Richard Y. Wu, M.S.

Peer-Reviewed Articles

1. Wu RY, Williamson TD, Sahoo N, Nguyen T, Ikner SM, Liu AY, Wisdom PG, Lii M, Hunter RA, Alvarez PE, Gunn GB, Frank SJ, Hojo Y, Zhu XR, Gillin MT. Evaluation of the high definition field of view option of a large-bore computed tomography scanner for radiation therapy simulation. Phys Imaging Radiat Oncol 13:44 - 49, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32551371.
2. Wu RY, Liu AY, Yang J, Williamson TD, Wisdom PG, Bronk L, Gao S, Grosshan DR, Fuller DC, Gunn GB, Ronald Zhu X, Frank SJ. Evaluation of the accuracy of deformable image registration on MRI with a physical phantom. J Appl Clin Med Phys 1(1):166-172, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31808307.
3. Wu RY, Liu AY, Yang J, Williamson TD, Wisdom PG, Bronk L, Gao S, Grosshan DR, Fuller DC, Gunn GB, Zhu XR, Frank SJ. Evaluation of the accuracy of deformable image registration on MRI with a physical phantom. J Appl Clin Med Phys 1:166-172, 2020. e-Pub 2019.
4. Moreno AC, Gunther JR, Milgrom S, Fuller CD, Williamson T, Liu A, Wu R, Zhu XR, Dabaja BS, Pinnix CC. Impact of Deep Inspiration Breath Hold on Normal Tissue Sparing with Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy versus Proton Therapy for Mediastinal Lymphoma. Advances in Radiation Oncology, 2020.
5. Alexander F Bagley, Rong Ye,Garden AS, Gunn GB, Rosenthal DI, CFuller CD, Morrison WH, Phan J, Sturgis EM, Ferrarotto R, Wu R, Liu AY, Frank SJ. Xerostomia-related quality of life for patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma treated with proton therapy. Radiother Oncol 142:133-139, 2020. e-Pub 2019.
6. Wu RY, Liu AY, Williamson DT, Yang J, Wisdom PG, Zhu XR, Frank SJ, Fuller CD, Gunn GB, Gao S. Quantifying the accuracy of deformable image registration for cone‐beam computed tomography with a physical phantom. J Appl Clin Med Phys 10:92 - 100. e-Pub 2019.
7. Wu RY, Liu AY, Wisdom P, Zhu XR, Frank SJ, Fuller CD, Gunn GB, Palmer MB, Wages CA, Gillin MT, Yang J. Characterization of a new physical phantom for testing rigid and deformable image registration. J Appl Clin Med Phys 20(1):145-153, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30580471.
8. Sahoo N, Poenisch F, Zhang X, Li Y, Lii M, Li H, Gautam AS, Wu RY Gillin M, Zhu XR. 3D treatment planning system-Varian Eclipse for proton therapy planning. Med Dosim 43(2):184-194, 2018. PMID: 29753334.
9. Richard Y. Wu, Amy Y. Liu, Terence T. Sio, Pierre Blanchard, Cody Wages, Mayankkumar V. Amin, Gary B. Gunn, Uwe Titt, Rong Ye, Kazumichi Suzuki, Michael T. Gillin, Xiarong R. Zhu, Radhe Mohan and Steven J. Frank. Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy Adaptive Planning for Patients with Oroharyngeal Cancer. International Journal of Particle Therapy 4(2):26-34, 2017.
10. Ng SP, Ludmir EB, Oyervides MA, Wu RY, Frank S, Gunn GB. Combination Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy and Passive Scatter Boost for Rapidly Progressing Nasal Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Cureus 9(9):e1685, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29152442.
11. Blanchard P, Wong AJ, Gunn GB, Garden AS, Mohamed AS, Rosenthal DI, Crutison J, Wu R, Zhang X, Zhu XR, Mohan R, Amin MV, Fuller CD, Frank SJ. Toward a model-based patient selection strategy for proton therapy: External validation of photon-derived normal tissue complication probability models in a head and neck proton therapy cohort. Radiother Oncol 121(3):381-386, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27641784.
12. Suzuki K, Palmer MB, Sahoo N, Zhang X, Poenisch F, Mackin DS, Liu AY, Wu R, Zhu XR, Frank SJ, Gillin MT, Lee AK. Quantitative analysis of treatment process time and throughput capacity for spot scanning proton therapy. Med Phys 43(7):3975, 2016. PMID: 27370116.
