Jonathan Thébaut is the newest member of the Physics team. He comes to the JGH with a wealth of knowledge. His background includes research and assistant technical positions at, among others, the Gemini Observatory in Chile & Hawaii and the BC Cancer Agency in Victoria, BC.
Research Interests
Photon and electron beam dosimetry
EBT2 Gafchromic films
Monte Carlo treatment planning
Conformal radiotherapy (IMRT, IGRT)
Medical physics softwares
Education
Clinical Residency, (Medical Physics) McGill University, Montréal, Québec, ongoing
M.Sc., (Medical Physics) McGill University, Montréal, Québec, 2009
B.Sc., (Honors Physics & Astronomy) University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, 2007
Professional Memberships
Association Québécoise des Physiciens Médicaux Cliniques (AQPMC) - Member
Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP) - Member
American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) - Member
Recent Publications
Thébaut J, DeBlois F, Alexander A, Seuntjens J. Measurement Driven, Electron Beam Modeling and Commissioning for Monte Carlo Treatment Planning with Improved Accuracy. Med. Phys. June 2009, Volume 36, Issue 6, pp. 2621-2622.
Thébaut J, Zavgorodni S. Coordinate transformations for BEAM/EGSnrc Monte Carlo dose calculations of non−coplanar fields received from a DICOM based treatment planning system.
Physics in Medicine and Biology, December 2006, Volume 51, Number 23, N441–N449.