Kathryn Moran

Education

• BSc Biology (Mount Saint Vincent University)
• BSc Radiation Sciences (University of Toronto)
• Diploma Radiation Therapy (Michener Institute)
• CT Imaging Specialty Certification (Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists)

Academic interests

• Quality Improvement
• Incident Reporting
• Clinical Innovation

Awards and Honours

• First Place Award in Research Allied Health Category Dalhousie University Department of Radiation Oncology Research Day-May 23, 2019
• First Place Award for Central Zone; Nova Scotia Health Authority Quality Summit Poster Fair -2013, 2014 & 2016
• The Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences Editor's Choice: Top 5 Articles of the Year-2015
• Accreditation Canada Innovative Leading Practice-2014 

Recent publications

Sadeghi P, Moran K, Robar J. L. (2020) Capacitive monitoring system for real-time respiratory motion detection. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. https://doi.org/10.1002/acm2.12958

Moran K., Davis C.A.  (2020) Pan-Canadian Survey of Medical Radiation Technologist's Views Towards Evidence-Based Practice, Research, Barriers, and Enablers. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2019.11.141

Semeniuk O., Sadeghi P., Farah J., Moran K., Robar J.L. (2019) Performance optimization of Capacitive Motion Sensing (CMS) system for intra-fraction motion detection during stereotactic radiosurgery. Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express. https://doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/ab5bff

Robar J.L, Moran K, Allan J, Clancey J, Joseph T, Chytyk-Praznik K, MacDonald R.L, Lincoln J, Sadeghi P, Rutledge R. (2017) Intra-patient study comparing 3D printed bolus versus standard vinyl gel sheet bolus for post-mastectomy chest wall radiation therapy. Practical Radiation Oncology. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prro.2017.12.008

Other interests and Achievements

• Canadian Partnership for Quality Radiotherapy; National System for Incident Reporting Advisory Committee