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Electron-specific multileaf collimator
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Electron-specific multileaf collimator
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Laser proton accelerator
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Experimental acceleration for proton acceleration
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Coulomb mirror effect
Professor
Vice Chairman, Department of Radiation Oncology
Director, Radiation Physics
George Cherian - Dosimetrist
Kevin Crawford - Dosimetrist
Patrice Boyle - Dosimetrist
Robert Gleason - Dosimetrist
Zheng Dong - Dosimetrist
Gage Price -Dosimetrist
Mary Ann Konopka - Chief Therapist
Sue Gabriel - Radiation Therapy Scheduler
Thomas Sprankle - Systems Implementation Specialist
Matthew Young - Systems Analyst
Jon Christman - Radiation Oncology Engineer
Dave Liounis - Radiation Oncology Engineer
Chris Davis - Transport/Mold Room Technician
Jarrett Brown - Staff Therapist
Ronald Brown - Staff Therapist
Sandee Clibanoff - Staff Therapist
Kristen Cosgrove - Staff Therapist
Kristy Esterly - Staff Therapist
Barbara Farley-McDonnell - Staff Therapist
Alyssa Green - Staff Therapist
Michael Gutierrez - Staff Therapist
Donna Hazlett - Staff Therapist
Tracey Murphy - Staff Therapist
Michael Murray - Staff Therapist
Robert Novak - Staff Therapist
Amanda Przywitowski - Staff Therapist
Dominic Sabato - Staff Therapist
Noelle Schillinger - Staff Therapist
Barbara Sims - Staff Therapist
Linda Smith - Staff Therapist
Stephanie Taccard - Staff Therapist
Donna Videtto - Staff Therapist
Deborah Weitzner - Manager, Rad Onc Coding/Compliance (Therapist)
Donna Dodaro - Pool Therapist
Megan Gleason - Pool Therapist
Sarah Hill - Pool Therapist
Kimberly Kelly- Pool Therapist
Megan Lutey - Pool Therapist
Ruth Slotwinski - Pool Therapist
Karen Cummins - Simulation Therapist
Maureen Ferri - Simulation Therapist
Susan Gallelli, RTT - Simulation Therapist
Kelly Hopkins - Simulation Therapist
Theresa Richardson - Simulation Therapist
The radiation physics and cancer biology laboratory uses cancer animal models, in particular prostate, head and neck, breast, lung, pancreatic, ovarian and other diseases for understanding pathogenesis and developing novel therapeutic approaches. The staff perform cancer treatment studies combining radiation therapy, radio-dynamic therapy, gene therapy, chemotherapy, nanotherapy, and MR-guided high intensity focused ultrasound therapy.
The Radiation Physics section consists of radiation physicists, research scientists and fellows, dosimetrists, simulation and therapy technologists and other technical and supporting staff, who are responsible for accurate planning and delivery of radiation dose for radiation therapy. The mission is to provide the best possible technical support for radiation therapy and to advance the efficacy of cancer treatment through the integration of new technical innovations with clinical and basic research. The radiation cancer biology laboratory uses cancer animal models, in particular prostate, head and neck, breast, lung, pancreatic, ovarian and other diseases for understanding pathogenesis and developing novel therapeutic approaches. The staff perform cancer treatment studies combining radiation therapy, radio-dynamic therapy, gene therapy, chemotherapy, nanotherapy, and MR-guided high intensity focused ultrasound therapy.
Our current research projects include image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT), advanced treatment delivery techniques such as intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and volumetric modulated radiotherapy (VMAT), stereotactic radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SRS/SBRT), pulsed low-dose-rate radiotherapy (PLDR), radiodynamic therapy (RDT), MRI guided HIFU therapy, laser accelerated proton and light ion beams, target localization, organ motion compensation, MRI/PET based functional imaging and treatment assessment, Monte Carlo dose calculation, and analyses of biological effects of radiation.
Veltchev I, Price R, Chen X, Howell K, Meyer J and Ma CM. Application of a directional palladium-103 brachytherapy device on a curved surface, Med Phys (2019) 46: 1905-15
Ma CM. Physics and Dosimetric Principles of SRS and SBRT, Mathews J Cancer Sci. (2019) 4(2): 22; DOI: DOI: https://doi.org/10.30654/MJCS.10022
Kry SF, Feygelman V, Balter P, Knöös T, Ma CM, Snyder M, Tonner B, Vassiliev ON, AAPM Task Group 329: Reference dose specification for dose calculations: dose-to-water or dose-to-muscle? Med Phys 2019 PMID: 31883390. doi: 10.1002/mp.13995
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