Yunfeng Cui | Scholars@Duke

Yunfeng Cui
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Clinical Science Departments 2013

Contact Information

Radiation Oncology Physics Div, Box 3295 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710
Radiation Oncology Physics Div, Box 3295 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710
yunfeng.cui@duke.edu (919) 681-2169

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Physics Resident, Thomas Jefferson University 2009 - 2012
- Research Fellow, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 2006 - 2009
- Ph.D., Tsinghua University (China) 2006
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Hong, JC, Cui, Y, Patel, BN, Rushing, CN, Faught, AM, Eng, JS, Higgins, K, Yin, F-F, Das, S, Czito, BG, Willett, CG, and Palta, M. "Association of Interim FDG-PET Imaging During Chemoradiation for Squamous Anal Canal Carcinoma With Recurrence." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 102, no. 4 (November 2018): 1046-1051. Full Text
  - Tandberg, DJ, Cui, Y, Rushing, CN, Hong, JC, Ackerson, BG, Marin, D, Zhang, X, Czito, BG, Willett, CW, and Palta, M. "Intratreatment Response Assessment With 18F-FDG PET: Correlation of Semiquantitative PET Features With Pathologic Response of Esophageal Cancer to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 102, no. 4 (November 2018): 1002-1007. 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
  - Hong, JC, Eng, J, Faught, A, Higgins, K, Cui, Y, Yin, FF, Das, SK, Czito, B, Willett, CG, and Palta, M. "Interim FDG Positron Emission Tomography Imaging During Chemoradiation for Squamous Anal Canal Carcinoma." International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 96, no. 2S (October 2016): E183-. Full Text
  - Cui, Y, Chen, W, Kong, F-MS, Olsen, LA, Beatty, RE, Maxim, PG, Ritter, T, Sohn, JW, Higgins, J, Galvin, JM, and Xiao, Y. "Contouring variations and the role of atlas in non-small cell lung cancer radiation therapy: Analysis of a multi-institutional preclinical trial planning study." Practical radiation oncology 5, no. 2 (March 2015): e67-e75. Full Text
  - Gondi, V, Cui, Y, Mehta, MP, Manfredi, D, Xiao, Y, Galvin, JM, Rowley, H, and Tome, WA. "Real-time pretreatment review limits unacceptable deviations on a cooperative group radiation therapy technique trial: quality assurance results of RTOG 0933." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 91, no. 3 (March 2015): 564-570. Full Text
  - Sohn, JW, Higgins, J, Galvin, JM, and Xiao, Y. "Contouring variations and the role of atlas in non-small cell lung cancer radiation therapy: Analysis of a multi-institutional preclinical trial planning study." Practical Radiation Oncology 5, no. 2 (March 1, 2015): e67-e75. Full Text
  - "Real-time pretreatment review limits unacceptable deviations on a cooperative group radiation therapy technique trial: Quality assurance results of RTOG 0933." International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 91, no. 3 (January 1, 2015): 564-570. Full Text
  - Zhao, F, Li, M, Wang, Z, Fu, Z, Cui, Y, Chen, Z, and Yu, J. "(18)F-Fluorothymidine PET-CT for resected malignant gliomas before radiotherapy: tumor extent according to proliferative activity compared with MRI." Plos One 10, no. 3 (January 2015): e0118769-null. Full Text
  - Zhao, F, Cui, Y, Li, M, Fu, Z, Chen, Z, Kong, L, Yang, G, and Yu, J. "Prognostic value of 3'-deoxy-3'-18F-fluorothymidine ([(18)F] FLT PET) in patients with recurrent malignant gliomas." Nuclear medicine and biology 41, no. 8 (September 2014): 710-715. Full Text
  - Zhao, F, Cui, Y, Li, M, Fu, Z, Chen, Z, Kong, L, Yang, G, and Yu, J. "Prognostic value of 3′-Deoxy-3′-18F-Fluorothymidine ([18F] FLT PET) in patients with recurrent malignant gliomas." Nuclear Medicine and Biology 41, no. 8 (September 2014): 710-715. Full Text
