Research Interests
My main current research interests include:
- FLASH radiation therapy. Our recent NIH grant scored 4th percentile for exploring FLASH mechanisms utilizing the Duke High Intensity Gamma Source (HIGS), a nuclear research accelerator on the Duke campus. This work selected for best in Physics at the annual AAPM meeting. Description here
- Radiation and Immunotherapy utilizing mini-grids: description here
- Radiation Therapy Enhanced by Cherenkov photo-Activation: description here
- Comprehensive 3D dosimetry: description here
Selected Grants
Radioprotective effect of p53 against oral mucositis
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2028Exploring synthetic lethality with a novel very high energy electron FLASH radiation beam
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2026Super-FLASH radiation therapy for pediatric brain tumors
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Ian's Friends Foundation · 2024 - 2025Duke CTSA (TL1) Year 5
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2024A practical and versatile high-resolution 3D dosimetry system for clinical use
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Heuris, Inc. · 2017 - 2018An investigation of the dosimetry of the ViewRay radiation therapy system
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Washington University in St. Louis · 2014 - 2016Accurate, High Resolution 3D Dosimetry
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2004 - 2013Cross-disciplinary Training in Medical Physics
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEAssociate Director · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2007 - 2013Digital tomosynthesis: a new paradigm for radiation treatment verification
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2007 - 2009External Relationships
- Immunolight
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