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H. Andrea Molineu, M.S.

Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology - Clinical

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Associate Director of M. D. Anderson Phantom Laboratory, Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Senior Medical Physicist, Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Supervisor, Radiological Physics Center/Imaging and Radiation Oncology Center's Physics Assistants, Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Supervisor, Radiological Physics Center/Imaging and Radiation Oncology Center Machine and Fabrication Specialist, Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Research Interests

Ongoing Research Support

CA180803 Followill (PI-MDACC) 3/1/2014-2/28/2019

American College of Radiology

Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core (IROC) Group

The goal of this project is to assure that the radiation dose to protocol patients is clinically comparable for all patients placed on all cooperative clinical trial protocols and is within the guidelines of the treatment protocol.

Role: Co-Investigator

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1999	University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA, MS, Medical Physics
1997	Samford University, Birmingham, AL, USA, BS, Physics, Math

Board Certifications

2003	American Board of Radiology Therapeutic Radiologic Physics, Participating in MOC

Experience & Service

Academic Appointments

Medical Physicist, Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2003 - 2007

Junior Medical Physicist, Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2001 - 2003

Medical Physicist, Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Boston, MA, 1999 - 2001

Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities

Supervisor, Radiological Physics Center Machinist, Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2013 - Present

Associate Director of M. D. Anderson Phantom Laboratory, Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2011 - Present

Honors & Awards

2007	Leadership Award for Outreach Physics, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
1998	Presidential Scholarship, University of Kentucky
1997	Fellowship for Women in Under-Represented Areas, University of Kentucky
1997	Quality Achievement Award, University of Kentucky
1996	Math Scholarship, Samford University
1993	Presidential Scholarship, Samford University
1993	Physics Scholarship, Samford University

Professional Memberships

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Member, Quality Assurance and Outcome Improvement Subcommittee, 2012 - Present

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Chair, Working Group on Clinical Trials, 2012 - Present

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Co-Chair, Working Group on Clinical Trials, 2011 - Present

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Reviewer, Radiotherapy and Oncology, 2011 - Present

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Member, Task Group 119 Writing Group on IMRT QA, 2007 - 2009

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Reviewer, Radiotherapy and Oncology, 2007 - Present

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Member, Working Group on Clinical Trials, 2005 - 2011

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Liaison Member, Benchmark QA Task Group (TG113), 2005 - Present

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Member, Task Group on Verification of MU Calculations, 2005 - 2011

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Member, 1999 - Present

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Articles

Carson ME, Molineu A, Taylor PA, Followill DS, Stingo FC, Kry SF. Examining credentialing criteria and poor performance indicators for IROC Houston's anthropomorphic head and neck phantom. Med Phys 43(12):6491, 2016. PMID: 27908168.
Kerns JR, Followill DS, Lowenstein J, Molineu A, Alvarez P, Taylor PA, Kry SF. Agreement between institutional measurements and treatment planning system calculations for basic dosimetric parameters as measured by the Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core-Houston. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 95(5):1527-1634, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27315667.
Kerns JR, Followill DS, Lowenstein J, Molineu A, Alvarez P, Taylor PA, Stingo FC, Kry SF. Technical Report: Reference photon dosimetry data for Varian accelerators based on IROC-Houston site visit data. Med Phys 43(5):2374, 2016. PMID: 27147349.
Kry SF, Molineu A, Kerns JR, Faught AM, Huang JY, Pulliam KB, Tonigan J, Alvarez P, Stingo F, Followill DS. Institutional patient-specific IMRT QA does not predict unacceptable plan delivery. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 90(5):1195-1201. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25442044.
Weber DC, Vallet V, Molineu A, Melidis C, Teglas V, Naudy S, Moeckli R, Followill DS, Hurkmans CW. IMRT credentialing for prospective trials using institutional virtual phantoms: results of a joint European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer and Radiological Physics Center project. Radiat Oncol 9(1):123, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24885438.
Kry SF, Popple R, Molineu A, Followill DS. Ion recombination correction factors (P(ion)) for Varian TrueBeam high-dose-rate therapy beams. J Appl Clin Med Phys 13(6):3803, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23149774.
Followill DS, Kry SF, Qin L, Lowenstein J, Molineu A, Alvarez P, Aguirre JF, Ibbott GS. The Radiological Physics Center's standard dataset for small field size output factors. J Appl Clin Med Phys 13(5):3962, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22955664.
Stern RL, Heaton R, Fraser MW, Goddu SM, Kirby TH, Lam KL, Molineu A, Zhu TC. Verification of monitor unit calculations for non-IMRT clinical radiotherapy: report of AAPM Task Group 114. Med Phys 38(1):504-530, 2011. PMID: 21361219.
Ezzell GA, Burmeister JW, Dogan N, LoSasso TJ, Mechalakos JG, Mihailidis D, Molineu A, Palta JR, Ramsey CR, Salter BJ, Shi J, Xia P, Yue NJ, Xiao Y. IMRT commissioning: multiple institution planning and dosimetry comparisons, a report from AAPM Task Group 119. Med Phys 36(11):5359-5373, 2009. PMID: 19994544.
Ibbott GS, Followill DS, Molineu HA, Lowenstein JR, Alvarez PE, Roll JE. Challenges in credentialing institutions and participants in advanced technology multi-institutional clinical trials. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 71(1):S71-S75, 2008. PMID: 18406942.
Followill DS, Evans DR, Cherry C, Molineu A, Fisher G, Hanson WF, Ibbott GS. Design, development, and implementation of the Radiological Physics Center's pelvis and thorax anthropomorphic quality assurance phantoms. Med Phys 34(6):2070-2076, 2007. PMID: 17654910.
Ibbott GS, Molineu A, Followill DS. Independent evaluations of IMRT through the use of an anthropomorphic phantom. Technol Cancer Res Treat 5(5):481-487, 2006. PMID: 16981790.
Molineu A, Followill DS, Balter PA, Hanson WF, Gillin MT, Huq MS, Eisbruch A, Ibbott GS. Design and implementation of an anthropomorphic quality assurance phantom for intensity-modulated radiation therapy for the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 63(2):577-583, 2005. PMID: 16168849.
Cadman P, Bassalow R, Sidhu NP, Ibbott G, Nelson A. Dosimetric considerations for validation of a sequential IMRT process with a commercial treatment planning system. Phys Med Biol 47(16):3001-3010, 2002. PMID: 12222862.

