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Cenji Yu, PhD, and Xueyan Tang, PhD, analyze images on a computer terminal.

The department is dedicated to the training, development, and mentorship of the next generation of impact researchers in medical physics. Many of our faculty serve in leadership roles on internal, national, and international societies.

Research training is integrated into the three-year program and coordinated with your clinical training. Research projects are directly related to clinical applications of physics in the practice of radiation oncology. During your residency, you will have a primary research project and opportunities to be involved in smaller research projects, all with potential for a publication.

Before you start the residency, you will have an opportunity to review proposed research projects for your primary project. Your areas of expertise and your areas of interest will help identify a good match for a project; we want every resident to be motivated and involved in a research project they are interested in.

All residents are expected to produce publishable work during their residency. A wide variety of support systems for research exist including research coordinators, internal funding opportunities, biostatisticians, editorial services, and media support services.

In addition, Mayo Clinic provides trip days and expense reimbursement for presentations and abstracts accepted at regional, national, and international meetings.

See a selection of presentations and publications from research involving current and past residents.

Presentations 2024

  • Evaluating Diagnostic CTs for Radiation Therapy Planning: Rigid Rotation Analysis in Palliative Care. 2024 AAPM Annual Meeting. (Dalton Griner, Class of 2026)
  • Streamlining CTV Creation: Automated Segmentation of Vertebral Sectors According to Consensus Guidelines, 2024 AAPM Annual Meeting. (Dalton Griner, Class of 2026)
  • Optimization of Diverging Hole Collimator for Pencil Beam Scanning Proton, 2024 AAPM Annual Meeting. (Daiki Hara, Class of 2026)
  • Experimental Validation of an MC-Based Dynamic 4D Dose Calculator for Scanned Proton Beams, 2024 AAPM Annual Meeting. (Zach Stottler, Class of 2025)
  • Proton Dose Calculation With Transformer: Transforming Spot Map To Dose, 2024 AAPM Annual Meeting. (Xueyan Tang, Class of 2025)
  • Pencil Beam Scanning Proton Therapy for Pregnant Patients with Brain and Head and Neck Tumors (Educational Session), AAMD 49th Annual Meeting. (Justine Dupere, Class of 2024)

Presentations 2023

  • Pencil Beam Scanning Proton Therapy for Pregnant Patients with Brain and Head and Neck Tumors, ASTRO 65th Annual Meeting. (Justine Dupere, Class of 2024) 
  • Comparison of Model Type for QA of Organ at Risk Contours in Head and Neck Radiotherapy, AAPM 2023 65th Annual Meeting. (Jay Brooks, Class of 2024)
  • AI-Based Linear Energy Transfer Calculation for Proton Therapy, AAPM 2023 65th Annual Meeting. (Xueyan Tang, Class of 2025)

Presentations 2022

  • Retrospective Analysis of Replan Frequency and Causes in Esophageal Cancer Patients Treated with Spot Scanned Proton Therapy, 2022 ASTRO Annual Meeting. (Sharareh Fakhraei, Class of 2024)
  • A Multi-Institutional Multi-Platform Inter-Comparison of Dose Volume Histograms Construction Differences on Eight Commercial Treatment Planning and Dose Reporting Systems. AAPM 64th Annual Meeting. (Mark Pepin, Class of 2022)
  • Implementation of a Static and Dynamic MLC Model in a GPU-Accelerated Monte Carlo Engine. AAPM 64th Annual Meeting. (Eric Brost, Class of 2022)
  • Automatic Quantification of Organ at Risk Contour Overlap and Separation in Radiotherapy. AAPM 64th Annual Meeting. (Jamison Brooks, Class of 2024)
  • Dependence of LET-Enhancement on Patient-Specific Anatomy in Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy Treatment Planning for Rectal Cancer. AAPM 64th Annual Meeting. (Judith Rivera, Class of 2023)
  • Improving Brachytherapy Needle Ultrasound Conspicuity with an Echogenic Coating. ESTRO 2022. May 2022. (Eric Brost, Class of 2022)
  • A New Way to Visualize Needles for Ultrasound Prostate Brachytherapy Using Color Doppler and Needle Surface Modifications. ABS 2022 Annual Meeting. (Eric Brost, Class of 2022)
  • Machine-Learning Modeling of Patient-Reported Swallowing Dysfunction Using Dose to the Epiglottis and Pharyngeal Constrictors. AAPM 64th Annual Meeting. (Mark Pepin, Class of 2022)

