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Department of Oncology

Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary 

In partnership with Arnie Charbonneau Cancer Institute

Department of Oncology

Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary 

In partnership with Arne Charbonneau Cancer Institute

Morrison, Hali

Medical Physics

Adjunct Assistant Professor

EMAIL: hali.morrison@albertahealthservices.ca
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Biography

Dr. Morrison completed her BSc in Astrophysics at the University of Calgary in 2012 followed by a PhD from the University of Alberta in Medical Physics in 2017. She then returned to Calgary to complete a CAMPEP accredited residency in radiation oncology physics at the Tom Baker Cancer Center, and then transitioned to a clinical medical physicist afterwards.

Currently, Hali is an adjunct assistant professor in both the Department of Oncology and the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Her teaching focuses on dosimetry and treatment planning in radiotherapy at both the graduate and resident level.

Clinically, Hali leads the automation team within medical physics, co-leads the external beam group, and is a member of the stereotactic radiosurgery and treatment planning groups. She is also the lead medical physicist for the ocular brachytherapy program.

Area of Focus

Automation in radiation therapy, External beam radiotherapy, Stereotactic radiotherapy, ocular brachytherapy

Summary of Research

Dr. Morrison has a broad range of research interests including: accurate dosimetry for ocular brachytherapy, monte carlo methods for brachytherapy, radiochromic film measurement techniques for unique applications (low-energy photos, high LET-particles), radiotherapy motion management techniques, and radiotherapy process improvements through automation.

Selected publications:

  1. Cecchi DD, Ploquin NP, Faruqi S, Morrison H. Impact of abdominal compression on heart and stomach motion for stereotactic arrythmia radioablation. J Appl Clin Med Phys. e14346 (10 pp.) (2024).
  2. Fletcher EM, Ballester F, Beaulieu L, Morrison H, Poher A, Rivard MJ, Sloboda RS, Vijande J, Thomson RM. Generation and comparison of 3D dosimetric reference datasets for COMS eye plaque brachytherapy using model-based dose calculations. Med Phys. 51694–706 (2023).
  3. Berger ND, Brownlee PM, Chen MJ, Morrison H, Osz K, Ploquin NP, Chan JA, Goodarzi AA. High replication stress and limited Rad51-mediated DNA repair capacity, but not oxidative stress, underlie oligodendrocyte precursor cell radiosensitivity. NAR Cancer 4(2) zcac012. (2022)
  4. Morrison H, Menon G, Larocque MP, van Veelen B, Niatsetski Y, Weis E, Sloboda RS. Advanced Collapsed cone Engine dose calculations in tissue media for COMS eye plaques loaded with I-125 seeds. Phys. 45(7) 3349-3360 (2018).

Morrison H, Menon G, Sloboda RS. Radiochromic film calibration for low-energy seed brachytherapy dose measurement. Med. Phys. 41(7) 072101 (11 pp.) (2014).

Area Of Focus

Automation in radiation therapy, External beam radiotherapy, Stereotactic radiotherapy, ocular brachytherapy

Summary Of Research

Dr. Morrison has a broad range of research interests including: accurate dosimetry for ocular brachytherapy, monte carlo methods for brachytherapy, radiochromic film measurement techniques for unique applications (low-energy photos, high LET-particles), radiotherapy motion management techniques, and radiotherapy process improvements through automation.

Selected publications:

  1. Cecchi DD, Ploquin NP, Faruqi S, Morrison H. Impact of abdominal compression on heart and stomach motion for stereotactic arrythmia radioablation. J Appl Clin Med Phys. e14346 (10 pp.) (2024).
  2. Fletcher EM, Ballester F, Beaulieu L, Morrison H, Poher A, Rivard MJ, Sloboda RS, Vijande J, Thomson RM. Generation and comparison of 3D dosimetric reference datasets for COMS eye plaque brachytherapy using model-based dose calculations. Med Phys. 51694–706 (2023).
  3. Berger ND, Brownlee PM, Chen MJ, Morrison H, Osz K, Ploquin NP, Chan JA, Goodarzi AA. High replication stress and limited Rad51-mediated DNA repair capacity, but not oxidative stress, underlie oligodendrocyte precursor cell radiosensitivity. NAR Cancer 4(2) zcac012. (2022)
  4. Morrison H, Menon G, Larocque MP, van Veelen B, Niatsetski Y, Weis E, Sloboda RS. Advanced Collapsed cone Engine dose calculations in tissue media for COMS eye plaques loaded with I-125 seeds. Phys. 45(7) 3349-3360 (2018).

Morrison H, Menon G, Sloboda RS. Radiochromic film calibration for low-energy seed brachytherapy dose measurement. Med. Phys. 41(7) 072101 (11 pp.) (2014).

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