Academic Rank

Lecturer

Professional Qualifications

BSc, Radiography, College of Applied Health Sciences, Bulgaria
MSc, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Charles Sturt University, Australia

Appointments

Lecturer, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto
Senior Technologist, MRI Simulator, Department of Radiation Physics, Princess Margaret Hospital/University Health Network

Academic & Clinical Interests

• Development and implementation of MRI simulator for radiotherapy planning and treatment response
• Interventional MRI
• MR Spectroscopy of brain and prostate

Current Research Projects

• MRI-Guided Biopsy for Suspicion of Locally Recurrent Prostate Cancer After External Beam Radiotherapy
• Fiducial Localization and Individualized Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer (FLIP)
• A Phase I Study of Stereotactic Radiosurgery Concurrent with Sunitinib in Patients with Brain Metastases

Selected Publications

See current publications list at PubMed.

Kirilova, A; Damyanovich, AZ; Crook, J; Jezioranski, J; Wallace, K; Pintilie, M. 3D MR-Spectroscopic Imaging Assessment of Metabolic Activity in the Prostate during the PSA ‘Bounce” following 125Iodine Brachytherapy, Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Feb 1;79(2):371-8. Epub 2010 Apr 24.

Eccles CL, Patel R, Simeonov AK, Lockwood G, Haider M, Dawson LA.Comparison of liver tumor motion with and without abdominal compression using cine-magnetic resonance imaging Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Feb 1;79(2):602-8. Epub 2010 Aug 1.

Nichol, AM; Warde, PR; Lockwood, GA; Kirilova, A; Bayley, A; Bristow, R; Crook, J; Gospodarowicz, M; McLean, M; Milocevic, M; Rosewall, T; Jaffray, DA; Catton, CN. A Cinematic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Milk of Magnesia Laxative and an Antiflatulent Diet to Reduce Intrafraction Prostate Motion, Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Jul 15;77(4):1072-8. Epub 2009 Sep 23.

Kirilova, A.; Lockwood, G.; Choi, P.; Bana, N; Haider, MA.; Brock, KK.; Eccles,C.; Dawson, LA. Three Dimensional Motion of Liver Tumors using Cine-MRI, Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 71( 4) 1189-1195, July 15, 2008.

Langer, D.L.; Rakaric, P.; Kirilova, A.; Damyanovich, A.Z. Assessment of Metabolite Quantitation Reproducibility in Serial 3D-1H-MR Spectroscopic Imaging of Human Brain Using Stereotactic Repositioning, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 58, (4): 666 – 73, October 2007.

Rohoman L, Kirilova A, Lee JWK. MR Patient Care, Safety and Contrast Administration Canadian Journal of Medical Radiation Technologist, 37 (4), 26-33, 2006.

Gillan C, Kirilova A, Landon A, Yeung I, Pond G, Crook J. Radiation dose to the internal pudendal arteries from permanent-seed prostate brachytherapy as determined by time-of-flight MR angiography. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 65(3), July 1, 688-693, 2006.

Zheng J, Perkins G, Kirilova A, Allen C, Jaffray DA. Multimodal contrast agent for combined computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging applications. Invest Radiol. Mar: 41(3):339-48, 2006.