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Championing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are strategic goals of the AAPM and COMP, however, actions to advance EDI in education are limited. The current work describes the development of innovative resources to support integration of EDI in teaching...
In kV x-ray dosimetry, experimental spectral data can be used to benchmark Monte Carlo simulations and, if the experimental is suitably constrained, test the underlying interaction cross-section models used. This project aims to acquire accurate kV x-ray spec...
This study investigates the magnitude of systematic uncertainties that arise from ignoring quantum effects in semi-classical Monte Carlo (MC) simulations of low-energy electron transport through biological systems. We focus on microdosimetric quantities often...
To evaluate intrafraction motion during spine SBRT with different immobilization systems and determine whether less rigid systems can offer similar geometric accuracy to near-rigid systems such as the BodyFIX during FFF VMAT treatments.
The overarching goal is to develop a novel system for microdosimetry integrated with cellular molecular radiation response using Monte Carlo (MC) simulations, Raman spectroscopy (RS), and radiobiological assays. MC simulations of the system and initial invest...
To design and validate a Monte Carlo electronic portal imaging device (EPID) model to reduce the uncertainty in the calibration of EPIDs for in-vivo dosimetry of external beam treatments by consolidating correction factors into a single direct measurement.
To quantify the effects of respiratory motion and target size on internal target volume (ITV) geometric accuracy and Hounsfield Units (HU) stability in fast (6 s) and slow (60 s) thoracic HyperSight CBCT acquisitions.
To apply label-free multimodal nonlinear optical (NLO) imaging including stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) and two-photon excitation fluorescence (TPEF) microscopy for multiplex single-shot identification of metabolic biomarkers of radiobiological response to...
To determine whether a supervised machine learning (SML) approach to low-dose biodosimetry, trained on radiation-induced chromosomal translocations of astronauts and individual radiation response covariates, could be an alternative method for dose estimation.
To develop a Raman spectroscopy (RS)-based experimental microdosimetry system capable of read-out of a model system of cells cultured on a radiochromic film (RCF) dosimeter substrate that can measure energy deposited by ionizing radiation within individual ce...
To establish a benchmarked radiochemical framework under conventional irradiation and present preliminary results on extending radiochemical simulations to ultra-high-dose-rate (UHDR) beams. FLASH radiotherapy employs UHDR radiation beams that challenge the a...
TH- Brachytherapy
Therapy Physics
To quantify the dosimetric impact of transitioning from water-based TG-43 dose evaluations to advanced model-based TG-186 calculations in permanent prostate brachytherapy, and to assess the effects on target coverage, organ-at-risk doses, and the appropriaten...