Jing Cai | Scholars@Duke

Jing Cai
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Radiation Oncology

Image-guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Tumor Motion Management, Four-Dimensional Radiation Therapy (4DRT), Stereotatic-Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT), Brachytherapy, Treatment Planning, Lung Cancer, Liver Cancer, Cervical Cancer.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Adjunct Associate Professor in the Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Clinical Science Departments 2017
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers 2015

Contact Information

Box 3295 Med Ctr, DUMC, Durham, NC 27710
Radiation Oncology Physics, Durham, NC 27710
jing.cai@duke.edu (919) 684-1089

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of Virginia 2006
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Clinical Science Departments 2014 - 2017
- Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Clinical Science Departments 2010 - 2013
- Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Clinical Science Departments 2009 - 2010
Research
Selected Grants
- Lung Ventilation Mapping Based On Biomechanical Motion Modeling for Radiation Therapy awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2020
- Assessing deformable image registration in the lung using hyperpolarized-gas MRI awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2018
- Motion Management Using 4D-MRI for Liver Cancer in Radiation Therapy awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2016
- Cross-disciplinary Training in Medical Physics awarded by National Institutes of Health 2007 - 2013
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Zhang, Y, Folkert, MR, Li, B, Huang, X, Meyer, JJ, Chiu, T, Lee, P, Tehrani, JN, Cai, J, Parsons, D, Jia, X, and Wang, J. "4D liver tumor localization using cone-beam projections and a biomechanical model." Radiotherapy and Oncology : Journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 133 (April 2019): 183-192. Full Text
  - Wang, C, Subashi, E, Yin, F-F, Chang, Z, and Cai, J. "A Spatiotemporal-Constrained Sorting Method for Motion-Robust 4D-MRI: A Feasibility Study." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 103, no. 3 (March 2019): 758-766. Full Text
  - Han, S, Yin, F-F, and Cai, J. "Evaluation of dosimetric uncertainty caused by MR geometric distortion in MRI-based liver SBRT treatment planning." Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 20, no. 2 (February 2019): 43-50. Full Text
  - Cui, T, Miller, GW, Mugler, JP, Cates, GD, Mata, JF, de Lange, EE, Huang, Q, Altes, TA, Yin, F-F, and Cai, J. "An initial investigation of hyperpolarized gas tagging magnetic resonance imaging in evaluating deformable image registration-based lung ventilation." Medical Physics 45, no. 12 (December 2018): 5535-5542. Full Text
  - Lafata, K, Cai, J, Wang, C, Hong, J, Kelsey, CR, and Yin, F-F. "Spatial-temporal variability of radiomic features and its effect on the classification of lung cancer histology." Physics in Medicine and Biology 63, no. 22 (November 8, 2018): 225003-null. Full Text
  - Van den Heuvel, F, Wu, Q, and Cai, J. "In modern linacs monitor units should be defined in water at 10 cm depth rather than at dmax." Medical Physics 45, no. 11 (November 2018): 4789-4792. Full Text
  - Harris, W, Wang, C, Yin, F-F, Cai, J, and Ren, L. "A Novel method to generate on-board 4D MRI using prior 4D MRI and on-board kV projections from a conventional LINAC for target localization in liver SBRT." Medical Physics 45, no. 7 (July 2018): 3238-3245. Full Text
  - Jordan, DW, Cai, J, and Rong, Y. "CAMPEP graduate program standards should require a dedicated course in Magnetic Resonance Imaging physics." Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 19, no. 3 (May 2018): 5-8. Full Text
  - Segars, WP, Tsui, BMW, Jing Cai, , Fang-Fang Yin, , Fung, GSK, and Samei, E. "Application of the 4-D XCAT Phantoms in Biomedical Imaging and Beyond." Ieee Transactions on Medical Imaging 37, no. 3 (March 2018): 680-692. (Review) Full Text
  - Oellers, P, Mowery, YM, Perez, BA, Stinnett, S, Mettu, P, Vajzovic, L, Light, K, Steffey, BA, Cai, J, Dutton, JJ, Buckley, EG, Halperin, EC, Marks, LB, Kirsch, DG, and Mruthyunjaya, P. "Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Iodine Plaque Brachytherapy for Juxtapapillary Choroidal Melanoma." American Journal of Ophthalmology 186 (February 2018): 32-40. Full Text
