Ramesh Tailor
Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Radiation Physics - Patient Care, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Professor, Department of Radiation Physics - Patient Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1983 | Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, US, Physics, Ph.D |
Licenses & Certifications
| 1992 | Medical Physicist License awarded by the Texas Medical Board |
| 1992 | Therapeutic Radiology Physics by the American Board |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Physics - Patient Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2008 - 2017
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1998 - 2008
Senior Medical Physicist, Department of Radiation Physics, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1997 - 1998
Medical Physicist, Methodist Hospital Campuses, Merrillville and Gary, Indiana, Merrillville, IN, 1994 - 1997
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Physics, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 1987 - 1994
Senior Physicist, Department of Crystal and Electronic Division, Harshaw, Cleveland, OH, 1985 - 1987
Laboratory Manager, Department of Physics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 1982 - 1985
Physics Faculty, Department of Physics, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 1969 - 1977
Other Professional Positions
Consultant to Radiation Therapy, National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP), Pittsburgh, PA, 2000 - 2006
Consultant to Radiation Therapy, Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG), Philadelphia, PA, 1998 - 2001
Consultant to Radiation Therapy, Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study (COMS), Philadelphia, PA, 1991 - 1994
Consultant to Radiation Therapy, Pediatric Oncology Group (POG), Bethesda, MD, 1988 - 1994
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
RPC Representative, Section of Outreach Physics Task Group on evaluation of Harshaw automatic TLD Reader for use at RPC, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2003 - 2006
RPC Representative, Section of Outreach Physics Task Group on investigation of new TLD materials that may potentially replace those in current use, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2002 - 2006
RPC Representative, Section of Outreach Physics Task Group on evaluation of Fimel PCL-3 TLD Reader for use at RPC (TLD Reader determined unsuitable and returned to manufacturer), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2001 - 2002
RPC Representative, Section of Outreach Physics Task Group on software for statistical analysis and tracking of institutions (monitored by the RPC) that have switched or are ready to switch from the calibration protocol TG21 to TG51, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2000 - 2002
RPC Representative, Section of Outreach Physics Task Group on prostate brachytherapy credentialing for RTOG and NCCTG institutions, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2000 - 2006
RPC Representative, Section of Outreach Physics Task Group on software for the RPC site visits, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1999 - Present
RPC Representative, Section of Outreach Physics Task Group on credentialing for Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study (COMS), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1991 - 1994
Editorial Activities
Guest Associate Editor, Medical Physics, 2003
Guest Associate Editor, Medical Physics, 2002
Guest Associate Editor, Medical Physics, 1999
Honors & Awards
| 2014 | Scholar in Training Award for the talk "Influence of Sub-cellular Localization and Micro-environment on Radio-Sensitization----", Radiation Research Society Annual Meeting |
| 2013 | Andrology Prize for the article "Hormone Suppression with GnRH antagonist----", Journal of Andrology |
| 2006 | 1st Poster Presentation (Shared), American Association of Medical Dosimetrists |
| 2004 | LAP Award, The American College of Medical Physics |
| 1983 | Exempted from orals (Ph.D. entrance exam) for outstanding performance in written examination |
| 1979 | 1st prize in Apparatus Competition (Shared), American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
National Presentations
- 2001. Conversion from TG-21 to TG-51: changes in dose-rate and problems. Invited. ACR symposium. Salt Lake City, UT, US.
International Presentations
- 2023. Simple AP/PA techniques to deliver total skin electron beam therapy to frail patient while recumbent. Invited. ESTRO. Vienna, AT.
Formal Peers
- 2000. Implementation of TG-51. Invited. San Antonio, TX, US.
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2009 - 2010 |
| Title: | Small animal radiation research platform with cone beam CT image guidance |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Major User |
| ID: | 1-S10-RR029312-01 |
| Date: | 2005 - 2010 |
| Title: | NO TITLE PROVIDED |
| Funding Source: | Radiological Physics Center |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | 10953 |
| Date: | 1996 - 2000 |
| Title: | NO TITLE PROVIDED |
| Funding Source: | Physics Center for Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | EY 06219 |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Che Fru, L, Insley, BA, Lee, D, Bartkoski, DA, Reiazi, R, Schori, A, Tailor, RC, Salehpour, M. Characterization of the Medscint HYPERSCINT scintillation dosimetry research platform with orthovoltage photon beams and a novel quasi monoenergetic beam. Physics in medicine and biology 70(20), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41038251.
- Lim, TY, Luo, D, Moradi-Kurdestany, J, Wang, X, Tailor, RC. Film measurements of kilovoltage x-ray percentage depth doses for different energies and field sizes. British Journal of Radiology 98(1172):1298-1304, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40424360.
- Tailor R, Lim TY, Luo D, Kurdestani JM, Wang X. Film measurements of Kilovoltage x-ray percent depth doses for different energies and field sizes. BJR, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Tailor R, Hussein N, Nayak VV, Dharmaraj N, Mirsky NA, Norton W, Ramagli L, Kasper F, Coelho PG, Witek L, Young S. A Compromised Maxillofacial Wound Healing Model for Characterization of Particulate Bone Grafting: An in vivo Study in Rabbits. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part B - Applied Biomaterials, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Hussein, NI, Nayak, VV, Dharmaraj, N, Mirsky, NA, Norton, W, Ramagli, L, Tailor, RC, Kasper, FK, Coelho, PG, Witek, L, Young, S. A Compromised Maxillofacial Wound Healing Model for Characterization of Particulate Bone Grafting. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials 113(3), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40033549.
- Palmiero, A, Liu, K, Colnot, J, Chopra, N, Neill, D, Connell, L, Velasquez, B, Koong, A, Lin, SH, Balter, PA, Tailor, RC, Robert, C, Germond, JF, Gonçalves Jorge, P, Geyer, R, Beddar, S, Moeckli, R, Schueler, E. On the acceptance, commissioning, and quality assurance of electron FLASH units. Medical physics 52(2):1207-1223, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39462477.
- Tailor R, Hussein N, Nayak VV, Dharmaraj N, Mirsky NA, Norton W, Ramagli L, Kasper F, Coelho PG, Witek L, Young S. A Compromised Maxillofacial Wound Healing Model for Characterization of Particulate Bone Grafting: An In Vivo Study in Rabbits. Journal of Biomedical Materials 113(3), 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Tailor R, Hussein N, Nayak VV, Dharmaraj N, Mirsky NA, Norton W, Ramagli L, Kasper F, Coelho PG, Witek L, Young S. A Compromised Maxillofacial Wound Healing Model for Characterization of Particulate Bone Grafting: An In Vivo Study in Rabbits. Journal of Biomedical Materials 113(3), 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Tailor R, Fru LC, Insley BA, Lee D, Bartkoski DA, Reiazi R, Schori A, Salehpour M. Characterization of the Medscint HYPERSCINT scintillation dosimetry research platform with orthovoltage photon beams and a novel quasi monoenergetic beam. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Tailor R, Palmiero A, Liu K, Colnot J, Chopra N, Neill D, Connell L, Velasquez B, Koong AC, Lin SH, Balter P, Robert C, Germond J, Jorge PG, Geyer R, Beddar S, Moeckli R, Schüler E. On the acceptance, commissioning, and quality assurance of electron FLASH units. Med Phys 52(2), 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Tailor R, Lim TY, Luo D, Moradi-Kurdestany J, Wang X. Film measurements of kilovoltage x-ray percentage depth doses for different energies and field sizes. BJR 98(1172), 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Palmiero A, Liu K, Colnot J, Chopra N, Neill D, Connell L, Velasquez B, Koong AC, Lin SH, Balter P, Tailor R, Robert C, Germond J, Jorge PG, Geyer R, Beddar S, Moeckli R, Schüler E. On the acceptance, commissioning, and quality assurance of electron FLASH units. Med Phys, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38827455.
