Nitish Chopra, PhD
Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2020 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA, PHD, Medical Physics |
| 2012 | University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA, BS, Physics & Astronomy |
Postgraduate Training
| 2020-2022 | Clinical Residency, Medical Physics, University of Texas MD Anderson, Houston, TX |
Board Certifications
| 2019 | American Board of Radiology (ABR) |
Experience & Service
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Medical Physics Assistant, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 2017 - 2020
Institutional Committee Activities
Trainee Participant, Clinical Health Education Program Committee, 2022 - Present
Member, Radiation Oncology Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, 2022 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2021 | AAPM Expanding Horizons Travel Grant, Thirty-fifth Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Liu K, Palmiero A, Chopra N, Velasquez B, Li Z, Beddar S, Schüler E. Dual beam-current transformer design for monitoring and reporting of electron ultra-high dose rate (FLASH) beam parameters. J Appl Clin Med Phys 24(2):e13891, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36601691.
- Waldschmidt JM, Kloeber JA, Anand P, Frede J, Kokkalis A, Dimitrova V, Potdar S, Nair MS, Vijaykumar T, Im NG, Guillaumet-Adkins A, Chopra N, Stuart H, Budano L, Sotudeh N, Guo G, Grassberger C, Yee AJ, Laubach JP, Richardson PG, Anderson KC, Raje NS, Knoechel B, Lohr JG. Single-Cell Profiling Reveals Metabolic Reprogramming as a Resistance Mechanism in BRAF-Mutated Multiple Myeloma. Clin Cancer Res 27(23):6432-6444, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34518309.
- Kamran SC, Coroller T, Milani N, Agrawal V, Baldini EH, Chen AB, Johnson BE, Kozono D, Franco I, Chopra N, Zeleznik R, Aerts HJWL, Mak R. The impact of quantitative CT-based tumor volumetric features on the outcomes of patients with limited stage small cell lung cancer. Radiat Oncol 15(1):14, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31937336.
- Li Y, Dykstra M, Best TD, Pursley J, Chopra N, Keane FK, Khandekar MJ, Sharp GC, Paganetti H, Willers H, Fintelmann FJ, Grassberger C. Differential inflammatory response dynamics in normal lung following stereotactic body radiation therapy with protons versus photons. Radiother Oncol 136:169-175, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31015121.
Abstracts
- Chopra, N., Liu, K., Beddar, S., Schueler E.. Characterization of Novel Orthochromic Film for FLASH-RT applications. 2nd International FLASH Radiotherapy and Particle Therapy Conference ePoster Presentation, 2022.
- Palmiero, A., Liu, K., Chopra, N., Connell, L., Velasquez, B., Neill, D., Beddar, S., Schueler, E.. Commissioning of the FLASH Mobetron System: An MDACC Experience (2022). 2nd International FLASH Radiotherapy and Particle Therapy Conference ePoster Presentation, 2022.
- Palmiero, A., Schueler, E., Connell, L., Velasquez, B., Liu, K., Chopra, N., Neill, D., Beddar, S. Short and Long-Term Stability of the Mobetron FLASH System. 2nd International FLASH Radiotherapy and Particle Therapy Conference ePoster Viewing, 2022.
- Liu, K., Palmiero, A., Chopra, N., Beddar, S., Schueler, E.. Dual Beam Current Transformer Design for Real-Time Dose Monitoring of Electron FLASH Beam Parameters. 2nd International FLASH Radiotherapy and Particle Therapy Conference ePoster Viewing, 2022.
- Velasquez, B., Chopra, N., Liu, K., Beddar, S., Schueler, E.. Characterization of Luminescent Based Dosimeters for Ultra-High-Dose-Rate (FLASH) Electron Beams. 2nd International FLASH Radiotherapy and Particle Therapy Conference, 2022.
- McCulloch, M., Cazoulat, G., Rigaud, B., Anderson, B.M., Kirimli, E., Gryshkevych, S., Ohrt, A., Ohrt, J., Chopra, N., Mathew, R.T., Zaid, M., Elganainy, D., Balter, P., Koay, E., Brock, K.. Use of deep learning segmentation and biomechanics models to improve dose accumulation accuracy in GI structures. ASTRO Virtual Meeting, 2021.
- Chopra, N.. Radio-Dosiomics Evaluation of Peritumoral Volumes to Predict Radiation Pneumonitis. New England American Association of Physicist in Medicine 61st Annual Meeting, Waltham, MA NEAAPM Peter Neurath Young Investigator Symposium Oral Presentation, 2020.
- Schueler, E., Fredette, N., Chopra, N., Darne, C., Beddar, S.. System at MDACC. 1st International FLASH Radiotherapy and Particle Therapy Conference Oral Presentation, 2020.
- Chopra, N.. Radiomics-Dosiomics Approach Improves Prediction of Radiation Pneumonitis Compared to DVH Data in Lung Cancer Patients. Joint AAPM | COMP Virtual Meeting AAPM Oral Presentation, 2020.
- Chopra, N.. Radio-Dosiomics Evaluation of Peritumoral Volumes to Predict Radiation Pneumonitis. American Association of Physicist in Medicine 61st Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX AAPM Snap Oral Presentation, 2019.
- Kamran, S. C., Coroller, T. P., Milani, N., Agrawal, V., Franco, I., Chopra, N., Aerts, H., Mak, R. H.. CT-Based Radiomic Biomarker Features Predict Prognosis in Patients with Limited Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology 99:s12-s13, 2017.
- Chopra, N.. High-Precision Gamma-Ray Analysis of Medical Isotopes. American Association of Physicist in Medicine 58th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, 2016.