selected scholarly activity
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conferences
- IN VIVO ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF HUMAN CALCIFIED TISSUE. Osteoporosis International. S570-S571. 2019
- Feasibility of an MRI-Only Workflow for Postimplant Dosimetry of LDR Brachytherapy in Prostate Patients. Medical Physics. E509-E509. 2019
- Potential Applications of the Susceptibility-Based Positive Contrast in MR-Guided Radiation Therapy. Medical Physics. E129-E129. 2019
- A Robust MRI-Only Workflow for Post-Implant Localization and Dosimetry of Prostate Brachytherapy Seeds. Medical Physics. E702-E702. 2018
- MEASURING STRONTIUM IN BONE. Osteoporosis International. S472-S472. 2018
- THE EFFECT OF BONE-SEEKING ELEMENTS PRESENT IN BONE ON DUAL-ENERGY X-RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY AND QUANTITIVE ULTRASOUNDMEASUREMENTS: A PHANTOM STUDY. Osteoporosis International. S127-S127. 2017
- A Complete Development of MRI-Only Based Automated Detection Algorithm of Low-Dose Rate Brachytherapy Seeds for Post Implant Dosimetry Applications. Medical Physics. 3008-3009. 2017
- SU‐G‐IeP1‐01: A Novel MRI Post‐Processing Algorithm for Visualization of the Prostate LDR Brachytherapy Seeds and Calcifications Based On B0 Field Inhomogeneity Correction and Hough Transform. Medical Physics. 3644-3644. 2016
- NOVEL DIAGNOSTIC TOOL: IN VIVO BONE STRONTIUM QUANTIFICATION, RECENT DEVELOPMENTS. Osteoporosis International. S241-S241. 2014
- AN UPDATED CASE STUDY: MONITORING OF BONE STRONTIUM OVER FIVE YEARS OF SELF-SUPPLEMENTATION OF STRONTIUM CITRATE IN AN OSTEOPOROTIC FEMALE. Osteoporosis International. S573-S574. 2013
- MONITORING INCORPORATION OF STRONTIUM CITRATE IN HUMAN BONE. Osteoporosis International. S759-S759. 2010
- Evaluation of MCNP5 and EGS4 for the simulation of in vivo strontium XRF measurements. X-Ray Spectrometry. 76-81. 2007
- Development of an irradiation/shielding cavity for in vivo neutron activation analysis of manganese in human bone. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 417-420. 2006
- Improvement in the detection limit of anin vivo XRF cadmium detection system. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 421-424. 2006
- Role of total reflection X-ray spectrometry in nanomedicine. Book of Abstracts.
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journal articles
- Quantification of gold nanoparticles in blood using total reflection X-ray fluorescence. Spectrochimica Acta - Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy. 194:106466-106466. 2022
- Scientific Study of the Origin of the Painting from the Early 20th Century Leads to Pablo Picasso. Heritage. 5:1120-1140. 2022
- Investigating the impact of internal standard heterogeneity on gold quantification with total reflection X‐ray fluorescence: A simulation study. X-Ray Spectrometry. 51:262-270. 2022
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Quantification of gold nanoparticles in histologically thin tissue slices using
TXRF . X-Ray Spectrometry. 51:271-278. 2022 - Feasibility of using a single MRI acquisition for fiducial marker localization and synthetic CT generation towards MRI-only prostate radiation therapy treatment planning. Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express. 7:045016-045016. 2021
- Investigating coherent normalization and dosimetry for the 241Am-La K XRF system. Physiological Measurement. 41:075014-075014. 2020
- Determining elemental strontium distribution in rat bones treated with strontium ranelate and strontium citrate using 2D micro‐XRF and 3D dual energy K‐edge subtraction synchrotron imaging. X-Ray Spectrometry. 49:424-433. 2020
- Comparison of total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy for thequantification of gold nanoparticle uptake. Spectrochimica Acta - Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy. 164:105764-105764. 2020
- Postimplant Dosimetry of Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy: Comparison of MRI-Only and CT-MRI Fusion-Based Workflows. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 106:206-215. 2020
- Dosimetry of a portable in vivo x-ray fluorescence system using EBT3 radiochromic film. Journal of Radiological Protection. 39:1031-1040. 2019
- Feasibility of an MRI-only workflow for postimplant dosimetry of low-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy: Transition from phantoms to patients. Brachytherapy. 18:863-874. 2019
