
Ming Yang
Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Associate Faculty, Division of Medical Physics Program, MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School, Houston, TX
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Physics and Engineering, Division of Radiation Oncology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 2013 - 2019
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Chen M, Cao W, Yepes P, Guan F, Poenisch F, Xu C, Chen J, Li Y, Vazquez I, Yang M, Zhu XR, Zhang X. Impact of dose calculation accuracy on inverse linear energy transfer optimization for intensity-modulated proton therapy. Precision Radiation Oncology 1(9), 2022.
- Chuong MD, Hallemeier CL, Li H, Zhu XR, Zhang X, Tryggestad EJ, Yu J, Yang M, Choi JI, Kang M, Liu W, Knopf A, Meijers A, Molitoris JK, Apisarnthanarax S, Giap H, Hoppe BS, Lee P, Chang JY, Simone CB 2nd, Lin SH. Executive summary of clinical and technical guidelines for esophageal cancer proton beam therapy from the Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group Thoracic and Gastrointestinal Subcommittees. Front Oncol(11):748331, 2021.
- Lin M, Yang M, Dougherty J, Tasson A, Zhang Y, Mohamad O, Yan Y, Gu X, Timmerman R, Laack N, Beltran C. Radiation therapy for pediatric brain tumors using robotic radiation delivery system and intensity modulated proton therapy. Practical Radiation Oncology 10(3):e173 - e182, 2020.
- Xing Y, Nguyen D, Lu W, Yang M, Jiang S. Technical note: A feasibility study on deep learning-based radiotherapy dose calculation. Med Phys 47(2):753 - 758, 2020.
- Lee H, Park Y, Duan X, Jia X, Jiang S, Yang M. Convolutional neural network-based proton stopping-power-ratio estimation with dual-energy CT: A feasibility study. Phys. Med. Biol 65(21):215016, 2020.
- Chi Y, Shen C, Li B, Zhang Y, Yang M, Folkert M, Jia X. A method to reconstruct intra-fractional liver motion in rotational radiotherapy using linear fiducial markers. Phys. Med. Biol 64(22), 2019. PMID: 225013.
- Je E, Lee H, Duan X, Li B, Zhou L, Jia X, Yang M. Optimal energy selection for ion stopping-power-ratio estimation using virtual mono-energetic dual-energy CT. Phys Med Biol 64(19), 2019. PMID: 195015.
- Vazquez I, Gronberg M, Zhang X, Court L, Zhu R, Frank S, Yang M. A Deep Learning-Based Approach for Statistical Robustness Evaluation in Proton Therapy Treatment Planning: A Feasibility Study. Phys. Med. Biol.
- Gronberg M, Beadle B, Garden A, Skinner H, Gay S, Netherton T, Cao W, Cardenas C, Chung C, Fuentes D, Fuller C, Howell R, Jhingran A, Lim T, Marquez B, Mumme R, Olanrewaju N, Peterson C, Vazquez I, Whitaker T, Wooten Z, Yang M, Court L. Deep learning-based dose prediction for automated, individualized quality assurance of head and neck radiotherapy plans. Practical Radiation Oncology.
- Chi Y, Sprouts D, Wang L, Rezaeian N, Yang M, Hannan R, Jia X. Dosimetric impact of inter-fractional and intra-fractional target motion in high-risk prostate cancer stereotactic body radiation therapy. IJROBP.
- Guan F, Wang X, Yang M, Draeger E, Han D, Iga K, Guo F, Perles L, Li Y, Sahoo N, Mohan R, Chen Z. Characterizing the dosimetric response of GafchromicTM EBT-XD films to therapeutic protons. Precision Radiation Oncology.
- Chen E, Mill M, Antolak J, Buzurovic I, Dezarne W, Khan F, Kirkby C, Parker B, Pawlicki T, Su Z, Swanson C, Tarver R, Thomadsen B, White S, Wingreen N, Yang M, Zhou S. The current state, future supply and demand of therapy physicists - a special report of the 2020 AAPM therapy physicist workforce survey results. JCAMP.