  - Cui, Y, Bowsher, J, Yan, S, Cai, J, Das, S, and Yin, F. "SU-C-9A-06: The Impact of CT Image Used for Attenuation Correction in 4D-PET." Medical Physics 41, no. 6 (June 2014): 105-null. Full Text
  - Gardner, S, Studenski, M, Giaddui, T, Cui, Y, Galvin, J, Yu, Y, and Xiao, Y. "SU-E-J-152: Evaluation of TrueBeam OBI V. 1.5 CBCT Performance in An Adaptive RT Environment." Medical Physics 41, no. 6 (June 2014): 191-null. Full Text
  - Giaddui, T, Cui, Y, Chen, W, Yu, J, Gong, Y, Craig, T, Dawson, L, Al-Hallaq, H, Chmura, S, Yin, F, Galvin, J, and Xiao, Y. "SU-E-CAMPUS-J-04: Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT): Review of Technical Standards and Credentialing in Radiotherapy Clinical Trials." Medical physics 41, no. 6 (June 2014): 387-. Full Text
  - Gardner, SJ, Studenski, MT, Giaddui, T, Cui, Y, Galvin, J, Yu, Y, and Xiao, Y. "Investigation into image quality and dose for different patient geometries with multiple cone-beam CT systems." Medical Physics 41, no. 3 (March 2014): 031908-null. Full Text
  - Bar-Ad, V, Leiby, B, Witek, M, Xiao, Y, Cui, Y, Dai, Y, Cao, J, Axelrod, R, Campling, B, Both, S, and Werner-Wasik, M. "Treatment-related acute esophagitis for patients with locoregionally advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with involved-field radiotherapy and concurrent chemotherapy." American journal of clinical oncology 37, no. 5 (2014): 433-437. Full Text
  - Gardner, SJ, Studenski, MT, Giaddui, T, Cui, Y, Galvin, J, Yu, Y, and Xiao, Y. "Investigation into image quality and dose for different patient geometries with multiple cone-beam CT systems." Medical Physics 41, no. 3 (January 1, 2014). Full Text
  - Giaddui, T, Cui, Y, Galvin, J, Yu, Y, and Xiao, Y. "SU-E-I-07: The Effect of Different Beam Filters On the KV CBCT Image Dose Response Curves of NanoDot OSL Dosimeters." Medical physics 40, no. 6Part4 (June 2013): 126-. Full Text
  - Giaddui, T, Cui, Y, Galvin, J, Yu, Y, and Xiao, Y. "SU-E-I-09: Measurements of KV XVI CBCT Dose Profiles in Phantom Using Gafchromic XRQA2 Film." Medical physics 40, no. 6Part5 (June 2013): 126-127. Full Text
  - Giaddui, T, Cui, Y, Galvin, J, Yu, Y, and Xiao, Y. "Comparative dose evaluations between XVI and OBI cone beam CT systems using Gafchromic XRQA2 film and nanoDot optical stimulated luminescence dosimeters." Medical Physics 40, no. 6 (June 2013): 062102-null. Full Text
  - Wang, J, Chen, W, Studenski, M, Cui, Y, Lee, A, and Xiao, Y. "SU-E-T-234: An Automated Tool for Treatment Plan Quality Evaluation and Clinical Trial Quality Assurance." Medical Physics 40, no. 6Part14 (June 2013): 258-258. Full Text
  - Bar-Ad, V, Leiby, B, Witek, M, Xiao, Y, Cui, Y, Dai, Y, Cao, J, Axelrod, R, Campling, B, Both, S, and Werner-Wasik, M. "Treatment-related acute esophagitis for patients with locoregionally advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with involved-field Radiotherapy and concurrent chemotherapy." American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials 37, no. 5 (2013): 433-437. Full Text
  - Bar-Ad, V, Leiby, B, Witek, M, Xiao, Y, Cui, Y, Dai, Y, Cao, J, Axelrod, R, Campling, B, Both, S, and Werner-Wasik, M. "Treatment-related acute esophagitis for patients with locoregionally advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated with involved-field radiotherapy and concurrent chemotherapy." American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clin (2013). 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
  - Giaddui, T, Cui, Y, Galvin, J, Yu, Y, and Xiao, Y. "Surface Dose Measurements of kV XVI Cone-Beam CT System Using NanoDot Optical Stimulated Luminescence Dosimeters." (2013): 1195-1198. Full Text
