Steven de Boer MS
Steven de Boer
MS
Senior Medical Physicist, Research Assistant Professor
Department of Radiation Oncology
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Radiological Physics
Professional Summary:
Provides medical physicist services to Institute departments using radiation beams for therapy of disease; maintains quality assurance and calibration of radiotherapy equipment; provides consultation in radiation safety matters; participates in treatment design and delivery. Enhances professional growth and development by conducting and participating in educational programs, distributing and reading current literature, conducting and participating in in-service meetings and workshops.
Education and Training:
- MS, Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto (1993)
- BS, Physics, Western University (1990)
Employment:
- Senior Medical Physicist, Research Assistant Professor, Radiation Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (1998-present)
- Radiological Physicist, Carillion Roanoke Memorial Hospitals (1993–1998)
Journal Articles:
- Merrow C, deBoer S, Podgorsak MB. (2014) VMAT for the treatment of gynecologic malignancies for patients unable to receive HDR brachytherapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys (Sep), 15(5): 4839-4839.
- Goraj A, de Boer SF, de Boer S. (2012) Impact of the number of control points has on isodose distributions in a dynamic multileaf collimator intensity-modulated radiation therapy delivery. Med Dosim (May), 37(4): 412-416.
- Malhotra HK, Raina S, Avadhani JS, deBoer S, Podgorsak MB. (2005) Technical and dosimetric considerations in IMRT treatment planning for large target volumes. J Appl Clin Med Phys (Nov), 6(4): 77-87.
- Tripp P, Malhotra HK, Javle M, Shaukat A, Russo R, De Boer S, Podgorsak M, Nava H, Yang GY, de Boer S. (2005) Cardiac function after chemoradiation for esophageal cancer: comparison of heart dose-volume histogram parameters to multiple gated acquisition scan changes. Dis Esophagus (Jan), 18(6): 400-405.
Professional Memberships:
- American Academy of Medical Dosimetry (AAMD) (2007–2012)
- Canadian Organization of Medical Physics (2004–2009)
- American College of Medical Physics (2000–2010)
- Upstate New York Association of Physicists in Medicine (1999–present)
- American College of Radiology (1997–present)
- The Mid Atlantic Chapter of the AAPM (1994–1998)
- Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) (1991–present)
Presentations:
- "Potential health hazards for the Radiation Therapists" 16th Annual Radiation Oncology Conference and the American Association of MEdical Dosimetrist regional meeting; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Radiation Therapists/Medical Dosimetrist (2016)
- "Practice Accreditation in Radiation Oncology in the United States" World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering; World Congress on Medical Physics; medical physics (2015)
- "Policy and Procedures, Importance and Development" AAPM; AAPM; medical physics (2014)
- "The use of MOSAIQ assessment for the daily QA of a modern IGRT linac" Canadian MOSAIQ users meeting; MOSIAQ; medical physics (2014)
- "4D Imaging in Radiation Oncology" 11th Annual Radiation Oncology Conference; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Radiation Therapists/Medical Dosimetrist (2010)
- "The Interesting Properties, Effects and Applications of Electron Beam Radiation Therapy" 10th Annual Conference for Radiation Therapists and Diagnostic Imaging; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Radiation Therapists/Medical Dosimetrist (2009)
- "The Implementation and use of Rapid Arc" Roswell Park Radiation Therapist education Series; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Radiation Therapist (2008)
- "Principles and Practice of Rotational IMRT" 9th Annual Radiation Oncology Conference for Therapists and Dosimetrists; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Radiation Therapists/Medical Dosimetrist (2008)
- "Respiratory Gating" 8th Annual Radiation Oncology Conference; Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Radiation Therapists/Medical Dosimetrist (2007)