Academic CV
HİLAL ACAR, Assist Prof.
Head of the Department of Medical Physics
Istanbul Medipol University
Email: hacar@medipol.edu.tr
Phone: +90 5359395365
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION
Clinical Radiation Oncology Physicist
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
May 2012 –
Medipol University, Assistant Professor, Head of the Department of
Medical Physics, İstanbul, Turkey
May 2011- May 2012
Selcuk University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Assistant Professor,
Konya, Turkey
Sep 2010- May 2011
Selcuk University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Research Assistant,
Konya, Turkey
May 2005 –Sep 2010
İstanbul University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Research Assistant,
İstanbul, Turkey
Dec 2003- May 2004
Hacettepe University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Research Assistant,
Ankara, Turkey
Dec 2001- May 2003
Selcuk University, Department of Radiation Oncology, Research Assistant,
Konya, Turkey
Apr 2001- Dec 2001
English Teacher in Kırıkkale High School, Kırıkkale, Turkey
EDUCATION
May 2005 - March 2010
PhD, İstanbul University, Department of Radiation Oncology in medical
physics program. The title of PhD thesis was ‘Monte Carlo and experimental
comparison of iodine 125 brachytherapy sources dose distribution used in treatment of
choroidal melanoma patients’.
Oct 2002 – Oct 2004
MSc, Hacettepe University, Department of Radiation Oncology in Radiation
Therapy Physics program. The title of MSc thesis was “The comparison of the IAEA
277, 381 and 398 absorbed dose protocols for different photon and electron energies“
Jan 2003 - Jan 2004
MSc, Middle East Technical University, Department of physics in high energy
physics program. The title of MSc thesis was “ Bd  X d     in a CP softly broken
two Higgs doublet model “
June 1998 - Sep 1994
BSc, Middle East Technical University, Department of physics education
Sep 1993 - June 1994
Preparatory at School of Foreign Languaes at the Department of Basic English
at Middle East Technical University
PUBLICATIONS
Books:
‘A Cp softly broken two Higgs Doublet Model: The inclusive semileptonic
decays of the B- Meson’ Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing (January 28,
2010), Language: English
Papers in academic journals:
(2014) ‘Dosimetric analysis and experimental verification of critical organ
doses for two different techniques in early stage breast cancer’ International Journal of
Radiation Research (In press)
(2014) ‘Dosimetric comparison of two different whole brain radiotherapy
techniques in patients with brain metastases: how to decrease lens dose?’ International
Journal of Radiation Research, 2014; Vol 12 (4): 311-317
(2014) Comparison of two different radiotherapy techniques in stomach cancer
paıients who underwent concomitant chemoradiotherapy Medical Journal of Bakırköy,
2014; Vol 10 (1): 11-17
(2013) Evaluation of doses in the Wernicke and Broca’s areas using two
different techniques in patients wıth right frontal glioblastoma multiforme’
International Journal of Radiation Research, 2013; Vol 11 (1): 43-50
(2013) ‘Amelioration of radiation induced acute inflammation and mucosal
atrophy by beta-hydroxi-beta-methylbutyrate, l-glutamine and l-arginine: results of an
experimental study’ Supportive Care in Cancer, 2013 Mar; 21(3):883-888.
(2013) ‘Comparison of the effects of aromatase inhibitors and tamoxifen on
radiation induced lung toxicity: results of an experimental study’ Supportive Care in
Cancer, 2013 Mar; 21(3):811-817
(2013) ‘Evaluation of material heterogeneity dosimetric effects using
radiochromic film for COMS eye plaques loaded with (125) I seeds (model I25.S16).
Medical Physics, 2013 Jan; 40(1):011708. doi: 10.1118/1.4769423.
(2012)’ Dosimetric comparison of whole breast radiotherapy using filed in field
and conformal radiotherapy techniques in early stage breast cancer’ Iranian Journal of
Radiation Research, 2012; 10(3-4): 131-138
(2012) ‘Dosimetric comparison of 3-dimensional conformal and field-in-field
radiotherapy techniques for the adjuvant treatment of early stage endometrial cancer.’
Physica Medica, 2012 Dec 5. doi:pii: S1120-1797(12)00205-0. 10.1016/j. ejmp. 2012.
11. 002.