  - Wang, J, Chen, W, Studenski, M, Cui, Y, Lee, AJ, and Xiao, Y. "A semi-automated tool for treatment plan-quality evaluation and clinical trial quality assurance." Physics in Medicine and Biology 58, no. 13 (2013): N181-N187. Full Text
  - Cao, J, Cui, Y, Champ, CE, Liu, H, Xiao, Y, Werner-Wasik, M, and Yu, Y. "Determination of internal target volume using selective phases of a 4-dimensional computed tomography scan." Practical Radiation Oncology 2, no. 3 (July 2012): 186-192. Full Text
  - Giaddui, T, Cui, Y, Yegingil, Z, Xie, J, Chen, W, Galvin, J, Yu, Y, and Xiao, Y. "SU-E-I-08: KV XVI Cone Beam-CT Dose Measurement Using Gafchromic XRQA2 Film." Medical physics 39, no. 6Part4 (June 2012): 3626-. Full Text
  - Yegingil, Z, Cui, Y, Giaddui, T, Chen, W, Xie, J, Xiao, Y, and Yu, Y. "SU-E-J-50: Measurement of the HVL Value for the 120keV Photon Beam of the X-Ray Volume Imager (XVI) Using Ionization Chamber, Gafchromic Film XRQA2 and Diode." Medical physics 39, no. 6Part6 (June 2012): 3663-. Full Text
  - Giaddui, T, Cui, Y, Galvin, J, Chen, W, Yu, Y, and Xiao, Y. "Characteristics of Gafchromic XRQA2 films for kV image dose measurement." Medical Physics 39, no. 2 (February 2012): 842-850. Full Text
  - Chen, W, Cui, Y, He, Y, Yu, Y, Galvin, J, Hussaini, YM, and Xiao, Y. "Application of Dempster-Shafer theory in dose response outcome analysis." Physics in Medicine and Biology 57, no. 17 (2012): 5575-5585. Full Text
  - Cui, Y, Galvin, JM, Parker, W, Breen, SL, Yin, F, Papiez, LS, Li, A, Bednarz, G, Chen, W, and Xiao, Y. "Process and Initial Experience of Remote Credentialing of 3D IGRT Data for Institutions Participating in RTOG Clinical Trials." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS 81, no. 2 (2011): S810-S810. Full Text Link to Item
  - Cui, Y, Galvin, JM, Straube, WL, Bosch, WR, Purdy, JA, Li, XA, and Xiao, Y. "Multi-system verification of registrations for image-guided radiotherapy in clinical trials." International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 81, no. 1 (2011): 305-312. Full Text
  - Xiao, Y, Cui, Y, Chen, W, Yu, Y, Galvin, J, and Hussaini, MY. "Application of evidence theory in radiation oncology outcome analysis." 2010 3rd International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics (October 2010). Full Text
  - Cui, Y, Tan, Y, Zhao, B, Liberman, L, Parbhu, R, Kaplan, J, Theodoulou, M, Hudis, C, and Schwartz, LH. "Malignant lesion segmentation in contrast-enhanced breast MR images based on the marker-controlled watershed." Medical Physics 36, no. 10 (2009): 4359-4369. Full Text
  - Cui, Y, Zhao, B, Akhurst, TJ, Yan, J, and Schwartz, LH. "CT-guided automated detection of lung tumors on PET images." Medical Imaging 2008: Computer Aided Diagnosis (March 6, 2008). Full Text
  - "Kinetic model parameter estimates of liver FDG metabolism." Qinghua Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Tsinghua University 47, no. 3 (March 1, 2007): 420-423.
  - CUI, YUNFENG, BAI, JING, CHEN, YINGMAO, and TIAN, JIAHE. "A DIGITAL MODEL FRAMEWORK OF METABOLIC SYSTEM BASED ON VISIBLE HUMAN DATA SET." International Journal of Image and Graphics 07, no. 01 (January 2007): 143-157. Full Text
  - Yunfeng, C, Jing, B, Yingmao, C, and Jiahe, T. "Parameter estimation for whole-body kinetic model of FDG metabolism." Progress in Natural Science 16, no. 11 (November 1, 2006): 1164-1170. Full Text
  - "Comparison of parameter estimations using dual-input and arterial-input in liver kinetic studies of FDG metabolism." Annual International Conference of the Ieee Engineering in Medicine and Biology Proceedings 7 VOLS (December 1, 2005): 2345-2348.
