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

• Online adaptive radiation
• Prostate cancer
• Breast cancer

Academic Interests

• Brachytherapy 
• Stereotactic radiation therapy 
• Gynecologic cancer 

Awards and Honours

• Dalhousie University Department of  Radiation Oncology - Radiation Oncology Teacher of the year 2024

• 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

M.L. Dahn, R.Lee MacDonald, A. Cherpak, S. Allen, H.M. Dahn, Online CBCT-based adaptive radiation with reduced PTV margins for prostate cancer: Does reference plan comparison tell the whole story?, Clinical & Translational Radiation Oncology (2025).

Jeffrey Quoc Cao, Michael Yassa, Carmen Helena Avella Bolivar, Hannah Dahn, Iwa Kong, Natalie Logie, Valerie Théberge, Ericka Wiebe, Jean-Michel Caudrelier, Jean-Marc Bourque, Valerie Panet-Raymond, Danielle Rodin, Philip Wright, Bashir Bashir, Stanley Marchuk, Maxwell Sauder, Joel Claveau, Nour Dayeh, Edward Chow, Tarek Hijal, Modified Delphi Consensus on Interventions for Acute Radiation Dermatitis in Breast Cancer: A Canadian Expert Perspective, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, Volume 122, Issue 2, 2025, Pages 267-274, ISSN 0360-3016.

Abby Yashayaeva, Hannah Dahn, Michelle Svatos, Kenny Zhan, Shaun Naugle, Karyn Sutherland, Britney Green, Cayleigh Martell, James Robar, A Prospective Study Demonstrating Early Prediction of Skin Toxicity From Radiation Therapy Using Radiomic Features From Optical and Infrared Images, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, Volume 118, Issue 3, 2024, Pages 839-852, ISSN 0360-3016.

P. Martin, A. Cherpak, R.L.L. MacDonald, A. Yashayaeva, D. McAloney, N. McMaster, K. Zhan, S. Cwajna, N.G. Patil, H. Dahn, J. L. Robar. Dosimetric Analysis for Clinical Treatment Volumes Using a Novel CBCT Imaging System. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, Volume 120, Issue 2, e164

Ilie G, Knapp G, Davidson A, Snow S, Dahn HM, MacDonald C, Tsirigotis M, Rutledge RDH. The Cancer Patient Empowerment Program: A Comprehensive Approach to Reducing Psychological Distress in Cancer Survivors, with Insights from a Mixed-Model Analysis, Including Implications for Breast Cancer Patients. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Oct 2;16(19):3373. 

James L. Robar, Amanda Cherpak, Robert Lee MacDonald, Abigail Yashayaeva, David McAloney, Natasha McMaster, Kenny Zhan, Slawa Cwajna, Nikhilesh Patil, Hannah Dahn; Novel Technology Allowing Cone Beam Computed Tomography in 6 Seconds: A Patient Study of Comparative Image Quality, Practical Radiation Oncology, 2023, ISSN 1879-8500.

Peter R. Martin, Amanda Cherpak, R. Lee MacDonald, Abigail Yashayaeva, David McAloney, Natasha McMaster, Kenny Zhan, Slawa Cwajna, Nikhilesh Patil, Hannah M. Dahn, James L. Robar, Dose calculation accuracy of clinical radiotherapy plans using next generation cone beam computed tomography imaging technology, Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology, Volume 34, 2025, 100756, ISSN 2405-6316.