- Tailor R, Palmiero A, Liu K, Colnot J, Chopra N, Neill D, Connell L, Velasquez B, Koong AC, Lin SH, Balter P, Robert C, Germond J, Jorge PG, Geyer R, Beddar S, Moeckli R, Schüle E. On the acceptance, commissioning, and quality assurance of electron FLASH units. Med Phys, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Hussein N, Nayak VV, Dharmaraj N, Mirsky NA, Norton W, Ramagli L, Tailor R, Kasper F, Coelho PG, Witek L, Young S. A Compromised Maxillofacial Wound Healing Model for Characterization of Particulate Bone Grafting: An in vivo Study in Rabbits. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part B - Applied Biomaterials. e-Pub 2024.
- Tailor R, Insley B, Bartkoski D, Balter P, Prajapati S, Salehpour M, Jaffray D. Proof-of-concept for a thin conical X-ray target optimized for intensity and directionality for use in a carbon nanotube-based compact X-ray tube. Med Phys. 2024 51:447–46, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Insley B, Bartkoski D, Balter P, Prajapati S, Tailor R, Jaffray D, Salehpour M. Numerical optimization of longitudinal collimator geometry for novel x-ray field. Phys Med Biol 69(10), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38588671.
- Tailor R, Insley B, Bartkoski D, Balter P, Prajapati S, Jaffray D, Salehpour M. Numerical optimization of longitudinal collimator geometry for novel x-ray field. Phys Med Bio, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Insley B, Bartkoski D, Balter P, Prajapati S, Tailor R, Salehpour M, Jaffray D. Proof-of-concept for a thin conical X-ray target optimized for intensity and directionality for use in a carbon nanotube-based compact X-ray tube. Med Phys 51(1):447-463, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37947472.
- Tailor R, Insley B, Bartkoski D, Balter P, Prajapati S, Salehpour M, Jaffray D. Proof-of-concept for a thin conical X-ray target optimized for intensity and directionality for use in a carbon nanotube-based compact X-ray tube. Med Phys 51(1):447–463, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Liu K, Jorge PG, Tailor R, Moeckli R, Schüler E. Comprehensive evaluation and new recommendations in the use of Gafchromic EBT3 film. Med Phys 50(11):7252-7262, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37403570.
- Moradi-Kurdestany J, Bartkoski DA, Tailor R, Mirkovic D, Harel Z, Bar-David A, Kleckner M, Borukhin S, Salehpour M. Dosimetry of a novel focused monoenergetic beam for radiotherapy. Phys Med Biol 67(7), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35272282.
- Bartkoski DA, Bar-David A, Kleckner M, Mirkovic D, Tailor R, Moradi-Kurdestany J, Borukhin S, Harel Z, Burshtein Z, Zuck A, Salehpour M. Analysis of a novel X-ray lens for converging beam radiotherapy. Sci Rep 11(1):19180, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34584192.
- Shetty G, Mitchell JM, Lam TNA, Phan TT, Zhang J, Tailor RC, Peters KA, Penedo MC, Hanna CB, Clark AT, Orwig KE, Meistrich ML. Postpubertal spermatogonial stem cell transplantation restores functional sperm production in rhesus monkeys irradiated before and after puberty. Andrology 9(5):1603-1616, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33960147.
- Lim TY, Mirkovic D, Wang X, Tailor R. Devices for dosimetric measurements and quality assurance of the Xstrahl 300 orthovoltage unit. J Appl Clin Med Phys 22(4):151-157, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33733608.
- Shetty G, Mitchell JM, Meyer JM, Wu Z, Lam TNA, Phan TT, Zhang J, Hill L, Tailor RC, Peters KA, Penedo MC, Hanna C, Orwig KE, Meistrich ML. Restoration of functional sperm production in irradiated pubertal rhesus monkeys by spermatogonial stem cell transplantation. Andrology 8(5):1428-1441, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32351003.
- Piotrowski SL, Wilson L, Maldonado KL, Tailor R, Hill LR, Bankson JA, Lai S, Kasper FK, Young S. Effect of Radiation on DCE-MRI Pharmacokinetic Parameters in a Rabbit Model of Compromised Maxillofacial Wound Healing: A Pilot Study. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 78(6):1034.e1-1034.e10, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32147226.
- Gronberg MP, Tailor RC, Smith SA, Kry SF, Followill DS, Stojadinovic S, Niedzielski JS, Lindsay PE, Krishnan S, Aguirre F, Fujimoto TN, Taniguchi CM, Howell RM. A Mail Audit Independent Peer Review System for Dosimetry Verification of a Small Animal Irradiator. Radiat Res 193(4):341-350, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32068498.
- Veeranki OL, Tong Z, Mejia A, Verma A, Katkhuda R, Bassett R, Kim TB, Wang J, Lang W, Mino B, Solis L, Kingsley C, Norton W, Tailor R, Wu JY, Krishnan S, Lin SH, Blum M, Hofstetter W, Ajani J, Kopetz S, Maru D. A novel patient-derived orthotopic xenograft model of esophageal adenocarcinoma provides a platform for translational discoveries. Dis Model Mech 12(12), 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31732509.
- Singh PK, Deorukhkar AA, Venkatesulu BP, Li X, Tailor R, Bomalaski JS, Krishnan S. Exploiting arginine auxotrophy with pegylated arginine deiminase (ADI-PEG20) to sensitize pancreatic cancer to radiotherapy via metabolic dysregulation. Mol Cancer Ther, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31395686.
- Venkatesulu BP, Sharma A, Pollard-Larkin JM, Sadagopan R, Symons J, Neri S, Singh PK, Tailor R, Lin SH, Krishnan S. Ultra high dose rate (35?Gy/sec) radiation does not spare the normal tissue in cardiac and splenic models of lymphopenia and gastrointestinal syndrome. Sci Rep 9(1):17180, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31748640.
- Pant V, Xiong S, Wasylishen AR, Larsson CA, Aryal NK, Chau G, Tailor RC, Lozano G. Transient enhancement of p53 activity protects from radiation-induced gastrointestinal toxicity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 116(35):17429-17437, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31409715.
