Vitkin, AlexMASc, PhD
Dr. Alex Vitkin
Princess Margaret Hospital
610 University Avenue
Toronto, ON M5G 2M9
Tel. (416) 946-4501 x2990
Fax (416) 946-6566
Admin Assistant
Annie Hum
Academic Rank
Professor
Professional Qualifications
BASc, Engineering Physics, Queen’s University
MASc, Mechanical Engineering, University of Toronto
PhD, Medical Physics, McMaster University
MCCPM, Member of the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine
Fellow, Optical Society of America
Appointments
Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto
Professor, Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto
Clinical Physicist (CCPM Certification), Princess Margaret Hospital/University Health Network
Senior Scientist, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network
Academic & Clinical Interests
- Optical and radiation biophysics
- Medical imaging and treatment monitoring
Current Research Projects
- Biomedical optics: uses of light in biology and medicine
- Development of a high-resolution sub-surface optical imaging system similar to ultrasound, but with higher, micron-scale spatial resolution
- Development of treatment planning/online monitoring/feedback control and optimization tools during thermal therapy for (prostate) cancer
- Modeling and measurement of polarized light propagation in tissue