Presentations 2021

  • A Framework for Exploring the Correlation Between Radiation-Induced Toxicities and Dosimetric Quantities. AAPM Virtual 63rd Annual Meeting. July 2021. (Abdou Abdel-Rehim, Class of 2022)
  • A GPU-Accelerated Monte Carlo Engine for Calculation of MLC-Collimated Electron Fields. AAPM Virtual 63rd Annual Meeting. July 2021. (Eric Brost, Class of 2022)
  • Robustness in Biological Dose-Guided IMPT Planning for Rectal Cancer Using a Monte Carlo-based Optimizer. AAPM Virtual 63rd Annual Meeting. July 2021. (Judith Rivera, Class of 2023)
  • Modeling Patient-Reported Swallowing Outcomes with Dose to the Epiglottis. ASTRO Annual Meeting 2021. (Mark Pepin, Class of 2022)

Presentations 2020

  • Commissioning of a free breathing amplitude gated treatment program using Varian TrueBeam 2.7 imaging capabilities. AAPM Annual Meeting. Virtual. July 2020. (Susannah Hickling, Class of 2021)
  • Proton spot dose perturbation by common dental materials. AAPM Annual Meeting. Virtual. July 2020. (Yue-Houng Hu, Class of 2021)

Publications 2020-2024

  • Dupere JM, Brost EE, Hainy ME, Lee CU, Urban MW, Stish BJ, Deufel CL. Color VISION for improved ultrasound visualization of brachytherapy needles. Med Phys. 2024 Jun;51(6):4340-4350. doi: 10.1002/mp.17083. Epub 2024 Apr 17.PMID: 38629912 (Class of 2024)
  • Tang X, Wan Chan Tseung H, Moseley D, Zverovitch A, Hughes CO, George J, Johnson JE, Breen WG, Qian J. Deep learning based linear energy transfer calculation for proton therapy. Phys Med Biol. 2024 May 30; 69 (11). Phys Med Biol . 2024 May 30;69(11). PMID: 38714191 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ad4844 (Class of 2025)
  • Deufel C, Dodoo C, Kavanaugh J, Finley R, Lang K, Sorenson K, Spreiter S, Brooks J, Moseley D, Ahmed SK, Haddock MG, Ma D, Park SS, Petersen IA, Owen DW, Grams MP. Automated target placement for VMAT lattice radiation therapy: enhancing efficiency and consistency. Phys Med Biol. 2024 Mar 18; 69 (7). PMID: 38422544 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6560/ad2ee8 (Class of 2024)
  • Tang X, Deisher AJ, Mundy DW, Kruse JJ, Mahajan A, Qian J, Johnson JE. Optimizing Gantry Breakpoint Angles in Proton Therapy: Enhancing Efficiency and Patient Experience. Int J Part Ther. 2024 Mar; 11:100007 Epub 2024 Apr 20. PMCID: PMC11095102 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpt.2024.03.001 (Class of 2025)
  • Dupere JM, Lucido JJ, Breen WG, Mahajan A, Stafford SL, Bradley TB, Blackwell CR, Remmes NB. Pencil Beam Scanning Proton Therapy for Pregnant Patients With Brain and Head and Neck Cancers. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2024 Mar 1; 118 (3):853-858 Epub 2023 Nov 07. PMID: 37820769 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.09.040 (Class of 2024)
  • Brooks J, Tryggestad E, Anand A, Beltran C, Foote R, Lucido JJ, Laack NN, Routman D, Patel SH, Seetamsetty S, Moseley D.. Knowledge-based quality assurance of a comprehensive set of organ at risk contours for head and neck radiotherapy. Front Oncol. 2024; 14:1295251 Epub 2024 Feb 29. PMID: 38487718. DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1295251 (Class of 2024)
  • Lucido JJ, Penoncello GP, Laughlin BS, Armstrong MD, Lo SG, Rivera JN, Tang X, Chungbin SJ, Breen WG, Mangold AR, Comfere NI, Lester SC, Rule WG, Deufel CL, Foster MG. Development and Dosimetric Characterization of a Customizable Shield for Subtotal Skin Electron Beam Therapy. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2023 Nov-Dec; 8 (6):101289 Epub 2023 June 14. PMID: 37457824 doi: 10.1016/j.adro.2023.101289. (Rivera, Class of 2023; Tang, Class of 2025)
  • Dupere JM, Brost EE, Uthamaraj S, Lee CU, Urban MW, Stish BJ, Deufel CL. A new way to visualize prostate brachytherapy needles using ultrasound color Doppler and needle surface modifications. Brachytherapy. 2023 Nov-Dec; 22 (6):761-768 Epub 2023 Aug 30 PMID: 37652777 DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2023.07.002 (Class of 2024)