13. You J, Zhao J, Wen X, Wu C, Huang Q, Guan F, Wu R, Liang D, Li C. Chemoradiation therapy using cyclopamine-loaded liquid-lipid nanoparticles and lutetium-177-labeled-core-crosslinked polymeric micelles. J Control Release 15(00081-4):S0168-3659, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25637565.
14. Chang JY, Li H, Zhu XR, Liao Z, Zhao L, Liu A, Li Y, Sahoo N, Poenisch F, Gomez DR, Wu R, Gillin M, Zhang X. Clinical Implementation of Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy for Thoracic Malignancies. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25260491.
15. Zhu XR, Poenisch F, Li H, Zhang X, Sahoo N, Wu RY, Li X, Lee AK, Chang EL, Choi S, Pugh T, Frank SJ, Gillin MT, Mahajan A, Grosshans DR. A single-field integrated boost treatment planning technique for spot scanning proton therapy. Radiat Oncol 9:202, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25212571.
16. Liu W, Mohan R, Park P, Liu Z, Li H, Li X, Li Y, Wu R, Sahoo N, Dong L, Zhu XR, Grosshans DR. Dosimetric benefits of robust treatment planning for intensity modulated proton therapy for base-of-skull cancers. Pract Radiat Oncol 4(6):384-91, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25407859.
17. Mackin D, Li Y, Taylor MB, Kerr M, Holmes C, Sahoo N, Poenisch F, Li H, Lii J, Amos R, Wu R, Suzuki K, Gillin MT, Zhu XR, Zhang X. Improving spot-scanning proton therapy patient specific quality assurance with HPlusQA, a second-check dose calculation engine. Med Phys 40(12):121708, 2013. PMID: 24320494.
18. Quan EM, Liu W, Wu RY, Li Y, Frank SJ, Zhang X, Zhu XR, Mohan R. Preliminary evaluation of multifield and single-field optimization for the treatment planning of spot-scanning proton therapy of head and neck cancer. Med Phys 40(8):081709, 2013. PMID: 23927306.
19. Kandula S, Zhu X, Garden AS, Gillin M, Rosenthal DI, Ang KK, Mohan R, Amin MV, Garcia JA, Wu R, Sahoo N, Frank SJ. Spot-scanning beam proton therapy vs intensity-modulated radiation therapy for ipsilateral head and neck malignancies: a treatment planning comparison. Med Dosim 38(4):390-4, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23916884.
20. Arjomandy B, Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Zullo JR, Wu RY, Zhu M, Ding X, Martin C, Ciangaru G, Gillin MT. An overview of the comprehensive proton therapy machine quality assurance procedures implemented at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Proton Therapy Center-Houston. Med Phys 36(6):2269-82, 2009. PMID: 19610316.
21. Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Arjomandy B, Ciangaru G, Lii M, Amos R, Wu R, Gillin MT. A procedure for calculation of monitor units for passively scattered proton radiotherapy beams. Med Phys 35(11):5088-97, 2008. PMID: 19070243.
22. Zullo JR, Kudchadker R, Wu R, Lee A, Prado K. Implication of CT Table Sag on Geometrical Accuracy During Virtual Simulation. Med Dosim 32(4):233-6, 2007. PMID: 17980822.
23. Murphy P , Wu Y, Glaze S. Attenuation properties of lead composite aprons. Radiology 186 269:272, 1993.

Abstracts

1. R Wu, R Hunter, A Liu, M Amin, P Blanchard, X Zhu. Dosimetry Analysis On Proton Treatment Plan Using CT Images with Automatic Metal Artifact Reduction. 59th Annual AAPM Meeting, Denver, CO, July 30-August 3, 2017, 2017.
2. Sahoo N, Dhanesar S, Poenisch F, Lii M, Li H, Zhang X, Amos R, Wu R, Gillin M, Zhu X. Application of a Semi-empirical Formula to Determine Spread Out Bragg Peak Factors and Range Shifter Factors From Measured Depth Dose Curves for Passively Scattered Proton Beams. Medical Physics 40(6):SU-E-T-04, 2013.
3. Mackin D, Zhang X, Li Y, Taylor M, Kerr M, Holmes C, Sahoo N, Poensich F, Li H, Lii M, Amos R, Wu R, Suzuki K, Gillin M, Zhu X. Improving Spot Scanning Proton Therapy Patient-Specific Quality Assurance Through Early Application of Second-Check Dose Calculation Software. Medical Physics 40(6):SU-E-T-157, 2013.