(2010) ‘Surface dose and build-up region measurements with wedge filters for
6 and 18 MV photon beams’ Jpn J Radiol, 2010 Feb;28(2):110- 6
(2010) ‘Verification of Plaque simulator dose distribution using GafChromic ®
EBT film’ Turkish Journal of Oncology, 2010, Vol 25(4): 150-156
(2010)’ Field and energy dependence of the polarity effect’ Turkish Journal of
Oncology, 2010, Vol 25(2): 57-62
(2009) ‘Surface dose measurements with GafChromic EBT film for and 18MV
photon beams’ Phys Med. Jun;25(2):101-4.
(2009) ‘Effect of different protocol’s stopping power ratios on percentage
depth dose’ Turkish Journal of Oncology, Vol. 24: 15-20
(2008) ‘Comparison of beam quality indexes and absorbed dose to water
calibration factors used in IAEA TRS 398 report’ Turkish Journal of Oncology, Vol.
23: 91-95
(2007) “Comparison of IAEA absorbed dose protocols TRS 277 and TRS 398
for different electron energies” Turkish Journal of Oncology, Vol. 22(4): 166-171
(2006) “Comparison of IAEA absorbed dose protocols TRS 277 and TRS 398
for different photon energies” Turkish Journal of Oncology, Vol. 21: 137-141
(2004) “ Bd  X d     in a CP softly broken two Higgs doublet model” Acta
Physica Polonica B, Vol. 35: 687-693
Verbal Presentations
XI. National Radiation Oncology Congress (23-27 April 2014)
1.
vertebral
Comparison of different VMAT treatment planning techniques for sterotactic
irradiation
2.
Dosimetric evaluation of organ doses in local advanced lung cancer adaptive
radiotherapy
XIV. Medical Physics Congress, Antalya (17-19 November 2011)
Experimental verification of peripheral doses of electron beams for two different
algorithms
MASCC/ISOO 2012 International Symposium on Supportive Care in Cancer,
NYC ( 27-29 June 2013 )
1. The impact of dose calculation algorithms for peripheral dose distributions
of enhanced dynamic and physical wedges
2. COMS eye plaque dosimetry with 125I seeds: heterogeneity effect of
plaque components on dose distributions
3. Dosimetric comparison of dose distributions in episcleral plaque
brachytherapy
4. How to decrease lens dose in patients with brain metastasis who underwent
palliative whole brain radiotherapy?
5. Experimental validation of peripheral dose distribution for electron beams
6. Evaluation of doses in the wernicke and broca’s areas using two different
radiotherapy techniques in patients with right frontal glioblastoma multiforme
7. The effects of concomitant hormonotherapy on radiation induced cardiac
toxicity
MASCC/ISOO 2012 International Symposium on Supportive Care in Cancer,
NYC ( 28-30 June 2012 )
1- How to decrease cardiovascular and lung toxicity in patients with early
stage breast cancer: comparison of field in field and conformal radiotherapy techniques
2- Comparison of the effects of aromatase inhibitors and tamoxifen on
radiation induced lung fibrosis: results of an experimental study
XIII. Medical Physics Congress, Antalya (17-19 November 2011)
1- Comparison of peripheral doses of hard and enhanced dynamic wedges
2- Comparison of experimental and Monte Carlo simulation of I-125
brachytherapy source dose distribution
IX. National Radiation Oncology Congress, North Cyprus (21-25 April 2010)
Comparison of I-125 seeds dose distributions obtained by Monte Carlo
simulation and XIO-CMS treatment planning system
XI. Medical Physics Congress, Antalya (14-18 November 2007)
Investigation of thyroid doses in high and low cranio spinal junction
medulloblastoma irradiation
X. Medical Physics Congress, Kayseri (1-4 September 2005)
1 - The comparison of the IAEA 277, 381 and 398 absorbed dose protocols for
different photon energies
2 – The effect of different Sw,air ratios of IAEA TRS 277, 381 and 398
protocols on % DD curves
Poster Presentations
MASCC/İSOO 2014 İnternational Symposium on Supportive Care in Cancer,
Miami ( 26-28 June 2014 )
1.
Hippocampal sparing whole brain radiotherapy in small cell lung cancer
2. How to decrease carotid dose in patients who underwent t1-2 glottic cancer
radiotherapy?
