Geoffrey Stephen Ibbott PhD

Dr. Ibbott began his career in medical physics immediately upon graduating from high school in 1967. He worked for a summer, went away for a year of college, and then returned for a second summer. At the end of the second summer, Dr. Ibbott remained in this position while continuing his education part-time. He was first given the title of Medical Physicist in 1974, and remained in this position, with a faculty appointment at the level of Senior Instructor, until 1990. In mid-1990, Dr. Ibbott moved to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he was a Lecturer and Medical Physicist until 1994. In March 1994, Dr. Ibbott moved to Lexington, Kentucky to become Assistant Professor and Director of Medical Physics at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. He was promoted in 1998 to Associate Professor.

Dr. Ibbott's research interests include the radiation response of normal tissues and the development of a polymer gel dosimeter. Since arriving at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, he has pursued the introduction of the polymer gel dosimeter into anthropomorphic phantoms for use by the RPC in assessing the quality of advanced technology treatment techniques. In addition to this, Dr. Ibbott's interests include quality assurance for multi-institutional clinical trials. Throughout his career, Dr. Ibbott has held a strong interest in education. He was the coordinator of the graduate program at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, the clinical coordinator of the graduate program at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, and is a course coordinator at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.