Ph.D. Abstracts submitted to Medical Physics
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- Assessment of the Dependence of Ventilation Image Calculation from 4D-CT on Deformation and Ventilation Algorithms
Kujtim Latifi [Posted:01/23/2012] - New concepts for beam angle selection in IMRT treatment planning: From heuristics to combinatorial optimization
Mark Bangert [Posted: 11/21/2011] - Single-cell Raman spectroscopy of irradiated tumour cells
Quinn Matthews [Posted: 11/07/2011] - Advances in Biomedical Applications and Assessment of Ultrasound Non-Rigid Image Registration
Ganesh Narayanasamy [Posted: 11/02/2011] - Development and Validation of Quantitative Imaging Methods for Patient-Specific Targeted Radionuclide Therapy Dosimetry
Na Song [Posted: 10/04/2011] - Computer-Aided, Multi-Modal, and Compression Diffuse Optical Studies of Breast Tissue
David Richard Busch Jr., Ph.D. [Posted: 08/29/2011] - A Noninvasive Method for Quantifying Viscoelasticity of the Left-Ventricular Myocardium Using Lamb wave Dispersion Ultrasound Vibrometry
Ivan Nenadic, Ph.D. [Posted: 08/17/2011] - Study on: Evaluation of Large Area Polycrystalline CdTe Detector for Diagnostic X-ray Imaging
Xiance Jin, Ph.D [Posted: 07/18/2011] - Studies on (i) Characterization of Bremsstrahlung spectra from high Z elements and (ii) Development of Neutron source using MeV pulsed electron beam and their applications
Bhushankumar Jagnnath Patil, PhD [Posted: 06/13/2011] - Monte Carlo Modelling of Small Field Dosimetry: Non-ideal Detectors, Electronic Disequilibrium and Source Occlusion
Alison Scott [Posted: 06/06/2011] - Radiation therapy treatment plan optimization accounting for random and systematic patient setup uncertainties
Joseph A. Moore, Ph.D. [Posted: 05/17/2011] - A Modular Data Acquisition System for High Resolution Clinical PET Scanners
Giancarlo Sportelli [Posted: 05/17/2011] - Study of Physical and Dosimetric Aspects of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy
Atul Tyagi [Posted: 05/16/2011] - Development of stopping rule methods for the MLEM and OSEM algorithms used in PET image reconstruction
Anastasios Gaitanis [Posted: 05/05/2011] - Monte Carlo-based Reconstruction for Positron Emission Tomography
Long Zhang [Posted: 04/21/2011] - Development of supervised and unsupervised pixel-based classification methods for medical image segmentation
Kostopoulos Spiros [Posted: 04/14/2011] - Modeling Lung Tissue Motions and Deformations: Applications in Tumor Ablative Procedures
Ali Sadeghi Naini [Posted: 04/14/2011] - DNA Microarray image processing based on advanced pattern recognition techniques
Emmanouil I. Athanasiadis [Posted: 04/14/2011] - Feasibility Investigation of Virtual Patient Guided Radiation Therapy (VPGRT)
Bingqi Guo [Posted: 04/06/2011] - Investigation of Similarity Measures for Selection of Similar Images in Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Breast Lesions on Mammograms
Chisako Muramatsu [Posted: 04/04/2011] - Objective Tolerances in Clinical Radiation Therapy and Treatment Planning
Alejandra Rangel [Posted: 04/04/2011] - Quantitative Dynamic 3D PET Scanning of the Body and Brain using LSO Tomographs
Matthew David Walker [Posted: 04/04/2011] - Differentiating Multiple Sclerosis from Cerebral Microangiopathy based on Modern Pattern Recognition Techniques on Magnetic Resonance Images
Pantelis Theocharakis [Posted: 04/04/2011] - Mechanistic Simulation of Normal-Tissue Damage in Radiotherapy
Eva Rutkowska [Posted: 04/04/2011] - Advanced Computer-Aided Diagnosis and Prognosis for Breast MRI
Neha Bhooshan [Posted: 03/30/2011] - Beyond the DVH
--- Spatial and Biological
Radiotherapy Treatment Planning
Bo Zhao [Posted: 03/30/2011] - Three dimensional simulation and magnetic decoupling of the linac in a linac-MR system
Joel St. Aubin [Posted: 03/30/2011] - Computer-aided histological analysis for prostate cancer diagnosis
Yahui Peng [Posted: 03/30/2011] - Image Segmentation, Modeling, and Simulation in 3D
Breast X-ray Imaging
Tao Han [Posted: 03/14/2011] - Algorithms for Compensation of Quasi-periodic Motion in Robotic Radiosurgery
Floris Ernst [Posted: 02/15/2011] - Imaging for salivary gland sparing radiotherapy
Anette Houweling [Posted: 01/24/2011] - Exploiting tumor and lung heterogeneity with radiotherapy
Steven Petit [Posted: 01/24/2011] - Brachytherapy Seed and Applicator Localization via Iterative Forward Projection Matching Algorithm using Digital X-ray Projections
Damodar Pokhrel, Ph.D. [Posted: 01/24/2011] - Dosimetric Optimization of a Non-Invasive Breast Brachytherapy Applicator
