Hannah  Dahn

Clinical Sites

• Genito-urinary
• Gynecologic
• Breast 

Education

• BSc combined honours in physics and neuroscience - Dalhousie University 
• MD (Medicine) - Dalhousie University 
• FRCPC (Radiation Oncology) - Dalhousie University

Research Interests

• Prostate cancer
• Breast cancer
• Adaptive Radiation - imaging
• Clinical trials 

Academic Interests

• Brachytherapy 
• Stereotacic radiation therapy 
• Gynecologic cancer 

Awards and Honours

• JEAN ROY RESIDENT MEMORIAL AWARD (2020)
  This award is granted annually to a Radiation Oncology resident in Canada who shows creativity, capacity to innovate, and leadership in the fields in education, administration or clinical applications of new technologies
  
  
• DR JOHN CARSON RESIDENT RESEARCH AWARD IN RADIATION ONCOLOGY (2018, 2019)
  Awarded to a Radiation Oncology resident at Dalhousie for their research project

Recent Publications

Dahn, HM., Boersma, LJ., de Ruysscher, D., Meattini I., Offersen, BV., Pignol, JP., Aristei, C., Belkacemi, Y., Benjamin., D., Bese, N., Coles, CE., Franco, P., Ho, A., Hol, S., Jagsi, R., Kirby, AM., Marrazzo, L., Marta, GN., Moran, MS., Nichol, AM., Nissen, HD., Strnad, V., Zissiadis, YE., Poortmans, P., Kaidar-Person., O. The use of bolus in postmastectomy radiation therapy for breast cancer: A systematic review. Critical Review in Oncology and Hematology. (2021); 163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.critrevonc.2021.103391

Kaidar-Person, O., Dahn, H., Nichol, A., Boersma, L., de Ruysscher, D., Meattini, I., Pignol, JP., Aristei, C., Belkacemi, Y., Benjamin, D., Bese, N., Coles, C., Franco, P., Ho, A., Hol, S., Jagsi, R., Kirby, A., Marrazzo, L., Marta, G., Moran, M., Nissen, H., Strnad, V., Zissiadis, Y., Poortmans, P., Offersen, B. A Delphi study and International Consensus Recommendations: The use of bolus in the setting of postmastectomy radiation therapy for early breast cancer. Radiotherapy and Oncology. (2021). In Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2021.09.012

Dahn, H., Wilke, D., Walsh, G., Pignol, J.P. Radiation and/or endocrine therapy? Recurrence and survival outcomes in women over 70 with early breast cancer after breast-conserving surgery. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 2020 Jul;182(2):411-420. doi: 10.1007/s10549-020-05691-6

Dahn, H., Best, L., Bowes, D. Attitudes Towards Research During Residency Training: a Survey of Canadian Radiation Oncology Residents and Program Directors. Journal of Cancer Education. (2019).

Dahn, H., Oliver, P. A. K, Allen, S., Cherpak, A., Syme, A., Patil, N., Bowes, D. Individualized Dose-

Escalation of HDR Prostate Brachytherapy Implant to Decrease Required External Beam Radiation Dose: A Retrospective Feasibility Study. Advances in Radiation Oncology. (2019); 4(4): 641-648.

Dahn, H., McGibbon, A., Bowes, D. Burnout and Resiliency in Canadian Oncology Resident: A Nationwide Resident and Program Director Survey. Practical Radiation Oncology. 2018, 9(1), e118- e125.

Dahn, H., Watts, K., Best, L., Bowes, D. Transition to practice: creation of a transitional rotation for radiation oncology. Canadian Medical Education Journal. 2018, 9(3).