  - Chu, M-L, Chang, H-C, Chung, H-W, Bashir, MR, Cai, J, Zhang, L, Sun, D, and Chen, N-K. "Free-breathing abdominal MRI improved by repeated k-t-subsampling and artifact-minimization (ReKAM)." Medical Physics 45, no. 1 (January 2018): 178-190. Full Text
  - Harris, W, Yin, F-F, Wang, C, Zhang, Y, Cai, J, and Ren, L. "Accelerating volumetric cine MRI (VC-MRI) using undersampling for real-time 3D target localization/tracking in radiation therapy: a feasibility study." Physics in Medicine and Biology 63, no. 1 (December 14, 2017): 01NT01-null. Full Text
  - Liu, Y, Yin, F-F, Czito, BG, Bashir, MR, Palta, M, and Cai, J. "Retrospective four-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging with image-based respiratory surrogate: a sagittal-coronal-diaphragm point of intersection motion tracking method." Journal of Medical Imaging (Bellingham, Wash.) 4, no. 2 (April 2017): 024007-null. Full Text
  - Liu, Y, Zhong, X, Czito, BG, Palta, M, Bashir, MR, Dale, BM, Yin, F-F, and Cai, J. "Four-dimensional diffusion-weighted MR imaging (4D-DWI): a feasibility study." Medical physics 44, no. 2 (February 2017): 397-406. Full Text
  - Cui, Y, Bowsher, J, Cai, J, and Yin, F-F. "Impact of moving target on measurement accuracy in 3D and 4D PET imaging-a phantom study." Advances in radiation oncology 2, no. 1 (January 2017): 94-100. Full Text
  - Liang, X, Yin, F-F, Liu, Y, and Cai, J. "A probability-based multi-cycle sorting method for 4D-MRI: A simulation study." Medical physics 43, no. 12 (December 2016): 6375-. Full Text
  - Harris, W, Ren, L, Cai, J, Zhang, Y, Chang, Z, and Yin, F-F. "A Technique for Generating Volumetric Cine-Magnetic Resonance Imaging." International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 95, no. 2 (June 2016): 844-853. Full Text
  - Susko, M, Craciunescu, O, Meltsner, S, Yang, Y, Steffey, B, Cai, J, and Chino, J. "Vaginal Dose Is Associated With Toxicity in Image Guided Tandem Ring or Ovoid-Based Brachytherapy." International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 94, no. 5 (April 2016): 1099-1105. Full Text
  - Liu, Y, Yin, F-F, Rhee, D, and Cai, J. "Accuracy of respiratory motion measurement of 4D-MRI: A comparison between cine and sequential acquisition." Medical physics 43, no. 1 (January 2016): 179-. Full Text
  - Liu, Y, Yin, F-F, Czito, BG, Bashir, MR, and Cai, J. "T2-weighted four dimensional magnetic resonance imaging with result-driven phase sorting." Medical physics 42, no. 8 (August 2015): 4460-4471. Full Text
  - Liu, Y, Yin, F-F, Chen, N-K, Chu, M-L, and Cai, J. "Four dimensional magnetic resonance imaging with retrospective k-space reordering: a feasibility study." Medical physics 42, no. 2 (February 2015): 534-541. Full Text
  - Boyle, J, Craciunescu, O, Steffey, B, Cai, J, and Chino, J. "Methods, safety, and early clinical outcomes of dose escalation using simultaneous integrated and sequential boosts in patients with locally advanced gynecologic malignancies." Gynecologic Oncology 135, no. 2 (November 2014): 239-243. Full Text
  - Yang, J, Cai, J, Wang, H, Chang, Z, Czito, BG, Bashir, MR, Palta, M, and Yin, F-F. "Is diaphragm motion a good surrogate for liver tumor motion?." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 90, no. 4 (November 2014): 952-958. Full Text
  - Liu, Y, Yin, F-F, Chang, Z, Czito, BG, Palta, M, Bashir, MR, Qin, Y, and Cai, J. "Investigation of sagittal image acquisition for 4D-MRI with body area as respiratory surrogate." Medical Physics 41, no. 10 (October 2014): 101902-null. Full Text
  - Boyle, JM, Craciunescu, O, Steffey, B, Cai, J, and Chino, J. "Body mass index, dose to organs at risk during vaginal brachytherapy, and the role of three-dimensional CT-based treatment planning." Brachytherapy 13, no. 4 (July 2014): 332-336. Full Text
  - Perez, BA, Mettu, P, Vajzovic, L, Rivera, D, Alkaissi, A, Steffey, BA, Cai, J, Stinnett, S, Dutton, JJ, Buckley, EG, Halperin, E, Marks, LB, Mruthyunjaya, P, and Kirsch, DG. "Uveal melanoma treated with iodine-125 episcleral plaque: an analysis of dose on disease control and visual outcomes." International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 89, no. 1 (May 2014): 127-136. Full Text
