Justus D Adamson
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology
Radiosurgery and SBRT
Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
Quality Assurance (QA) in Radiation Therapy
3D Dosimetry
Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
Quality Assurance (QA) in Radiation Therapy
3D Dosimetry
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Clinical Science Departments 2017
- Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers 2017
Contact Information
- Radiation Physics Red Zone Bas, Box 3295, Durham, NC 27710
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justus.adamson@duke.edu
(919) 660-2180
- Background
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Education, Training, & Certifications
- Postdoctoral Associate/Medical Physicist Residency Program, Radiation Oncology Physics Division, Duke University School of Medicine 2009 - 2011
- Research Assistant, William Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak 2006 - 2009
- Ph.D., Wayne State University 2009
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Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Clinical Science Departments 2011 - 2017
- Publications & Artistic Works
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Selected Publications
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Conference Papers
- Birer, SR, Olson, AC, Adamson, J, Hood, R, Susen, M, Kim, G, Salama, JK, and Kirkpatrick, JP. "Hippocampal dose from stereotactic radiosurgery for 4 to 10 brain metastases: Risk factors, feasibility of dose reduction via re-optimization, and patient outcomes." December 2017. Full Text
- Stanhope, C, Chang, Z, Wang, Z, Yin, F-F, Kim, G, Salama, JK, Kirkpatrick, J, and Adamson, J. "Physics considerations for single-isocenter, volumetric modulated arc radiosurgery for treatment of multiple intracranial targets." May 2016. Full Text
- Adamson, J, Yang, Y, Rankine, L, Newton, J, Adamovics, J, Craciunescu, O, and Oldham, M. "Towards comprehensive characterization of Cs-137 Seeds using PRESAGE® dosimetry with optical tomography." January 2013. Full Text
- Ren, L, O'Daniel, J, Adamson, J, Yan, H, and Yin, F. "Can Standard Radiation Therapy Quality Assurance (QA) Detect Potential Delivery Errors?." November 2012. Full Text
- Chang, Z, Wu, Q, Adamson, J, Ren, L, Bowsher, J, Yan, H, Thomas, A, and Yin, F. "SU-E-T-74: Assessing Effects of Ion Collection Efficiency in Flattening Filter-Free (FFF) Beams on Three TrueBeam Machines." June 2012. Full Text
- Adamson, J, and Wu, Q. "WE-E-BRB-07: EPID Based Verification of Delivered Fluence for VMAT with High Angular Resolution." June 2011. Full Text
- Adamson, JD, Yoo, S, Wu, Q, and Yin, F. "Variation of Clinically Relevant Dose Indices for 3DCRT of Lung with Respect to Dose Calculation Algorithm." November 2010. 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." June 2010. Full Text
- Adamson, J, Kirkpatrick, J, and Yin, F. "SU-GG-T-483: Does Breath-Hold Immobilization Affect Tumor Radioresistance in Breast?." June 2010. Full Text
- Adamson, JD, Wu, Q, and Yan, D. "Adaptive Management of Intrafraction Motion in Online Image Guided Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy." November 2009. Full Text
- Adamson, J, Wu, Q, and Yan, D. "TU-C-303A-08: A Hybrid Strategy Using Discriminant Analysis for Prostate Intrafraction Motion Management." June 2009. Full Text
- Wu, Q, and Adamson, J. "SU-FF-T-620: Assessment of Dose Reconstruction Methods for Prostate Image Guided Radiotherapy Protocols." June 2009. Full Text
- Adamson, J, and Wu, Q. "TU-C-351-03: Can Pre- and Post-Imaging Determine Prostate Intrafraction Motion?." June 2008. Full Text
- Adamson, J, and Wu, Q. "TU-FF-A3-05: Optimizing KV Fluoro Acquisition for Prostate Intrafraction Motion Evaluation." June 2008. Full Text
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Journal Articles
- Shrock, Z, Yoon, SW, Gunasingha, R, Oldham, M, and Adamson, J. "Technical Note: On maximizing Cherenkov emissions from medical linear accelerators." Medical Physics 45, no. 7 (July 2018): 3315-3320. Full Text
- Oldham, M, Yoon, SW, Adamson, J, Zhang, X, Fecci, P, and Dewhirst, M. "In Reply to Pratx and Kapp." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 101, no. 2 (June 2018): 495-496. (Letter) Full Text
- Yoon, SW, Tsvankin, V, Shrock, Z, Meng, B, Zhang, X, Dewhirst, M, Fecci, P, Adamson, J, and Oldham, M. "Enhancing Radiation Therapy Through Cherenkov Light-Activated Phototherapy." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 100, no. 3 (March 2018): 794-801. Full Text Open Access Copy