- Veeranki OL, Tong Z, Dokey R, Mejia A, Zhang J, Qiao Y, Singh PK, Katkhuda R, Mino B, Tailor R, Canales JR, Bassett R, Ajani J, Wu JY, Kopetz S, Blum M, Hofstetter W, Tetzlaff M, Krishnan S, Lin SH, Maru D. Targeting cyclin-dependent kinase 9 by a novel inhibitor enhances radiosensitization and identifies Axl as a novel downstream target in esophageal adenocarcinoma. Oncotarget 10(45):4703-4718, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31384397.
- Fujimoto TN, Colbert LE, Huang Y, Molkentine JM, Deorukhkar A, Baseler L, Cruz Bonilla DL, Yu M, Lin D, Gupta S, Cabeceiras PK, Kingsley CV, Tailor RC, Sawakuchi GO, Koay EJ, Piwnica-Worms H, Maitra A, Taniguchi CM. Selective EGLN Inhibition Enables Ablative Radiotherapy and Improves Survival in Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer Res 79(9):2327-2338, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31043430.
- Dilmanian FA, Krishnan S, McLaughlin WE, Lukaniec B, Baker JT, Ailawadi S, Hirsch KN, Cattell RF, Roy R, Helfer J, Kruger K, Spuhler K, He Y, Tailor R, Vassantachart A, Heaney DC, Zanzonico P, Gobbert MK, Graf JS, Nassimi JR, Fatemi NN, Schweitzer ME, Bangiyev L, Eley JG. Merging Orthovoltage X-Ray Minibeams spare the proximal tissues while producing a solid beam at the target. Sci Rep 9(1):1198, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30718607.
- Piotrowski SL, Wilson L, Dharmaraj N, Hamze A, Clark A, Tailor R, Hill LR, Lai S, Kasper FK, Young S. Development and Characterization of a Rabbit Model of Compromised Maxillofacial Wound Healing. Tissue Eng Part C Methods 25(3):160-167. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30747042.
- Sosa E, Chen D, Rojas EJ, Hennebold JD, Peters KA, Wu Z, Lam TN, Mitchell JM, Sukhwani M, Tailor RC, Meistrich ML, Orwig KE, Shetty G, Clark AT. Differentiation of primate primordial germ cell-like cells following transplantation into the adult gonadal niche. Nat Commun 9(1):5339, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30559363.
- Shetty G, Mitchell JM, Lam TNA, Wu Z, Zhang J, Hill L, Tailor RC, Peters KA, Penedo MC, Orwig KE, Meistrich ML. Donor spermatogenesis in de novo formed seminiferous tubules from transplanted testicular cells in rhesus monkey testis. Hum Reprod 33(12):2249-2255, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30358843.
- Rubinstein AE, Gay S, Peterson CB, Kingsley CV, Tailor RC, Pollard-Larkin JM, Melancon AD, Followill DS, Court LE. Radiation-induced lung toxicity in mice irradiated in a strong magnetic field. PLoS One 13(11):e0205803, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30444887.
- Wang L, Zhang P, Molkentine DP, Chen C, Molkentine JM, Piao H, Raju U, Zhang J, Valdecanas DR, Tailor RC, Thames HD, Buchholz TA, Chen J, Ma L, Mason KA, Ang KK, Meyn RE, Skinner HD. TRIP12 as a mediator of human papillomavirus/p16-related radiation enhancement effects. Oncogene 36(6):820-828, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 27425591.
- Khoo AM, Cho SH, Reynoso FJ, Aliru M, Aziz K, Bodd M, Yang BX, Ahmed MF, Yasar S, Manohar N, Cho J, Tailor RC, Thames HD, Krishnan S. “Radiosensitization of Prostate Cancers In Vitro and In Vivo to Erbium-filtered Orthovoltage X-rays Using Actively Targeted Gold Nanoparticles”. Scientific Reports(7):18044, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Wang Y, Liu H, Diao L, Potter A, Zhang J, Qiao Y, Wang J, Proia DA, Tailor R, Komaki R, Lin SH. Hsp90 Inhibitor Ganetespib Sensitizes Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer to Radiation but Has Variable Effects with Chemoradiation. Clin Cancer Res 22(23):5876-5886, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27354472.
- Suami H, Scaglioni MF, Dixon KA, Tailor RC. Interaction between vascularized lymph node transfer and recipient lymphatics after lymph node dissection-a pilot study in a canine model. J Surg Res 204(2):418-427, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27565078.
- Gameiro SR, Malamas AS, Bernstein MB, Tsang KY, Vassantachart A, Sahoo N, Tailor R, Pidikiti R, Guha CP, Hahn SM, Krishnan S, Hodge JW. Tumor Cells Surviving Exposure to Proton or Photon Radiation Share a Common Immunogenic Modulation Signature, Rendering Them More Sensitive to T Cell-Mediated Killing. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 95(1):120-30, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27084634.
- Renyoso FJ, Tailor R, Wang CK, Cho SH. Comparison of filtered x-ray spectra and depth doses derived from a hybrid Monte Carlo model of an Orthovoltage x-ray unit with experimental measurements. Bio Med Phys & Engg Express, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Rubinstein AE, Liao Z, Melancon AD, Guindani M, Followill DS, Tailor RC, Hazle JD, Court LE. Technical Note: A Monte Carlo study of magnetic-field-induced radiation dose effects in mice. Med Phys 42(9):5510-5516, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26328998.
- Jamal MA, Hachem RY, Rosenblatt J, McArthur MJ, Felix E, Jiang Y, Tailor RC, Raad I. In vivo biocompatibility and in vitro efficacy of antimicrobial gendine-coated central catheters. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 59(9):5611-5618, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26124171.
- Wolfe T, Chatterjee D, Lee J, Grant JD, Bhattarai S, Tailor R, Goodrich G, Nicolucci P, Krishnan S. Targeted gold nanoparticles enhance sensitization of prostate tumors to megavoltage radiation therapy in vivo. Corrigendum to this article in" [Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine 11 (2015) 1277-1283]. Nanomedicine 12(3):851-2, 4/2016. e-Pub 3/2016. PMID: 27018259. Nanomedicine 11(5):1277-1283, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25652893.
- Jalil R, Tahir I, Ramesh T, Abdul M, Jahenzeb A, Isa K, Muhammad A, Geoffrey I. Dosimetric comparison among different head and neck radiotherapy techniques using PRESAGE dosimeter. Int. J. of Cancer Therapy and Oncology (IJCTO) 4(3):1-9, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Ju R, Tailor RC, Isa M, Afzal M, Chow J, Ibbott GS. Evaluations of Secondary Cancer Risk in Spine Radiotherapy using 3DCRT, IMRT and VMAT: A Phantom Study. Med Dosim 40(40):70-75, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25434808.