Publications 2020-2024 (continued)

Pepin MD, Pennocello GP, Brom KM, Gustafson JM, Long KM, Rong Y, Fong de Los Santos LE, Shiraishi S. Assessment of dose-volume histogram precision for five clinical systems. Med Phys. 2022 Aug 9 Epub 2022 Aug 09. PMID: 35943829 DOI: 10. 1002/mp. 15916. (Class of 2022)

Hu YH, Wan Chan Tseung HS, Mundy DW. Physical characterization of therapeutic proton delivery through common dental materials. Med Phys. 2022 May; 49 (5): 2904-2913 Epub 2022 Mar 21 PMID: 35276753 doi: 10.1002/MP. 15602. (Class of 2021)

Brost EE, Wan Chan Tseung H, Antolak JA. A fast GPU-accelerated Monte Carlo engine for calculation of MLC-collimated electron fields. Med Phys. 2022 Aug 20 [Epub ahead of print] PMID 35986907 DOI: 10. 1002/mp. 15938 (Class of 2022)

Hu YH, Harper RH, Deiter NC, Evans JD, Mahajan A, Kruse JJ, Mundy DW. Analysis of the Rate of Re-planning in Spot-Scanning Proton Therapy. Int J Part Ther. 2022 Fall; 9 (2): 49-58 Epub 2022 June 28. PMID: 36060413 PMCID: 9415746 DOI: 10. 14338/IJPT-21-00043.1 (Class of 2021)

Hu YH, Hickling SV, Qian J, Blackwell CR, McLemore LB, Tryggestad EJ. Characterization and commissioning of a Leksell Gamma Knife ICON system for framed and frameless stereotactic radiosurgery. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2022 Mar; 23 (3): e13475 Epub 2022. Jan 22. PMID: 35064749 PMCID: 8906202 DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13475 (Class of 2021)

S. Hickling, A. Veres, D. Moseley, M. Grams. Implementation of free breathing respiratory amplitude gated treatments. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2021 Jun;22(6):119-129. doi: 10.1002/acm2.13253. Epub 2021 May 13. PMCID: PMC8200514 DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13253 (Class of 2021)

Deufel CL, Dalvin LA, Qian J, Vaishnav B, Cutsinger JM, Wittich MN, Petersen IA. How to design, fabricate, and validate a customized COMS-style eye plaque: Illustrated with a narrow-slotted plaque example. Brachytherapy. 2021 Jun 30 Epub 2021 June 30. PMID: 34217602 DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2021.04.0001 (Qian, Class of 2021; Vaishnav, Class of 2020)

Howard ME, Denbeigh JM, Debrot EK, Garcia DA, Remmes NB, Herman MG, Beltran CJ. Dosimetric assessment of a high precision system for mouse proton irradiation to assess spinal cord toxicity. Radiat Res. 2021 Jun 1; 195(6):541-548. PMID: 33826742 DOI: 10.1667/RADE-20-00153.1 (Class of 2020)

Dougherty JM, Castillo E, Castillo R, Faught AM, Pepin M, Park SS, Beltran CJ, Guerrero T, Grills I, Vinogradskiy Y. Functional avoidance-based intensity modulated proton therapy with 4DCT derived ventilation imaging for lung cancer. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2021 Jul; 22 (7):276-285 Epub 2021 June 22. PMCID: PMC8292710 DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13323 (Class of 2022)

Qian J, Herman MG, Brinkmann DH, Laack NN, Kemp BJ, Hunt CH, Lowe V, Pafundi DH. Prediction of MGMT Status for Glioblastoma Patients Using Radiomics Feature Extraction From (18)F-DOPA-PET Imaging. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2020 Dec 1: 108 (5):1339-1346. PMID: 32634544 PMCID: 7680434 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.06.073 (Class of 2021)

