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Brigida da Costa Ferreira is assistant professor at the Faculty of Sciences from Lisbon University and researcher at IBEB and INESCC (Coimbra University). She graduated in Technological Physics at the Science Faculty of Lisbon University and did her PhD in Medical Radiation Physics at Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University. Her postdoc was done at Aveiro University and at the Medical Physics Department of IPOCFG that aimed to implement IMRT for head and neck tumours and Stereotactic IMRT for brain lesions. Under the program CIENCIA2008, her research project involved the development of the electronic health information system RESPONSE aiming to collect clinical patient data for radiobiological studies. Her research work was published in international journals like Radiation Oncology, Physics Medicine and Biology, Acta Oncologica, Medical Physics, Physica Medica (awarded best paper 2006-2007), etc. Some of her main interests are: dose-response modelling, evaluation of the efficacy of radiation therapy, radiobiological optimization, advanced radiation therapy techniques.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Brígida Costa Ferreira

Citation names

  • Ferreira, Brigida
  • Ferreira, B.C.
  • Brígida Costa Ferreira
  • Brígida da Costa Ferreira
  • Brígida C Ferreira

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
A61B-E07B-84B3
ORCID iD
0000-0001-7988-7545
Researcher Id
N-7998-2017

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2009/07/31
Concluded
 Implementation of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (Pós-doutoramento)
Major in Medical Physics
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal

Instituto Português de Oncologia de Coimbra Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal
1999 - 2004/12
Concluded
 Medical Radiation Physics (Doutoramento)
Major in Medical Physics
Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

Stockholms Universitet Matematisk-fysiska sektionen, Sweden
"Biological Optimization of Angle of Incidence and Intensity Modulation in Breast and Cervix Cancer Radiation Therapy" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1997/09/07
Concluded
 Technological Physics (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Photodensitometry in radiation therapy" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2010 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2006/09 - 2020/07 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/09/01 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2014 - 2020/08/31 Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/09 - Current Coordinator of the Master in Biomedical and Biophysics Engineering Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/10 - 2022/08 Co-coordinator of the Master in Biomedical Engineering Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2024 - 2026 BONE, BRAIN, BREAST AND AXILLARY MEDICAL MICROWAVE IMAGING TWINNING (3BATWIN)
101159623
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Planeamento Automático de Tratamentos para Radioterapia com Protões
UTA-EXPL/FMT/0079/2019
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores de Coimbra, Portugal
Ongoing
2018 - 2021 RT-CARE, Computational Approaches for Radiotherapy Planning of Excellence
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028030
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers at Coimbra
UID/Multi/00308/2019
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2012/04/02 - 2015/08/01 Optimização Angular em Radioterapia de Intensidade Modulada
PTDC/EIA-CCO/121450/2010
Instituto Português de Oncologia de Coimbra Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal

Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2009 - 2014 BAO, Beam Angle Optimization
PTDC/EIA-CCO/121450/2010
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Joana Neves; Humberto Rocha; Brígida Ferreira; Joana Dias. "Robust Optimization for IMPT: Introducing and Comparing Different Automated Approaches". 2024.
    10.1007/978-3-031-65223-3_22
  2. Humberto Rocha; Joana Dias; Pedro Carrasqueira; Tiago Ventura; Brígida Ferreira; Maria do Carmo Lopes. "Comparison of Different Strategies for Arc Therapy Optimization". 552-563. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    10.1007/978-3-030-58808-3_40
  3. Tiago Ventura; Maria do Carmo Lopes; Humberto Rocha; Brigida da Costa Ferreira; Joana Dias. "Advantage of Beam Angle Optimization in Head-and-Neck IMRT: Patient Specific Analysis". 1256-1263. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    10.1007/978-3-030-31635-8_153
  4. Humberto Rocha; Joana Dias; Tiago Ventura; Brígida Ferreira; Maria do Carmo Lopes. "An Optimization Approach for Noncoplanar Intensity-Modulated Arc Therapy Trajectories". 199-214. Springer International Publishing, 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-24302-9_15
  5. Ferreira, Brígida C.; Dias, Joana; Gomes, Adriana; Mavroidis, Panayiotis; Rocha, Humberto. "Dose-Response to Different Radiochemotherapy Regimens in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer". In XV Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing – MEDICON 2019, 1276-1282. Springer International Publishing, 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-31635-8_156
  6. Humberto Rocha; Joana Dias; Tiago Ventura; Brígida Ferreira; Maria do Carmo Lopes; Rocha, Humberto; Dias, Joana M.; et al. "Comparison of Combinatorial and Continuous Frameworks for the Beam Angle Optimization Problem in IMRT". edited by Gervasi, O.; Murgante, B.; Misra, S.; Rocha, Amac; Torre, C. M.; Tanier, D.; Apduhan, B. O.; Stankova, E.; Wang, S., 593-606. Springer International Publishing, 2018.
    10.1007/978-3-319-95165-2_42
  7. Dias, J.; Rocha, H.; Ventura, T.; Ferreira, B.; do Carmo Lopes, M.. "A heuristic based on fuzzy inference systems for multiobjective IMRT treatment planning". 2018.
    10.1007/978-3-319-72926-8_22
  8. da Costa Ferreira, Brígida; Mavroidis, Panayiotis; Dias, Joana; Rocha, Humberto. "Incorporating the Local Biological Effect of Dose Per Fraction in IMRT Inverse Optimization". In World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering 2018, 413-416. Springer Singapore, 2018.
    10.1007/978-981-10-9023-3_74
  9. Dias, J.; Rocha, H.; Ventura, T.; Ferreira, B.; Lopes, M.D.C.. "Automated radiotherapy treatment planning using fuzzy inference systems". 2017.
    10.1007/978-3-319-62398-6_7
  10. Rocha, H.; Dias, J.M.; Ventura, T.; Ferreira, B.C.; Lopes, M.D.C.. "A global score-driven beam angle optimization in IMRT". 2017.
    10.1007/978-3-319-62398-6_6
  11. Ferreira, Brgida C.; Khouri, Leila; Lopes, Maria Do Carmo; Ferreira, Herve. "RESPONSE, an Electronic Health Patient Information Software for Radiation Therapy". edited by Lackovic, I.; Vasic, D., 691-694. 2015.
    10.1007/978-3-319-11128-5_172
  12. Rocha, Humberto; Dias, Joana M.; Ferreira, Brigida C.; Lopes, Maria do Carmo; do Carmo Lopes, Maria. "Does Beam Angle Optimization Really Matter for Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy?". edited by Gervasi, O.; Murgante, B.; Misra, S.; Gavrilova, M. L.; Rocha, Amac; Torre, C.; Taniar, D.; Apduhan, B. O., 522-533. 2015.
    10.1007/978-3-319-21407-8_37
  13. Dias, Joana; Rocha, Humberto; Ferreira, Brigida; Lopes, Maria do Carmo. "IMRT Beam Angle Optimization using Differential Evolution". edited by Zheng, H.; Hu, X.; Berrar, D.; Wang, Y.; Dubitzky, W.; Hao, J. K.; Cho, K. H.; Gilbert, D.. 2014.
    10.1109/BIBM.2014.6999243
  14. Dias, J.M.; Rocha, H.; Ferreira, B.; Do Carmo Lopes, M.; Dias, Joana M.; Rocha, Humberto; Ferreira, Brgida; Lopes, Maria do Carmo. "IMRT beam angle optimization using DDS with a cross-validation approach for configuration selection". edited by Murgante, B.; Misra, S.; Rocha, Amac; Torre, C.; Rocha, J. G.; Falcao, M. I.; Taniar, D.; Apduhan, B. O.; Gervasi, O., 1-+. 2014.
    10.1007/978-3-319-09129-7_1
  15. Rocha, H.; Dias, J.M.; Ferreira, B.; Do Carmo Lopes, M.; Rocha, Humberto; Dias, Joana M.; Ferreira, Brigida; et al. "IMRT beam angle optimization using non-descent pattern search methods". edited by Murgante, B.; Misra, S.; Rocha, Amac; Torre, C.; Rocha, J. G.; Falcao, M. I.; Taniar, D.; Apduhan, B. O.; Gervasi, O., 17-+. 2014.
    10.1007/978-3-319-09129-7_2
  16. Rocha, Humberto; Dias, Joana M.; Ferreira, Brigida C.; Lopes, Maria do Carmo; Rocha, H.; Dias, J.M.; Ferreira, B.C.; Do Carmo Lopes, M.. "On the Use of a Priori Knowledge in Pattern Search Methods: Application to Beam Angle Optimization for Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy". edited by Murgante, B.; Misra, S.; Carlini, M.; Torre, C. M.; Nguyen, H. Q.; Taniar, D.; Apduhan, B. O.; Gervasi, O., 279-292. 2013.
    10.1007/978-3-642-39637-3-23
  17. Rocha, H.; Dias, J.M.; Ferreira, B.C.; Do Carmo Lopes, M.; Rocha, Humberto; Dias, Joana M.; Ferreira, Brigida C.; et al. "Incorporating radial basis functions in pattern search methods: Application to beam angle optimization in radiotherapy treatment planning". In Computational Science and Its Applications - Iccsa 2012, Pt Iii, 1-16. 2012.
    10.1007/978-3-642-31137-6_1
  18. Rocha, H.; Dias, J.M.; Ferreira, B.C.; Do Carmo Lopes, M.; Rocha, Humberto; Dias, Joana M.; Ferreira, Brigida C.; et al. "Influence of sampling in radiation therapy treatment design". In Computational Science and Its Applications - Iccsa 2011, Pt Iii, 215-230. 2011.
    10.1007/978-3-642-21931-3_18
Conference abstract
  1. A Martins; Brígida C Ferreira; Gaspar, Maria Manuela; Vieira, Sandra. "Potential of concomitant radiation therapy with gold nanoparticles for pancreatic cancer.". Paper presented in ESTRO2024, Glasgow, 2024.
    Accepted
  2. Ferreira, Brigida; Dias, Joana; H Rocha. "Comparison of methods quantifying the effectiveness of Radiation Therapy with Gold Nanoparticles.". Paper presented in ESTRO2024, Glasgow, 2024.
    Accepted
  3. Aires, Diana; Ferreira, Brigida; Dias, Joana; H Rocha. "Inverse biological radiotherapy treatment planning optimization using simulated annealing". Paper presented in ESTRO2024, Glasgow, 2024.
    Accepted
  4. Dias, Joana; H Rocha; Ventura, Tiago; Ferreira, Brigida; Lopes, Maria do Carmo. "Clinical Validation of a Graphical Method for Radiation Therapy Plan Quality Assessment: elicitation of preferences using linear programming". Paper presented in 31st European Conference on Operational Research, Athens, 2021.
    Accepted
  5. Ventura, Tiago; Ferreira, Brigida. "Evaluation of two arc trajectory optimization algorithms for intracranial tumours VMAT planning". Paper presented in ESTRO, Vienna, 2020.
  6. Ferreira, Brigida. "Tumour response modelling to radiochemotherapy with gemcitabine for pancreatic cancer". Paper presented in ESTRO2020, Vienna, 2020.
  7. Adriana Gomes; Ferreira, Brígida. "RT and RTQT in the treatment of locally advanced pancreatic tumours – systematic revision". Paper presented in World Congress of Medical Physic and Biomedical Engineering, Praga, 2018.
  8. Humberto Rocha; Joana Dias; Tiago Ventura; Ferreira, Brígida; Maria do Carmo Lopes. "Optimização Angular no Planeamento de Tratamentos de Radioterapia: a importância da escolha da função objectivo na exploração do espaço de soluções". Paper presented in IO2018, XIX Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Investigação Operacional, Aveiro, 2018.
  9. Joana Dias; Humberto Rocha; Tiago Ventura; Ferreira, Brígida; Maria do Carmo Lopes. "Multiobjective IMRT treatment planning: approximating the non-dominated set using fuzzy inference-based heuristic.". Paper presented in The International Conference on Multiple Objective Programming and Goal Programming,, Metz, 2017.
  10. Joana Dias; Humberto Rocha; Tiago Ventura; Ferreira, Brígida; Maria do Carmo Lopes. "Multicriteria approach for IMRT treatment planning based on fuzzy inference systems". Paper presented in 21st Conference of the International Federation of Operational Research Societies, 2017.