- Li J, Kurasawa Y, Wang Y, Clise-Dwyer K, Klumpp SA, Liang H, Tailor RC, Raymond AC, Estrov Z, Brandt SJ, Davis RE, Zweidler-McKay P, Amin HM, Nagarajan L. Requirement for ssbp2 in hematopoietic stem cell maintenance and stress response. J Immunol 193(9):4654-62, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25238756.
- Sandulache VC, Chen Y, Lee J, Rubinstein A, Ramirez MS, Skinner HD, Walker CM, Williams MD, Tailor R, Court LE, Bankson JA, Lai SY. Evaluation of hyperpolarized [1-13C]-pyruvate by magnetic resonance to detect ionizing radiation effects in real time. PLoS One 9(1):e87031, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24475215.
- Shetty G, Uthamanthil RK, Zhou W, Shao SH, Weng CC, Tailor RC, Hermann BP, Orwig KE, Meistrich ML. Hormone suppression with GnRH antagonist promotes spermatogenic recovery from transplanted spermatogonial stem cells in irradiated cynomolgus monkeys. Andrology 1(6):886-98, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24124124.
- Wang S, Yang JN, Li X, Tailor RC, Vassilev O, Brown P, Rhines L, Chang E. Efffect of spine hardware on small spinal stereotactic radiosurgery dosimetry. Phys Med Bio 58:6733-6747, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Jafry HR, Tailor RC, Ibbott G, Barron AR. Coating carbon nanotubes with lead sulphide and bismuth sulphide. Main Group Chemistry (IOS Press) 12:67-86, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Wu PH, Coultrap S, Pinnix C, Davies AR, Tailor R, Ang KK, Browning MD, Grosshans DR. Radiation induces acute alterations in neural function. PLoS One 7(5):e37677, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22662188.
- Arjomandy B, Tailor RC, Zhao L, Devic S. EBT2 film as a depth-dose measurement tool for radio-therapy beams over a wide range of energies and modalities. Med Phys 39:912-921, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
- Frank SJ, Tailor RC, Kudchadker RJ, Martirosyan KS, Stafford RJ, Elliott AM, Swanson DA, Sing D, Choi J, Mourtada F, Ibbott GS. Anisotropy characterization of I-125 seed with attached encapsulated cobalt chloride complex contrast agent markers for MRI-based prostate brachytherapy. Med Dosim 36(2):200-205, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 20537886.
- Jean W, Cindy Z, Robertson J, Connie CY, Weng MM, Tailor RC, Ya-Huan L. Identification of a bone marrow derived CD8 dendritic-cell like population in inflamed auto-immune target tissue with capability of inducing t-cell apoptosis. J. of Leukocite 88:849-861, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
- Klein DM, Tailor RC, Archambault L, Wang L, Therriault-Proulx F, Beddar AS. Measuring output factors of small fields formed by collimator jaws and multi-leaf collimator using plastic scintillation detectors. Med Phys 37(10):5541-5549, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 21089789.
- Arjomandy B, Tailor R, Anand A, Sahoo N, Gillin M, Prado K, Vicic M. Energy dependence and dose response of gafchromic EBT2 film over a wide range of photon, electron, and proton beam energies. Med Phys 37(5):1942-1947, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20527528.
- Zhu TC, Ahnesjo A, Lam KL, Li A, Charlie-Ma CM, Palta JR, Sharpe MB, Thomadsen B, Tailor RC. Report of AAPM therapy physics committee task group 74: in-air output ratio, Sc, for megavoltage photon beams. Med Phys 36:5261-5290, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
- Tailor RC, Ibbott GS, Lampe S, Warren WB, Tolani NB. Dosimetric characterization of a Cs brachtherapy source by thermoluminescence dosimetry in liquid water. Med Phys 35:5861-5868, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
- Briere TM, Tailor R, Tolani N, Prado K, Lane R, Woo S, Ha C, Gillin MT, Beddar AS. Patient dosimetry for total body irradiation using single-use MOSFET detectors. J Appl Clin Med Phys 9(4):200-205, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 19020482.
- Tailor R, Tolani N, Ibbott GS. Thermoluminescence dosimetry measurements of brachytherapy sources in liquid water. Med Phys 35(9):4063-4069, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18841858.
- Ibbott GS, Hanson WF, O'Meara E, Kuske RR, Arthur D, Rabinovitch R, White J, Wilenzick RM, Harris I, Tailor RC. Dose specification and quality assurance of radiation therapy oncology group protocol 95-17; a cooperative group study of iridium-192 breast implants as sole therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 69(5):1572-1578, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 18035213.
- Tailor RC, Hanson WF, Wells N, Ibbott GS. Consistency of absorbed dose to water measurements using 21 ion-chamber models following the AAPM TG51 and TG21 calibration protocols. Med Phys 33(6):1818-1828, 2006. e-Pub 2006. PMID: 16872089.
- Beddar AS, Tailor RC. Calibration of low-energy electron beams from a mobile linear accelerator with plane-parallel chambers using both TG-51 and TG-21 protocols. Phys Med Biol 49(8):N105-N110, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 15152696.
- Aguirre J, Tailor R, Ibbott G, Stovall M, Hanson W. TLD as a remote verification of output for radiotherapy beams: 25 years of experience, in press 2003. IAEA Proceedings, 2003. e-Pub 2003.
- Tailor R, Hanson W, Ibbott G. Response to comment on calculated absorbed-dose ratios, TG51/TG21, for most widely used cylindrical and parallel-plate ion chambers over a range of photon and electron energies. Med Phys 30:478-480, 2003. e-Pub 2003.
- Tailor RC, Followill DS, Hernandez N, Ibbott GS, Hanson WF. Predictability of electron cone ratios with respect to linac make and model. J Appl Clin Med Phys 4(2):172-8, 2003. e-Pub 2003. PMID: 12777153.
- Tailor RC, Hanson WF, Ibbott GS. TG-51: experience from 150 institutions, common errors, and helpful hints. J Appl Clin Med Phys 4(2):102-111, 2003. e-Pub 2003. PMID: 12777144.
- Tailor RC, Hanson WF. Calculated absorbed-dose ratios, TG51/TG21, for most widely used cylindrical and parallel-plate ion chambers over a range of photon and electron energies. Med Phys 29(7):1464-72, 2002. e-Pub 2002. PMID: 12148727.
- Kirsner SM, Prado KL, Tailor RC, Bencomo JA. Verification of the accuracy of 3D calculations of breast dose during tangential irradiation: measurements in a breast phantom. J Appl Clin Med Phys 2(3):149-156, 2001. e-Pub 2001. PMID: 11602011.
- Followill DS, Tailor RC, Tello VM, Hanson WF. An empirical relationship for determining photon beam quality in TG-21 from a ratio of percent depth doses. Med Phys 25(7 Pt 1):1202-1205, 1998. e-Pub 1998. PMID: 9682206.
