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Chang-Ming Charlie Ma, PhD, FASTRO
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Clinical Locations
Primary Location
Fox Chase Cancer Center
333 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111
About
Professor
Vice Chairman, Department of Radiation Oncology
Director, Radiation Physics
Research Program
Education and Training
Educational Background
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Medical Physics, Royal Marsden Hospital, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, U.K., 1993
- PhD, Royal Marsden Hospital/Institute of Cancer Research/London University, Sutton, U.K., 1991
- MS, University of Shanghai for Science & Technology, Shanghai, China, 1986
- BS, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 1982
Certifications
- Therapeutic Radiologic Physics, American Board of Radiology
Memberships
- Institute of Physics
- American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)
- American College of Medical Physics (ACMP)
- American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)
- European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO)
- Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP)
- Cyberknife Society (CS)
- Society of Directors of Academic Medical Physicists Programs (SDAMPP)
- AAPM San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (SFBAC)
- AAPM Delaware Valley Chapter (DVC)
- North American Chinese Medical Physicists Association (NACMPA)
Honors & Awards
- Hall of Fame, NACMPA, 2015
- Fellow, ASTRO, 2014
- Fellow, ACMP, 2010
- "Who’s Who in American Medicine and Healthcare," 2005
- "Who’s Who in American Education"
- "Who’s Who in the World"
- Fellow, AAPM, 2005
- Fellow, Institute of Physics, 2004
- "Who’s Who in America," 2004
Research Profile
Research Program
Lab Overview
This lab 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 including radiotherapy, radio-dynamic therapy, gene therapy, chemotherapy, nanotherapy, and MR-guided high intensity focused ultrasound therapy.
Lab Staff
Robert Price, PhD, DABR, FASTRO
Professor, Clinical Chief Physicist
Room: P0071
215-728-2819
Lu Wang, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Physicist
Room: FCCC Buckingham
215-794-2700
Lihui (Max) Jin, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Physicist
Room: P0074
215-214-3852
Iavor Veltchev, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Physicist
Room: P0073
215-728-2854
Ahmed Eldib, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Physicist
Room: P0101
215-728-3770
Xiaoming (Shawn) Chen, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Physicist
Room: P0081
215-214-5665
Troy Dos Santos, PhD
Medical Physics Resident
Room: P0103
215-728-3071
Additional Staff
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
Publications
Selected Publications
Fareed MM, Eldib AA, Weiss SE, Hayes SB, Li J, Ma CC. A treatment planning comparison between a novel rotating gamma system and robotic linear accelerator based intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy. Physics in medicine and biology, 63(3):035029, 2018. PubMed
Ma C-M, Li JS, Deng J and Fan J. Implementation of Monte Carlo Dose Calculation for CyberKnife treatment planning, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2008;102:012-016.