  11. Tiago Ventura; Humberto Rocha; Ferreira, Brígida; Leila Khouri; Joana Dias. "Dose plan assessment of coplanar and non-coplanar beam angle optimization algorithms". Paper presented in ESTRO 35, 2016.
  12. Humberto Rocha; Joana Dias; Tiago Ventura; Ferreira, Brígida; Maria do Carmo Lopes. "On the beam angle optimization problem in IMRT: combinatorial vs continuous optimization". Paper presented in XIII Global Optimization Workshop GOW’16, Braga, 2016.
  13. Xavier, C. P.; Ferreira, B. C.; Khouri, L.; Lopes, M.; Stathakis, S.; Papanikolaou, N.; Mavroidis, P.. "Dose Response Relations for Xerostomia from Head and Neck Cancer Radiation Therapy". 2015.
  14. Jéssica Guerra; Ferreira, Brígida; Leila Khouri. "Analyses of pharyngeal constrictor muscles doses in radiotherapy of head and neck cancer patients.". Paper presented in II International Health Congress Gaia-Porto: From diagnosis to Intervention, Gaia-Porto, 2015.
  15. Jennifer Afonso; Ferreira, Brígida. "Analysis of the cochlear dose in head and neck cancer radiotherapy". Paper presented in II International Health Congress Gaia-Porto: From diagnosis to Intervention, Gaia-Porto, 2015.
  16. Inês Soares; Joana Dias; Humberto Rocha; Ferreira, Brígida; Leila Khouri; Maria do Carmo Lopes. "Predicting Xerostomia after IMRT treatments: a data mining approach". Paper presented in Euro Mini Conference. Improving Healthcare: New Challenges, New Approaches, Coimbra, 2015.
    10.1007/s12553-017-0204-4
  17. Tiago Ventura; Humberto Rocha; Ferreira, Brígida; Joana Dias; Maria do Carmo Lopes. "Beam angle optimization algorithms assessment in a fully automated multicriterial plan generation system". Paper presented in Euro Mini Conference. Improving Healthcare: New Challenges, New Approaches., Coimbra, 2015.
  18. Humberto Rocha; Ferreira, Brígida; Joana Dias. "Noncoplanar beam angle optimization in IMRT treatment planning using pattern search methods". Paper presented in Euro Mini Conference. Improving Healthcare: New Challenges, New Approaches, Coimbra, 2015.
    10.1088/1742-6596/616/1/012014
  19. Dias, Joana Matos; Rocha, Humberto; Ferreira, Brigida; Ventura, Tiago; do Carmo Lopes, Maria. "Fluence Map Non-Linear Continuous Optimization for IMRT Treatment Planning". Paper presented in 13th EUROPT Workshop on Advances in Continuous Optimization, Edinburgh, 2015.
  20. Dias, Joana; Rocha, Humberto; Ventura, Tiago; Ferreira, Brigida; do Carmo Lopes, Maria. "Automated Iterative Non-Linear Optimization for IMRT Fluence Map Optimization". Paper presented in 27th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO2015), Glasgow, 2015.
  21. Cláudia Peixoto Xavier; Ferreira, Brigida; Mavroidis, Panayiotis. "Dose-response relations for xerostomia from head and neck cancer radiotherapy". 2015.
  22. Ferreira, Brígida; Tânia Santos; Rui Vale Marques; Leila Khouri; Maria do Carmo Lopes. "Assessment and topographic characterization of local-regional recurrences in Head and Neck tumours". Paper presented in ESTRO 33, Viena, 2014.
  23. Cláudia Peixoto Xavier; Ferreira, Brigida; Mavroidis, Panayiotis. "The development of a decision support system with an interactive clinical user interface for estimating treatment parameters in radiation therapy in order to reduce radiation dose in head and neck patients". Paper presented in AAPM, Austin, 2014.
  24. Rocha, Humberto; Dias, Joana; Ferreira, Brigida; do Carmo Lopes, M.. "Noncoplanar beam angle optimization in IMRT treatment planning using derivative- free algorithms". Paper presented in 8th European Conference on Medical Physics, Athens, 2014.
  25. Dias, Joana; Rocha, Humberto; Ferreira, Brigida; do Carmo Lopes, M.. "Simulated annealing applied to IMRT beam angle optimization: A computational study". Paper presented in 8th European Conference on Medical Physics, Athens, 2014.
    10.1016/j.ejmp.2015.03.005
  26. Ventura, Tiago; Ferreira, Brigida; do Carmo Lopes, Maria. "Multichannel absolute film dosimetry for EBT3 GafChromic films". Paper presented in ESTRO 33, Viena, 2014.
  27. Ferreira, Brígida; Khouri, Leila; Maria do Carmo Lopes; Hervê Ferreira. "Application for the registration of patient response to RT". Paper presented in ESTRO, Genebra, 2013.
  28. Ferreira, Brígida; Panyiotis Mavroidis; Maria do Carmo Lopes. "Response-probability charts and response-probability volume histograms for RT treatment plan evaluation". Paper presented in ICMP 2011, Porto Alegre, 2011.
  29. Ferreira, Brígida; Maria do Carmo Lopes; Miguel Capela. "Evaluation of Gafchromic EBT2 films for radiation dosimetry". Paper presented in ESTRO 29, Barcelona, 2010.
  30. Ferreira, Brigida; Maria do Carmo Lopes. "Estratégias de optimização em SIMRT". Paper presented in FISICA 2010, Vila Real, 2010.
  31. Komisopoulos, G.; Mavroidis, P.; Ferreira, B. Costa; Papanikolaou, N.; Stathakis, S.; Plataniotis, G.; Lind, B.. "Dose-response Parameters for Different Tumors and Normal Tissues". 2009.
    10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.07.1420
  32. Ferreira, Brigida; Panyiotis Mavroidis; Maria do Carmo Lopes. "Analysis of fractionation correction methodologies for radiation therapy based on multiple treatment plans". Paper presented in 10th Biennial ESTRO Meeting on Physics and Radiation Technology for Clinical Radiotherapy, Maastricht, 2009.
  33. Delichas, M. G.; Mavroidis, P.; Ferreira, B. Costa; Shi, C.; Gutierrez, A.; Lind, B. K.; Papanikolaou, N.; Ha, C.. "Comparison of 3D-CRT, MLC-based IMRT and helical tomotherapy for lung cancer radiotherapy". 2008.
    10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.06.291
  34. Stathakis, S.; Shi, C.; Mavroidis, P.; Giantsoudi, D.; Swanson, G.; Esquivel, C.; Ferreira, B. C.; Komisopoulos, G.; Papanikolaou, N.. "Use of megavoltage CT imaging for quantifying treatment setup uncertainties". 2008.
    10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.06.348
  35. Delichas, M.; Ferreira, B.; Shi, C.; Gutiérrez, A.; Lind, B.; Papanikolaou, N.; Mavroidis, P.. "SU-GG-T-422: Radiobiological Effectiveness of 3D-Conformal Radiotherapy, MLC-Based IMRT and Helical Tomotherapy in Lung Cancer". 2008.
    10.1118/1.2962170
  36. Swanson, G.; Shi, C.; Mavroidis, P.; Stathakis, S.; su, F.; Ramer, R.; Sarkar, V.; et al. "SU-GG-T-425: Radiobiologically Quantified Treatment Setup Uncertainties Based On Megavoltage (MV) CT Imaging". 2008.
    10.1118/1.2962173
  37. Esquivel, C.; Mavroidis, P.; Shi, C.; Ferreira, B.; Lind, B.; Gutiérrez, A.; Stathakis, S.; Papanikolaou, N.. "SU-GG-T-423: Radiobiological Comparison of Helical Tomotherapy and MLC-Based IMRT for Brain and Cranio-Spinal Tumors". 2008.
    10.1118/1.2962171
  38. Hyodynmaa, S.; Mavroidis, P.; Ferreira, B.; Axelsson, S.; Papanikolaou, N.; Lind, B.. "SU-GG-T-421: Radiobiological Optimization of Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Taking Into Account Patient Positioning, Breathing and Radiation Pneumonitis Scoring". 2008.
    10.1118/1.2962169
  39. Ferreira, Brigida; Maria do Carmo Lopes; Miguel Capela. "Workflow for the verification of IMRT in the clinical routine at IPOC-FG". Paper presented in IOMP Conference, Dubai, 2008.
  40. Ferreira, Brigida; Maria do Carmo Lopes; Capela, Miguel. "IMRT para tumores de cabeça e pescoço no IPO de Coimbra". Paper presented in FISICA 2008, 2008.
  41. Ferreira, Brigida; Mavroidis, Panayiotis; Adamus-Gorka, Magdalena. "Potential of Individual Biologically Optimized IMRT for Breast Cancer". Paper presented in ESTRO, Goteborg, 2008.
  42. Papanikolaou, N.; Ferreira, B. Costa; Shi, C.; Lind, B. K.; Mavroidis, P.. "Expected effectiveness of conformal, helicaltomotherapy and MLC-based IMRT in lung cancer radiotherapy". 2007.
  43. Mavroidis, P.; Ferreira, B.; Shi, C.; Lind, B.; Stathakis, S.; Papanikolaou, N.. "Comparing the expected effectiveness of helical tomotherapy and MLC-based IMRT using biological measures". 2007.
    10.1118/1.2761352
  44. Mavroidis, P.; Ferreira, B.; Papanikolaou, N.; Svensson, R.; Lind, B.; Brahme, A.. "Expected clinical impact of the differences between planned and delivered IMRT dose distributions". 2007.
    10.1118/1.2760883
  45. Castro, J.; Lopes, M. C.; Ventura, T.; Ferreira, B. C.; Capela, M.; Neves, A. J.; Chaves, A.. "Data processing and validation of photon dose calculation algorithms in oncentra masterplan". 2007.