- Tailor RC, Tello VM, Schroy CB, Vossler M, Hanson WF. A generic off-axis energy correction for linac photon-beam dosimetry. Med Phys 25(5):662-667, 1998. e-Pub 1998. PMID: 9608476.
- Tailor RC, Chu C, Followill DS, Hanson WF. Equilibration of air temperature inside the thimble of a Farmer-type ion chamber. Med Phys 25(4):496-502, 1998. e-Pub 1998. PMID: 9571617.
- Tailor RC, Followill DS, Hanson WF. A first order approximation of field-size and depth dependence of wedge transmission. Med Phys 25(2):241-244, 1998. e-Pub 1998. PMID: 9507486.
- Tailor RC, Tello VM. Depth of ionization chamber in water. Phys Med Biol 40(8):1389-1392, 1995. e-Pub 1995. PMID: 7480120.
- Tello VM, Tailor RC, Hanson WF. How water equivalent are water-equivalent solid materials for output calibration of photon and electron beams?. Med Phys 22(7):1177-1189, 1995. e-Pub 1995. PMID: 7565393.
- Marcinkowski A, Finlay R, Randers-Pherson G, Brient D, Kurup R, Mellema S, Meigooni A, Tailor R. Neutron emission cross-sections at 25.7 MeV from V-51, Cu-65, Nb-93, and Bi-209. Nucl Sci Engin 83:13-21, 1983. e-Pub 1983.
- Tailor R, Rapaport J, Finlay R, Randers-Pherson G. Neutron scattering from Mg-26. Nucl Phys A 401:237-251, 1983. e-Pub 1983.
- Vijay Y, Tailor R, Shishodia Y. Pulse height analyzer circuit with constant Wwndow width. Indian J Pure Appl Phys 20(9):725-727, 1982. e-Pub 1982.
- Yiming Y, Brient D, Finlay R, Randers-Pherson G, Marcinkowski A, Tailor R, Rapaport J. Interaction of 11MeV neutrons with Y-89. Nucl Phys 390:449-460, 1982. e-Pub 1982.
- Tailor R, Fru LC, Insley BA, Lee D, Bartkoski DA, Reiazi R, Schori A, Salehpour M. Characterization of the Medscint HS-RP200 system with orthovoltage photon beams and a novel quasi monoenergetic beam.
Other Articles
- Tailor R, Lee D, Reiazi R, Bartkoski DA, Schori A, Insley BA, Fru LC, Salehpour AM Modeling of Novel Converging Beam Radiotherapy System in Geant4 Montel Carlo Simulation. AAPM, 2025.
- Cho S, Tailor R, Balter P, Hanson W Determination of the radial dose distribution at proximal distances from a high dose rate (HDR) 192Ir source. Med & Bio 1:380-383, 2000.
- Followill DS, Tailor RC, Hernandez N, and Hanson WF Standard electron cone ratio values for varian, siemens and elekta (phillips) accelerators. Med & Bio 4:2557-2560, 2000.
- Bencomo JA, Followill DS, Cho SH, Balter P, Tailor RC, Lowenstein JR, Hernandez N, Hanson WF Comparison of on-site and off-site evaluations of dosimetry data. Engin in Med & Bio 2(4):1235-1238, 2000.
- Tailor R, Nestor O, Utts B Investigation of BaF2 (Ce). Nucl Sci 33:243-246, 1985.
- Dilmanian A, Eley JG, McLaughlin W, Baker JT, Helfer J, Vassantachart A, Tailor RC, Krishnan S Ortho-voltage X-ray Minibeams: Physical Feasibility for a New Radio-surgery Method with Fine Target-Dose Tailoring. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
Abstracts
- Tailor R, Fru LC, Insley BA, Bartkoski DA, Lee D, Reiazi R, Salehpour M. Use of the Medscint HS-RP200 Scintillator Detector for Dosimetry in a Convergent Monoenergetic Photon Beam. Poster AAPM 2024, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Tailor R, Shetty G, Mitchell JM, Gil L, Moore E, Mishler E, Burch F, Hanna C, Meistrich ML, Orwig KE. Autologous Grafting of Cryopreserved Prepubertal Rhesus Testis Tissue into Adults with Intact Testes Produces Sperm and Offspring. Joint ASA & ISA meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Tailor R, Insley B, Bartkoski D, Balter P, Prajapati S, Jaffray D, Salehpour M. Numerical optimization of longitudinal collimator geometry for novel x-ray field. Phys Med Biol 69(10), 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Tailor R, Insley BA, Bartkoski DA, Balter P, Prajapati S, Jaffray DA, Salehpour MR. Proof-of-Concept Simulations Towards a Novel, FLASH-Capable Compact Small Animal Irradiator. ESTRO (The European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology), 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Tailor R. Monte Carlo Energy and Volume Correction Factor Calculation for Plane-Parallel Ion Chamber in a Convergent Monoenergetic Photon Beam. 65th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, AAPM, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Insley A, Bartkoski DA, Fru LC, Tailor RC, Schueler E, Kry SF, Reza Salehpour AM. Monte Carlo Energy and Volume Correction Factor Calculation for Plane-Parallel Ion Chamber in a Convergent Monoenergetic Photon Beam,, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Shetty G, Mitchell JM, Gil L, Tailor RC, Hanna C, Meistrich ML, Orwig KE. Autologous testicular grafting in rhesus monkey modeling prepubertal individuals undergoing cancer therapy, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Tailor R, Insley BA, Bartkoski DA, Fru LC, Schuele E, Kry SF, Salehpour MR. Monte Carlo Energy and Volume Correction Factor Calculation for Plane-Parallel Ion Chamber in a Convergent Monoenergetic Photon Beam. Annual Meeting & Exhibition, AAPM, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Jayarathna S, Tailor R, Moktan H, Cho SH. A Custom-Made Jig for In-Air Ionization Chamber Measurements and Quality Assurance of the Mark I-68 Cs-137 Irradiator. AAPM ePoster Library, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Mirkovic D, Bartkosk D, Tailor R, Kurdestany JM, Salehpour M. Beam Modeling for a Novel Convergent X-Ray Treatment Machine, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Gronberg M, Tailor R, Smith S, Kry S, Followill D, Stojadinovic S, Niedzielski J, Lindsay P, Krishnan S, Aquirre J, Fujimoto T, Taniguchi C, Howell R. A Multi-Institutional End-To-End Dosimetry Mail Audit for Orthovoltage Small Animal Irradiators. Med Phys 47(6):E448, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Shetty G, Mitchell JM, Lam TNA, Phan TT, Tailor RC, Peters KA, Penedo CM, Hanna C, Orwig KE, Meistrich ML. Functional Sperm Production in Prepubertally Irradiated Rhesus Monkeys by Spermatogonial Stem Cell Transportation. American Society of Andrology Annual Meeting (ASA), 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Wang L, Cao J, Lee H, Liu Z, Lin E, Ding Y, Wen Z, McDonald B, Vedam S, Martel M, Wang J, Kraft S, Du W, Tailor R, Ibbott G, Frank S. Preclinical in vivo Human Tumor Response to Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Linear Accelerator versus Linear Accelerator. 2019 ASTRO Annual Meeting - ePoster, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Venkatesulu B, Sharma A, Pollard-Larkin J, Sadagopan R, Tailor R, Aleman G, Neri S, Symons J, Gillin M, Balter P, Lin S, Krishnan S. Ultrahigh Dose Rate FLASH Radiation Does Not Spare the Immune System in Cardiac and Splenic Models of Lymphopenia. 