Yun Yang [Posted: 01/04/2011] - Radiation Dose Reduction Techniques for Dynamic, Contrast-Enhanced Cerebral Computed Tomography
Mark Patrick Supanich [Posted: 10/22/2010] - Adaptive Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer
Ning Wen [Posted: 10/22/2010] - Design, Construction, and Evaluation of New High Resolution Medical Imaging Detector/Systems
Amit Jain [Posted: 09/14/2010] - Experimental characterization of convolution kernels for
intensity modulated radiation therapy (in Spanish)
Juan Diego Azcona, Ph. D. [Posted: 08/30/2010] - Development of Renal Phantoms for the Evaluation of Current and Emerging Ultrasound Technology
Deirdre M. King [Posted: 08/23/2010] - Development of CT Scanner Models for Patient Organ Dose
Calculations Using Monte Carlo Methods
Dr. Jianwei Gu [Posted: 07/29/2010] - Helical Cone-Beam Computed Tomography using the Differentiated Backprojection
Dr.-Ing. Harald Schöndube [Posted: 07/28/2010] - Computerized Segmentation and Measurement of Pleural Disease
William F. Sensakovic [Posted: 07/28/2010] - Pattern Recognition Applied to the Computer-Aided Detection and Diagnosis of Breast Cancer from Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Breast Images
Jacob Levman [Posted: 07/06/2010] - Influence of sequence protocol variations on MR image texture at 3.0 Tesla: Implications for texture-based pattern classification in a clinical setting
Dr. med. univ. Marius E. Mayerhöfer [Posted: 05/24/2010] - Development of a Prototype Synthetic Diamond Detector for Radiotherapy Dosimetry
Gregory T. Betzel [Posted: 05/24/2010] - Efficient Controls for Finitely Convergent Sequential Algorithms and Their Applications
Wei Chen [Posted: 05/04/2010] - A Direct Compensator Profile Optimization Approach for Intensity Modulated Radiation Treatment Planning
Kevin J. Erhart, Ph.D. [Posted: 02/25/2010] - Quantitative Assessment of Radiation Dosimetry from a MammoSite Balloon, FSD Applicator and a Newly Designed HDR Applicator for Treatment of GYN Cancers Using Monte Carlo Simulations
Zhengdong Zhang [Posted: 02/22/2010] - Computer-Aided Identification of the Pectoral Muscle in Mammograms
K. Santle Camilus [Posted: 02/22/2010] - Single Photon Counting X‑Ray Micro‑Imaging of Biological Samples
Paola Maria Frallicciardi [Posted: 02/04/2010] - Spectral Mammography with X-Ray Optics and a
Photon-Counting Detector
Erik Fredenberg [Posted: 01/20/2010] - Image Derived Input Functions for Cerebral PET Studies
Jurgen E.M. Mourik [Posted: 12/14/2009] - Optimal Reconstruction Algorithms for High-Resolution Positron Emission Tomography
Floris H.P. van Velden, PhD [Posted: 11/12/2009] - Prostate Intrafraction Motion Assessed by Simultaneous KV Flouroscopy at MV Deliver
Justus D. Adamson [Posted: 09/14/2009] - Evaluation of a Diffraction-Enhanced Imaging (DEI) Prototype and Exploration of Novel Applications for Clinical Implementation of DEI
Laura S. Faulconer [Posted: 09/08/2009] - 3D dose verification for advanced radiotherapy
Wouter van Elmpt [Posted: 09/01/2009] - Air-kerma strength determination of a miniature x-ray source for brachytherapy applications
Stephen D. Davis [Posted: 08/24/2009] - Development and Validation of Parallel Three-Dimensional Computational Models of Ultrasound Propagation and Tissue Microstructure for Preclinical Cancer Imaging
Mohammad I. Daoud [Posted: 08/03/2009] - Strategies for Adaptive Radiation Therapy: Robust Deformable Image Registration Using High Performance Computing and its Clinical Applications
Junyi Xia [Posted: 06/17/2009] - SPECT imaging with rotating slat collimation
Roel Van Holen [Posted: 06/04/2009] - Development and Investigation of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning for Four-Dimensional Anatomy
Yelin Suh, Ph.D. [Posted: 06/04/2009] - The use of computed tomography images in Monte Carlo treatment planning
Magdalena Bazalova [Posted: 04/29/2009] - Applications of the Biologically Effective Uniform Dose to Adaptive Tomotherapy and Four-dimensional Treatment Planning
Fan-chi Su [Posted: 04/28/2009] - Development of analytical particle transport methods for biologically optimized light ion therapy
Johanna Kempe [Posted: 02/19/2009] - Small Animal CT with Micro-, Flat-panel and Clinical Scanners: An Applicability Analysis
Dr. Wolfram Stiller [Posted: 02/10/2009] - Gamma camera based Positron Emission Tomography: A study of the viability on quantification
Lorena Pozzo [Posted: 01/29/2009] - Dynamic Phase Boundary Estimation Using Electrical Impedance Tomography
Umer Zeeshan Ijaz [Posted: 01/08/2009] - Development and Role of Megavoltage Cone Beam Computed
Tomography in Radiation Oncology