Other Articles

Cervino L, Molineu A Women's Professional Subcommittee (WPSC) activities at AAPM/COMP 2011. AAPM Newsletter 36(6), 2011.
Molineu A Tips for a successful RPC phantom irradiation. AAPM Newsletter 3:3, 2006.
Ibbott G, Nelson A, Followill D, Balter P, Hanson W An anthropomorphic head and neck phantom for evaluation of intensity modulated radiation therapy. Standards and Codes of Practice in Medical Radiation Dosimetry 2:209-217, 2002.

Abstracts

Carson ME, Molineu A, Taylor PA, Followill DS, Kry SF. Examining credentialing criteria and poor performance indicators for IROC Houston's anthropomorphic head and neck phantom. Med Phys 43(6), 2016.
Venencia C, Pino M, Caussa L, Molineu A, Garrigo E. Monte Carlo versus Pencil Beam dose calculation for spine SBRT treatments csing HybridARC and sliding windows IMRT. Med Phys 43(6):3549, 2016.
Mehrens H, Lewis B, Lujano C, Nguyen T, Hernandez N, Alvarez P, Molineu A, Followill DS. Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core (IROC) Houston QA center's anthropomorphic phantom program. Med Phys 43(6):3530, 2016.
Alvarez P, Molineu A, Lowenstein J, Taylor P, Kry SF, Followill DS. Independent remote audits for TG51 noncompliant photon beams performed by the IROC Houston QA center. Med Phys 43(6):3574, 2016.
Molineu A, Kry S, Alvarez P, Hernandez N, Nguyen T, Followill DS. IROC Houston and MDAPL SRS anthropomorphic phantom results. Med Phys 43(6), 2016.
Mayo C, Moran JM, Xiao Y, Bosch WR, Matuszak MM, Marks LB, Miller RC, Wu QRJ, Yock TI, Popple R, McNutt TR, Brown N, Molineu A, Purdie TG, Yorke ED, Santanam L, Gabriel P, Michalski JM, Moore J, Richardson S, Siochi RAC, Napolitano M, Feng M, Fitzgerald T, Ulin K, Verbakel WFAR, Siddiqui MSU, Martel MK, Archambault Y, Morgas T, Purcy J, Adams JA, Ladra M, Lansing B, Ruo R, Fogliata A, Hurkmans C. AAPM Task Group 263: Tackling standardization of nomenclature for radiation therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 93(3):E383-E384, 2015.
Molineu A, Hernandez N, Alvarez P, Followill DS. Results from multi-institutional measurements with an anthropomorphic spine phantom. Med Phys 42(6):3628, 2015.
Alvarez P, Molineu A, Lujano C, Nguyen T, Followill DS. An evaluation of multiple irradiations of the IROC Houston QA Center anthropomorphic liver phantom. Med Phys 42(6):3355, 2015.
Lee P, Alvarez P, Taylor P, Lowenstein J, Molineu A, Kry S, Followill DF. An analysis of TG-51 electron beam calibration correction factor uncertainty. Med Phys 42(6):3353-3354, 2015.
Lujano C, Hernandez N, Keith T, Nguyen T, Taylor P, Molineu A, Followill DS. IROC Houston QA Center’s anthropomorphic proton phantom program. Med Phys 42(6):3580-3581, 2015.
Kry S, Dromgoole L, Alvarez P, Lowenstein J, Molineu A, Taylor P, Followill DS. IROC Houston on-site audits and parameters that affect performance. Med Phys 42(6):3692, 2015.
Kry S, Dromgoole L, Alvarez P, Lowenstein L, Molineu A, Taylor P, Followill DS. Common errors and deficiencies in radiation oncology practice. Med Phys 42(6):3691-3692, 2015.
Followill DS, Kry S, Molineu A, Lowenstein J, Alvarez P, Taylor P, Nguyen H, Hernandez N, Lujano C, Nguyen T, Keith T, Roll J, Tailor A. The Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core Houston (IROC Houston) QA Center international activities outside North America. Med Phys 42(6):3628, 2015.
Followill DS, Molineu A, Xiao Y. IROC organization and clinical trial credentialing. Med Phys 41(6):462, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