  - Perez, BA, Mettu, P, Vajzovic, L, Rivera, D, Alkaissi, A, Steffey, BA, Cai, J, Stinnett, S, Dutton, JJ, Buckley, EG, Halperin, E, Marks, LB, Mruthyunjaya, P, and Kirsch, DG. "Uveal melanoma treated with iodine-125 episcleral plaque: An analysis of dose on disease control and visual outcomes." International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 89, no. 1 (May 1, 2014): 127-136. Full Text
  - Cai, J, Malhotra, HK, and Orton, CG. "Point/Counterpoint. A 3D-conformal technique is better than IMRT or VMAT for lung SBRT." Medical physics 41, no. 4 (April 2014): 040601-. Full Text
  - Yang, J, Cai, J, Wang, H, Chang, Z, Czito, BG, Bashir, MR, and Yin, FF. "Four-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging using axial body area as respiratory surrogate: Initial patient results." International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 88, no. 4 (March 15, 2014): 907-912. Full Text
  - Yang, J, Cai, J, Wang, H, Chang, Z, Czito, BG, Bashir, MR, and Yin, F-F. "Four-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging using axial body area as respiratory surrogate: initial patient results." International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 88, no. 4 (March 2014): 907-912. Full Text
  - Yang, Y, Catalano, S, Kelsey, CR, Yoo, DS, Yin, F-F, and Cai, J. "Dosimetric effects of rotational offsets in stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for lung cancer." Medical dosimetry : official journal of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists 39, no. 1 (March 2014): 117-121. Full Text
  - Chang, Z, Kirkpatrick, JP, Wang, Z, Cai, J, Adamson, J, and Yin, F-F. "Evaluating radiation-induced white matter changes in patients treated with stereotactic radiosurgery using diffusion tensor imaging: a pilot study." Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment 13, no. 1 (February 2014): 21-28. Full Text
  - "Uncertainties of 4-dimensional computed tomography-based tumor motion measurement for lung stereotactic body radiation therapy." Practical Radiation Oncology 4, no. 1 (January 1, 2014). Full Text
  - Boyle, JM, Craciunescu, O, Steffey, B, Cai, J, and Chino, J. "Body mass index, dose to organs at risk during vaginal brachytherapy, and the role of three-dimensional CT-based treatment planning." Brachytherapy 13, no. 4 (January 1, 2014): 332-336. Full Text
  - Vergalasova, I, Cai, J, Giles, W, Segars, WP, and Yin, FF. "Evaluation of the effect of respiratory and anatomical variables on a Fourier technique for markerless, self-sorted 4D-CBCT." Phys Med Biol 58, no. 20 (October 21, 2013): 7239-7259. Full Text Link to Item
  - Liu, Y, Chang, Z, Czito, B, Bashir, M, Yin, F, and Cai, J. "TH-C-141-07: T2-Weighted 4D-MRI with Combined Phase and Amplitude Sorting." Medical physics 40, no. 6Part32 (June 2013): 540-. Full Text
  - Turner, K, Zhang, Y, Vergalasova, I, Ren, L, Segars, P, Kelsey, C, Yoo, D, Yin, F, and Cai, J. "MO-F-WAB-11: Investigation of CBCT-Based Patient Positioning Accuracy in Lung SBRT: Correlation with Breathing Irregularity." Medical physics 40, no. 6Part24 (June 2013): 412-. Full Text
  - Yang, J, Cai, J, Wang, H, Chang, Z, Czito, B, Bashir, M, and Yin, F. "WE-C-116-07: Tumor Enhancement Using Deformable Image Registration for Four-Dimensional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (4D-MRI): A Feasibility Study." Medical physics 40, no. 6Part29 (June 2013): 485-. Full Text
  - Yang, J, Yin, F, Wang, H, Chang, Z, Czito, B, Bashir, M, and Cai, J. "TU-G-134-01: 4D-MRI Using Body Area as Internal Respiratory Surrogate: Initial Patient Results." Medical physics 40, no. 6Part28 (June 2013): 460-. Full Text
  - Yin, F, Benedict, S, Bradley, J, Cai, J, and Wijesooriya, K. "WE-A-500-01: Quality Control of Lung SBRT: Minimizing Uncertainties From Simulation to Treatment." Medical physics 40, no. 6Part28 (June 2013): 464-. Full Text
  - Ge, H, Cai, J, Kelsey, CR, and Yin, F-F. "Quantification and minimization of uncertainties of internal target volume for stereotactic body radiation therapy of lung cancer." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 85, no. 2 (February 2013): 438-443. Full Text
  - Cai, J, Chang, Z, O'Daniel, J, Yoo, S, Ge, H, Kelsey, C, and Yin, F-F. "Investigation of sliced body volume (SBV) as respiratory surrogate. (Published online)" J Appl Clin Med Phys 14, no. 1 (January 7, 2013): 3987-. Link to Item
