapy, total body irradiation, radiation safety.

Radiation safety and management of safety programs for Class II nuclear facilities. Development of total body irradiation techniques. Development of treatment and dosimetry for eye plaques. Linac calibration and measurement with novel detectors.

Selected publications: 
  1. B. Behmand, M.D.C. Evans, Y. Kamio1 J. Babik, J. Seuntjens, B. Morén, S.A. Enger, E. Variation in radiation induced foci due to nuclei volume, DNA content, cell type, absorbed dose and radiation quality for cervical HeLa and prostate PC-3 adenocarcinoma cells irradiated with 225 kV X-rays and an 192Ir HDR brachytherapy source, Submitted to Red Journal (Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys), Dec 2022.
  2. D.S. Alvarez, P. Watson, M. Popovic, V. Heng, M.D.C. Evans, J. Seuntjens, Evaluation of Dosimetry Formalisms in Intraoperative Radiotherapy of Glioblastoma, Submitted to Red Journal (Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys), Dec 2022.
  3. J. Li, H. Bekerat, M.D.C. Evans, T. Vuong, N. Chabaytah, J. Babik, B. Behmand, S.A. Enger, Characterizing the relative biological effectiveness of different radiation modalities on HCT116, a human colorectal cancer cell line, New Avenues in the Non-Operative Management of Patients with Rectal Cancer: Time for Discussion, Montreal, Canada. October 13-15 2022. (Oral Presentation).
  4. S. Vallières, J. Powell, T. Connell, M.D.C. Evans, S. Fourmaux, S. Payeur, P. Lassonde, F. Fillion-Gourdeau, S. MacLean, F. Légaré, High Dose-Rate Ionizing Radiation Source from Tight Focusing in Air of a mJ-class Femtosecond Laser, submitted to Light: Science and Application, arXiv: 2207.05773, (2022).
  5. J. Babik, N. Chabaytah, B. Behmand, T. Connell, M.D.C. Evans, R. Ruo, Y. Poirier, S.A. Enger, Characterization of the Relative Biological Effectiveness of a variation of photon energies for irradiation of HeLa and PC-3 Cell Lines, AAPM 64th Annual Meeting, July 10-14, 2022. (Poster Presentation).
  6. N. Chabaytah, J. Babik, B. Behmand, T. Connell, M.D.C. Evans, R. Ruo, Y. Poirier, S.A. Enger, Characterization of the Relative Biological Effectiveness of a Range of Photon Energies for Irradiation of HeLa and PC-3 Cell Lines, AAPM, Washington DC. July 9-13, 2022. (E-Poster)
  7. N. Chabaytah, J. Babik, B. Behmand, T. Connell, M.D.C. Evans, R. Ruo, Y. Poirier, S.A. Enger, Characterization of the Relative Biological Effectiveness of a Range of Photon Energies for Irradiation of HeLa and PC-3 Cell Lines, CORTO, Montreal. June 21, 2022. (Poster)
  8. B. Behmand, M.D.C. Evans, Y. Kamio, T. Connell, J. Babik, S.A. Enger, Correlation between Radiation-induced Foci and Tumor Nuclei Size Distribution, Celebration of Research and Training in Oncology (CORTO). June 21 2022 (Poster Presentation)
  9. D.S. Alvarez, P.G.F. Watson, M. Popovic, V. Heng, M.D.C. Evans, J. Seuntjens, Monte Carlo calculation of the TG-43 dosimetry parameters for the INTRABEAM source with spherical applicators, Physics in Medicine and Biology, 66 (215017) 2021.
  10. D.S. Alvarez, P.G.F. Watson, M. Popovic, V. Heng, M.D.C. Evans, J. Seuntjens, Monte Carlo calculation of the relative TG-43 dosimetry parameters for the INTRABEAM electronic brachytherapy source, Physics in Medicine and Biology, 65 (245041) 2021.
Awards, honours, and fellowships: 

Fellow, Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine (FCCPM), 1989

NY State License, Therapeutic Radiology, 2002

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Certified RSO, 2010

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