Jeans EB, Hu YH, Stish BJ, King B, Davis M, Harmsen WS, Fruth KM, Locher SE, Deufel CL, Evans JD, Martenson JA, Lester SC. Low-Dose Hypofractionated Total Skin Electron Beam Therapy for Adult Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2020 Nov - Dec; 10 (6):e529-e537 Epub 2020 Aug 08. PMCID: PMC7414776 DOI: 10.1016/J.PRRO.2020.08.001 (Class of 2021)

Howard ME, Denbeigh JM, Debrot EK, Remmes NB, Herman MG, Beltran CJ. A high precision method for in vitro proton irradiation. Int J Part Ther. 2020 Fall; 7 (2):62-69. PMID: 33274258 PMCID 7707323 DOI: 10.14338/IJPT-20-00007.1 (Class of 2020)

El-Sherif O, Remmes NB, Kruse JJ. Validating robotic couch isocentricity with 3D surface imaging. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2020 Jun 15 Epub 2020 June 15 PMID: 32542911 DOI: 10.1002/acm2.12939 (Class of 2019)

Kamal Sayed Abdalghaffar H, Herman MG, Beltran CJ.  A Pareto-based beam orientation optimization method for spot scanning intensity-modulated proton therapy. Med Phys. 2020 Jun; 47 (5):2049-2060 Epub 2020 Mar 13 PMID: 32077497 DOI: 10.1002/mp.14096 (Class of 2020)

Howard ME, Herman MG, Grams MP.  Methodology for radiochromic film analysis using FilmQA Pro and ImageJ. PLoS One. 2020; 15 (5):e0233562 Epub 2020 May 21 PMID: 32437474 PMCID: 7241712 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233562  (Class of 2020)

Tryggestad EJ, Liu W, Pepin MD, Hallemeier CL, Sio TT. Managing treatment-related uncertainties in proton beam radiotherapy for gastrointestinal cancers. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2020 Feb; 11 (1):212-224. PMCID: PMC7052758 DOI: 10.21037/jgo.2019.11.07 (Class of 2022)

Emily J Smith, Erik J Tryggestad, Brett L Carlson, Matthew C Walb, Jann N Sarkaria. Imaging and Dosimetry Study of Inter-fraction Setup Error in a Murine Xenograft Flank Tumor Radiation Model. Radiat Res. 2020 Feb; 193(2):161-170. PMCID: PMC7079167 DOI: 10.1667/RR15526.1 (Class of 2019)

Deufel CL, Tian S, Yan BB, Vaishnav BD, Haddock MG, Petersen IAAutomated applicator digitization for high-dose-rate cervix brachytherapy using image thresholding and density-based clustering. Brachytherapy. Jan-Feb 2020;19(1):111-118. (Class of 2020)