  - Cai, J, Chang, Z, Jennifer, O, Yoo, S, Hong, G, Kelsey, C, and Yin, FF. "Investigation of sliced body volume (SBV) as respiratory surrogate." Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 14, no. 1 (January 1, 2013): 71-80. Full Text
  - Cui, Y, Galvin, JM, Parker, W, Breen, S, Yin, F-F, Cai, J, Papiez, LS, Li, XA, Bednarz, G, Chen, W, and Xiao, Y. "Implementation of remote 3-dimensional image guided radiation therapy quality assurance for radiation therapy oncology group clinical trials." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 85, no. 1 (January 1, 2013): 271-277. Full Text Link to Item
  - Ge, H, Cai, J, Kelsey, C, and Yin, F-F. "In reply to Kumar et al." International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 87, no. 1 (2013): 5-6. Full Text
  - Ge, H, Cai, J, Kelsey, CR, and Yin, F-F. "Quantification and minimization of uncertainties of internal target volume for stereotactic body radiation therapy of lung cancer." International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 85, no. 2 (2013): 438-443. Full Text
  - Qin, Y, Zhang, F, Yoo, DS, Kelsey, CR, Yin, F-F, and Cai, J. "Adaptive stereotactic body radiation therapy planning for lung cancer." International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 87, no. 1 (2013): 209-215. Full Text
  - Zhang, F, Kelsey, CR, Yoo, D, Yin, F-F, and Cai, J. "Uncertainties of 4-dimensional computed tomography-based tumor motion measurement for lung stereotactic body radiation therapy." Practical Radiation Oncology (2013). Full Text
  - Zhang, F, Hu, J, Kelsey, CR, Yoo, D, Yin, F-F, and Cai, J. "Reproducibility of tumor motion probability distribution function in stereotactic body radiation therapy of lung cancer." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 84, no. 3 (November 1, 2012): 861-866. Full Text Link to Item
  - Panta, RK, Segars, P, Yin, F-F, and Cai, J. "Establishing a framework to implement 4D XCAT phantom for 4D radiotherapy research." J Cancer Res Ther 8, no. 4 (October 2012): 565-570. Full Text Link to Item
  - Chang, Z, Bowsher, J, Cai, J, Yoo, S, Wang, Z, Adamson, J, Ren, L, and Yin, F-F. "Imaging system QA of a medical accelerator, Novalis Tx, for IGRT per TG 142: our 1 year experience." Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 13, no. 4 (July 5, 2012): 3754-null. Full Text
  - Adamson, J, Newton, J, Yang, Y, Steffey, B, Cai, J, Adamovics, J, Oldham, M, Chino, J, and Craciunescu, O. "Commissioning a CT-compatible LDR tandem and ovoid applicator using Monte Carlo calculation and 3D dosimetry." Medical Physics 39, no. 7 (July 2012): 4515-4523. Full Text
  - Craciunescu, O, Cai, J, de Leeuw, A, and Kirisits, C. "TU-E-213CD-01: Image Guided Adaptive Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer." Medical physics 39, no. 6Part24 (June 2012): 3913-. Full Text
  - Panta, R, Segars, W, Yin, F, and Cai, J. "SU-E-J-145: Implementing 4D XCAT Phantom for 4D Radiotherapy Research." Medical physics 39, no. 6Part8 (June 2012): 3686-. Full Text
  - Qin, Y, Chang, Z, Segars, W, Yin, F, and Cai, J. "SU-D-218-02: 4D-MRI Based on Body Area (BA) Surrogate and Sagittal Image Acquisition." Medical physics 39, no. 6Part3 (June 2012): 3622-. Full Text
  - Qin, Y, Zhang, F, Kelsey, C, Yoo, D, Yin, F, and Cai, J. "TU-E-BRB-04: Adaptive Stereotactic-Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) Planning for Lung Cancer." Medical physics 39, no. 6Part24 (June 2012): 3908-. Full Text
  - Zhang, F, Qin, Y, Segars, W, Yin, F, and Cai, J. "MO-A-213AB-04: Verification of 4D Dose Delivery Using 4D Digital Human Phantom." Medical physics 39, no. 6Part20 (June 2012): 3859-. Full Text
  - Tian, Y, Wang, Z, Ge, H, Zhang, T, Cai, J, Kelsey, C, Yoo, D, and Yin, F-F. "Dosimetric comparison of treatment plans based on free breathing, maximum, and average intensity projection CTs for lung cancer SBRT." Med Phys 39, no. 5 (May 2012): 2754-2760. Full Text Link to Item
  - Vergalasova, I, Cai, J, and Yin, F-F. "A novel technique for markerless, self-sorted 4D-CBCT: feasibility study." Medical Physics 39, no. 3 (March 2012): 1442-1451. Full Text