- Godfrey, DJ, Patel, BN, Adamson, JD, Subashi, E, Salama, JK, and Palta, M. "Triphasic contrast enhanced CT simulation with bolus tracking for pancreas SBRT target delineation." Practical Radiation Oncology 7, no. 6 (November 2017): e489-e497. Full Text
- Limon, D, McSherry, F, Herndon, J, Sampson, J, Fecci, P, Adamson, J, Wang, Z, Yin, F-F, Floyd, S, Kirkpatrick, J, and Kim, GJ. "Single fraction stereotactic radiosurgery for multiple brain metastases." Advances in Radiation Oncology 2, no. 4 (October 2017): 555-563. Full Text Open Access Copy
- Adamson, J, Dieterich, S, and Rong, Y. "Maximizing the cost benefit of physics residency interview." Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 18, no. 2 (March 2017): 5-8. Full Text
- Adamson, JD, Cooney, T, Demehri, F, Stalnecker, A, Georgas, D, Yin, F-F, and Kirkpatrick, J. "Characterization of Water-Clear Polymeric Gels for Use as Radiotherapy Bolus." Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment (January 2017): 1533034617710579-null. Full Text
- Faught, AM, Yin, F-F, and Adamson, J. "An in-house protocol for improved flood field calibration of TrueBeam FFF cine imaging." Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 18, no. 1 (January 2017): 265-268. Full Text
- Morrison, J, Hood, R, Yin, F-F, Salama, JK, Kirkpatrick, J, and Adamson, J. "Is a single isocenter sufficient for volumetric modulated arc therapy radiosurgery when multiple itracranial metastases are spatially dispersed?." Medical Dosimetry : Official Journal of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists 41, no. 4 (December 2016): 285-289. Full Text
- Faught, AM, Trager, M, Yin, F-F, Kirkpatrick, J, and Adamson, J. "Re-examining TG-142 recommendations in light of modern techniques for linear accelerator based radiosurgery." Medical Physics 43, no. 10 (October 2016): 5437-null. Full Text
- Kelsey, CR, Christensen, JD, Chino, JP, Adamson, J, Ready, NE, and Perez, BA. "Adaptive planning using positron emission tomography for locally advanced lung cancer: A feasibility study." Practical Radiation Oncology 6, no. 2 (March 2016): 96-104. Full Text
- McVicker, D, Yin, F-F, and Adamson, JD. "On the sensitivity of TG-119 and IROC credentialing to TPS commissioning errors." Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 17, no. 1 (January 2016): 34-48. Full Text
- Oldham, M, Yoon, P, Fathi, Z, Beyer, WF, Adamson, J, Liu, L, Alcorta, D, Xia, W, Osada, T, Liu, C, Yang, XY, Dodd, RD, Herndon, JE, Meng, B, Kirsch, DG, Lyerly, HK, Dewhirst, MW, Fecci, P, Walder, H, and Spector, NL. "X-Ray Psoralen Activated Cancer Therapy (X-PACT)." Plos One 11, no. 9 (January 2016): e0162078-null. Full Text Open Access Copy
- Stanhope, C, Wu, QJ, Yuan, L, Liu, J, Hood, R, Yin, F-F, and Adamson, J. "Utilizing knowledge from prior plans in the evaluation of quality assurance." Physics in Medicine and Biology 60, no. 12 (June 9, 2015): 4873-4891. Full Text
- Cramer, CK, Yoon, SW, Reinsvold, M, Joo, KM, Norris, H, Hood, RC, Adamson, JD, Klein, RC, Kirsch, DG, and Oldham, M. "Treatment Planning and Delivery of Whole Brain Irradiation with Hippocampal Avoidance in Rats." Plos One 10, no. 12 (January 2015): e0143208-null. Full Text
- Adamson, J, Yang, Y, Juang, T, Chisholm, K, Rankine, L, Adamovics, J, Yin, FF, and Oldham, M. "On the feasibility of polyurethane based 3D dosimeters with optical CT for dosimetric verification of low energy photon brachytherapy seeds." Medical Physics 41, no. 7 (July 2014): 071705-null. 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
- Liu, B, Adamson, J, Rodrigues, A, Zhou, F, Yin, F-F, and Wu, Q. "A novel technique for VMAT QA with EPID in cine mode on a Varian TrueBeam linac." Physics in Medicine and Biology 58, no. 19 (October 2013): 6683-6700. Full Text
- Liu, B, Adamson, J, Rodrigues, A, Zhou, F, Yin, F, and Wu, Q. "WE-G-108-08: A Novel Technique for VMAT QA with EPID in Cine Mode On Varian TrueBeam." Medical Physics 40, no. 6Part30 (June 2013): 502-null. Full Text
- Mitchell, A, and Adamson, J. "WE-G-108-06: Evaluating Pre-Treatment IMRT & VMAT QA Techniques Quantitatively Using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) Analysis." Medical Physics 40, no. 6Part30 (June 2013): 502-null. Full Text
- Ren, L, Zhang, Y, Yang, Y, Adamson, J, and Yin, F. "SU-E-T-196: Pretreatment Patient Clinical Objective IMRT Quality Assurance Using a 3D Diode Array." Medical Physics 40, no. 6Part13 (June 2013): 249-null. Full Text