4. Hojo Y, Gillin M, Suzuki K, Wu R, Zhu X. 3D Collision Viewer for Proton Therapy Treatment Planning. Medical Physics 40(6):SU-E-T-251, 2013.
5. Dhanesar S, Sahoo N, Kerr M, Taylor M, Summers P, Alvarez P, Wu R, Poenisch F, Zhu X, Gillin M. Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy Plans with Multiple Fields for Prostate Cancer. Medical Physics 40(6):SU-E-T-403, 2013.
6. Wu RY, Wisdom P, Sahoo N, Lii M, Lee AK, Gillin MT, Zhu M. A novel universal nozzle collimator for X-ray imaging during proton treatment. 51st PTCOG Annual Meeting, Seoul, South Korea, May 14-19, 2012, 2012.
7. Quan E, Liu W, Li Y, Zhang X, Zhu X, Mohan R, Wu R. Improvement in robustness and delivery efficiency of intensity-modulated proton therapy using single-field optimization with energy absorber. 54th Annual AAPM Meeting, Charlotte, NC, July 29-August 2, 2012, 2012.
8. Song X, Wu R, Poenisch F, Zhu XR, Sahoo N, Gillin M. The effect of planning CT image noise level on the calculated proton beam range and dose uncertainty. 50th Annual PTCOG, Philadelphia, PA, May 12-14, 2011, 2011.
9. Song X, Wu R, Sahoo N, Poenisch F, Zhu XR, Gillin M.. The effect of planning CT images noise level on the calculated proton beam range and dose uncertainty. 50th Annual PTCOG Meeting, 2010.
10. Wu R, Amos R, Sahoo N, Kornguth D, Bluett J, Gillin M, Zhu XR.. Effect of CT truncation artifacts toproton dose calculation. 50th AAPM Annual Meeting, 2008.
11. Li H, Liu R, Wu R, Sahoo N, Mohan R, Gillin M, Zhu XR.. Effect of Ct calibration phantom size on the range in proton radiation therapy. 50th AAPM Annual Meeting, 2008.
12. Arjomandy B, Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Zullo J, Wu R, Zhu M, Ding X, Gillin M.. An overview of comprehensive proton machine quality assurance at UTMD Anderson Cancer Center. 50th AAPM Annual Meeting, 2008.
13. Sahoo N, Zhu X, Lii M, Amos R, Arjomandy B, Wu R and Gillin M. Study of Dose Distribution in Passively Scattered Proton Beams for Small Field Sizes, 2007.
14. Liu R, Prado K, Wu R and Balter P. A CT Daily Quality Assurance On-Couch Procedure and Phantom in Radiation Oncology, 2007.
15. Liu R, Prado K, Wu R, Stevens D, Pan T and Cody D. Optimal CT Imaging Protocol Settings for CT Simulators, 2007.
16. Wu R, Zhang X, Amos R, Prado K, Lii M, Sahoo N, Gillin M, Zhu XR.. Evaluation of titanium metal imaging artifacts on proton dose calculation. 49th AAPM Annual Meeting, 2007.
17. Liu R, Prado K, Wu R, Stevens D, Pan T, Cody D.. Optimal CT imaging protocol settings for CT simulators. 49th AAPM Annual Meeting, 2007.
18. Lindsay P, Zhu X, Zhang L, Wu R, Kudchadker R, Salehpour M, Liu R, Mohan R, Gillin M and Dong L. Effect of measured cone-beam CT-density calibration on dose calculations. 48th AAPM Annual Meeting, July 31st-August 3rd, 2006.
19. Zullo J, Kudchadker, Wu RY, Lee A and Prado K. Implication of CT Couch Sag on Geometrical Accuracy During Virtual Simulation, 2006.
20. Liengsawangwong P, Kudchadker R, Wu RY, Session R, Diel T, Aleman G, Dong L, Gillin M and Zhu X. Mechanical Radiation and Imaging Isocenter Quantification on Four Varian On-Board Imager Clinacs, 2006.
21. Zhu XR, Zhang L, Kudchadker R, Wu R, Balter P, Mohan R, Gillin M and Dong L. Clinical Implementation of Cone-Beam CT for Image-Guide Radiation Therapy, 2006.
22. Wu R, Dong L, Tung S, Gillin M. Accuracy of CT Numbers and Its Effect On Dose Calculations. 47th AAPM Annual Meeting, July 23-29, 2005, 2005.