  - Yue, J, Sun, X, Cai, J, Yin, F-F, Yin, Y, Zhu, J, Lu, J, Liu, T, Yu, J, Shi, X, and Song, J. "Lipiodol: a potential direct surrogate for cone-beam computed tomography image guidance in radiotherapy of liver tumor." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 82, no. 2 (February 2012): 834-841. Full Text
  - Chang, Z, Bowsher, J, Cai, J, Yoo, S, Wang, Z, Adamson, J, Ren, L, and Yin, FF. "Imaging system QA of a medical accelerator, Novalis Tx, for IGRT per TG 142: Our 1 year experience." Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 13, no. 4 (January 1, 2012): 113-140. Full Text
  - Cai, J, Chang, Z, Wang, Z, Paul Segars, W, and Yin, F-F. "Four-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging (4D-MRI) using image-based respiratory surrogate: a feasibility study." Medical Physics 38, no. 12 (December 2011): 6384-6394. Full Text
  - Chang, Z, Liu, T, Cai, J, Chen, Q, Wang, Z, and Yin, F-F. "Evaluation of integrated respiratory gating systems on a Novalis Tx system." Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 12, no. 3 (April 4, 2011): 3495-null. Full Text
  - Cai, J, Chang, Z, and Yin, F. "Imaging Tumor Motion using 4D-MRI." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS 81, no. 2 (2011): S122-S123. Full Text Link to Item
  - Cai, J, McLawhorn, R, Altes, TA, Lange, ED, Read, PW, Larner, JM, Benedict, SH, and Sheng, K. "Helical tomotherapy planning for lung cancer based on ventilation magnetic resonance imaging." Medical Dosimetry 36, no. 4 (2011): 389-396. Full Text
  - Cai, J, Yue, J, McLawhorn, R, Yang, W, Wijesooriya, K, Dunlap, NE, Sheng, K, Yin, F-F, and Benedict, SH. "Dosimetric comparison of 6 MV and 15 MV single arc rapidarc to helical TomoTherapy for the treatment of pancreatic cancer." Med Dosim 36, no. 3 (2011): 317-320. Full Text Link to Item
  - Chang, Z, Liu, TH, Cai, J, Chen, Q, Wang, Z, and Yin, FF. "Evaluation of integrated respiratory gating systems on a Novalis Tx system." Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 12, no. 3 (January 1, 2011): 71-79. Full Text
  - Ge, H, Cai, J, Kelsey, C, and Yin, E. "An Improved Method for Delineating Individualized ITV for SBRT of Lung Cancer." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS 81, no. 2 (2011): S624-S624. Full Text Link to Item
  - Vergalasova, I, Cai, J, and Yin, F. "Fourier Transform (FT) Techniques for Markerless 4D Cone-beam CT (4D-CBCT) Sorting: Comparison between Phase vs. Magnitude." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS 81, no. 2 (2011): S59-S59. Full Text Link to Item
  - Zhang, F, Kelsey, C, Yin, F, and Cai, J. "Correlation between External Surrogate Motion and Lung Tumor Motion: From a Statistical Point of View." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS 81, no. 2 (2011): S781-S782. Full Text Link to Item
  - Adamson, J, Chang, Z, Wang, Z, Yin, F-F, and Cai, J. "Maximum intensity projection (MIP) imaging using slice-stacking MRI." Medical Physics 37, no. 11 (November 2010): 5914-5920. Full Text
  - Cai, J, McLawhorn, R, Read, PW, Larner, JM, Yin, F-F, Benedict, SH, and Sheng, K. "Effects of breathing variation on gating window internal target volume in respiratory gated radiation therapy." Medical Physics 37, no. 8 (August 2010): 3927-3934. Full Text
  - Tustison, NJ, Awate, SP, Cai, J, Altes, TA, Miller, GW, de Lange, EE, Mugler, JP, and Gee, JC. "Pulmonary kinematics from tagged hyperpolarized helium-3 MRI." Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging : Jmri 31, no. 5 (May 2010): 1236-1241. Full Text
  - Dunlap, NE, Cai, J, Biedermann, GB, Yang, W, Benedict, SH, Sheng, K, Schefter, TE, Kavanagh, BD, and Larner, JM. "Chest wall volume receiving >30 Gy predicts risk of severe pain and/or rib fracture after lung stereotactic body radiotherapy." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 76, no. 3 (March 2010): 796-801. Full Text
  - Benedict, SH, Cai, J, Libby, B, Lovelock, M, Schlesinger, D, Sheng, K, and Yang, W. "SRT and SBRT: Current practices for QA dosimetry and 3D." Journal of Physics: Conference Series 250 (January 1, 2010): 272-282. Full Text
  - Miller, GW, III, JPM, Altes, TA, Cai, J, Mata, JF, Lange, EED, Tobias, WA, Cates, GD, and Brookeman, JR. "A short-breath-hold technique for lung pO₂ mapping with ³He MRI." Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 63, no. 1 (2010): 127-136. Full Text
  - Yin, F-F, Oldham, M, Cai, J, and Wu, Q. "Dosimetry challenges for implementing emerging technologies." J Phys Conf Ser 250, no. 1 (2010): 8-11. Full Text Link to Item