2019 AAPM Annual Meeting TU-F115-GePD-F4-05 - Oral Presentation, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Pollard-Larkin J, Tailor R, Balter P, Gillin M, Symons J, Sadagopan R. Characterizations of a Non-Clinical FLASH Beam. 2019 AAPM Annual Meeting - ePoster PO-GePV-P-37, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Pollard-Larkin J, Sadagopan R, Tailor R, Aleman G, Symons J, Balter P, Gillin M. Conversion of a Clinical Linac to Non-Clinical FLASH Mode. 2019 AAPM Annual Meeting - ePoster PO-GePV-T-385, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Jayarathna S, Tailor R, Ahmed M, Cho S. An Ionization Chamber Mounting Jig for In-Air Output Calibration and Quality Assurance of Commerical Cs-137 Irradiators. 2019 AAPM Annual Meeting - ePoster PO-GePV-T-388, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Vassantachart A, He Y, Tailor RC, Dilmanian A, Krishnan S. “Orthovolage X-Ray Minibeam Therapy of Moving Targets”. Int J of Rad Onc Bio Phys - 2017 ASTRO Annual Meeting - Poster 3739 99(2):E731 - E732, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Aliru ML, Lopez-Chavez C, Bodd M, Khoo AM, Sanders K, Mackeyev Y, Cortez MA, Baluya D, Tailor R, Krishnan S. Nuclear-targeted gold nanoparticles sensitize pancreatic tumors to radiation therapy. Internat J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 99(2):E574-E575, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Bodd M, Lee J, Mackeyev Y, Aliru ML, Aziz K, Sanders K, Khoo A, Tailor RC, Krishnan S. “Radiosensitization of Triple Negative Breast Cancer with Gold Nanosphere Conjugates Targeting the Folate Receptor”. Int J of Rad Onc Bio Phys - 2017 ASTRO Annual Meeting - Poster 3379 99(2):E579 - E580, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Singh PK, Li X, Zhang J, Liu G, Bhattarai S, Ahmad M, Bodd M, Chadha AS, Tailor RC, Krishnan S. “Development of Wnt/Notch Activators as Mitigators of Acute Radiation Gastrointestinal Syndrome”. Int J of Rad Onc Bio Phys - 2017 ASTRO Annual Meeting - Oral Presentation(41):S20, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Piotrowski S, DharmraJ N, Clark A, Tailor R, Bankson J, Hill L, Lai S, F Kasper K, Young S. “Development of a Novel Pre-Clinical Model of Compromised Oral Wound Healing”. 2017 AADR/CADR Annual Meeting - Oral Presentation 2826618, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Boyle G, Vera E, Berger AM, Scheurer ME, McAleer MF, Tailor RC, Mahajan A, Gilbert MR, Armstrong TS, Brenton G. “Zebrafish Model for the Study of Sleep-Wake disturbance in Radiation-Treated Patients with Malignant Gliomas”. Talk?. 8th Aquatic Animal Models of Human Disease Conference, Birmingham, Alabama, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Aliru ML, Aziz K, Bodd M, Sanders K, Mahadevan LSK, Sahoo N, Tailor RC, Krishnan S. “Targeted Gold Nanoparticles Enhance Radiation Effets in Pancreatic Tumor Models”. Int J of Rad Onco Biol Phys - 2017 ASTRO - Poster 99(2):E574-E575, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Rubinstein A, Peterson C, Kingsley C, Pollard C, Tailor R, Followill D, Melancon A, Court L. “A Pre-Clinical Study of Radiation-Induced Lung Toxicity when treating in a Strong Magnetic-Field”. Oral Presentation (MO-AB-FS4-2). AAPM Annual Meeting, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Wang C, Wang H, Liu Y, Tailor RC, Tung S, Chi P, Dabaja B, Pinnix C. “Statical Analysis of In-Vivo Measurements of Doses at Various Body-Sites of Patients Treated with Total Sin Electron Irradiation Therapy”. AAPM Annual Meeting - Poster, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Prajapati S, Lewis D, Tung S, Tailor RC, Chi P. “Improving Prescription-Dose Accuracy in Total-Body Irradiation Using Treatment-Planning System for 15 MV Beam”. AAPM Annual Meeting - Poster SU-I-GPD-T-502, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Vassantachart A, Tailor R, Dilmanian A, Eley J, Krishnan S. Mini-beam Therapy and Tissue Sparing Potential. J of Investigative Medicine, Western Regional Meeting (Carmel, CA), 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Lewis D, Chi P, Tailor R, Aristophanous M, and Tung S. Verification of Total Body Irradiation MU Lookup Table Accuracy Using Treatment-Planning System for Wide Range of Patient Sizes. Med Phys, AAPM Annual Meeting 43:3556, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Rubinstein A, Tailor R, Melancon A, Pollard J, Guindani M, Followill D, Hazle J, Court L. Field-Induced Dose Effects in a Mouse Lung Phantom. Med Phys, AAPM Annual Meeting 43:3873, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Rubinstein A, Kingsley C, Melancon A, Tailor R, Pollard J Guindani M, Followill D, Hazle J, Court L. A Comparison of Noninvasive Technique to Assess Radiation-Induced Lung Damage in Mice. Med Phys, AAPM Annual Meeting 43:3783, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Hiroo S, Scaglion M, Dixon Katherine A, Tailor Ramesh C. Manifestation of Lymphedema and Effect of the Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer on the Recipient Lymphatic: A study in a Canine Model. World Congress of Lymphology Meeting, San Francisco, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Wen Z, Mathis M V P, Sawakuchi G O, Flint D, Tailor R, Ibbott G S. Study of Potential Effects of a Strong Magnetic Field on Radiation Dosimeters (TLD, OSLD, EBT3, Presage). World Congress of Medical Physics, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Roed Y, Tailor R, Pinsky L, Ibbott G. Study of a Unique 3D-Dosimeter for Commissioning Radiation-Treatment Machines. (Med Phys) - AAPM Annual meeting (Anaheim)(42):3501, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Diagaradjane P, Deorukhkar A, Sankaranarayanapillai M, Manohar N, Singh P, Goodrich G, Tailor R, Cho S, and Krishnan S. Enhancing the Tumor Specific Radiosensitization Using Molecular Targetted Gold Nanorods. E-Poster TU-F-CAMPUS-Y-03. (Med Phys) AAPM Annual meeting (Anaheim)(42):3644, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Bernstein M B, Gameiro S R, Malamas A, Wolfe T, Sahoo N, Tailor R C, Padikiti R, Guha C P, Hahn Stephen M, Hodge James W, Krishnan S. Proton Irradiation Modulates Tumor Phenotype Leading to Enhanced Immune-Mediated Cell Killing. ASTRO, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Singh Pankaj K, Amit D, Nga D, Dev C, Parmesh D, Tailor Ramesh C, John B, Sunil AK. Radio-sensitization of Pancreatic Cancer by Arginine: Role of Early ER Stress Proteins. Poster Radiation Research Society meeting Sep 19-22, 2015, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Rehman J, Tailor R, Khan I, Ashraf J, Afzal M, Ibbott