Research Information
Research Interests
- IGRT, SBRT, NTCP, TCP, adaptive radiation therapy, image-guided 3D brachytherapy
- Image-guided robotic systems for radiation therapy and surgery
- Respiratory and cardiac motion induced motion management for radiation therapy
- Design, development, and control of medical robotic systems and devices
- Soft tissue modeling and image-guided percutaneous intervention
Professional Memberships
Publications
“Robotics in Brachytherapy”, in the book entitled Emerging Technologies in Brachytherapy, edited by William Song, Kari Tanderup, and Bradley Pieters, ISBN 978-1-4987-3652-7, CRC Press, Book Chapter 12, June 2017
Outcomes and toxicities in patients treated with definitive focal therapy for primary prostate cancer: systematic review. Future Oncology, Vol. 13, No. 7, pp. 649-663, 2017.
Radiomics based targeted radiotherapy planning (Rad-TRaP): a computational framework for prostate cancer treatment planning with MRI. Radiation Oncology, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 148-154, 2016.
Comparison of ray tracing and monte carlo calculation algorithms for thoracic spine lesions treated with CyberKnife-based stereotactic body radiation therapy.Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2016 Feb;15(1):196-202. doi: 10.1177/1533034614568026. Epub 2015 Jan 28.
Real-time in vivo dosimetry for SBRT prostate treatment using plastic scintillating dosimeter embedded in a rectal balloon: a case study. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2016 Nov 8;17(6):305-311. doi: 10.1120/jacmp.v17i6.6508., ISSN 15269914, PMID: 27929503
Control of shape memory alloy actuated flexible needle using multimodal sensory feedbacks. Journal of Automation and Control Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 5, pp. 428-434, 2015.
X-ray diffraction investigations of shape memory NiTi Wire. J. of Materi Eng and Perform (2015) 24: 3038. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-015-1574-2
Chest wall and rib irradiation and toxicities of early-stage lung cancer patients treated with CyberKnife stereotactic body radiotherapy. Future Oncol. 2014 Dec;10(15):2311-7. doi: 10.2217/fon.14.158. PMID: 25525841
AAPM and GEC-ESTRO guidelines for image-guided robotic brachytherapy: Report of Task Group 192. Med Phys. 2014 Oct;41(10):101501. doi: 10.1118/1.4895013. PMID: 25281939