  - Cai, J, Sheng, K, Benedict, SH, Read, PW, Larner, JM, Mugler, JP, de Lange, EE, Cates, GD, and Miller, GW. "Dynamic MRI of grid-tagged hyperpolarized helium-3 for the assessment of lung motion during breathing." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 75, no. 1 (September 1, 2009): 276-284. Full Text Link to Item
  - Zhong, X, Meyer, CH, Schlesinger, DJ, Sheehan, JP, Epstein, FH, Larner, JM, Benedict, SH, Read, PW, Sheng, K, and Cai, J. "Tracking brain motion during the cardiac cycle using spiral cine-DENSE MRI." Medical Physics 36, no. 8 (August 2009): 3413-3419. Full Text
  - Cai, J, Mata, JF, Orton, MD, Hagspiel, KD, Mugler, JP, Larner, JM, Sheng, K, and Read, PW. "A rabbit irradiation platform for outcome assessment of lung stereotactic radiosurgery." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 73, no. 5 (April 2009): 1588-1595. Full Text
  - Cai, J, Read, PW, Larner, JM, Jones, DR, Benedict, SH, and Sheng, K. "Reproducibility of interfraction lung motion probability distribution function using dynamic MRI: statistical analysis." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 72, no. 4 (November 15, 2008): 1228-1235. Full Text Link to Item
  - Cai, J, Read, PW, and Sheng, K. "The effect of respiratory motion variability and tumor size on the accuracy of average intensity projection from four-dimensional computed tomography: an investigation based on dynamic MRI." Medical Physics 35, no. 11 (November 2008): 4974-4981. Full Text
  - Tustison, NJ, Awate, SP, Altes, TA, Gee, JC, Cai, J, Miller, GW, Lange, EED, and Mugler, JP. "Point-set registration of tagged HE-3 images using a structurally-based Jensen-Shannon divergence measure within a deterministic annealing framework." 2008 5th Ieee International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro (May 2008). Full Text
  - Sheng, K, Cai, J, Libby, B, and Benedict, S. "Imaging the Lung in Radiotherapy: Where 4D Meets Multimodality." Imaging Decisions Mri 12, no. 1 (March 2008): 25-31. Full Text
  - Tustison, NJ, Altes, TA, Gee, JC, Cai, J, De Lange, EE, and Mugler, JP. "Pulmonary kinematics from hyperpolarized helium-3 tagged magnetic resonance imaging." 2007 4th Ieee International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro Proceedings (November 27, 2007): 368-371. Full Text
  - Cai, J, Read, PW, Baisden, JM, Larner, JM, Benedict, SH, and Sheng, K. "Estimation of error in maximal intensity projection-based internal target volume of lung tumors: a simulation and comparison study using dynamic magnetic resonance imaging." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 69, no. 3 (November 1, 2007): 895-902. Full Text Link to Item
  - Cai, J, Altes, TA, Miller, GW, Sheng, K, Read, PW, Mata, JF, Zhong, X, Cates, GD, de Lange, EE, Mugler, JP, and Brookeman, JR. "MR grid-tagging using hyperpolarized helium-3 for regional quantitative assessment of pulmonary biomechanics and ventilation." Magn Reson Med 58, no. 2 (August 2007): 373-380. Full Text Link to Item
  - Baisden, JM, Romney, DA, Reish, AG, Cai, J, Sheng, K, Jones, DR, Benedict, SH, Read, PW, and Larner, JM. "Dose as a function of lung volume and planned treatment volume in helical tomotherapy intensity-modulated radiation therapy-based stereotactic body radiation therapy for small lung tumors." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 68, no. 4 (July 15, 2007): 1229-1237. Full Text Link to Item
  - Cai, J, Miller, GW, Altes, TA, Read, PW, Benedict, SH, de Lange, EE, Cates, GD, Brookeman, JR, Mugler, JP, and Sheng, K. "Direct measurement of lung motion using hyperpolarized helium-3 MR tagging." Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 68, no. 3 (July 1, 2007): 650-653. Full Text Link to Item
  - Mata, JF, Altes, TA, Cai, J, Ruppert, K, Mitzner, W, Hagspiel, KD, Patel, B, Salerno, M, Brookeman, JR, de Lange, EE, Tobias, WA, Wang, H-TJ, Cates, GD, and Mugler, JP. "Evaluation of emphysema severity and progression in a rabbit model: comparison of hyperpolarized 3He and 129Xe diffusion MRI with lung morphometry." Journal of Applied Physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 102, no. 3 (March 2007): 1273-1280. Full Text