Olivier Morin [Posted: 08/06/2008] - Utilizing Problem Structure in Optimization of Radiation Therapy
Fredrik Carlsson [Posted: 06/05/2008] - In-vivo optical imaging and spectroscopy of cerebral hemodynamics
Chao Zhou [Posted: 05/27/2008] - Direct Statistical Parametric Image Estimation for Linear Pharmacokinetic Models from Quantitative Positron Emission Tomography Measurements
Charalampos Tsoumpas [Posted: 05/12/2008] - Advacnces in Magnetic Resonance Electrical Impedence Mammography
Nataliya Kovalchuk, Ph.D. [Posted: 05/15/2008] - Quantitative Measurement of Tumor Hypoxia Response to Mild Temperature Hyperthermia Treatment in HT29 Tumors
Mutian Zhang [Posted: 04/15/2008] - 3D Image Reconstruction for a Dual Plate Positron Emission Tomograph: Application to Mammography
Mónica Vieira Martins [Posted: 04/01/2008] - Impact of Geometric Uncertainties on Dose Calculations for Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer
Runqing Jiang [Posted: 03/20/2008] - Biologically conformal radiation therapy and
Monte Carlo dose calculations in the clinic
Barbara Vanderstraeten [Posted: 01/28/2008] - Development and Evaluation of a Dedicated Breast CT Scanner
Kai Yang, Ph.D. [Posted: 01/14/2008] - A Generalized Least-squares minimization method for near infrared diffuse optical tomography
Phaneendra K. Yalavarthy [Posted: 01/14/2008] - A Novel Approach to Evaluating Breast Density Using Ultrasound Tomography
Carri K. Glide-Hurst [Posted: 08/31/2007] - Risk-Adaptive Radiotherapy
Yusung Kim [Posted: 06/21/2007] - Use of Stationary Focused Ultrasound Fields for Characterization of Tissue and Localized Tissue Ablation
Brian Andrew Winey [Posted: 05/07/2007] - Selective radiofrequency pulses in localization sequences for in vivo MR spectroscopy
Gunther Helms [Posted: 04/15/2007] - The use of Monte Carlo methods to study the effect of x-ray spectral variations on the response of an amorphous silicon electronic portal imaging device
Laure Parent [Posted: 03/19/2007] - Dosimetry for synchrotron stereotactic radiotherapy: Monte Carlo simulations and
radiosensitive gels
Caroline Boudou [Posted: 12/12/2006] - Large-Angle Ionization Chambers for Brachytherapy Air-Kerma-Strength Measurements
Wesley S. Culberson [Posted: 11/21/2006] - Motion Correction Techniques for Three-dimensional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Acquired with the Elliptical Centric View Order or the Shells Trajectory
Yunhong Shu [Posted: 09/21/2006] - Evaluation and Mitigation of Geometric Uncertanties in Prostate Cancer Radiation Therapy through Image Guidance
William Y. Song, Ph.D. [Posted: 09/13/2006] - Development of the 256-slice CT scanner and its advantages in four-dimensional charged particle therapy
Shinichiro Mori [Posted: 09/13/2006] - A new Computer Aided System for the detection of Nodules in Lung CT exams
Alessandro Riccardi [Posted: 08/17/2006] - Mechanisms of Intrinsic Radiation Sensitivity: The Effects of DNA Damage Repair, Oxygen, and Radiation Quality
David J. Carlson, Ph.D. [Posted: 07/25/2006] - The Modelling and Optimisation of P-type Diodes for Dosimetry in External Beam Radiotherapy
Simon Greene [Posted: 07/06/2006] - Evaluation of dose-response models and parameters using clinical data from breast and lung cancer radiotherapy
Ioannis Tsougos [Posted: 06/20/2006] - Dual Energy Techniques with Contrast Media in Digital Mammography: SNR and Dose Evaluation
Paola Baldelli [Posted: 05/10/2006] - Dosimetric Verification of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy with an Electronic Portal
Imaging Device
Sandra Vieira [Posted: 03/16/2006] - Development of a Whole Body Atlas for Radiation Therapy
Planning and Treatment Optimization
Sharif Qatarneh [Posted: 03/01/2006] - Monte Carlo dose calculations in permanent implant brachytherapy: study of a radioactive stent in intravascular brachytherapy and of radioactive seeds in prostate brachytherapy
Jean-François Carrier [Posted: 02/14/2006] - Development of a scintillating fiber dosimeter
Louis Archambault [Posted: 01/30/2006] - An EGSnrc investigation of correction factors for ion chamber dosimetry
Lesley A. Buckley [Posted: 11/07/2005] - An in silico spatiotemporal simulation model of the development and response of solid tumors to radiotherapeutic and chemotherapeutic schemes in vivo. Normal tissues response to radiotherapy in vivo. Clinical testing.
Vassilis P. Antipas [Posted: 10/20/2005] - Magnetic Field In Radiation Therapy:
Improving Dose Coverage In Tumors Of The Head And Neck By Reducing Lateral
Electronic Disequilibrium
Shada J. Wadi-Ramahi [Posted: 12/07/2005]