Coolens, CatherineMSc, PhD
Dr. Catherine Coolens
Princess Margaret Hospital
610 University Avenue
Toronto, ON M5G 2M9
Tel. (416) 946-4501 x5011
Fax (416) 946-4442
Admin Assistant
Wendy Chen
Academic Rank
Assistant Professor
Professional Qualifications
MSc, Physics, Ghent University, Belgium
MSc, Radiation Physics, University College London, UK
PhD, Medical Physics, Institute of Cancer Research, UK
Certification, Medical Physics, Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto
Radiation Physicist, Princess Margaret Hospital/University Health Network
Academic & Clinical Interests
- Inverse planning optimization
- Quantification of respiratory-induced organ motion and deformation
- Organ motion modeling and biological planning for radiotherapy
- Functional imaging to model tumour vascularity and radiation treatment response
- CT imaging
Current Research Projects
- Characterization of a novel 320-slice CT scanner for simulation and functional imaging in radiation oncology
- Development of 4D perfusion methodology for imaging of tumour micro-vascularity and radiation response
- Phantom development for contrast-enhanced CT and MR imaging
- Biological modeling of normal tissue response