  - Cai, J, Read, PW, Altes, TA, Molloy, JA, Brookeman, JR, and Sheng, K. "Evaluation of the reproducibility of lung motion probability distribution function (PDF) using dynamic MRI." Phys Med Biol 52, no. 2 (January 21, 2007): 365-373. Full Text Link to Item
  - Cai, J, Read, P, Baisden, J, Larner, J, Benedict, S, and Sheng, K. "TH‐E‐M100F‐06: Estimation of the Error in Internal Target Volume (ITV) of Lung Tumor Obtained From Free‐Breathing Cine‐Mode 4DCT: A Simulation and Comparison Study Based On Dynamic MRI." Medical Physics 34, no. 6 (January 1, 2007): 2648-null. Full Text
  - Cai, J, Read, P, Benedict, S, Larner, J, and Sheng, K. "TH‐C‐L100J‐04: Reproducibility of Intra‐Fractional Lung Motion Probability Distribution Function (PDF) Using Dynamic MRI: Statistical Analysis." Medical Physics 34, no. 6 (January 1, 2007): 2622-null. Full Text
  - Cai, J, Sheng, K, Sheehan, JP, Benedict, SH, Larner, JM, and Read, PW. "Evaluation of thoracic spinal cord motion using dynamic MRI." Radiotherapy and Oncology 84, no. 3 (2007): 279-282. Full Text
  - Sheng, K, Cai, J, Brookeman, J, Molloy, J, Christopher, J, and Read, P. "A computer simulated phantom study of tomotherapy dose optimization based on probability density functions (PDF) and potential errors caused by low reproducibility of PDF." Med Phys 33, no. 9 (September 2006): 3321-3326. Full Text Link to Item
  - Cai, J, Sheng, K, Christopher, J, Read, P, Molloy, J, and Brookeman, J. "MO‐D‐I‐609‐03: Fast Dynamic MR Imaging for Tracking Lung Tumor Motion During the Respiratory Cycle." Medical Physics 32, no. 6 (January 1, 2005): 2053-2054. Full Text
- Book Sections
  - Benedict, SH, Cai, J, Libby, B, Lovelock, M, Schlesinger, D, Sheng, K, and Yang, W. "Stereotactic body radiation therapy." In Quality and Safety in Radiotherapy, 575-580. January 1, 2010. Full Text
- Conference Papers
  - Zhong, H, Cai, J, Glide-Hurst, C, and Chetty, IJ. "An adaptive finite element method to cope with a large scale lung deformation in magnetic resonance images." January 1, 2014.
  - Qin, Y, Zhang, F, Yoo, DS, Kelsey, CR, Yin, F-F, and Cai, J. "Adaptive stereotactic body radiation therapy planning for lung cancer." United States. September 1, 2013. Full Text Link to Item
  - Liu, Y, Miller, W, Yin, F, and Cai, J. "TU‐C‐141‐08: Evaluate Deformable Image Registration for the Lungs Using Hyperpolarized Gas Tagging MRI." January 1, 2013. Full Text
  - Qin, Y, Kelsey, C, Yoo, D, Yin, F, and Cai, J. "SU‐E‐T‐474: Adaptive Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) Planning for Lung Cancer: Can We Predict Who Will Benefit?." January 1, 2013. Full Text
  - Cai, J, Chino, J, Qin, Y, De Oliveira, TR, Adamson, J, Steffey, B, and Craciunescu, O. "Feasibility of MR-alone-based Brachytherapy Treatment Planning Using a Titanium Tandem and Ring Applicator for Cervical Cancer." November 1, 2012. Full Text Link to Item
  - Chen, Q, Cai, J, Wu, Q, and Yin, F. "Dosimetric Evaluation of Flattening Filter-free (FFF) Photon Beams for Lung SBRT." November 1, 2012. Full Text Link to Item
  - Chino, JP, Steffey, B, Cai, J, Adamson, J, and Craciunescu, O. "Multicatheter Vaginal Balloon Brachytherapy: One Year's Clinical Experience." November 1, 2012. Full Text Link to Item
  - Vergalasova, I, Cai, J, and Yin, F. "Impact of Patient Anatomy Variations on a Fourier Technique for Markerless 4D-CBCT." November 1, 2012. Full Text Link to Item
  - Zhu, L, Craciunescu, O, Cai, J, Steffey, B, Adamson, J, and Chino, JP. "Urinary Catheterization Increases the Dose to Bowel During Vaginal Brachytherapy." November 1, 2012. Full Text Link to Item
  - Adamson, J, Newton, J, Steffey, B, Cai, J, Adamovics, J, Oldham, M, Chino, J, and Craciunescu, O. "Commissioning a CT Compatible LDR T&O Applicator Using Analytical Calculation with 1D and 3D Dosimetry." June 2012. Full Text Link to Item
  - Cai, J, Hu, Y, Tryggestad, E, and Parikh, P. "Establishing a 4D MRI Program for Imaging Moving Tumors." June 2012. Full Text Link to Item
  - Chang, Z, Kirkpatrick, J, Cai, J, Wang, Z, and Yin, F. "Evaluating Radiation-Induced White Matter Changes in Patients with Recurrent Malignant Gliomas Under Treatment of Stereotactic Radiosurgery Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging." June 2012. Full Text Link to Item
  - Craciunescu, O, Cai, J, de Leeuw, A, and Kirisits, C. "Image Guided Adaptive Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer." June 2012. Full Text Link to Item