  46. Ventura, T.; Lopes, M. C.; Ferreira, B. C.; Castro, J.; Capela, M.; Chaves, A.; Neves, A. J.. "Cuanto: A new tool for quality control of treatment planning systems". 2007.
  47. Ferreira, Brigida; Lopes, Maria do Carmo; Capela, Miguel. "Evaluation of an Epson flatbed scanner to read Gafchromic EBT films for radiation dosimetry". Paper presented in ESTRO, Barcelona, 2007.
    10.1088/0031-9155/54/4/017
  48. Ferreira, Brigida; Qatarneh, S. M.; Kiricuta, I. C.; Brahme, Anders; Noz, M. E.; Kim, W. C.; Bengt, L. "Lymph Atlas Based Target Volume Definition for Radiation Therapy Planning.". Paper presented in Imaging 2006, International Conference on Imaging Techniques in Subatomic Physics, Astrophysics, Medicine, Biology and Industry, Stockholm, 2006.
  49. Zapotoczna, A; Ferreira, BC; Svensson, R; Brahme, A. "Influence of number of multileaf collimator segments and beam portals on the treatment outcome in radiobiollogically optimized radiation therapy". 2005.
  50. Ferreira, Brigida; Mavroidis, Panayiotis; Lind, Bengt; Brahme, Anders. "Quantification of deviations in IMRT dose delivery". Paper presented in ESTRO, Lisbon, 2005.
  51. Ferreira, Brigida; Adamus-Gorka, Magdalena; Mavroidis, Panayiotis; Svensson, Roger; Brahme, Anders; Lind, Bengt. "The influence of radiation response variations on the treatment outcome in biologically optimized breast cancer treatments". Paper presented in ESTRO, Lisbon, 2004.
  52. Ferreira, B. C.; Svensson, R.; Lind, B.; Brahme, A.; Johansson, J.; Ferreira, Brigida; Svensson, Roger; et al. "Radiobiologically optimized intensity modulated radiation therapy of node-positive left-sided breast cancer". Paper presented in World congress of Medical Physics, Sydney, 2003.
  53. Ferreira, Brigida; Svensson, Roger; Lof, Johan; Brahme, Anders. "The role of noncoplanar photon beams in advanced tumors for radiobiological optimized radiation therapy". Paper presented in ESTRO, Sevilha, 2001.
Conference paper
  1. Gomes, A.; Rodrigues, D.; C. Ferreira, B.. "Comparison of Different Radiotherapy Techniques for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Tumors". 2020.
    10.1007/978-3-030-31635-8_157
  2. Rocha, H.; Dias, J.; Ventura, T.; Ferreira, B.; do Carmo Lopes, M.. "Optimization of Highly Noncoplanar Arc Therapy Trajectories: A Dosimetric Approach". 2020.
    10.1007/978-3-030-31635-8_155
  3. Dias, J.M.; Rocha, H.; Ferreira, B.C.; Do Carmo Lopes, M.. "IMRT inverse planning using simulated annealing". 2015.
    10.1007/978-3-319-11128-5_174
  4. Rocha, H.; Dias, J.M.; Ferreira, B.C.; Do Carmo Lopes, M.. "A two-stage programming approach to fluence map optimization for intensity-modulated radiation therapy treatment planning". 2015.
    10.1007/978-3-319-11128-5_171
  5. Dias, J.; Rocha, H.; Ferreira, B.; Lopes, M.C.. "IMRT beam angle optimization using dynamically dimensioned search". 2014.
    10.1007/978-3-319-03005-0_1
  6. Dias, J.; Ferreira, B.; Rocha, H.; Do Carmo Lopes, M.. "IMRT beam angle optimization using differential evolution". 2014.
    10.1109/BIBM.2014.6999243
  7. Soares, I.; Rocha, H.; Dias, J.; Do Carmo Lopes, M.; Ferreira, B.. "Predicting xerostomia induced by IMRT treatments: A logistic regression approach". 2014.
    10.1109/BIBM.2014.6999271
  8. Rocha, H.; Dias, J.M.; Ferreira, B.C.; Lopes, M.C.. "On the global optimization of the beam angle optimization problem in intensity-modulated radiation therapy". 2014.
    10.1007/978-3-319-00846-2_340
  9. Rocha, Humberto; Rocha, Ana Maria A. C.; Dias, Joana M.; Ferreira, Brígida C.; Lopes, Maria do Carmo; Ferreira, Brigida; do Carmo Lopes, Maria. "IMRT beam angle optimization using electromagnetism-like algorithm". 2014.
    10.1007/978-3-319-09129-7_21
  10. Simões, H.; Pinto, M.; Cunha, M.; Gonçalves, J.; Sampaio, L.; Ferreira, R.J.; Saraiva, H.M.; et al. "Dose-free monitoring of radiotherapy treatments with scattered photons: First experimental results at a 6-MV Linac". 2012.
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6153827
  11. Cunha, M.; Pinto, M.; Ferreira, B.; Lopes, M.D.C.; Fonte, P.; Crespo, P.. "Dose-free monitoring of radiotherapy treatments with scattered photons: Concept and simulation study". 2012.
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6153645
  12. Rocha, H.; Dias, J.M.; Ferreira, B.; Do Carmo Lopes, M.. "Beam angle optimization in IMRT using pattern search methods: Initial mesh-size considerations". 2012.
  13. Ferreira, B.C.; Lopes, M.C.; Capela, M.. "Dosimetric advantages of stereotactic IMRT of brain lesions delivered with a micro-multileaf collimator". 2009.
    10.1007/978-3-642-03474-9-99
  14. Lopes, M.C.; Capela, M.; Ferreira, B.C.; Ventura, T.. "Conformity of brain lesions treated with radiosurgery and fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy". 2009.
    10.1007/978-3-642-03474-9-39
  15. Mavroidis, P.; Ferreira, B.C.; Papanikolaou, N.; Svensson, R.; Lind, B.K.; Brahme, A.. "Radiobiological analysis of planned and delivered IMRT dose distributions". 2009.
    10.1007/978-3-642-03474-9-107
Conference poster
  1. Adriana Gomes; Ferreira, Brígida. "Impacto da Radioterapia no tratamento do adenocarcinoma localmente avançado do pâncreas – revisão sistemática da literatura.". Paper presented in Perspetivas em Oncologia VI., 2018.
Journal article
  1. Alexandra Martins; Brigida C. Ferreira; Maria Manuela Gaspar; Sandra Vieira; Joana Lopes; Ana S. Viana; António Paulo; et al. "Enhanced Cytotoxicity against a Pancreatic Cancer Cell Line Combining Radiation and Gold Nanoparticles". Pharmaceutics (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics16070900.
    10.3390/pharmaceutics16070900
  2. Dias, J.M.; Rocha, H.; Carrasqueira, P.; Ferreira, B.C.; Ventura, T.; Lopes, M.C.. "Operations research contribution to totally automated radiotherapy treatment planning: A noncoplanar beam angle and fluence map optimization engine based on optimization models and algorithms". Operations Research for Health Care 36 (2023): 100378. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orhc.2023.100378.
    10.1016/j.orhc.2023.100378
  3. Cao, Wenhua; Rocha, Humberto; Mohan, Radhe; Lim, Gino; Goudarzi, Hadis M; Ferreira, Brígida C; Dias, Joana M. "Reflections on beam configuration optimization for intensity-modulated proton therapy". Physics in Medicine & Biology 67 13 (2022): 13TR01. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/ac6fac.
    10.1088/1361-6560/ac6fac
  4. Dias, Luis C.; Dias, Joana; Ventura, Tiago; Rocha, Humberto; Ferreira, Brígida; Khouri, Leila; Lopes, Maria do Carmo. "Learning target-based preferences through additive models: An application in radiotherapy treatment planning". European Journal of Operational Research (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2021.12.011.
    10.1016/j.ejor.2021.12.011
  5. Carrasqueira, P.; Alves, M. J.; Dias, J. M.; Rocha, H.; Ventura, T.; Ferreira, B. C.; Lopes, M. C.. "An automated bi-level optimization approach for IMRT". International Transactions in Operational Research (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/itor.13068.
    10.1111/itor.13068
  6. Carrasqueira, P.; Rocha, H.; Dias, J. M.; Ventura, T.; Ferreira, B. C.; Lopes, M. C.. "An automated treatment planning strategy for highly noncoplanar radiotherapy arc trajectories". International Transactions in Operational Research (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/itor.12953.
    10.1111/itor.12953
  7. Ventura, T.; Rocha, H.; da Costa Ferreira, B.; Dias, J.; do Carmo Lopes, M.. "Comparison of non-coplanar optimization of static beams and arc trajectories for intensity-modulated treatments of meningioma cases". Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine 44 4 (2021): 1273-1283. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85116533260&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s13246-021-01061-8
  8. Ventura, Tiago; Dias, Joana; Khouri, Leila; Netto, Eduardo; Soares, André; da Costa Ferreira, Brigida; Rocha, Humberto; Lopes, Maria do Carmo. "Clinical validation of a graphical method for radiation therapy plan quality assessment". Radiation Oncology 15 1 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13014-020-01507-5.
    10.1186/s13014-020-01507-5