Publications 2014-2019

  • Walb MC, Carlson BL, Sarkaria JN, Tryggestad EJ. Quantifying the setup uncertainty of a stereotactic murine micro-image guided radiation therapy system. Br J Radiol. 2019 Mar; 92 (1095):20180487 Epub 2018 Nov 14 PMID: 30299986 PMCID: 6541190 DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20180487 (Class of 2019)
  • Ma J, Wan Chan Tseung HS, Herman MG, Beltran C. A robust intensity modulated proton therapy optimizer based on Monte Carlo dose calculation. Med Phys. 2018 Jul 18 Epub 2018 July 18 PMID: 30019423 DOI: 10.1002/mp.13096 (Ma, Class of 2018; Wan Chan Tseung, Class of 2017)
  • Kamal Sayed Abdalghaffar H, Ma J, Tseung H, Abdel-Rehim A, Herman MG, Beltran CJ. Adaptive method for multicriteria optimization of intensity-modulated proton therapy. Med Phys. 2018 Dec; 45 (12):5643-5652 Epub 2018 Nov 08 PMID: 30332515 DOI: 10.1002/mp.13239 (Kamal Sayed Abdalghaffar, Class of 2020; Ma, Class of 2018)
  • Shiraishi S, Grams MP, Fong de Los Santos LE. Image-guided radiotherapy quality control: Statistical process control using image similarity metrics. Med Phys. 2018 May; 45 (5):1811-1821 Epub 2018 Mar 30 PMID: 29532493 DOI: 10.1002/mp.12859 (Class of 2018)
  • Shiraishi S, Fong de Los Santos LE, Antolak JA, Olivier KR, Garces YI, Park SS, Grams MP. Phantom Verification of AAA and Acuros Dose Calculations for Lung Cancer: Do Tumor Size and Regression Matter? Pract Radiat Oncol. 2019 Jan; 9 (1):29-37 Epub 2018 Aug 20 PMID: 30138746 DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2018.06.008 (Class of 2018)
  • Deufel CL, Mullins JP, Zakhary MJ. A quality assurance device for measuring afterloader performance and transit dose for nasobiliary high-dose-rate brachytherapy. Brachytherapy. 2018 Jul - Aug; 17 (4):726-731 Epub 2018 May 17 PMID: 29779953 DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2018.03.005 (Class of 2018)
  • Lehmann HI, Deisher AJ, Takami M, Kruse JJ, Song L, Anderson SE, Cusma JT, Parker KD, Johnson SB, Asirvatham SJ, Miller RC, Herman MG, Packer DL. External Arrhythmia Ablation Using Photon Beams: Ablation of the Atrioventricular Junction in an Intact Animal Model. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2017 Apr; 10: (4). PMID: 28408649 DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.116.004304 (Deisher, Class of 2016; Anderson, Class of 2017)
  • Anderson SE, Furutani KM, Tran LT, Chartier L, Petasecca M, Lerch M, Prokopovich DA, Reinhard M, Perevertaylo VL, Rosenfeld AB, Herman MG, Beltran C. Microdosimetric measurements of a clinical proton beam with micrometer-sized solid-state detector. Med Phys. 2017 Nov; 44 (11):6029-6037 Epub 2017 Oct 13 PMID: 28905399 DOI: 10.1002/mp.12583 (Class of 2017)
  • Chartier L, Tran LT, Bolst D, Guatelli S, Pogossov A, Prokopovich DA, Reinhard MI, Perevertaylo V, Anderson S, Beltran C, Matsufuji N, Jackson M, Rosenfeld AB. MICRODOSIMETRIC APPLICATIONS IN PROTON AND HEAVY ION THERAPY USING SILICON MICRODOSIMETERS. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2018 Aug 1; 180 (1-4):365-371 PMID: 29069515 DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncx226 (Class of 2017)
  • Wan Chan Tseung HS, Ma J, Kreofsky CR, Ma DJ, Beltran C. Clinically Applicable Monte Carlo-based Biological Dose Optimization for the Treatment of Head and Neck Cancers With Spot-Scanning Proton Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2016 Aug 1; 95 (5):1535-1543 Epub 2016 Apr 06 PMID: 27325476 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.03.041 (Class of 2017)
  • Beltran C, Tseung HWC, Augustine KE, Bues M, Mundy DW, Walsh TJ, Herman MG, Laack NN. Clinical Implementation of a Proton Dose Verification System Utilizing a GPU Accelerated Monte Carlo Engine. Int J Part Ther. 2016 Fall; 3 (2):312-319 Epub 2016 Dec 30 PMID: 31772983 PMCID: 6871619 DOI: 10.14338/IJPT-16-00011.1 (Class of 2017)
  • Zhang Y, Mutter RW, Park SS, Hieken TJ, Yan ES, Corbin KS, Brinkmann DH, Pafundi DH. Carbon Fiducial Image Guidance Increases the Accuracy of Lumpectomy Cavity Localization in Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2019 Jan; 9 (1):e14-e21 Epub 2018 Oct 01 PMID: 30287358 DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2018.09.006 (Class of 2016)