  - Panta, R, Segars, W, Yin, F, and Cai, J. "Implementing 4D XCAT Phantom for 4D Radiotherapy Research." June 2012. Full Text Link to Item
  - Qin, Y, Chang, Z, Segars, W, Yin, F, and Cai, J. "4D-MRI Based On Body Area (BA) Surrogate and Sagittal Image Acquisition." June 2012. Full Text Link to Item
  - Turner, K, Cai, J, Yin, F, Zhang, Y, and Vergalasova, I. "A Simple Method to Minimize Uncertainty in ITV Delineation: Phantom Verification." June 2012. Full Text Link to Item
  - Vergalasova, I, Cai, J, and Yin, F. "A Fourier Technique for Markerless, Self-Sorted 4D-CBCT: Effect of Respiratory Characteristics." June 2012. Full Text Link to Item
  - Zhang, F, Qin, Y, Segars, W, Yin, F, and Cai, J. "Verification of 4D Dose Delivery Using 4D Digital Human Phantom." June 2012. Full Text Link to Item
  - Zhang, Y, Ren, L, Vergalasova, I, Cai, J, and Yin, F. "Phase-Matched Digital Tomosynthesis (DTS) Imaging for Simultaneous Target Verification During Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) Treatment." June 2012. Full Text Link to Item
  - Cai, J, hu, Y, Tryggestad, E, and Parikh, P. "MO‐F‐217A‐01: Establishing a 4D MRI Program for Imaging Moving Tumors." January 1, 2012. Full Text
  - Vergalasova, I, Cai, J, and Yin, F. "TU‐C‐213CD‐01: A Fourier Technique for Markerless, Self‐Sorted 4D‐CBCT: Effect of Respiratory Characteristics." January 1, 2012. Full Text
  - Cai, J, Chang, Z, O'daniel, J, Yoo, S, Jian, Y, ge, H, and Yin, F. "TU‐E‐BRC‐08: Investigation of Anatomical Surrogate for 4DCT Imaging." January 1, 2011. Full Text
  - Vergalasova, I, Cai, J, and Yin, F. "SU‐F‐BRA‐10: A Novel Technique for Markerless Self‐Sorted 4D‐CBCT." January 1, 2011. Full Text
  - Yin, F, Biederer, J, Cai, J, and Parikh, P. "MO‐D‐214‐01: 4D‐MRI for Radiation Therapy of Moving Tumors." January 1, 2011. Full Text
  - Zhang, F, hu, J, Kelsey, C, Yin, F, and Cai, J. "MO‐D‐BRB‐03: Investigation of the Reproducibility of Probability Distribution function (PDF) of Tumor Motion in Lung Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)." January 1, 2011. Full Text
  - Adamson, J, Chang, Z, Wang, Z, Yin, F, and Cai, J. "SU‐GG‐I‐140: Maximum Intensity Projection (MIP) Imaging Using Multi‐Slice Cine MRI." January 1, 2010. Full Text
  - Cai, J, Chang, Z, Wang, Z, and Yin, F. "Extracting Breathing Signal from Image Fourier Transform for Developing 4D-MRI." 2010. Full Text Link to Item
  - Cai, J, Chang, Z, and Yin, F. "TU‐B‐201B‐02: Self‐Sorted Four‐Dimensional CT Using Body Volume as Respiratory Surrogate." January 1, 2010. Full Text
  - Cai, J, Chang, Z, and Yin, F. "SU‐GG‐I‐148: Self‐Sorted Four‐Dimensional Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Feasibility Study." January 1, 2010. Full Text
  - Chang, Z, Cai, J, Wang, Z, and Yin, F. "SU‐GG‐J‐67: Evaluating Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Using a New Design of Phantom: Validation with Fast Megavoltage Fluoroscopic Imaging." January 1, 2010. Full Text
  - Cai, J, Mclawhorn, R, Read, P, Larner, J, Sheng, K, Altes, T, de Lange, E, and Benedict, S. "SU‐FF‐J‐24: Functional Planning for Tomotherapy‐Based Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) for Peripheral Lung Tumors." January 1, 2009. Full Text
  - Sheng, K, Mata, J, Cai, J, Larner, J, and Read, P. "TH‐C‐BRC‐02: Lung Injury From Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Efficacy of Amifostine: A Small Animal Study On Helical TomoTherapy." January 1, 2009. Full Text
  - Sheng, K, and Cai, J. "TH‐C‐AUD C‐01: Lung Mechanical Modeling Based On the 3He MR Tagging and Lobar Segmentation." January 1, 2008. Full Text
  - Cai, J, Sheng, K, Read, P, Molloy, J, Altes, T, and Brookeman, J. "TU‐C‐330A‐06: Evaluation of Internal Lung Motion Based On Extended Time Ultra‐Fast MRI Scan." January 1, 2006. Full Text
  - Sheng, K, Cai, J, Altes, T, Brookeman, J, Larner, J, and Read, P. "SU‐EE‐A3‐03: A Biomechanical Lung Deformation Model Based On MR Grid‐Tagging Using Hyperpolarized 3He." January 1, 2006. Full Text
  - Sheng, K, Cai, J, Altes, T, Brookeman, J, Larner, J, and Read, P. "TU‐EE‐A2‐06: A Computer Simulated Study of Dose Optimization Based On Lung Tumor Probability Function Obtained From Long Time Dynamic MRI Scan of Human Subject." January 1, 2006. Full Text
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