  9. Ventura, Tiago; Rocha, Humberto; da Costa Ferreira, Brigida; Dias, Joana; Lopes, Maria do Carmo. "Comparison of two beam angular optimization algorithms guided by automated multicriterial IMRT". Physica Medica 64 (2019): 210-221. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmp.2019.07.012.
    10.1016/j.ejmp.2019.07.012
  10. Rocha, H.; Dias, J.M.; Ventura, T.; Ferreira, B.D.C.; Lopes, M.D.C.. "Beam angle optimization in IMRT: are we really optimizing what matters?". International Transactions in Operational Research 26 3 (2019): 908-928. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85052463105&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/itor.12587
  11. Soares, I.; Dias, J.; Rocha, H.; Khouri, L.; do Carmo Lopes, M.; Ferreira, B.. "Predicting xerostomia after IMRT treatments: a data mining approach". Health and Technology 8 1-2 (2018): 159-168. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85047450312&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s12553-017-0204-4
  12. Ferreira, Brigida Costa; Sa-Couto, Pedro; Khouri, Leila; Lopes, Maria do Carmo. "Biological dose-escalated definitive radiation therapy in head and neck cancer". British Journal of Radiology 90 1072 (2017): http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000402800500017&KeyUID=WOS:000402800500017.
    10.1259/bjr.20160477
  13. Ferreira, B.C.; Sá-Couto, P.; Lopes, M.C.; Khouri, L.. "Compliance to radiation therapy of head and neck cancer patients and impact on treatment outcome". Clinical and Translational Oncology 18 7 (2016): 677-684. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84944691172&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s12094-015-1417-5
  14. Rocha, H.; Khouri, L.; Lopes, M.C.; Dias, J.; Ferreira, B.. "Treatment failure prediction for head-and-neck cancer radiation therapy". Cancer/Radiotherapie 20 4 (2016): 268-274. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84979715899&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.canrad.2016.02.012
  15. Dias, Joana; Rocha, Humberto; Ventura, Tiago; Ferreira, Brigida; Lopes, Maria do Carmo; Ferreira, Brígida. "Automated fluence map optimization based on fuzzy inference systems". Medical Physics 43 3 (2016): 1083-1095. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000373707100007&KeyUID=WOS:000373707100007.
    10.1118/1.4941007
  16. Soares, Inês; Dias, Joana; Rocha, Humberto; do Carmo Lopes, Maria; Ferreira, Brígida; Soares, Ines; Lopes, Maria do Carmo; Ferreira, Brigida. "Feature Selection in Small Databases: A Medical-Case Study". 57 (2016): 808-813. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/44686.
    10.1007/978-3-319-32703-7_157
  17. Rocha, Humberto; Dias, Joana; Ventura, Tiago; Ferreira, Brigida; Lopes, Maria do Carmo. "A derivative-free multistart framework for an automated noncoplanar beam angle optimization in IMRT". Medical Physics 43 10 (2016): http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000385577900026&KeyUID=WOS:000385577900026.
    10.1118/1.4962477
  18. Ferreira, B.C.; Marques, R.V.; Khouri, L.; Santos, T.; Sá-Couto, P.; Lopes, M.D.C.. "Assessment and topographic characterization of locoregional recurrences in head and neck tumours". Radiation Oncology 10 1 (2015): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84925181778&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1186/s13014-015-0345-4
  19. Romero-Expósito, M.; Sánchez-Nieto, B.; Terrón, J.A.; Lopes, M.C.; Ferreira, B.C.; Grishchuk, D.; Sandín, C.; et al. "Commissioning the neutron production of a Linac: Development of a simple tool for second cancer risk estimation". Medical Physics 42 1 (2015): 276-281. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84919926795&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1118/1.4903525
  20. Dias, J.; Rocha, H.; Ferreira, B.; Lopes, M.C.. "Simulated annealing applied to IMRT beam angle optimization: A computational study". Physica Medica 31 7 (2015): 747-756. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84948719862&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ejmp.2015.03.005
  21. Gonçalves, S.M.; Ferreira, B.C.; Guardado, M.J.; Marques, R.; Serra, T.; Serra, M.J.; Roda, D.; et al. "Secondary hypothyroidism after cervical irradiation: Systematic evaluation of thyroid function in follow-up,Hipotiroidismo secundário à irradiação cervical: Avaliação sistemática da função tiroideia no seguimento". Acta Medica Portuguesa 27 4 (2014): 467-472. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84906888762&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  22. Dias, Joana; Rocha, Humberto; Ferreira, Brigida; Lopes, Maria do Carmo. "A genetic algorithm with neural network fitness function evaluation for IMRT beam angle optimization". Central European Journal of Operations Research 22 3 (2014): 431-455. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000339375000002&KeyUID=WOS:000339375000002.
    10.1007/s10100-013-0289-4
  23. Simoes, H.; Cunha, M.; Pinto, M.; Goncalves, J.; Sampaio, L.; Ferreira, R.J.; Saraiva, H.M.; et al. "Dose-free monitoring of radiotherapy treatments with scattered photons: First experimental results at a 6-MV linac". IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 60 4 (2013): 3110-3118. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84882906994&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TNS.2013.2265137
  24. Rocha, H.; Dias, J. M.; Ferreira, B. C.; Lopes, M. C.. "Pattern search methods framework for beam angle optimization in radiotherapy design". Applied Mathematics and Computation 219 23 (2013): 10853-10865. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000321941200003&KeyUID=WOS:000321941200003.
    10.1016/j.amc.2013.05.006
  25. Tzikas, Athanasios; Komisopoulos, Georgios; Ferreira, Brigida Costa; Hyodynmaa, Simo; Axelsson, Sofie; Papanikolaou, Nikos; Lavdas, Eleftherios; Lind, Bengt K.; Mavroidis, Panayiotis. "Radiobiological Evaluation of Breast Cancer Radiotherapy Accounting for the Effects of Patient Positioning and Breathing in Dose Delivery. A Meta Analysis". Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment 12 1 (2013): 31-44. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000312607600004&KeyUID=WOS:000312607600004.
    10.7785/tcrt.2012.500274
  26. Mavroidis, Panayiotis; Ferreira, Brigida Costa; Papanikolaou, Nikos; Lopes, Maria do Carmo. "Analysis of fractionation correction methodologies for multiple phase treatment plans in radiation therapy". Medical Physics 40 3 (2013): http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000316369400018&KeyUID=WOS:000316369400018.
    10.1118/1.4792636
  27. Rocha, Humberto; Dias, Joana M.; Ferreira, Brigida C.; Lopes, Maria C.; Dias, Joana M; Ferreira, Brígida C; Lopes, Maria C. "Beam angle optimization for intensity-modulated radiation therapy using a guided pattern search method". Physics in Medicine and Biology 58 9 (2013): 2939-2953. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000317579900013&KeyUID=WOS:000317579900013.
    10.1088/0031-9155/58/9/2939
  28. Cunha, Micaela; Pinto, Marco; Simoes, Hugo; Ferreira, Brigida; Lopes, Maria do Carmo; Fonte, Paulo; Crespo, Paulo; Lopes, Maria do Carma; IEEE. "Dose-Free Monitoring of Radiotherapy Treatments With Scattered Photons: Concept and Simulation Study". Ieee Transactions on Nuclear Science 60 4 (2013): 3119-3126. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000323451800035&KeyUID=WOS:000323451800035.
    10.1109/tns.2013.2265159
  29. Cunha, M.; Pinto, M.; Simoes, H.; Ferreira, B.; Do Carmo Lopes, M.; Fonte, P.; Crespo, P.. "Dose-free monitoring of radiotherapy treatments with scattered photons: Concept and simulation study". IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science 60 4 (2013): 3119-3126. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84882865737&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1109/TNS.2013.2265159
  30. Rocha, H.; Dias, J. M.; Ferreira, B. C.; Lopes, M. C.. "Selection of intensity modulated radiation therapy treatment beam directions using radial basis functions within a pattern search methods framework". Journal of Global Optimization 57 4 (2012): 1065-1089. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10898-012-0002-5.
    10.1007/s10898-012-0002-5