- Ex vivo quantification of lanthanum and gadolinium in post-mortem human tibiae with estimated barium and iodine concentrations using K x-ray fluorescence. Physiological Measurement. 40:085006-085006. 2019
- Potential applications of the quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) in MR-guided radiation therapy. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 64:145013-145013. 2019
- Total Reflection Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence for Analysis of Human Samples: from Cells to Tissues. Spectroscopy (Santa Monica). 34:33-35. 2019
- Trends in X-ray Techniques. Spectroscopy (Santa Monica). 34:28-33. 2019
- Surgical Resection With Radiation Treatment Planning of Spinal Tumors. Neurosurgery. 84:1242-1250. 2019
- MRI-Only Post Implant Dosimetry Process for Prostate LDR Brachytherapy. Brachytherapy. 18:S70-S71. 2019
- MRI-based automated detection of implanted low dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy seeds using quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) and unsupervised machine learning (ML). Radiotherapy and Oncology. 129:540-547. 2018
- MRI-Based Post-Implant Dosimetry of Prostate Brachytherapy Seeds. Brachytherapy. 17:S73-S74. 2018
- Total reflection X-ray fluorescence based quantification of gold nanoparticles in cancer cells. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 33:395-403. 2018
- Assessment of the effect of strontium, lead, and aluminum in bone on dual‐energy x‐ray absorptiometry and quantitative ultrasound measurements: A phantom study. Medical Physics. 45:81-91. 2018
- Evaluation of the bias on X-ray absorptiometry and quantitative ultrasound measurements due to bone-seeking elements. Canadian Acoustics - Acoustique Canadienne. 45:92-93. 2017
- The feasibility ofin vivodetection of lanthanum using a241Am K x-ray fluorescence system. Physiological Measurement. 38:1766-1775. 2017
- Calibration of the125I-induced x-ray fluorescence spectrometry-based system ofin vivobone strontium determinations using hydroxyapatite as a phantom material: a simulation study. Physiological Measurement. 38:1077-1093. 2017
- Technical Note: Bone mineral density measurements of strontium‐rich trabecular bone‐mimicking phantoms using quantitative ultrasound. Medical Physics. 43:5817-5825. 2016
- Post-Implant Visualization of the Prostate Brachytherapy Seeds and Calcifications Using Quantitative MR Techniques: T2, T2* and PD Mapping. Brachytherapy. 15:S183-S183. 2016
- Modeling elemental strontium in human bone based onin vivox-ray fluorescence measurements in osteoporotic females self-supplementing with strontium citrate.. Physiological Measurement. 37:429-441. 2016
- The preparation of strontium-substituted hydroxyapatite bone phantoms with high strontium concentrations. Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express. 2:015006-015006. 2016
- Feasibility of measuring arsenic and selenium in human skin usingin vivox-ray fluorescence (XRF)—a comparison of methods. Physiological Measurement. 37:145-161. 2016
- The quantification of total lead in lipstick specimens by total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. X-Ray Spectrometry. 44:451-457. 2015
- Non Tumor Perfusion Changes Following Stereotactic Radiosurgery to Brain Metastases. Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment. 14:497-503. 2015
- Non Tumor Perfusion Changes Following Stereotactic Radiosurgery to Brain Metastases. Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment. 14:tcrtexpress.201-tcrtexpress.201. 2014
- Monitoring bone strontium intake in osteoporotic females self-supplementing with strontium citrate with a novel in-vivo X-ray fluorescence based diagnostic tool. Bone. 61:48-54. 2014
- Pure Hydroxyapatite Phantoms for the Calibration of in Vivo X-ray Fluorescence Systems of Bone Lead and Strontium Quantification. Analytical Chemistry. 85:9189-9195. 2013
- Accumulation of bone strontium measured by in vivo XRF in rats supplemented with strontium citrate and strontium ranelate. Bone. 52:63-69. 2013
- Monitoring bone strontium levels of an osteoporotic subject due to self-administration of strontium citrate with a novel diagnostic tool, in vivo XRF: A case study. Bone. 51:93-97. 2012
- Ex vivoevaluation of a coherent normalization procedure to quantifyin vivofinger strontium XRS measurements. Medical Physics. 39:832-841. 2012
