Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Radiation Oncology
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2021 - Present
Radiation Oncology,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Publications
Commissioning of the Varian universal interstitial cylinder system for HDR brachytherapy of gynecological cancer.
Journal Article J Appl Clin Med Phys · February 2025 PURPOSE: This paper outlines the commissioning of the Varian (VMS, Varian Medical Systems, Palo Alto, CA) Universal Interstitial Cylinder (UIC) applicator set for Ir-192 HDR brachytherapy. The UIC was commissioned for use with CT and MRI and a custom phant ... Full text Link to item CiteEvaluation of cumulative dose distributions from external beam radiation therapy using CT-to-CBCT deformable image registration (DIR) for cervical cancer patients.
Journal Article J Appl Clin Med Phys · January 2025 PURPOSE: To investigate dose differences between the planning CT (pCT) and dose calculated on pre-treatment verification CBCTs using DIR and dose summation for cervical cancer patients. METHODS: Cervical cancer patients treated at our institution with 45 G ... Full text Link to item CiteRetrospective assessment of HDR brachytherapy dose calculation methods in locally advanced cervical cancer patients: AcurosBV vs. AAPM TG43 formalism.
Journal Article J Appl Clin Med Phys · January 2025 PURPOSE: This retrospective analysis was completed to investigate the use of a model-based dose calculation algorithm (MBDCA) AcurosBV, for use in HDR BT treatments for locally advanced cervical cancer treated with tandem and ovoid applicators with interst ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Cross-disciplinary Training in Medical Physics
Inst. Training Prgm or CMECo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2007 - 2013Unified Approach to Hyperthermia Modeling and Planning
ResearchResearch Assistant · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2000 - 2002View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
1998
Ph.D.