Rishik Saxena, MS, DABR
Department of Radiation Physics - Pt Care, Division of Radiation Oncology Division
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2007 | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, M.S. in Biophys. Sci. & Medical Physics |
| 2003 | UC Berkeley, Berkeley, California, US, BA in Physics |
Postgraduate Training
| 2008-2010 | Clinical Residency, Therapeutic Medical Physics, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2016 | Texas Medical Board Medical Physicist |
| 2015 | American Board of Radiology |
Experience & Service
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Safety Survey Workgroup: Handoffs & Transitions, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2018 - 2018
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Gao, S, Nelson, CL, Wang, C, Kathriarachchi, VW, Choi, MJ, Saxena, R, Kendall, RL, Balter, PA. Quantification of the role of lead foil in flattening filter free beam reference dosimetry. Journal of applied clinical medical physics 24(4), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36913192.
- Higgins PD, Adolfson T, Cho LC, Saxena R. Monitor unit checking in heterogeneous stereotactic body radiotherapy treatment planning. Med Dosim 36(3):255-63, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21807287.
- Saxena R, Higgins P. Measurement and evaluation of inhomogeneity corrections and monitor unit verification for treatment planning. Med Dosim 35(1):19-27, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 19931010.
- R Saxena R, SD Bale SD, Horbury AT. Wavelength and decay length of density overshoot structure in supercritical, collisionless bow shocks, Physics of Plasmas. Physics of Plasmas:12, p. 1-6, 2005. e-Pub 2005.
- Böttcher •, R Saxena R, AW Crider AW, EP Liang EP, Smith AI. An analytic function fit to Monte-Carlo X- and γ-ray spectra from Thomson thick thermal/nonthermal hybrid plasmas. European Space Agency(459):p. 271-274, 2001. e-Pub 2001.
- Böttcher •, R Saxena R, AW Crider AW, EP Liang EP, IA Smith IA, Kusunose AM. , An analytic function fit to Monte Carlo X-ray and γ-ray spectra from Thomson thick thermal/nonthermal hybrid plasmas. Astrophysical Journal 135(1):p. 1-5, 2001. e-Pub 2001.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified September 29, 2026