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Kent Gifford

Kent Gifford

Regular Member

Associate Professor

713.563.2596713.563.2596
[email protected]
MDA FCT8.5076 (Unit 1420)

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Department of Radiation Physics

My research focuses on the application of radiation transport methods to radiotherapy calculations. Additionally, I have researched quality assurance aspects of treatment planning and radiation dosimetry. I have applied the Monte Carlo method to ascertain the effect of gynecological applicator shielding on dose to the bladder and rectum. Currently, I am investigating a novel deterministic technique to transport radiation that could prove to be more efficient than Monte Carlo while exhibiting the same level of accuracy. This would provide a significant benefit for treatment planning as well as optimization of radiation dose distributions.

Depending on the student’s interests, a tutorial in my laboratory would provide experience with Monte Carlo modeling and dose calculation, deterministic radiation transport, radiation dosimetry techniques, and/or radiotherapy quality assurance.

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Education & Training

PhD, MD Anderson UTHealth Houston Graduate School, 2004

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