Deborah L Schofield, Ph.D., FAAPM
Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology - Clinical
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2021 | Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, PHD, Health Science |
| 2000 | East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA, MS, Applied Physics |
| 1998 | University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, USA, BS, Physics |
Board Certifications
| 2009 | American Board of Radiology |
Experience & Service
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Senior Medical Physicist, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2022 - Present
Member, AAPM Workgroup on the Prevention of Errors in Radiation Oncology, Houston, TX, 2022 - Present
Guest, AAPM Spring Clinical Meeting Subcommittee, Houston, TX, 2022 - Present
Member, AAPM Annual Meeting Subcommittee, Houston, TX, 2022 - Present
Guest, AAPM Annual Meeting Subcommittee, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present
Guest, AAPM Workgroup on the Prevention of Errors in Radiation Oncology, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present
Member, AAPM Meeting Coordination Committee, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present
Member, AAPM Corporate Relations Committee, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present
Member, AAPM Brachytherapy Subcommittee, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present
Chair, AAPM Technical Exhibits Subcommittee, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present
Senior Medical Physicist, AdventHealth, Orlando, FL, 2018 - 2022
Member, AAPM Task Group 315/MPPG 11.a, Houston, TX, 2018 - 2021
Member, AAPM Task Group 327, Houston, TX, 2018 - 2020
Lead Medical Physicist, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, 2016 - 2018
Vice Chair, AAPM Technical Exhibits Subcommittee, Houston, TX, 2015 - 2020
Physics Committee Member, ACR Radiation Oncology Practice Accreditation, Houston, TX, 2015 - 2022
Member, AAPM Workgroup Radiation Oncology Incident Learning System, Houston, TX, 2015 - 2021
Member, AAPM Workgroup on the Prevention of Errors in Radiation Oncology, Houston, TX, 2015 - 2020
Member, AAPM Task Group 275, Houston, TX, 2015 - 2020
Physicist, Southcoast Centers for Cancer Care (U.T. MD Anderson Physicians Network), Fairhaven, MA, 2010 - 2016
Senior Physicist, Baptist Cancer Institute, Jacksonville, FL, 2010 - 2010
Physicist Site Surveyor, ACR Radiation Oncology Practice Accreditation, Houston, TX, 2010 - Present
Clinical Physicist, Dana Farber/Brigham & Women’s Cancer Center (Teaching Hospitals of Harvard Medical School), Boston, MA, 2004 - 2010
Associate in Research, Duke University, Durham, NC, 2000 - 2004
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Radiation Oncology Quality and Safety Committee, 2022 - Present
Chair, Radiation Oncology Quality and Safety Subcommittee, 2021 - 2022
Member, Radiation Safety Committee, 2021 - 2022
Member, Radiation Safety Committee, 2017 - 2018
Member, Continuous Quality Improvement Committee, 2016 - 2018
Chair, Treatment Planning Subcommittee, 2008 - 2010
Honors & Awards
| 2022 | Fellow, American Association of Physicists in Medicine |
| 2021 | Alpha Eta Honor Society, National Society of Allied Health Professionals |
| 2018 | Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society |
| 2011 | Elekta Award of Excellence for an Outstanding Radiation Oncology Physics Article, Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Viscariello, N., Evans, S., Parker, S., Schofield, D., Miller, B., Gardner, S., Fong de los Santos, L., Hallemeier, C., Jordan, L., Kim, E., & Ford, E.. A multi-institutional assessment of COVID-19 related risk in radiation oncology. Radiotherapy & Oncology:153, 296-302, 2020.
- Court, L., Seco, J., Lu, X., Ebe, K., Mayo, C., Ionascu, D., Winey, B., Giakoumakis, N.,Aristophanous, M., Berbeco, R., Rottman, J., Bogdanov, M., Schofield, D., & Lingos, T.. Use of a realistic breathing lung phantom to evaluate dose delivery errors. Medical Physics:5850-5857, 2010.
- Court, L., Wagar, M., Berbeco, R., Reisner, A., Winey, B., Schofield, D., Ionascu, D., Allen, A., & Popple, R.. Evaluation of the interplay effect when using RapidArc to treat targets moving in the cranio-caudal or right-left direction. Medical Physics:4-11, 2010.
- Court, L., Wagar, M., Bogdanov, M., Ionascu, D., Schofield, D., Allen, A., Berbeco, R., & Lingos, T.. Use of reduced dose rate when treating moving tumors using dynamic IMRT. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 2010.
- Court, L., Ching, D., Schofield, D., Czerminska, M., & Allen, A.. Evaluation of the dose calculation accuracy in Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for mesothelioma, Focusing on low doses to the contralateral lung. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 2009.
- Allen, A., Schofield, D., Hacker, F., Court, L., & Czerminska, M.. Restricted field IMRT dramatically enhances IMRT planning for mesothelioma. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, 2007.
- Collins L, Gao P, Schofield D, Moulton J, Makowsky L, Reidy D, Weaver, R.. A statistical approach to landmine detection using broadband electromagnetic induction data. IEEE Trans. On Geoscience and Remote Sensing:950-962, 2002.
Other Articles
- Collins, L., Hu, W., & Schofield, D. Statistical signal processing for UXO discrimination: Performance results for isolated and overlapping objects. EUDEM2-SCOT:237, 2003.
- Nelson, B., Schofield, D., & Collins, L. A comparison of neural networks and subspace detectors for the discrimination of low-metal content landmines. Proceedings of SPIE, 5089:1046-1053, 2003.
- Schofield, D., Hu, W., & Collins, L. Separation of overlapping signatures in EMI data. Proceedings of SPIE, 5089:904-915, 2003.
Patient Reviews
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