G. Reduction of the Risk of Secondary Cancer Induction Using VMAT for Head and Neck Cancer. International J of Biomedical and Biological Engineering 1, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Mathis M, Sawakuchi G, Flint D, Tailor R, Beddar S, Ibbott G, Wen Z. Effects of a Strong Magnetic Field on Selected Radiation Dosimeters. Scientific Exhibit, Combined Scientific Meeting (CSM), Melbourne, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Singh P, Diagaradjane P, Wolfe T, JiHyoun L, Tailor R, Krishnan S. Influence of Sub-cellular Localization and Micro-environment on Radio-Sensitization of Cancer Cells by Conjugated Gold Nano-particles. Radiation Research Society Annual Meeting, Las Vegas (Received Scholar in Training Award), 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Roed Y, Tailor R, Pinsky L, Ibbott G. Verification of energy dependence of MAGAT polymer gel at othovoltage energies. Oral presentation SU-F-BRE-15, AAPM Annual Meeting, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Mathis M, Wen Z, Tailor R, Sawakuchi G, Flint D, Beddar S, Ibbott G. Effects of a Strong Magnetic Field on Selected Radiation Dosimeters. Poster SU-E-T-368, AAPM Annual Meeting, Austin, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Roed Y, Tailor, R, Pinsky L, Ibbott G. Energy dependence of polymer gels in the Ortho-Voltage energy range. Poster presentation, South-West AAPM Meeting (Award winner), 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Diagaradjane P, Deorukhkar A, Singh P, Tailor R, Diep N, Garden A, Ang K, Krishnan S. Radiation Response Modulation of Head and Neck Cancer using Targeted Gold Nanorods: a pre-clinical study. Radiation Research Society, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Pant V, Xiong S, Chau G, Tailor R, Vassilev L, and Lozano G. Evaluating the efficacy of acute p53-activation in radiation-induced gastro-intestinal syndrome protection. Poster presentation, 7th International Mdm2 Workshop, Cambridge, UK, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Rubinstein A, Yang J, Martin R, Kingsley C, Delacerda J, Michel K, Zhang L, Tailor R, Pan T, Yan P, Hazle J, Court L. Respiratory motion management for high-precision small animal irradiation. Med Phys, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Han T, Tailor R, Melancon A, Howell R, Mourtada F, Salehpour M. A comprehensive investigation of dosimetric uncertanties in junction region of breast superclavicular and tangential fields. Med Phys 40:SU-C-137-07, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Rubinstein A, Tailor R, Zhao Z, Yang J. Is EBT3 energy independent for radiation-therapy photon & electron Beams. Med Phys 40:SU-E-T-101, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Diagaradjane P, Deorukhkar A, Singh P, Tailor R, Garden A, Myers J, Ang K, Krishnan S. Radiation Response Modulation using EGFR Gold Nanorods. Gordon Research Conferences on Cancer Nano-Technology, Vermont, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Diagaradjane P, Deorukhkar A, Singh P, Tailor R, Garden A, Ang K, Krishnan S. Modulating the radiation response of head and neck cancer cells using EGFR Gold Nanorods. NIH-ASTRO Joint Workshop on Technology for Innovation in Radiation Oncology, Bethesda, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Vinod P, Shunbin X, Gilda C, Tailor R, Lyubomir V, Guillermina L. Evaluating the efficacy of acute p53 activation in radiation-induced gastro-intestinal syndrome protection. 2013 Genes and Development Retreat, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Anand A, Tung S, Tailor R, Morrison W, Zhu X. Dosimetric evaluation of tungsten eye-shield in 9, 12, and 16 MeV electron beams using ebt2 gafchromic film. ASTRO Annual Meeting, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
- Tailor R, Yang J. Dosimetry study within a millimeter from beam-exiting air-interface using film and Monte-Carlo simulations on a co-60 beam. Med Phys 36(6):SU-E-T-235, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
- Han T, Tailor R, LaNeave S, Howell R, Mourtada F, Salehpour M. Appraisal of acours xb and convolution dose algorithms in field junction of breast tangential/superclavicular fields. Med Phys 36(6):SU-E-T-528, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
- Melancon A, Gillin M, Tailor R. Assessment of field-junction dosimetry: pinnacle V9.0 versus film (ebt2). Med Phys 39(6):SU-E-T-527, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
- Klein D, Wootten L, Tailor R, Beddar S. Investigating the effects of using several calibration conditions on the measurement accuracy of plastic scintillation detectors. Med Phys 38(6):SU-C-224-11, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
- Arjomandy B, Tailor R. An assessment of EBT2 gafchromic film as a potential depth-dose measurement of radio-therapy beams. Med Phys 38(6):SU-E-T-224, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
- Wang X, Tailor R, Yang J, Court L, chung H, Bicic M, Dong L. Accurate small MLC field and penumbra modeling and its clinical impact,oral presentation. Med Phys 38(6):SU-E-T-878, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
- Takahashi O, Komaki R, Jurgensmeier JM, Ryan AJ, Smith PD, Bekele BN, WistubaII, Jacogy JJ, Tailor RC, Korshunova MV, Biernacka A, Hosho K, Erez B, Herbst RS, O'Reilly MS. VEGF signaling inhibition by cediranib enhances the antitumor and anti-metastatic effects of radiation therapy more substantially than paclitaxel in a nurine orthotopic model of lung cancer, oral presentation. 14th World Congress on lung cancer, Netherlands, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
- Wang X, Yang J, Tailor R, Kry S, Vassiliev O. Effect of titanium rod on small spinal sterotactic radiosurgery (SSRS) dosimetry. ASTRO annual meeting, poster presentation, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
- Shiu A, Drzymala R, Alvarez P, Followill D, Tailor R. Investigation of large discrepancies in dose rates of gamma-knife units at various institutions. Med Phys 37(6):3305, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
- Anand A, Arjomandy B, Tailor R, Sahoo N, Gillin M. Dose response and energy dependency of gafchromic EBT2 film over a wide range of beam energies and modalities. Med Phys 37(6):SU-GG-T-345, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
- Yaldo D, Tailor RC, Scarboro S, Sahoo N, Kry S, Kisling K, Followill D, Howell R. Evaluation of the anisotropic analytical algorithm (AAA) to the commissioning dataset. Med Phys 37(6):SU-GG-T-303, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