Invited Articles
- Yang M, Wohlfahrt P, Shen C, Bouchard H. Dual- and multi-energy CT for particle stopping-power estimation: current state, challenges and potential. Phys Med Biol. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36595276.
Abstracts
- Yang M, Wang X, Guan F, Titt U, Iga K, Jiang D, Katayose T. Adaptation and dosimetric commissioning of a synchrotron-based proton beamline for FLASH experiments (Oral). PTCOG Annual Meeting, 2022.
- Vazquez I, Gronberg M, Zhang X, Court L, Zhu R, Frank S, Yang M. A Deep Learning-Based Approach for Statistical Robustness Evaluation in Proton Therapy Treatment Planning (Oral). PTCOG Annual Meeting, 2022.
- Wang L, Yang M, Hang Q, Wang X, Titt U, Zhang Y, Heldring J, Sahoo N, Zhu R, Frank S. Effect of FLASH versus Non-FLASH proton radiation on mice with head and neck cancer (Oral). PTCOG Annual Meeting, 2022.
- Gronberg M, Gay S, Beadle B, Garden A, Skinner H, Netherton T, Cao W, Vazquez I, Olanrewaju N, Chung C, Cardenas C, Fuller C, Peterson C, Jhingran A, Howell R, Lim T, Yang M, Mumme R, Court L. Deep learning-based dose prediction for automated, individualized quality assurance of head and neck radiotherapy plans (Oral). AAPM Annual Meeting, 2022.
- Titt U, Wang L, Yang M, Wang X, Iga K, Sahoo N, Zhu X, Koong A, Lin S, Frank S, Mohan R. Designing Customized In-Vitro Experimental Setups for Proton FLASH Preclinical Studies. AAPM Annual Meeting, 2022.
- Wang L, Yang M, Hang Q, Wang X, Titt U, Zhang Y, Heldring J, Sahoo N, Zhu R, Frank S. Single and fractionated FLASH versus Non-FLASH proton radiation on mice with head and neck cancer. Annual Meeting of Radiation Research Society, 2022.
- Liao L, Chen M, Adair A, Zhu X, Cao W, Sahoo N, Yang M, Gunn B, Frank S, Zhang X. region-specific robust optimization for intensity-modulated proton therapy. AAPM Annual Meeting, 2020.
- Yang M, Wang X, Chen M, Titt U, Tootake S, Katayose T, Li Y, Zhang X, Poenisch F, Umezawa M, Frank S, Koong A, Zhu X. Determination of the recombination correction factor for a parallel-plate chamber irradiated by synchrotron-based FLASH proton beams. AAPM Annual Meeting, 2020.
- 26. Lee H, Duan X, Park Y, Jia X, Jiang S, Yang M. A Convolutional Neural Network Approach with Dual-Energy Computed Tomography for Proton Stopping-Power-Ratio Estimation. AAPM Annual Meeting, 2020.
- Jung H, Shen C, Gonzalez Y, Yang M, Jia X. Multi-energy element-resolved cone beam CT for radiotherapy image guidance under low-concentration iodine contrast agent (Oral). Med. Phys, 2019.
Grant & Contract Support
Title: | Dual Energy CT-based Quantitative Imaging for Carbon Beam SBRT Treatment Planning |
Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
Role: | Principal Investigator |
Title: | Investigating the Effect of FLASH-Radiotherapy on Tumor and Normal Tissue in Head and Neck Cancers, |
Funding Source: | Discovery Award |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
Title: | Preclinical optimization of ultra-high dose rate (FLASH) radiotherapy parameters for translational relevance |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
Title: | Investigating the Effect of FLASH-Radiotherapy on Tumor and Normal Tissue |
Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
Role: | Co-Investigator |
Title: | A Deep Learning-based Approach for Statistical Robustness Evaluation in Proton Therapy Treatment Planning |
Funding Source: | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
Role: | Principal Investigator |