- Adjunct Professor
- Phone: 401. 444. 5233
- Email: mrivard1@lifespan.org
- Office Location: Radiation Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital
593 Eddy Street
Providence, RI 02903
Biography
2018-Present: Director of Brachytherapy Physics, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
2018-Present: Clinical Medical Physicist, Dept. Radiation. Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
2017-2018: Chief Science Officer, LV Liberty Vision Corporation, Portsmouth, NH
2017-Present: Chief Science Officer, CivaTech Oncology, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC
2013-2018: Clinical Medical Physicist, consulting professional
2012-2013: Director of Medical Physics Division, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
2004-2012:Chief Medical Physicist, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA
2000-2012: Director, Brachytherapy Physics, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA
1999:2004: Medical Physicist, Dept. Radiation. Oncology, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA
1996-1997: Assistant Medical Physicist, Gershenson Radiation Oncology Center, Harper Hospital, The Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI
1995-1996: Medical Physicist Internship, Gershenson Radiation Oncology Center, Harper Hospital, The Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI
1994-1995: Medical Physicist Internship, Univ. of Michigan, Providence Cancer Center, Royal Oak, MI
1990-1995: Research Assistant, Univ. of Michigan at Fermilab
1988-1990: Laboratory Assistant, Univ. of Michigan
Education
1992 B.Sc. in Engineering/Physics University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
1995 M.Sc. in Radiological Physics Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
1998 Ph.D. in Medical Physics Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Selected Publications
PUBLICATIONS (Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles) Scopus ID=7006662696, H-index=32
- Martin RC, Laxson RR, Miller JH, Wierzbicki JG, Rivard MJ, Marsh DL. Development of high-activity 252Cf sources for neutron brachytherapy. Appl Radiat Isot 1997;48:1567-1570.
- Wierzbicki JG, Rivard MJ, Waid DS, Arterbery VE. Calculated dosimetric parameters of the IoGold 125I source Model 3631-A. Med Phys 1998;25:2197-2199.
- Rivard MJ. Refinements to the geometry factor used in the AAPM Task Group Report No. 43 necessary for brachytherapy dosimetry calculations. Med Phys 1999;26:2445-2450.
- Rivard MJ. Dosimetry for 252Cf neutron emitting brachytherapy sources: Protocol, measurements, and calculations. Med Phys 1999;26:1503-1514.
- Rivard MJ, Waid DS, Wierzbicki JG. Mass attenuation coefficients of Clear-Pb for photons from 125I, 103Pd, 99mTc, 192Ir, 137Cs, and 60Co. Health Phys 1999;77:571-578.
- Wierzbicki JG, Waid DS, Rivard MJ, Arterbery VE. Radiographic characterization and energy spectrum of the IoGold 125I source model 3631-A/S. Med Phys 1999;26:392-394.
- Rivard MJ, Wierzbicki JG, Van den Heuvel F, Martin RC, McMahon RR. Clinical brachytherapy with neutron emitting 252Cf sources and adherence to AAPM TG-43 dosimetry protocol. Med Phys 1999;26:87-96.
- Fontanesi JN, Chuba PJ, Rivard MJ, Benda R, Rector FE, Farmer DL. Pediatric brachytherapy: The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute experience using californium-252. J Brachytherapy Intl 1999;15:37-41.
- Williamson JF, Coursey BM, DeWerd LA, Hanson WF, Nath R, Rivard MJ, Ibbott G. On the use of apparent activity (Aapp) for treatment planning of 125I and 103Pd interstitial brachytherapy sources: Recommendations of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Radiation Therapy Subcommittee on Low-Energy Brachytherapy Source Dosimetry. Med Phys 1999;26:2529-2530.
- Rivard MJ. Burst calculations for 252Cf brachytherapy sources. Med Phys 2000;27:2816-2820.
- Rivard MJ. Measurements and calculations of thermal neutron fluence rate and neutron energy spectra resulting from moderation of 252Cf fast neutrons: Applications for neutron capture therapy. Med Phys 2000;27:1761-1769.
- Rivard MJ. Neutron dosimetry for a general 252Cf brachytherapy source. Med Phys 2000;27:2803-2815.
- Tsai J-S, Rivard MJ, Engler MJ. Dependence of linac output on the switch rate of an intensity-modulated tomotherapy collimator. Med Phys 2000;27:2215-2225.
- Williamson JF, Coursey BM, DeWerd LA, Hanson WF, Nath R, Rivard MJ, Ibbott G. Recommendations of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine on 103Pd interstitial source calibration and dosimetry: Implications for dose specification and prescription (AAPM Report No. 69). Med Phys 2000;27:634-642.
- Rivard MJ. Monte Carlo calculations of AAPM Task Group Report No. 43 dosimetry parameters for the MED3631-A/M 125I source. Med Phys 2001;28:629-637.
- Tsai J-S, Engler MJ, Rivard MJ, Mahajan A, Borden JA, Zheng Z. A formalism for independent checking of Gamma Knife dose calculations. Med Phys 2001;28:1842-1849.
- Rivard MJ. A discretized approach to determining TG-43 brachytherapy dosimetry parameters: Case study using Monte Carlo calculations for the MED3633 103Pd source. Appl Radiat Isot 2001;55:775-782.
- Rivard MJ, Sganga JK, d’Errico F, Tsai J-S, Ulin K, Engler MJ. Calculated neutron air kerma strength conversion factors for a generically encapsulated Cf-252 brachytherapy source. Nuc Instr Meth in Phys Res A 2002;476:119-122.
- d’Errico F, Nath R, Holland SK, Lamba M, Patz S, Rivard MJ. A position-sensitive neutron spectrometer/dosimeter based on pressurized superheated drop (bubble) detectors. Nuc Instr Meth in Phys Res A 2002;476:113-118.
- Rivard MJ. Comprehensive Monte Carlo calculations of AAPM Task Group Report No. 43 dosimetry parameters for the model 3500 I-Plant 125I brachytherapy source. Ap
AWARDS AND HONORS:
1996: International Delegate Travel Award,The Paul Scherrer Institute, The University of Zurich, and The Institute for Medical Radiobiology, Switzerland
1996-1998: Department of Energy Laboratory Graduate Program Award, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, TN
1997: American College of Medical Physics Graduate Scholarship Award, Reston, VA
1997-1998: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Doctoral Student Award, SAP #276/97, Detroit, MI
1998: Neuroscience Travel Award, School of Medicine, Wayne State University, MI
1999: Earl P. Charlton Faculty Research Award, Tufts University School of Medicine, MA
2006: Massachusetts Technology Transfer Award finalist, University of Massachusetts, MA
2009: Judith Stitt Award for Best Paper: Physics, American Brachytherapy Society
2011: Fellow, American Association of Physicists in Medicine (357/7513=4.8%)
2012: Most Valued Reviewer Award, Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Elsevier B.V.
2012: Certificate of Appreciation in Recognition of Outstanding Reviews, Medical Physics
2012: Top 20 Referee Award (n = 1,283), Physics in Medicine and Biology, Institute of Physics
2013: Most Valued Reviewer Award, Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Elsevier B.V.
2013: Top 25 Referee Award (n = 1,262), Physics in Medicine and Biology, Institute of Physics
2015: Outstanding Reviewer (top 10 percentile), European Journal of Medical Physics
2016: Judith Stitt Award for Best Paper: Physics, American Brachytherapy Society
2016: Outstanding Reviewer Award, Physics in Medicine and Biology, Institute of Physics
2018: Most Valued Reviewer Award, Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Elsevier B.V.
2018: Fellow, American Brachytherapy Society (inaugural physicist)