  31. Rocha, H.; Dias, J. M.; Ferreira, B. C.; Lopes, M. C.. "Combinatorial optimization for an improved transition from fluence optimization to fluence delivery in IMRT treatment planning". Optimization 61 8 (2012): 969-987. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000306663000004&KeyUID=WOS:000306663000004.
    10.1080/02331934.2011.607498
  32. Rocha, H.; Dias, J. M.; Ferreira, B. C.; Lopes, M. C.. "Discretization of optimal beamlet intensities in IMRT: A binary integer programming approach". Mathematical and Computer Modelling 55 7-8 (2012): 1969-1980. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000300621900013&KeyUID=WOS:000300621900013.
    10.1016/j.mcm.2011.11.056
  33. Mavroidis, P.; Shi, C.; Plataniotis, G. A.; Delichas, M. G.; Costa Ferreira, B.; Rodriguez, S.; Lind, B. K.; Papanikolaou, N.. "Comparison of the helical tomotherapy against the multileaf collimator-based intensity-modulated radiotherapy and 3D conformal radiation modalities in lung cancer radiotherapy". British Journal of Radiology 84 998 (2011): 161-172. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000286461700014&KeyUID=WOS:000286461700014.
    10.1259/bjr/89275085
  34. Mavroidis, Panayiotis; Ferreira, Brigida Costa; Lopes, Maria do Carmo. "Response-probability volume histograms and iso-probability of response charts in treatment plan evaluation". Medical Physics 38 5 (2011): 2382-2397. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000290625700012&KeyUID=WOS:000290625700012.
    10.1118/1.3570613
  35. Simoes, Hugo; Pinto, Marco; Cunha, Micaela; Goncalves, Joana; Sampaio, Liliana; Ferreira, Ricardo J.; Saraiva, Henrique M.; et al. "Dose-Free Monitoring of Radiotherapy Treatments with Scattered Photons: First Experimental Results at a 6-MV Linac". 2011 Ieee Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference (Nss/mic) (2011): 4296-4302. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000304755604114&KeyUID=WOS:000304755604114.
    10.1109/NSSMIC.2011.6153827
  36. Mavroidis, P.; Ferreira, B.; Papanikolaou, N.; Lopes, M.. "SU-E-T-19: The Use of Probability Volume Histograms (PVH) and Iso-Probability of Response Charts in Treatment Plan Evaluation". Medical Physics 38 6 (2011): 3489-3489. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85024794127&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1118/1.3611969
  37. Su, Fan-Chi; Mavroidis, Panayiotis; Shi, Chengyu; Ferreira, Brigida Costa; Papanikolaou, Niko. "A graphic user interface toolkit for specification, report and comparison of dose-response relations and treatment plans using the biologically effective uniform dose". Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 100 1 (2010): 69-78. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000282391500007&KeyUID=WOS:000282391500007.
    10.1016/j.cmpb.2010.02.003
  38. Ferreira, Brigida C.; Lopes, Maria do Carmo; Mateus, Josefina; Capela, Miguel; Mavroidis, Panayiotis; Ferreira, B.C.; do Carmo Lopes, M.; et al. "Radiobiological evaluation of forward and inverse IMRT using different fractionations for head and neck tumours". Radiation Oncology 5 1 (2010): http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000280269100001&KeyUID=WOS:000280269100001.
    10.1186/1748-717x-5-57
  39. Ferreira, B C; Lopes, M C; Capela, M; Ferreira, B. Costa; Lopes, M. C.; Capela, M.; Castro, J.; Ferreira, B. C.. "Evaluation of an Epson flatbed scanner to read Gafchromic EBT films for radiation dosimetry". Physics in Medicine and Biology 54 4 (2009): 1073-1085. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/54/4/017.
    10.1088/0031-9155/54/4/017
  40. Mavroidis, P.; Ferreira, B.C.; Shi, C.; Delichas, M.G.; Lind, B.K.; Papanikolaou, N.; Mavroidis, Panayiotis; et al. "Comparison of the helical tomotherapy and MLC-based IMRT radiation modalities in treating brain and cranio-spinal tumors". Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment 8 1 (2009): 3-14. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-60949109725&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  41. Ferreira, Brigida Costa; Mavroidis, Panayiotis; Adamus-Gorka, Magdalena; Svensson, Roger; Lind, Bengt K.. "The impact of different dose-response parameters on biologically optimized IMRT in breast cancer". Physics in Medicine and Biology 53 10 (2008): 2733-2752. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000256342700019&KeyUID=WOS:000256342700019.
    10.1088/0031-9155/53/10/019
  42. Mavroidis, P.; Ferreira, B. Costa; Shi, C.; Lind, B. K.; Papanikolaou, N.; Ferreira, B.C.; Lind, B.K.. "Comparison of the 3D-conformal, helical tomotherapy and multileaf collimators-based intensity modulated radiotherapy modalities using radiobiological measures". Journal of Buon 13 1 (2008): 75-86. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000256591700012&KeyUID=WOS:000256591700012.
  43. Qatarneh, S. M.; Kiricuta, I. C.; Brahme, A.; Noz, M. E.; Ferreira, B.; Kim, W. C.; Lind, B. K.. "Lymphatic atlas-based target volume definition for intensity-modulated radiation therapy planning". Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section a-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment 580 2 (2007): 1134-1139. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000250128000065&KeyUID=WOS:000250128000065.
    10.1016/j.nima.2007.06.105
  44. Mavroidis, P.; Ferreira, B. Costa; Hyoedynmaa, S.; Papanikolaou, N.; Lind, B. K.. "The impact of patient positioning, breathing and radiation pneumonitis scoring in the optimization of breast cancer radiotherapy". Radiotherapy and Oncology 84 (2007): S282-S282. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000251397500651&KeyUID=WOS:000251397500651.
  45. Mavroidis, Panayiotis; Ferreira, Brigida Costa; Shi, Chengyu; Lind, Bengt K.; Papanikolaou, Nikos. "Treatment plan comparison between helical tomotherapy and MLC-based IMRT using radiobiological measures". Physics in Medicine and Biology 52 13 (2007): 3817-3836. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000247048300011&KeyUID=WOS:000247048300011.
    10.1088/0031-9155/52/13/011
  46. Mavroidis, P.; Ferreira, B. C.; Papanikolaou, N.; Svensson, R.; Kappas, C.; Lind, B. K.; Brahme, A.. "Assessing the difference between planned and delivered intensity-modulated radiotherapy dose distributions based on radiobiological measures". Clinical Oncology 18 7 (2006): 529-538. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000240010200005&KeyUID=WOS:000240010200005.
    10.1016/j.clon.2006.04.007
  47. Ferreira, Brigida Costa; Svensson, Roger; Lind, Bengt; Johansson, Jonas; Brahme, Anders. "Effective beam directions using radiobiologically optimized IMRT of node positive breast cancer". Physica Medica 22 1 (2006): 3-15. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000240273600001&KeyUID=WOS:000240273600001.
    10.1016/S1120-1797(06)80005-0
  48. Mavroidis, P.; Ferreira, B. C.; Svensson, R.; Theodorou, K.; Lind, B.; Brahme, A.. "Quantification of differences between planned and delivered IMRT dose distributions in terms of complication-free tumor cure". Radiotherapy and Oncology 76 (2005): S98-S98. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000233322700220&KeyUID=WOS:000233322700220.
    10.1016/s0167-8140(05)81177-6
  49. Ferreira, B. C.; Mavroidis, P.; Svensson, R.; Lind, B.; Brahme, A.. "The influence of patient radiosensitivity on biological treatment plan optimization for early breast cancer with positive lymph nodes". Radiotherapy and Oncology 73 (2004): S249-S249. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000226237701068&KeyUID=WOS:000226237701068.
  50. Ferreira, BC; Svensson, R; Lof, J; Brahme, A. "The clinical value of non-coplanar photon beams in biologically optimized intensity modulated dose delivery on deep-seated tumours". Acta Oncologica 42 8 (2003): 852-864. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000187149200009&KeyUID=WOS:000187149200009.
    10.1080/02841860310013120
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Biological optimization of angle of incidence and intensity modulation in breast and cervix cancer radiation therapy". PhD, 2004. urn:nbn:se:su:diva-313.
  2. "Fotodensitometria em radioterapia". Degree, Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, 1997.