  • Mutter RW, Remmes NB, Kahila MM, Hoeft KA, Pafundi DH, Zhang Y, Corbin KS, Park SS, Yan ES, Lemaine V, Boughey JC, Beltran CJ. Initial clinical experience of postmastectomy intensity modulated proton therapy in patients with breast expanders with metallic ports. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2017 Jul - Aug; 7 (4):e243-e252 Epub 2016 Dec 16 PMID: 28341315 DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2016.12.002 (Class of 2016)
  • Mullins JP, Grams MP, Herman MG, Brinkmann DH, Antolak JA. Treatment planning for metals using an extended CT number scale. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2016 Nov 8; 17 (6):179-188 Epub 2016 Nov 08 PMID: 27929492 PMCID: 5690522 DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v17i6.6153 (Class of 2016)
  • Merrell KW, Johnson JE, Mou B, Barney BM, Nelson KE, Mayo CS, Haddock MG, Hallemeier CL, Olivier KR. Stereotactic body radiotherapy for primary and metastatic liver tumors - the Mayo Clinic experience. J Radiosurg SBRT. 2016; 4 (2):133-144 PMID: 29296438 PMCID: 5658875 (Class of 2015)
  • Deufel CL, Courneyea LA, McLemore LB, Petersen IA. Experimental and theoretical dosimetry of the RIC-100 phosphorus-32 brachytherapy source for implant geometries encountered in the intraoperative setting. Brachytherapy. 2015 Sep-Oct; 14 (5):734-50 Epub 2015 June 18 PMID: 26096945 DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2015.05.006 (Class of 2015)
  • Courneyea L, Mullins J, Howard M, Foote R, Garces Y, Ma D, Beltran C, Brinkmann D, Pafundi D. Positioning reproducibility with and without rotational corrections for 2 head and neck immobilization systems. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2015 Nov-Dec; 5: (6)e575-81. PMID: 26169225 DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2015.05.003 (Class of 2015)
  • Pafundi DH, Laack NN, Youland RS, Parney IF, Lowe VJ, Giannini C, Kemp BJ, Grams MP, Morris JM, Hoover JM, Hu LS, Sarkaria JN, Brinkmann DH. Biopsy validation of 18F-DOPA PET and biodistribution in gliomas for neurosurgical planning and radiotherapy target delineation: results of a prospective pilot study. Neuro Oncol. 2013 Aug; 15 (8):1058-67 Epub 2013 Mar 03 PMID: 23460322 PMCID: 3714146 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/not002 (Class of 2014)
  • Grams MP, Brown LC, Brinkmann DH, Pafundi DH, Mundy DW, Garces YI, Park SS, Olivier KR, de los Santos LE. Analysis of automatic match results for cone-beam computed tomography localization of conventionally fractionated lung tumors. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2014 Jan-Feb; 4 (1):35-42 Epub 2013 Mar 26 PMID: 24621421 DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2013.02.008 (Class of 2014)
  • Grams MP, Wilson ZC, Sio TT, Beltran CJ, Tryggestad EJ, Gupta SK, Blackwell CR, McCollough KP, Sarkaria JN, Furutani KM. Design and characterization of an economical (192)Ir hemi-brain small animal irradiator. Int J Radiat Biol. 2014 Oct; 90 (10):936-942 Epub 2014 June 25 PMID: 24844370 PMCID: 4564891 DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2014.922719 (Class of 2014)
  • Grams MP, Fong de Los Santos LE, Brown LC, Mayo CS, Park SS, Garces YI, Olivier KR, Brinkmann DH. Separating the dosimetric consequences of changing tumor anatomy from positional uncertainty for conventionally fractionated lung cancer patients. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2014 Nov-Dec; 4 (6):455-65 Epub 2014 Apr 03 PMID: 25407869 DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2014.02.006 (Class of 2014)
  • Owen D, Olivier KR, Song L, Mayo CS, Miller RC, Nelson K, Bauer H, Brown PD, Park SS, Ma DJ, Garces YI. Safety and Tolerability of SBRT after High-Dose External Beam Radiation to the Lung. Front Oncol. 2014; 4:376 Epub 2015 Jan 14 PMID: 25642416 PMCID: 4294121 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2014.00376 (Class of 2014)
  • Owen D, Owen D, Mayo CS, Song L, Ahmed K, Laack N, Olivier K. Dosimetric analysis of varying cord planning organ at risk volume in spine stereotactic body radiation therapy. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2016 Jan-Mar; 1 (1):76-81 Epub 2015 Dec 19 PMID: 28799577 PMCID: 5506717 DOI: 10.1016/j.adro.2015.12.001 (Class of 2014)