Ma, C-M and Paskalev, K. In-Room CT Techniques for Image-Guided Radiation Therapy. Med Dosimetry 2006;31:30-39.PubMed
Ma C-M, Maughan R, Orton C. Within the next decade conventional cyclotrons for proton radiotherapy will become obsolete and replaced by far less expensive machines using compact laser systems for the acceleration of the protons. Med Phys. 2006;33:571-73. PubMed
Ma C-M, Ding M, Li JS, Lee MC, Pawlicki T, Deng J. A Comparative Dosimetric Study on Tangential Photon Beams, IMRT and MERT for Breast Cancer Treatment, Phys Med Biol. 2003;48:909-24. PubMed
Ma, C-M, Liu C, Coffey C, Nath R, Seltzer S, Seuntjens J. AAPM protocol for 40-300kV x-ray beam dosimetry for radiotherapy and radiobiology. Med Phys. 2001;28:868-893. PubMed
Additional Publications
Contact Information
Charlie.Ma@fccc.edu
Office Phone: 215-728-2996
Pager:215-306-0189
Fax:215-214-1745
Office: CRP-LL - P0069
Clinical Locations
Primary Location
Fox Chase Cancer Center
333 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111
Contact Information
Charlie.Ma@fccc.edu
Office Phone: 215-728-2996
Pager:215-306-0189
Fax:215-214-1745
Office: CRP-LL - P0069
Professor
Vice Chairman, Department of Radiation Oncology
Director, Radiation Physics
Research Program
Education
Educational Background
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Medical Physics, Royal Marsden Hospital, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, U.K., 1993
- PhD, Royal Marsden Hospital/Institute of Cancer Research/London University, Sutton, U.K., 1991
- MS, University of Shanghai for Science & Technology, Shanghai, China, 1986
- BS, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 1982
Certifications
- Therapeutic Radiologic Physics, American Board of Radiology
Memberships
- Institute of Physics
- American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)
- American College of Medical Physics (ACMP)
- American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO)
- European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO)
- Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (COMP)
- Cyberknife Society (CS)
- Society of Directors of Academic Medical Physicists Programs (SDAMPP)
- AAPM San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (SFBAC)
- AAPM Delaware Valley Chapter (DVC)
- North American Chinese Medical Physicists Association (NACMPA)
Honors & Awards
- Hall of Fame, NACMPA, 2015
- Fellow, ASTRO, 2014
- Fellow, ACMP, 2010
- "Who’s Who in American Medicine and Healthcare," 2005
- "Who’s Who in American Education"
- "Who’s Who in the World"
- Fellow, AAPM, 2005
- Fellow, Institute of Physics, 2004
- "Who’s Who in America," 2004
Research Profile
Lab Overview
This lab 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 including radiotherapy, radio-dynamic therapy, gene therapy, chemotherapy, nanotherapy, and MR-guided high intensity focused ultrasound therapy.
Lab Staff
Robert Price, PhD, DABR, FASTRO
Professor, Clinical Chief Physicist
Room: P0071
215-728-2819
Lu Wang, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Physicist
Room: FCCC Buckingham
215-794-2700
Lihui (Max) Jin, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Physicist
Room: P0074
215-214-3852
Iavor Veltchev, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Physicist
Room: P0073
215-728-2854
Ahmed Eldib, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Physicist
Room: P0101
215-728-3770
Xiaoming (Shawn) Chen, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Physicist
Room: P0081
215-214-5665
Troy Dos Santos, PhD
Medical Physics Resident
Room: P0103
215-728-3071
Additional Staff
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
Publications
Selected Publications
Fareed MM, Eldib AA, Weiss SE, Hayes SB, Li J, Ma CC. A treatment planning comparison between a novel rotating gamma system and robotic linear accelerator based intracranial stereotactic radiosurgery/radiotherapy. Physics in medicine and biology, 63(3):035029, 2018. PubMed
Ma C-M, Li JS, Deng J and Fan J. Implementation of Monte Carlo Dose Calculation for CyberKnife treatment planning, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2008;102:012-016.
Ma, C-M and Paskalev, K. In-Room CT Techniques for Image-Guided Radiation Therapy. Med Dosimetry 2006;31:30-39.PubMed
Ma C-M, Maughan R, Orton C. Within the next decade conventional cyclotrons for proton radiotherapy will become obsolete and replaced by far less expensive machines using compact laser systems for the acceleration of the protons. Med Phys. 2006;33:571-73. PubMed
Ma C-M, Ding M, Li JS, Lee MC, Pawlicki T, Deng J. A Comparative Dosimetric Study on Tangential Photon Beams, IMRT and MERT for Breast Cancer Treatment, Phys Med Biol. 2003;48:909-24. PubMed
Ma, C-M, Liu C, Coffey C, Nath R, Seltzer S, Seuntjens J. AAPM protocol for 40-300kV x-ray beam dosimetry for radiotherapy and radiobiology. Med Phys. 2001;28:868-893. PubMed
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