Overview
Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy optimization. Functional Image-guided radiotherapy (PET, SPECT). Modeling of Radiation-induced normal tissue complications (lung, cardiac) using neural nets, MART, self organizing maps, etc. Optimal selection of beam orientations for radiotherapy. Hyperthermia modeling.
Current Funded Grants:
NCI P01 CA042745-19: Hyperthermia and Perfusion Effects in Cancer Therapy Project 2: Real Time Modeling and Control Using Finite Elements and MRI (Program Director).
NCI 1R01 CA115748-01A1: Accurate Prediction of Cardiac and Lung Radiation Injury (Principal Investigator).
Varian Medical Systems: Incorporation of Functional Image-guidance in Radiotherapy Planning (Principal Investigator).
Graduate School Teaching:
MP322: Advanced Photon Beam Radiation Therapy Planning (Fall Semester)
Postdoctoral Research Associates (Past and Current):
Alan Baydush, Ph.D.
Shifeng Chen, Ph.D.
Kung-Shan Cheng, Ph.D.
Sarah McGuire, Ph.D.
Vadim Stakhursky, Ph.D.
Current Funded Grants:
NCI P01 CA042745-19: Hyperthermia and Perfusion Effects in Cancer Therapy Project 2: Real Time Modeling and Control Using Finite Elements and MRI (Program Director).
NCI 1R01 CA115748-01A1: Accurate Prediction of Cardiac and Lung Radiation Injury (Principal Investigator).
Varian Medical Systems: Incorporation of Functional Image-guidance in Radiotherapy Planning (Principal Investigator).
Graduate School Teaching:
MP322: Advanced Photon Beam Radiation Therapy Planning (Fall Semester)
Postdoctoral Research Associates (Past and Current):
Alan Baydush, Ph.D.
Shifeng Chen, Ph.D.
Kung-Shan Cheng, Ph.D.
Sarah McGuire, Ph.D.
Vadim Stakhursky, Ph.D.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology
·
2014 - Present
Radiation Oncology,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Publications
Towards better understanding of factors contributing to medical physicist well-being in academic medical centers: A systems-analysis approach
Journal Article Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics · January 1, 2025 The well-being of medical physicists can impact overall system performance, patient safety, and quality of patient care. There are limited formal assessments of factors contributing to physicists well-being. Nine medical physicists at a US academic medical ... Full text CiteImproving the Scientific Impact of Medical Physics: Challenges and Opportunities: Editor-in-Chief 2014-2020.
Journal Article Med Phys · June 2023 Full text Link to item CiteUsing the TURF Framework to Design an Enhanced Dosimetry Quality Assurance Checklist in an Academic Medical Center
Conference Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics · January 1, 2023 Academic radiation oncology centers have a long history of developing in-house quality assurance (QA) checklists to promote patient safety. These checklists are designed without utilizing formal human-computer interaction methods and are deployed without r ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Accurate, High Resolution 3D Dosimetry
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2004 - 2013Cross-disciplinary Training in Medical Physics
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2007 - 2013Image-Guided Radiation Therapy and Radiosurgery for Small Animals
EquipmentMajor User · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2011View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
1990
Ph.D.