Other

Other output
  1. Semi-supervised Self-training Approaches in Small and Unbalanced Datasets: Application to Xerostomia Radiation Side-Effect. 2016. Soares, Inês; Dias, Joana; Rocha, Humberto; Khouri, Leila; do Carmo Lopes, Maria; Ferreira, Brígida; Soares, Ines; Lopes, Maria do Carmo; Ferreira, Brigida. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/44688.
    10.1007/978-3-319-32703-7_160
  2. SPIDERplan: A tool to support decision-making in radiation therapy treatment plan assessment. 2016. Ventura, Tiago; Lopes, Maria do Carmo; Costa Ferreira, Brigida; Khouri, Leila; Ventura, T.; Lopes, M.D.C.; Ferreira, B.C.; Khouri, L.. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/13918.
    10.1016/j.rpor.2016.07.002
  3. Simulated annealing applied to IMRT beam angle optimization: A computational study. Electing irradiation directions to use in IMRT treatments is one of the first decisions to make in treatment planning. Beam angle optimization (BAO) is a difficult problem to tackle from the mathematical optimization point of view. It is highly non-convex, and optimization approaches based on gradient descent methods will probably get trapped in one of the many local minima. Simulated Annealing (S. 2015. Dias, Joana; Rocha, Humberto; Ferreira, Brígida; Lopes, Maria do Carmo. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/44632.
  4. IMRT beam angle optimization using differential evolution. 2014. Dias, Joana; Ferreira, Brigida; Rocha, Humberto; do Carmo Lopes, Maria. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/44707.
    10.1109/BIBM.2014.6999243
  5. Secondary Hypothyroidism after Cervical Irradiation: Systematic Evaluation of Thyroid Function in Follow-up. Introduction: Sometimes Thyroid dysfunction is an underestimated consequence of radiation exposure. The underlying mechanism is not clearly understood, but it is likely to be multifactorial. As so, the specific risk factors associated with the development of secondary radiotherapy hypothyroidism remain undefined. The direct irradiation of the thyroid gland may result more frequently in hypothyroid. 2014. Gonçalves, Sara Monteiro; Ferreira, Brigida da Costa; Guardado, Maria João; Marques, Rui; Serra, Tânia; Serra, Maria João; Roda, Domingos; et al. https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/5109.
  6. Estratégia preventiva da mucosite oral em doentes com tumores de cabeça e pescoço. Experiência com fosfato de cálcio. 2014. Mousinho, Filipa; Ferreira, Brígida; Khouri, Leila; Guardado, Maria João; Vale Marques, Rui; Rodrigues, Joana M.C.; Melo, Gilberto. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/5500.
  7. Predicting xerostomia induced by IMRT treatments: A logistic regression approach. 2014. Soares, Ines; Rocha, Humberto; Dias, Joana; do Carmo Lopes, Maria; Ferreira, Brigida. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/44708.
    10.1109/BIBM.2014.6999271
  8. A genetic algorithm with neural network fitness function evaluation for IMRT beam angle optimization. 2013. Dias, Joana; Rocha, Humberto; Ferreira, Brígida; Lopes, Maria do Carmo. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/44633.
    10.1007/s10100-013-0289-4
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/02/24 Radioterapia com partículas Masterclasses Internacionais em Prototerapia - "Ser cientista por um dia...com as mãos na prototerapia!"
LIP.FCUL (Lisbon, Portugal)
2024 Planeamento de Radioterapia de Intensidade Modulada ENEEB - Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Engenharia Biomédica
FCUL (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/02/16 Procuram-se físicos médicos Dia Ciência Viva
Agrupamento de Escolas Pioneiros da Aviação Portuguesa-Escola Secundária da Amadora (Lisboa, Portugal)
2022/03/19 Planear para tratar com Radioterapia Particle Therapy Masterclass
LIP.FCUL
2021/10/21 Biologically optimized Radiation Therapy V Masterclass of the PTAustin
(Portugal)
2021/04 Improving radiobiological knowledge towards personalized radiation therapy
Universidade Lisboa Faculdade Ciências (Portugal)
2016/05/28 Radioterapia de intensidade modulada biologicamente otimizada 7ª Jornadas da Radioterapia
School of Health – Polytechnic of Porto (Porto)
2015/10/22 RESPONSE, to learn from the past to plan for the future Weekly Seminars at Karolinska Institutet
Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University (Stcokholm)
2014/04/11 RESPONSE, an electronic health information system dedicated to Radiation Therapy Encontros de Investigação do IPOCFG
IPOCFC (Coimbra)
2014/02/15 RESPONSE, an electronic health information system dedicated to Radiation Therapy Encontro Nacional dos Estudantes de Física
Universidade Aveiro (Aveiro)
2013/04/17 RESPONSE, an electronic health information system dedicated to Radiation Therapy 5as Jornadas do Departamento de Física e Matemática
Instituto Superior Engenharia de Coimbra (Coimbra)
2011/07 Photon External Radiation Therapy Portuguese Physics for Health Summer School
University of Beira Interior (Covilhã)
2011/04/27 IMRT for head and neck tumours and brain lesions 3as Jornadas do Departamento de Física e Matemática
Instituto Superior Engenharia de Coimbra (Coimbra)
2011 Estratégias de optimização em IMRT estereotaxia fraccionada Workshop Novos Desenvolvimentos em Dosimetria Clínica e IMRT – Nucletron
Nucletron - IPOCFG (Coimbra)
2009 Planeamentos de cabeça e pescoço análise comparativa das diferentes técnicas de tratamento Seminar at IPOCFG
IPOCFG (Coimbra)
2009 Clinical Implementation of IMRT for Head and Neck tumours Workshop in Medical Physics Where is Portugal in the Medical Physics World
Universidade Aveiro (Aveiro)
2009 Implementation of IMRT for Head and Neck and Brain tumours Workshop on Biomedical Engineering
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa)
2008 Radioterapia de Intensidade Modulada Ciência 2008
Instituto Calouste Gulbenkian (Lisboa)
2005 Biological Optimization of Angle of Incidence and Intensity Modulation in Breast and Cervix cancer RT Seminar at IPOCFG
IPOCFG
2005 Biological optimized radiation therapy for advanced cervix cancer International Symposium on the Definition of target volumes in Radiation Therapy
(Limburg, Germany)
2005 Biological optimized radiation therapy for early breast cancer International Symposium on the Definition of target volumes in Radiation Therapy
(Limburg, Germany)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022 - 2024 Development of a Monte Carlo Framework to Simulate 3D-Printed Plastics in Proton Therapy Beams
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022 - 2024 Implementation of biological optimization algorithms for inverse treatment planning in radiotherapy
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Organização de uma base de dados sobre a resposta de tecidos normais à radioterapia.
Supervisor
 Physics Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Comparison of dose metrics quantifying the effectiveness of Radiation Therapy through in vitro studies.
Supervisor
 Physics Engineering (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Avaliação da radiossensibilidade das linhas celulares de cancro do pâncreas.
Supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics (Degree)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Robust evaluation in proton beam therapy for pancreatic cancer.
Co-supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering (Master)
. Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering, Sapienza Universita di Roma., Italy
2022 - 2023 Design and optimisation of a phantom for radiobiology studies
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/01 - 2022/01 Estudo da radiossensibilização de células tumorais do pâncreas com nanopartículas
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Comparação dos efeitos agudos associados à radioquimioterapia com recurso às técnicas de radioterapia conformal e estereotaxia corporal no tumor pancreático - Revisão da literatura
Supervisor
 Imagem Médica e Radioterapia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2020 - 2020 Uso de marcadores de hipóxia no planeamento de um tratamento de radioterapia com dose painting
Co-supervisor
 Imagem Médica e Radioterapia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Análise custo-efetividade em tratamentos de radioterapia de tumores de pâncreas.
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Gestao das Organizações -Ramo: Gestão de unidades de saúde (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Avaliação dos resultados da radioquimioterapia concomitante em doentes com cancro pancreático
Supervisor
 Imagem Médica e Radioterapia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2014 - 2020 Avaliação de planos em radioterapia – a caminho do planeamento automatizado.
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Física (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Benefícios da Radioterapia Intraoperatória em relação à Cirurgia com o intuito curativo no Cancro Pancreático
Supervisor
 Imagem Médica e Radioterapia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Comparação de métodos de segmentação automática com PET-FDG em tumores de Orofaringe
Co-supervisor
 Imagem Médica e Radioterapia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Impacto da Radioterapia no Tratamento do Adenocarcinoma Localmente Avançado do Pâncreas
Supervisor
 Radioterapia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Dor em pacientes com patologias de cabeça e pescoço submetidos a Radioterapia: Revisão Bibliográfica
Supervisor
 Radioterapia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Análise das doses fornecidas aos músculos constritores faríngeos em doentes com tumores de cabeça e pescoço
Supervisor
 Radioterapia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Análise das doses na cóclea ipsilateral e contralateral em doentes com tumores de cabeça e pescoço após radioterapia
Supervisor
 Radioterapia (Degree)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Tumour response prediction in patients with head-and-neck cancer treated with radiation therapy
Supervisor
 Medicina (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Derivation of dose-response parameters for organs at risk from head and neck tumour cases treated with radiation therapy
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Registo deformável de imagem em planeamento de Radioterapia usando o software Velocity AI: Implicações de volume e dose em doentes com tumores de cabeça e pescoço
Co-supervisor
 Ciências de Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Registo deformável de imagem em planeamento de Radioterapia usando o software Velocity AI: CT versus CBCT
Co-supervisor
 Ciências de Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Validação do uso de kV-CBCT em planeamentos dosimétricos de Radioterapia
Supervisor
 Radioterapia (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Estudo do programa de registo clínico RESPONSE e atualização do manual.
Supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
2010 - 2011 Otimização Angular em Radioterapia de Intensidade Modulada para Tumores de Cabeça e Pescoço
Co-supervisor
 Física Médica (Master)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2006 - 2007 Controlo de qualidade de um sistema de planeamento de radioterapia externa
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Física (Degree)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
2002 - 2003 Radiobiological optimization in radiation therapy of breast cancer
Co-supervisor
 Medical Physics (Master)
Stockholms Universitet, Sweden

Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/09/08 - 2023/09/10 3rd edition Biomedical Engineering Summit (III BE SUMMIT), ANEEB (2023 - 2023)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Celebration of IBEB – 30 years (2023 - 2023)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Biofísica e Engenharia Biomédica, Portugal
2021 - 2021 Online Course in Proton Therapy: the challenges and the opportunities, Program PTAustin (2021 - 2021)
Workshop (Other)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/05/03 - 2019/05/03 II International Meeting of Medical Technology and Healthcare Business, iTech Role and Challenges in Medicine (2019 - 2019)
Symposium
 Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2018/05/26 - 2018/05/26 IX Jornadas de Radioterapia da ESS.PP, A interdisciplinaridade na Radioterapia, (2018 - 2018)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2018/03/09 - 2018/03/09 International Meeting of Medical Technology and Healthcare Business (2018 - 2018)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2017/05/27 - 2017/05/27 VIII Jornadas de Radioterapia da ESS.PP, Avanços tecnológicos em Radioterapia (2017/05/27)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2016/05/27 - 2016/05/27 VII Jornadas de Radioterapia da ESS.PP (2017/05/27)
Congress
 Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2015/11/19 - 2015/11/21 II International Heath Congress Gaia-Porto, Do diagnóstico à intervenção, (2015)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2015/03/30 - 2015/04/01 EURO-mini Conference Improving Healthcare: new challenges, new approaches (2015)
Conference
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2009/05/08 - 2009/05/09 Medical Physics Workshop 2009 Where is Portugal in the medical physics world? (2009)
Congress
 Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/02 - Current Participation in Round table: The future of Biomedical Engineering
Round table
2023/06/07 - Current A Engenharia Biomédica vs Física Médica
Round table
 Esclarecimento sobre Física Médica
2020 - Current Petabyte of Pedagogy
Workshop
 Petabyte of Pedagogy
Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2020 - Current Innovation at the intersection of the Academia and Industry
Conference
 UT Austin Portugal Program 2020 Annual Conference
INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias, Portugal
2019/12/12 - 2019/12/13 New Challenges in Medical Physics
Congress
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/11/08 - 2019/11/09 Machine Learning, Big Data and Automation in Radiotherapy
Congress
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2019/05/09 - 2019/05/10 Fórum Interno
Congress
 Fórum Interno
Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
2019/01/23 - 2019/01/23 Planear a avaliação em ambientes de aprendizagem ativa: explorar formas alternativas de avaliação
Workshop
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2017/05/10 - 2017/05/10 ACTIVE LEARNING – Metodologia ativas no ensino superior
Workshop
 ACTIVE LEARNING – Metodologia ativas no ensino superior
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2017 - 2017 VERT Users Meeting, Inholland University of Applied Sciences
Workshop
2015/05/02 - 2015/05/05 Semana Académica de Formação Pedagógica – Inquéritos de audiência e Avaliar no Moodle
Workshop
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2014/09 - 2014/09 Workshop Biological basis of radiotherapy: where do we stand?
Congress
Stockholms Universitet Fysikum, Sweden
2014/09 - 2014/09 Current Advances in Treatment Planning and Optimization
Workshop
European SocieTy for Radiotherapy and Oncology, Belgium
2013 - 2013 Statistics for Radiotherapy Data
Workshop
European SocieTy for Radiotherapy and Oncology, Belgium
2010 - 2010 Strategies for Adaptive Radiotherapy
Workshop
European SocieTy for Radiotherapy and Oncology, Belgium