3. How to decrease spine dose in patients who underwent sterotactic spine radiosurgery?
ESTRO 33 Vienna, Austria (04-08 April 2014)
1. Repeat CT Imaging and Adaptive Planning During Radiotherapy For Locally
Advanced Lung Cancer
XI. National Radiation Oncology Congress (23-27 April 2014)
1. Determination of PTV setup errors using weekly CBCT in lung cancer
radiotherapy
2. Reliability of MR fusion in determination of PTV volume for CT based
intracranial stereotactic radiotherapy
3. Investigation of intrafraction setup errors during sterotactic vertebral irradiation
4. Dosimetric comparison of two different treatment planning techniques in
sterotactic vertebral irradiation
5. Dosimetric investigation of VMAT boost treatment planning doses in breast
irradiation
6. Determination of output factors in kV based intraoperatif radiotherapy
XIV. Medical Physics Congress, Antalya (21-24 November 2013)
1. Does linear accelerators accurately deliver low monitor unit fields created by
treatment planning system for field in field treatment planning?
2. Dosimetric verification of PTV and OAR doses calculated by two different
calculation algorithm for tangential breast irradiation .
3. Adaptive radiotherapy in local advanced lung cancer
4. Comparison of doses for two different algorithms in two different treatment
planning technique of whole breast radiotherapy
VI. Medical Oncology Congress (21 – 25 March 2012)
Comparison of the effects of aromatase inhibitors and tamoxifen on radiation
induced lung fibrosis
XIII. Medical Physics Congress, Antalya (17-19 November 2011)
1- Comparison of lung, heart, coronary artery and contralateral breast doses by
using two different treatment planning techniques in breast cancer
2- Comparison of bilateral wedge and field in field teatment planning
techniques of patients undergoing breast conserving surgery
3- Investigation of heterogeneity effect on dose distributions for COMS eye
plaques with 125I seeds (model I25.S16) by using TLD chips
4- Evaluation of doses in the wernicke and broca’s areas using two different
techniques in patients with right frontal glioblastoma multiforme
2011 Joint AAPM/COMP Meeting, Vancouver, Canada (31 July - 4 August
2011)
Heterogeneity Effect On Dose Distributions for COMS Eye Plaques with 125I
Seeds (model I25.S16): A Radiochromic EBT Film Dosimetry Study
XII. Medical Physics Congress, Ankara (22-24 October 2009)
Investigation of dosimetric parameters of small field electron beams
VIII. National Radiation Oncology Congress, Antalya (19-23 April 2008)
Lung carsinoma with intraorbita metastasis: Case Report
X. Medical Physics Congress Kayseri (1-4 September 2005)
1 – The energy and field dependence of polarity
2 - The comparison of the IAEA 277, 381 and 398 absorbed dose protocols for
different electron energies
ATTENDED INTERNATIONAL COURSES
06-10 December 2009
Image Guided Radiotherapy in Clinical Practice, ESTRO, Brussels, Belgium
15 – 27 November 2007
European School of Medical Physics (ESMP): Tenth Session, Archamps,
France
Week 4: 15 Nov. – 20 Nov. 2006 Physics of Modern Radiotherapy
Week 5: 22 Nov. – 27 Nov. 2006 Brachytherapy
2 – 21 November 2006
European School of Medical Physics (ESMP): Ninth Session
Week 1 : 2 Nov. - 7 Nov. 2006 Medical Imaging-1: Principles, Ultrasound &
Magnetic Resonance
Week 2: 9 - 14 Nov. 2006 Medical Imaging-2: Medical imaging with Ionising
Radiation
Week 3: 16 -21 Nov. 2006: Medical Computing
GRANTS AND AWARDS
XI. National Radiation Oncology Congress ‘The best published article’
“Encouragement of International Scientific Publications” The Scientific and
Technical Research Council of Turkey
EFOMP (European Federation of Organisation for Medical
Award
III. Medical Oncology Congress: The best poster
PERSONEL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 10.01.1976
Mariatal Status: Single
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
1. ESTRO, Member, 2003 - Present
Physics)
Travel
2. AAPM, Member, 2012 - Present
3. Turkish Physics Association, Member , 2008 - Present
4. Turkish Society Radiation Oncology, Member , 2006 - Present
5 Turkish Medical Physics Association, Member , 2003 - Present
REFERENCES
Professor Emin Darendeliler (Department of Radiation Oncology, İstanbul
University, İstanbul Turkey Tel:+90 530 464 12 12, darendeliler@gmail.com)
Professor Hatice Bilge (Department of Radiation Oncology, İstanbul
University, İstanbul Turkey Tel:+90 530 520 41 68, haticebilge@yahoo.com)
Professor Esra Kaytan Sağlam (Department of Radiation Oncology, İstanbul
University, İstanbul Turkey Tel:+90 212 414 24 34, esrasaglam@gmail.com)