- Wu, Q, Chang, Z, Adamson, J, Ren, L, and Yin, F. "SU-E-T-560: A Method to Determine Optimal Dynamic MLC Parameters for Varian Truebeam with Millennium MLC and HDMLC." Medical Physics 40, no. 6Part19 (June 2013): 334-null. Full Text
- Yang, Y, Oldham, M, Adamovics, J, and Adamson, J. "SU-E-T-353: Feasibility of 3D Dosimetry for Prostate LDR: Monte Carlo Simulations of Pd-103,I-125, and Cs-131 Seeds in Deformable PRESAGE." Medical Physics 40, no. 6Part16 (June 2013): 285-null. Full Text
- Chang, Z, Wu, Q, Adamson, J, Ren, L, Bowsher, J, Yan, H, Thomas, A, and Yin, F-F. "Commissioning and dosimetric characteristics of TrueBeam system: composite data of three TrueBeam machines." Medical Physics 39, no. 11 (November 2012): 6981-7018. Full Text
- Adamson, J, and Wu, Q. "Independent verification of gantry angle for pre-treatment VMAT QA using EPID." Physics in Medicine and Biology 57, no. 20 (October 2012): 6587-6600. Full Text
- 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
- Adamson, J, Newton, J, Steffey, B, Cai, J, Adamovics, J, Oldham, M, Chino, J, and Craciunescu, O. "SU-D-213AB-05: Commissioning a CT Compatible LDR T&O Applicator Using Analytical Calculation with ID and 3D Dosimetry." Medical Physics 39, no. 6Part3 (June 2012): 3612-null. Full Text
- Chang, Z, Wu, Q, Adamson, J, Ren, L, Bowsher, J, Yan, H, Thomas, A, and Yin, F. "SU-E-T-104: Commissioning and Dosimetric Characteristics of TrueBeam System: Composite Data of Three TrueBeam Machines." Medical Physics 39, no. 6Part11 (June 2012): 3726-null. 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
- Palta, M, Yoo, S, Adamson, JD, Prosnitz, LR, and Horton, JK. "Preoperative single fraction partial breast radiotherapy for early-stage breast cancer." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 82, no. 1 (January 2012): 37-42. Full Text
- Adamson, J, Zhuang, T, and Yin, F-F. "Contour based respiratory motion analysis for free breathing CT." Computers in Biology and Medicine 41, no. 10 (October 2011): 908-915. Full Text
- Adamson, J, Wu, Q, and Yan, D. "Dosimetric effect of intrafraction motion and residual setup error for hypofractionated prostate intensity-modulated radiotherapy with online cone beam computed tomography image guidance." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 80, no. 2 (June 2011): 453-461. Full Text
- Adamson, J, and Wu, Q. "Prostate intrafraction motion assessed by simultaneous kilovoltage fluoroscopy at megavoltage delivery I: clinical observations and pattern analysis." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 78, no. 5 (December 2010): 1563-1570. Full Text
- Adamson, J, and Wu, Q. "Prostate intrafraction motion assessed by simultaneous kV fluoroscopy at MV delivery II: adaptive strategies." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 78, no. 5 (December 2010): 1323-1330. Full Text
- 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
- Adamson, J, and Wu, Q. "Inferences about prostate intrafraction motion from pre- and posttreatment volumetric imaging." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 75, no. 1 (September 2009): 260-267. Full Text
- Adamson, J, and Wu, Q. "Optimizing monoscopic kV fluoro acquisition for prostate intrafraction motion evaluation." Physics in Medicine and Biology 54, no. 1 (January 2009): 117-133. Full Text
- Adamson, J, and Wu, Q. "Prostate intrafraction motion evaluation using kV fluoroscopy during treatment delivery: a feasibility and accuracy study." Medical Physics 35, no. 5 (May 2008): 1793-1806. Full Text
- Adamson, J, and Wu, Q. "WE-E-M100F-07: Prostate Intrafraction Motion Measurement Using KV Fluoroscopy During Treatment Delivery." Medical Physics 34, no. 6Part21 (June 2007): 2608-2609. Full Text
- Greenwood, MS, Adamson, JD, and Bamberger, JA. "Long-path measurements of ultrasonic attenuation and velocity for very dilute slurries and liquids and detection of contaminates." Ultrasonics 44 Suppl 1 (December 2006): e461-e466. Full Text
- Greenwood, MS, Adamson, JD, and Bond, LJ. "Measurement of the viscosity-density product using multiple reflections of ultrasonic shear horizontal waves." Ultrasonics 44 Suppl 1 (December 2006): e1031-e1036. Full Text
- Greenwood, MS, Adamson, JD, and Bond, LJ. "Measurement of the viscosity-density product using a quartz wedge." Aip Conference Proceedings 760 (April 9, 2005): 1690-1697. Full Text
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