  - Cui, Y, and Bai, J. "Method of simulation and visualization of FDG metabolism based on VHP image." Medical Imaging 2005: Visualization, Image Guided Procedures, and Display (April 12, 2005). Full Text
- Conference Papers
  - Cui, Y, Gao, H, Kirkpatrick, JP, and Yin, FF. "A Retrospective Review on Stereotactic Radiosurgery Cases Planned with Dynamic Conformal Arcs Versus Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy." 60th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-for-Radiation-Oncology (ASTRO). San Antonio, TX. October 21, 2018 - October 24, 2018.: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, November 1, 2018. Full Text Link to Item
  - Subashi, ED, Wang, Z, Cui, Y, Chang, Z, Kirkpatrick, JP, and Yin, FF. "An Analysis of Geometric Distortion in a 3T MRI Scanner Used for Intracranial Radiosurgery." 60th Annual Meeting of the American-Society-for-Radiation-Oncology (ASTRO). San Antonio, TX. October 21, 2018 - October 24, 2018.: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, November 1, 2018. Full Text Link to Item
  - Cui, Y, Gao, H, Kirkpatrick, J, and Yin, F. "Variation in Normal Brain Sparing in Stereotactic Radiosurgery Plans Treating Multiple Targets Using Single-Isocenter Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy." 60th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-of-Physicists-in-Medicine. Nashville, TN. July 29, 2018 - August 2, 2018.: WILEY, June 1, 2018. Link to Item
  - Gao, H, Liu, R, Yu, H, Cui, Y, Chang, Z, and Yin, F. "Iterative Katsevich Algorithm: A Novel Iterative Image Reconstruction Method for Helical CT Using Katsevich Exact Analytic Algorithm." 60th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-of-Physicists-in-Medicine. Nashville, TN. July 29, 2018 - August 2, 2018.: WILEY, June 1, 2018. Link to Item
  - Tandberg, D, Cui, Y, Hong, J, Ackerson, B, Czito, B, Willett, C, and Palta, M. "Intratreatment FDG-PET Imaging to Predict Radiation Induced Esophagitis During Chemoradiation Therapy for Esophageal Cancer." October 2017. Full Text
  - Tandberg, D, Hong, JC, Cui, Y, Ackerson, B, Czito, BG, and Willett, C. "Interim FDG-PET imaging during neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for esophageal cancer: Correlation with pathologic response." 53rd Annual Clinical Meeting of the American-Society-of-Clinical-Oncology (ASCO). Chicago, IL. June 2, 2017 - June 7, 2017.: AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, February 1, 2017. Link to Item
  - Hong, JC, Eng, J, Faught, A, Higgins, K, Cui, Y, Yin, FF, Das, SK, Czito, B, Willett, CG, and Palta, M. "Interim FDG Positron Emission Tomography Imaging During Chemoradiation for Squamous Anal Canal Carcinoma." October 1, 2016. Full Text Link to Item
  - Cui, Y, Bowsher, J, Cai, J, and Yin, F. "Evaluation of Respiratory Motion Impact on 3D and 4D PET Imaging." November 2015. Full Text
  - Giaddui, T, Cui, Y, Chen, W, Yu, J, Gong, Y, Craig, T, Dawson, L, Al-Hallaq, H, Chmura, S, Yin, F, Galvin, J, and Xiao, Y. "Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT): Review of Technical Standards and Credentialing in Radiotherapy Clinical Trials." : WILEY, June 1, 2014. Link to Item
  - Cui, Y, Chen, W, Kong, F, Appenzoller, L, Beatty, R, Maxim, P, Ritter, T, Sohn, J, Higgins, J, Yu, Y, Galvin, J, and Xiao, Y. "TH-A-BRA-01: Contouring Variations and Their Impact on Dose-Volume Histograms in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Radiotherapy: Analysis of a Multi- Institutional Pre-Clinical Trial Planning Study." : Wiley, June 2012. Full Text
  - Cao, J, Cui, Y, Werner-Wasik, M, Champ, C, Liu, H, Xiao, Y, and Yu, Y. "SU-E-T-291: How Many Sets of Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography (4DCT) Images Are Needed to Determine the Internal Target Volume (ITV) for Lung Radiation Therapy?." : Wiley, June 2011. Full Text
  - Giaddui, T, Cui, Y, Galvin, J, Chen, W, Yu, Y, Xiao, Y, and Jefferson, T. "SU-E-I-53: On the Characterization and the Characteristics of the GafChromic XRQA2 Radiochromic Films." June 2011. Full Text

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Education, Training, & Certifications

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