- Klein D, Tailor R, Archambault L, Wang L, Therriault-Proulx F, Beddar S. Measurement of small field output factors using plastic scintillation detectors. Med Phys 37(6):SU-GG-T-327, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
- Vicic M, Ohrt J, Laneave WS, Tailor RC, Prado KL. Quantitative determination of accelerator light and radiation fields using optical methods. Med Phys 36(6):2588, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
- Schinkel C, Sahoo N, Tailor RC, Vicic M, Prado KL. Validation and implementation of semi-imperical methods to remove detector averaging from profiles for treatment-planning -system photon-beam modeling, oral presentation. Med Phys 36(6):TH-D-BRB-08, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
- Yu Z, Tailor RC, Ibbott GS, Well NH, Prado KL. Response of one dose and TLD100 dosimeters over 6MV to 103Pd equivalent. Med Phys 36(6):SU-FF-T-302, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
- Wang Z, Kry S, Burgett E, Howell R, Tailor R, Oliver J, Followill D, Smith A, Salehpour M. Measurement of neutron spectrum and ambient dose equivalent around a mini-phantom at a proton therapy facility. Med Phys 35(6):TH-D-AUD A-02, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
- Liu RR, Willis CE, Tailor RC, Vicic M, Prado KL. Computed Radiography in Radiation Oncology: A Study of Cassettes and Technique. American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 53(6):SU-GG-J-58, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
- Tailor R, Ibbott G, Lampe S, Bivens W, Tolani NB. Dosimetric characterization of model 131Cs source by thermoluminesence dosimetry in liquid water. AAPM Meeting, Moderated Poster, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
- Tailor R, Ibbott G, Tolani N. Design of a jig for thermoluminesence dosimetry of brachtherapy sources in liquid water and the determination of correction factor for water equivalent plastics. AAPM Meeting, General Poster Discussion, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
- Simon W, Tailor R, Liu C, Palta J, Dempsey J, Bayouth J, Pavord D, Ibbott G. LINAC dosimetry benchmark data set. AAPM Meeting, Med Phys 33:2218, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
- Sadagopan R, Tailor R, Hernandez N, Followill D, Abbott G. Dose variation within lung tumor and in its fingerlike extension as a function of incident photon angle. AAPM Meeting, Med Phys 33:2284, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
- Alvarez P, Hernandez N, Followill D, Tailor R, Ibbott G. Characterization of EBT versus MD55 gafchromic films for relative dosimetry measurements. AAPM Meeting, Med Phys 33:2217, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
- Tailor R, Tolani NB, Ibbott GS, Ha CS. Lessons from the in-vivo dosimetry practice for patients treated with total skin electron radiation therapy TSEB. MD Anderson Cancer Center ASTRO, Poster-viewing code 2894, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
- Briere TM, Tailor R, Tolani NB, Prado KL, Lane RG, Woo SY, Ha CS, Gillin MT, Beddar AS. In-vivo dosimetry using disposable MOSFET dosimeters for total body irradiation. Med Phys 32:1996, 2005. e-Pub 2005.
- Briere TM, Tailor RC, Tolani NB, Prado KL, Lane RG, Woo SY, Ha CS, Gillin MT, Beddar AS. In-vivo dosimetry using disposable MOSFET dosimeters for total body irradiation. Med Phys 32:1996, 2005. e-Pub 2005.
- Tailor R, Followill DS, Hernandez N, Zhu RS, Ibbott GS. Assurance of phantom-scatter factors, 2003. e-Pub 2003.
- Esteban J, Tailor R, Cho S, Ibbott G. Energy dependence of a new TLD system for the characterization of low energy brachytherapy services. American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), 2003. e-Pub 2003.
- Tailor R, Hanson WF, Wells N, Ibbott GS. Are photon and electron calibrations more consistent with TG51 than with TG21. American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), 2003. e-Pub 2003.
- Tailor R, Esteban J, Abbott GS. TLD measurements in liquid water of dosimetry characteristics of a new 125I seed. American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), 2003. e-Pub 2003.
- Wang X, Tailor R, Lim TY, Dabaja BS, Gunther J, Rougeau T, Pinnix C, Fang P, Wu S, Wang C. Simple AP/PA techniques to deliver total skin electron beam therapy to frail patient while recumbent.
- Shetty G, Mitchell JM, Gil L, Moore E, Tailor RC, Mishler E, Burch F, Hanna C, Meistrich ML, Orwig KE. Autologous Grafting of Cryopreserved Prepubertal Rhesus Testis Tissue into Adults with Intact Testes Produces Sperm and Offspring. Joint Congress of the America Society of Andrology & International Congress of Andrology (ASA & ISA) Meeting.
- Moktan H, Jayarathna S, Tailor R, SH Cho. A custom-made cassette for in-water film dose measurements and quality assurance of 137Cs Blood Irradiators. American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM).
- Tailor R, Fru LC, Insley BA, Bartkoski DA, Lee D, Reiazi R, Salehpour M. Use of the Medscint HS-RP200 Scintillator Detector for Dosimetry in a Convergent Monoenergetic Photon Beam. AAPM.
- Fru LC, Insley BA, Bartkoski DA, Lee D, Reiazi R, Tailor R, Salehpour M. Use of the Medscint HS-RP200 Scintillator Detector for Dosimetry in a Convergent Monoenergetic Photon Beam. American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM).
- Tailor R, Lee D, Reiazi R, Bartkoski DA, Schori A, Insley BA, Fru LC, Kleckner M, Salehpour AM. Modeling of Novel Converging Beam Radiotherapy System in Geant4 Montel Carlo Simulation. AAPM.
- Tailor R, Shetty G, Mitchell JM, Gil L, Moore E, Mishler E, Burch F, Hanna C, Meistrich ML, Orwig KE. Autologous Grafting of Cryopreserved Prepubertal Rhesus Testis Tissue into Adults with Intact Testes Produces Sperm and Offspring. ASA & ISA meeting.
Books (edited and written)
- Tailor R, Saraf B, Khandelwal D, Mazumdar B, Shishodia Y. Physics throughexperiment volume 11: Mechanical systems, study of some fundamental processes in physics. Vikas publishing house pvt ltd, 1979.
- Tailor R, Saraf B, Lokanathan S, Garg K, Chandwani D, Shisdodia Y. Physics through experiments volume 1 EMP constant and varying. Vikas Publishing Houst pvt ltd, 1975.
Letters to the Editor
- Tailor R, Hanson W, Ibbott G. Response to Comment on Calculated absorbed-dose ratios, TG51/TG21, for most widely used cylindrical and parallel-plate ion chambers over a range of photon and electron energies. Medical Physics 30: 478-480, 2003.
Patents
- Means for forming a hermetic-seal between glass and metal. Patent Number: US 4 676 817.
- Water-depth measuring device for ion chambers.
- High temperature TLD and method of making and using same. Patent Number: US 5 177 363.
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