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023 Dosimetry of Small Field Sizes
(Thesis) Arguer
 Dalila Mateus (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023 Development of a Mobile Platform as a Diagnostics and Monitoring tool for Neurodegenerative Diseases.
President of the jury
 Paulo Costa (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023 Developing a biofeedback augmented-reality mobile game using photoplethysmography
President of the jury
 João Miguel Vicente de Oliveira (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023 Development of a BCI-based application for remote TV control.
President of the jury
 João Luís Neto dos Santos Amante (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023 Modeling cell adhesion and proliferation in complex environments.
President of the jury
 Tatiana Sofia Carvalho Rebocho (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023 Building an analysis pipeline to explore at ultra-high field (7T) MRI the laminar distribution of myelin in the human cortex in vivo.
President of the jury
 Márcia Nunes (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2023 Clinical Validation of an Optical Surface Detection System for Stereotactic Radiosurgery with Frameless Immobilization Device in CNS Tumors.
President of the jury
 Cristiana Margarida Nunes Soares Oliveira Santos (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022 In-house Implementation and Validation of the Mid-Position CT approach for the Treatment Planning of Respiration-induced Moving Tumours in Radiotherapy for Lung and Upper abdomen cancer.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Mariana Nunes Pereira (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022 Put your best foot forward: molecular pathway and neural structures involved in motor recovery
President of the jury
 Inês Fernandes (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022 3D-CRT vs. MRT Technique– A Comparative Study In Breast Cancer Patients.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 José Mesquita (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022 Planeamento Automático de Tratamentos de Radioterapia: abordagens adaptativas.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Hugo Tiago Teixeira da Ponte (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022 Robustness of photon dose distributions against intra and inter-fraction anatomical changes for whole lung irradiation
President of the jury
 Mariana Silva Pereira Fialho da Piedade (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2022 Development of tools within a Graphical User Interface for the automatic longitudinal analysis of Dry Age-related Macular Degeneration
President of the jury
 Gustavo Sousa Brites (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021/11 FLASH optimization for multi-beam proton therapy - A change in the treatment plan paradigm
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Filipa Caetano Baltazar (Master)
Instituto Superior Técnico Departamento de Física, Portugal
2021 Whole-Brain Mapping of Cerebrospinal Fluid Velocity and Displacement Over the Cardiac Cycle using Phase Contrast MRI and Optimization of a DENSE Sequence.
President of the jury
 FRANCISCO MARTINS PRATA FONSECA SOUSA (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021 Added value of combining VMAT with computer-selected patient-specific non-coplanar IMRT beams in radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma and mediastinal lymphoma.
President of the jury
 Joana Marques da Silva Leitão (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2021 Out-of-field doses in radiotherapy treatments of paediatric patients
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ana Cravo Sá (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020 THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT FEATURES ON MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PREDICTION
President of the jury
 Joana Leong Chong (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019 Respiração livre versus Respiração controlada em inspiração no tratamento do cancro da mama esquerda em Radioterapia externa
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Andresa Oliveira (Other)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2019 Efeitos tardios da radioterapia em crianças e adolescentes
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Joana Martins da Silva (Other)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2019 Tumor das células germinativas testiculares – Influência da radioterapia na fertilidade
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Renata Sousa (Other)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2019 Radioterapia nos doentes com cancro do pulmão que desenvolvem síndrome da veia cava superior
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Edite Regadas (Other)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2019 A importância da preservação da fertilidade em mulheres submetidas a radioterapia.
President of the jury
 Marta Coelho (Other)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2019 Complementaridade entre Radioterapia e Fisioterapia no tratamento do doente oncológico
President of the jury
 Sara Batista (Other)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2019 O efeito antiálgico da Radioterapia Paliativa em metástases ósseas na qualidade de vida do paciente
President of the jury
 Kateline Moura (Other)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2019 Hipertermia clínica com Radioterapia
President of the jury
 Margarida Rocha (Other)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2019 Hipertermia combinada com Radioterapia no tratamento de recidivas no Cancro da Mama
President of the jury
 Stéphanie Silva (Other)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2019 Revisão Bibliográfica sobre Radiocirurgia no Tratamento do Neurinoma do Acústico
President of the jury
 Maria Leonor Sousa (Other)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2018 Satisfação profissional do radioterapeuta: perspetiva atual versus perspetiva em 2001
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Vera Oliveira (Other)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2018 Radioterapia nos cuidados paliativos - a perspetiva dos estudantes vs radioterapeutas
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Céline Costa (Other)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2017 Dosimetric predictors of acute hematologic toxicity during concurrent chemoradiation for anal cancer
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Rita Ribeiro Pinho (Master)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2017 Carcinoma da próstata: análise da toxicidade GU e GI após tratamento de radioterapia com técnica de VMAT e com IMRT (fracionamento convencional, hipofracionamento e SBRT) – revisão sistemát
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Sandra Valente (Other)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2016 A evolução da radioterapia no tratamento de queloides.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Silvestre (Other)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2015 Optimization of brachytherapy for cervical cancer using inverse planning algorithms.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Lucilio Matias (Other)
Stockholms Universitet Fysikum, Sweden

Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
2010 Investigação e desenvolvimento de um detector para monitorização de radioterapia com fotões
(Thesis) Arguer
 Joana Daniela Ferreira Gonçalves e Liliana Margarida Pinto Sampaio (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Portugal
2005 Clinical evaluation of a surface rendering patient positioning system for external beam radiation therapy
(Thesis) Arguer
 Annica Hall (Master)
Stockholms Universitet Fysikum, Sweden

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021 - Current Medical Physics Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020 - Current Medical Devices I Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020 - Current Diagnosis and Therapy with Radiation and Protons Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica (Mestrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020 - Current Thermodynamics and kinetic theory Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020 - Current Fundamentos de Biologia Molecular e Celular do Cancro e de Radiobiologia Medical Physics (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Medical Devices and Digital Health Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020 - 2023 Physics laboratory Ciências da Engenharia - Engenharia Física (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020 - 2022 Laboratories of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Laboratories of Biomedical Innovation Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Internship Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Bibliographic Review Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Dissertation Plan Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2018 - 2020 Research project Imagem Médica e Radioterapia (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2017 - 2020 Applied Clinical Imaging Medical Technology and Healthcare Business (Master) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal

Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg Fakultät Life Sciences, Germany

Université de Lille, France
2017 - 2020 Advanced Techniques in Radiation Therapy Imagem Médica e Radioterapia (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2016 - 2020 Clinical Dosimetry II Imagem Médica e Radioterapia (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2016 - 2020 Clinical dosimetry I Imagem Médica e Radioterapia (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2014 - 2018 Research Project Radioterapia (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2014 - 2017 Clinical Dosimetry II Radioterapia (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2014 - 2017 Advances in Oncology Radioterapia (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2014 - 2016 Clinical Dosimetry I Radioterapia (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2014 - 2016 Seminars in Radiation Therapy Radioterapia (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2014 - 2016 Equipment’s in Radiation therapy Radioterapia (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Escola Superior de Saúde, Portugal
2011 - 2014 Introduction to Radiobiology Física para médicos (Diploma de especialização) Instituto Português de Oncologia de Coimbra Francisco Gentil EPE, Portugal
2006 - 2014 Medical Physics Engenharia Física (Licenciatura) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
2002 - 2004 Interaction of Radiation with Matter Medical Physics (Master) Stockholms Universitet, Sweden
1998 - 1999 Experimental Physics II Engenharia Física (Licenciatura) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2021/09/01 - 2024/01 Frontiers in Oncology
2021/01 - 2024/01 Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment
2017 - 2024 Clinical and Translational Oncology Springer
2016 - 2021 European Journal of Medical Physics Elsevier
2013 - 2020 Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy
2017 - 2017 International Journal of Medical Physics Clinical Engineering and Radiation Oncology (2168-5444) "Scientific Research Publishing, Inc."
2015 - 2015 Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023 - 2023 Thesis Monitoring Committee of PhD thesis of João Lourenço Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Thesis Monitoring Committee of PhD thesis of Joana Leitão Instituto Superior Técnico Departamento de Física, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2014 Best poster in ECMP meeting
2006 Prize Galileo Galilei for best paper in Physica Medica 2005-2006