Gizem Cifter, Ph.D., DABR
Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Physics - Patient Care, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, The George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2015 | University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA, PHD, Physics (Medical Physics) |
| 2013 | University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA, MS, Physics |
| 2010 | Isik University, Istanbul, TUR, BS, Physics |
Postgraduate Training
| 2019-2019 | Vendor Training, Raystation Physics, RayStation, New York, NY |
| 2018-2018 | Vendor Training, Introduction to RayStation Planning, RayStation, New York, NY |
| 2018-2018 | Vendor Training, Elekta Oncentra Brachytherapy Application, Elekta, Atlant, GA |
| 2018-2018 | Clinical Physics, ABS/MD Anderson Winter Prostate LDR/HDR Scholarship and Works Shop, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2015-2018 | Clinical Residency, Therapeutic Medical Physics Program (CAMPEP Accredited), Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL |
Honors & Awards
| 2016 | Best in Physics Award, American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) |
| 2014 | Finalist, Best Abstracts New England Chapter, American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) |
| 2013 | Outstanding Medical Physics Student of the Year, University of Massachusetts Lowell |
| 2013 | Full Funding Scholarship, American Board of Radiology (ABR) |
| 2010 | Grant Scholarship, Fulbright Education USA Opportunity |
| 2009 | Exchange Student Grant, Erasmus Programme |
| 2005 | Full Tuition Waiver Academic Scholarship, Isik University |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Abstracts
- Cifter G, Sajo E, Korideck H, Kumar R, Sridhar S, Cormack R, Makrigiorgos G, Ngwa W. Next Generation Radiotherapy Biomaterials Loaded With Gold Nanoparticles. Med Phys 42(Part6,29):3565, 2019.
- Cifter G, Goyal S, Agdam H, Sarfaraz M. Comparison of Conventional 3DCRT and IMRT for Craniospinal Irradiation. Med Phys 46(6):E643, 2019.
- Sinha N, Cifter G, Ngwa W. Three Dimensional in Silico Study of Brachytherapy Application with In-Situ Dose-Painting Administered Via Gold-Nanoparticle. Med Phys 42(6Part24), 2015.
- Mainali M, Ngwa W, Cifter G, Celli J. Potential of Using Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles (CONP) for Protecting Healthy Tissue During Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI). Med Phys 42(6):3643, 2015.
- Sinha N, Cifter G, Sajo E, Ngwa W. Targeted Customizable Radiotherapy Enhancement (CuRE) for Prostate Cancer Using Cisplatin Nanoparticles. Med Phys 41(6Part16):301, 2014.
- Cifter G, Sajo E, Makrigiorgos G, Ngwa W. Radiotherapy Enhancement for Prostate Cancer Using Platinum-Based Nanoparticles. Med Phys 40(6):465, 2013.
Book Chapters
- Cifter G, Ngwa W. Accelerated Partial breast Irradiation (APBI) during Nanoparticle- Aided Radiotherapy. In: Nanoparticle Enhanced Radiation Therapy. first. Institute of Physics Publishing: Bristol Great Britain, 18-1 to 18-12, 2020.
- Cifter G, Altundal Y, Sajo E, Berbeco R, Makrigiorgos M, Ngwa W. Dose enhancement during concomitant chemoradiotherapy using FDA approved concentrations of carboplatin and oxaliplatin nanoparticles. In: World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering. Springer, Cham: Switzerland, 1723-1726, 2015.