- Blood lead levels and cumulative blood lead index (CBLI) as predictors of late neurodevelopment in lead poisoned children. Biomarkers. 16:517-524. 2011
- Aluminium and strontium in calcium supplements and antacids: a concern to haemodialysis patients?. Food Additives and Contaminants - Part A Chemistry, Analysis, Control, Exposure and Risk Assessment. 27:1405-1414. 2010
- Evaluation of imaging technologies to correct for photon attenuation in the overlying tissue forin vivobone strontium measurements. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 55:1083-1098. 2010
- Monitoring the photographic process, degradation and restoration of 21st century Daguerreotypes by wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 25:654-654. 2010
- Noninvasive measurement of aluminium in human bone: Preliminary human study and improved system performance. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 103:1585-1590. 2009
- Bone manganese as a biomarker of manganese exposure: A feasibility study. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 52:742-750. 2009
- Strontium depth distribution in human bone measured by micro‐PIXE. X-Ray Spectrometry. 38:271-277. 2009
- Opportunities to improve thein vivomeasurement of manganese in human hands. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 54:17-28. 2009
- In vivo measurement of bone aluminum in population living in southern Ontario, Canada. Medical Physics. 35:5115-5123. 2008
- A preliminary study for non-invasive quantification of manganese in human hand bones. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 53:N371-N376. 2008
- Coherent normalization of finger strontium XRF measurements: feasibility and limitations. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 53:N307-N313. 2008
- Quantification of manganese in human hand bones: a feasibility study. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 53:4081-4092. 2008
- In vivoassessment of magnesium status in human body using accelerator-based neutron activation measurement of hands: A pilot study. Medical Physics. 35:608-616. 2008
- Spectrometry methods for in vivo bone strontium measurements. X-Ray Spectrometry. 37:42-50. 2008
- The use of teeth as the site for the in vivo or ex vivo quantification of skeletal strontium by energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry: A feasibility study. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 23:527-527. 2008
- In vivostudy of an x-ray fluorescence system to detect bone strontium non-invasively. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 52:2107-2122. 2007
- Dosimetric characterization of the irradiation cavity for accelerator-basedin vivoneutron activation analysis. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 52:1693-1703. 2007
- Evaluation of geometries appropriate for 125I in vivo bone strontium X-ray fluorescence measurement. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 269:625-629. 2006
- Improvement ofin vivoneutron activation analysis of Mn using a 4p NaI(Tl) detector array. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 269:615-618. 2006
- In vivo measurement of bone aluminium: Recent developments. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 99:1899-1903. 2005
- Quantification of bone strontium levels in humans byin vivox-ray fluorescence. Medical Physics. 31:528-538. 2004
- An accelerator based system for in vivo neutron activation analysis measurements of manganese in human hand bones. Medical Physics. 29:2718-2724. 2002
- Ultrasound measurements of overlying soft tissue thickness at four skeletal sites suitable for in vivo x‐ray fluorescence. Medical Physics. 29:2687-2691. 2002
- Monte Carlo design study for in vivo bone aluminum measurement using a low energy accelerator beam. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 53:657-664. 2000
- Performance appraisals of digital spectroscopy systems for the measurement of bone lead. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 53:647-650. 2000
- Development of an accelerator based determination of aluminum burden in peripheral bone by neutron activation analysis. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 49:717-719. 1998
- Deep Texture Analysis Enhanced MRI Radiomics for Predicting Head and Neck Cancer Treatment Outcomes with Machine Learning Classifiers. Radiation. 4:192-212.
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