Publications 2014-2019 (continued)

Zhang Y, Mutter RW, Park SS, Hieken TJ, Yan ES, Corbin KS, Brinkmann DH, Pafundi DH.  Carbon Fiducial Image Guidance Increases the Accuracy of Lumpectomy Cavity Localization in Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2019 Jan; 9 (1):e14-e21 Epub 2018 Oct 01 PMID: 30287358 DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2018.09.006 (2016 Resident graduate)

Mutter RW, Remmes NB, Kahila MM, Hoeft KA, Pafundi DH, Zhang Y, Corbin KS, Park SS, Yan ES, Lemaine V, Boughey JC, Beltran CJ.  Initial clinical experience of postmastectomy intensity modulated proton therapy in patients with breast expanders with metallic ports. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2017 Jul - Aug; 7 (4):e243-e252 Epub 2016 Dec 16 PMID: 28341315 DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2016.12.002 (2016 Resident graduate)

Mullins JP, Grams MP, Herman MG, Brinkmann DH, Antolak JA.  Treatment planning for metals using an extended CT number scale. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2016 Nov 8; 17 (6):179-188 Epub 2016 Nov 08 PMID: 27929492 PMCID: 5690522 DOI: 10.1120/jacmp.v17i6.6153 (2016 Resident graduate)

Merrell KW, Johnson JE, Mou B, Barney BM, Nelson KE, Mayo CS, Haddock MG, Hallemeier CL, Olivier KR.  Stereotactic body radiotherapy for primary and metastatic liver tumors - the Mayo Clinic experience. J Radiosurg SBRT. 2016; 4 (2):133-144 PMID: 29296438 PMCID: 5658875 (2015 Resident graduate)

Deufel CL, Courneyea LA, McLemore LB, Petersen IA.  Experimental and theoretical dosimetry of the RIC-100 phosphorus-32 brachytherapy source for implant geometries encountered in the intraoperative setting. Brachytherapy. 2015 Sep-Oct; 14 (5):734-50 Epub 2015 June 18 PMID: 26096945 DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2015.05.006  (2015 Resident graduate)

Courneyea L, Mullins J, Howard M, Foote R, Garces Y, Ma D, Beltran C, Brinkmann D, Pafundi D.  Positioning reproducibility with and without rotational corrections for 2 head and neck immobilization systems. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2015 Nov-Dec; 5: (6)e575-81. PMID: 26169225 DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2015.05.003  (2015 Resident graduate)

Pafundi DH, Laack NN, Youland RS, Parney IF, Lowe VJ, Giannini C, Kemp BJ, Grams MP, Morris JM, Hoover JM, Hu LS, Sarkaria JN, Brinkmann DH.  Biopsy validation of 18F-DOPA PET and biodistribution in gliomas for neurosurgical planning and radiotherapy target delineation: results of a prospective pilot study. Neuro Oncol. 2013 Aug; 15 (8):1058-67 Epub 2013 Mar 03 PMID: 23460322 PMCID: 3714146 DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/not002 (2014 Resident graduate)

Grams MP, Brown LC, Brinkmann DH, Pafundi DH, Mundy DW, Garces YI, Park SS, Olivier KR, de los Santos LE.  Analysis of automatic match results for cone-beam computed tomography localization of conventionally fractionated lung tumors. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2014 Jan-Feb; 4 (1):35-42 Epub 2013 Mar 26 PMID: 24621421 DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2013.02.008 (2014 Resident graduate)

Grams MP, Wilson ZC, Sio TT, Beltran CJ, Tryggestad EJ, Gupta SK, Blackwell CR, McCollough KP, Sarkaria JN, Furutani KM.  Design and characterization of an economical (192)Ir hemi-brain small animal irradiator. Int J Radiat Biol. 2014 Oct; 90 (10):936-942 Epub 2014 June 25 PMID: 24844370 PMCID: 4564891 DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2014.922719 (2014 Resident graduate)

Grams MP, Fong de Los Santos LE, Brown LC, Mayo CS, Park SS, Garces YI, Olivier KR, Brinkmann DH.  Separating the dosimetric consequences of changing tumor anatomy from positional uncertainty for conventionally fractionated lung cancer patients. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2014 Nov-Dec; 4 (6):455-65 Epub 2014 Apr 03 PMID: 25407869 DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2014.02.006 (2014 Resident graduate)

Owen D, Olivier KR, Song L, Mayo CS, Miller RC, Nelson K, Bauer H, Brown PD, Park SS, Ma DJ, Garces YI.  Safety and Tolerability of SBRT after High-Dose External Beam Radiation to the Lung. Front Oncol. 2014; 4:376 Epub 2015 Jan 14 PMID: 25642416 PMCID: 4294121 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2014.00376 (2014 Resident graduate)

Owen D, Owen D, Mayo CS, Song L, Ahmed K, Laack N, Olivier K.  Dosimetric analysis of varying cord planning organ at risk volume in spine stereotactic body radiation therapy. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2016 Jan-Mar; 1 (1):76-81 Epub 2015 Dec 19 PMID: 28799577 PMCID: 5506717 DOI: 10.1016/j.adro.2015.12.001 (2014 Resident graduate)