Molineu A, Alvarez P, Kry S, Followill DS. Is it feasible to tighten the criteria for IROC's anthropomorphic phantoms?. Med Phys 41(6):352, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
Faught A, Kry S, Luo D, Molineu A, Galvin J, Drzymala R, Timmerman R. Design, development, and evaluation of a modified, anthropomorphic, head and neck, quality assurance phantom for use in stereotactic radiosurgery. Med Phys 39(6):3746-3747, 2012.
Followill D, Alvarez P, Molineu A, Gillin M, Ibbott G. Evaluation of lung treatment deliveries using the Radiological Physics Center's (RPC) thorax phantom: Monte Carlo heterogeneity correction algorithms vs. all other modern heterogeneity correction algorithms. Med Phys 38(6):3614, 2011.
Molineu A, Hernandez N, Alvarez P, Ibbott G, Galvin J, Followill D. Results from 1005 IMRT irradiations of an anthropomorphic head and neck phantom. Med Phys 38(6), 2011.
Alvarez P, Molineu A, Hernandez N, Followill D, Ibbott GS. Evaluation of heterogeneity corrections algorithms through the irradiation of a lung phantom. Med Phys 33(6):2214, 2006.
Followill D, Molineu A, Alvarez P, Ibbott GS. The state of radiotherapy physics through the eyes of a quality auditor. Med Phys 33(6):2283, 2006.
Molineu A, Alvarez P, Hernandez N, Followill D, Ibbott GS. Adequacy of IMRT QA procedures as determined by irradiations of the head and neck IMRT anthropomorphic phantom. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 66:S128, 2006.
Alvarez P, Molineu A, Hernandez N, Followill D, Ibbott GS. Analysis of multiple irradiations of an anthropomorphic thorax phantom containing lung heterogeneities. Int J of Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 66:S685, 2006.
Molineu A, Alvarez P, Hernandez N, Followill D, Ibbott G. Evaluation of IMRT for institutions participating in NCI sponsored clinical trials. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 60(1):S319, 2004.
Alvarez P, Molineu A, Hernandez N, Followill D, Balter P, Hanson W, Ibbott G. Anthropomorphic phantoms for quality assurance in radiation therapy. Med Phys 31(6):1732, 2004.
Molineu A, Alvarez P, Hernandez N, Followill D, Ibbott G. Evaluation of 60 IMRT irradiations of an anthropomorphic H&N phantom. Med Phys 31:1822, 2004.
Bayouth J, Followill D, Nelson A, Ibbott G, Morrill S. Dosimetric effect of a hip prosthesis when delivering Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT): A phantom study. Radiother Oncol 68:S105, 2003.
Nelson A, Balter P, Hanson W, Ibbott G. Experience with an IMRT head and neck QA phantom. Med Phys 29:1366, 2002.
Nelson A, Canaday D, Krasin F, Lawn-Tsao L. Dosimetry of I-125 prostate brachytherapy and PSA survival. American Radium Society Annual Meeting, 2000.
Pais Jr. V, Nelson A, Canaday D, Krasin F, Lawn-Tsao L. Postoperative prostate brachytherapy dosimetric analysis: Correlation with PSA survival. Annual Meeting of New England Section of American Urological Association, 2000.

Book Chapters

Molineu A. Dosimetry equipment and phantoms. In: Quality and Safety in Radiotherapy. CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, 2011.

Grant & Contract Support

Title:	Radiological Physics Center
Funding Source:	NIH/NCI
Role:	Co-Investigator

Title:	Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core (IROC) Group
Funding Source:	American College of Radiology
Role:	Co-Investigator

Title:	Advanced Technology Radiation Therapy Quality Assurance Review Consortium
Funding Source:	NIH/NCI
Role:	Co-Investigator

CV information above last modified November 09, 2021

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