Shane P Krafft, Ph.D.
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
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Associate Member, MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2016 | The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, USA, PHD, Medical Physics |
| 2010 | The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA, PSM, Applied and Industrial Physics |
| 2007 | The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA, BS, Physics |
Postgraduate Training
| 2016-2018 | Clinical Residency, Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
Board Certifications
| 2019 | American Board of Radiology |
Experience & Service
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Resident, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2016 - 2018
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Junior Faculty Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - Present
Member, Academic Leadership Team, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - Present
Member, Radiation Physics Residency Steering Committee, Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2019 - Present
Member, Radiation Oncology Clinical Research Council, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2019 - 2021
Honors & Awards
| 2015 | Rosalie B. Hite Fellowship in Cancer Research |
| 2015 | Science Council Session, American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) |
| 2015 | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Travel Award, The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences |
| 2014 | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Travel Award, The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences |
| 2014 | Rosalie B. Hite Fellowship in Cancer Research |
| 2013 | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Travel Award, The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences |
| 2012 | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Travel Award, The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences |
| 2012 | Graduate Scholar Award, Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| 2012 | Joint John R. Cameron – John Cunningham Young Investigator Award (2nd Place), American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) |
| 2011 | Graduate Scholar Award, Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| 2008 | Department of Physics Graduate Scholarship, The University of Arizona |
| 2003 | Provost’s Scholarship, Arizona State University |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Vaccarelli MJ, Krafft SP, Briere TM, Svensson S, Han EY. Evaluation of RayStation's delivered dose and accumulated dose features for spine stereotactic radiotherapy. Medical Dosimetry 48:1-7, 2023.
- Quan E, Krafft SP, Briere TM, Vaccarelli MJ, Ghia AJ, Bishop AJ, Yeboa DN, Swanson TA, Han EY. Comparison of setup accuracy and efficiency between the Klarity system and BodyFIX system for spine stereotactic body radiation therapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys 23(11):e13804, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36210179.
- Baltz GC, Briere T, Luo D, Howell RM, Krafft S, Han EY. 3D-printed headrest for frameless Gamma Knife radiosurgery: Design and validation. J Appl Clin Med Phys 21(9):6-15, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32603542.
- Luo D, Han EY, Wen Z, Mackin DS, Krafft SP, Li J, Wang X, Briere TM. Use of uniform shots for robust planning of mask-based treatment in Gamma Knife Icon. Phys Med 73:135-157, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32361402.
- Krafft SP, Rao A, Stingo F, Briere TM, Court LE, Liao Z, Martel MK. The utility of quantitative CT radiomics features for improved prediction of radiation pneumonitis. Med Phys 45(11):5317-5324, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30133809.
- Briere TM, Krafft S, Liao Z, Martel MK. Lung Size and the Risk of Radiation Pneumonitis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 94(2):377-84, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26675062.
- Tang C, Liao Z, Zhuang Y, Levy LB, Hung C, Li X, Krafft SP, Martel MK, Komaki R, Gomez DR. Acute phase response before treatment predicts radiation esophagitis in non-small cell lung cancer. Radiother Oncol 110(3):493-8, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24560756.
- Hunter LA, Krafft S, Stingo F, Choi H, Martel MK, Kry SF, Court LE. High quality machine-robust image features: identification in nonsmall cell lung cancer computed tomography images. Med Phys 40(12):121916, 2013. PMID: 24320527.
- Nguyen NP, Smith-Raymond L, Vinh-Hung V, Vos P, Davis R, Desai A, Sroka T, Abraham D, Krafft SP, Stevie M, Modarresifar H, Jo BH, Ceizyk M. Feasibility of Tomotherapy-based image-guided radiotherapy to reduce aspiration risk in patients with non-laryngeal and non-pharyngeal head and neck cancer. PLoS One 8(3):e56290, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23505414.
- Nguyen NP, Vos P, Vinh-Hung V, Ceizyk M, Smith-Raymond L, Stevie M, Slane B, Chi A, Desai A, Krafft SP, Jang S, Hamilton R, Karlsson U, Abraham D. Feasibility of image-guided radiotherapy based on helical tomotherapy to reduce contralateral parotid dose in head and neck cancer. BMC Cancer 12:175, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22578076.
- Nguyen NP, Krafft SP, Vinh-Hung V, Vos P, Almeida F, Jang S, Ceizyk M, Desai A, Davis R, Hamilton R, Modarresifar H, Abraham D, Smith-Raymond L. Feasibility of tomotherapy to reduce normal lung and cardiac toxicity for distal esophageal cancer compared to three-dimensional radiotherapy. Radiother Oncol 101(3):438-42, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21908064.
- Nguyen NP, Krafft SP, Vos P, Vinh-Hung V, Ceizyk M, Jang S, Desai A, Abraham D, Ewell L, Watchman C, Hamilton R, Jo BH, Karlsson U, Smith-Raymond L. Feasibility of tomotherapy for Graves' ophthalmopathy: Dosimetry comparison with conventional radiotherapy. Strahlenther Onkol 187(9):568-74, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21713392.
- Nguyen NP, Smith-Raymond L, Vinh-Hung V, Sloan D, Davis R, Vos P, Abraham D, Stevie M, Krafft SP, Ly BH, Ries T, Karlsson U, Ceizyk M. Feasibility of Tomotherapy to spare the cochlea from excessive radiation in head and neck cancer. Oral Oncol 47(5):414-9, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21474364.
- Gordon JD, Krafft SP, Jang S, Smith-Raymond L, Stevie MY, Hamilton RJ. Confidence limit variation for a single IMRT system following the TG119 protocol. Med Phys 38(3):1641-8, 2011. PMID: 21520877.
- Nguyen NP, Ceizyk M, Almeida F, Chi A, Betz M, Modarresifar H, Sroka T, Cohen D, Jang S, Abraham D, Stevie M, Smith-Raymond L, Krafft S, Vinh-Hung V. Effectiveness of image-guided radiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 18(2):380-5, 2011. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20848224.
- Nguyen NP, Ceizyk M, Vos P, Vinh-Hung V, Davis R, Desai A, Abraham D, Krafft SP, Jang S, Watchman CJ, Ewell L, Hamilton R, Smith-Raymond L. Effectiveness of image-guided radiotherapy for laryngeal sparing in head and neck cancer. Oral Oncol 46(4):283-6, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20188620.
- Tanyi JA, Krafft SP, Ushino T, Huston AL, Justus BL. Performance characteristics of a gated fiber-optic-coupled dosimeter in high-energy pulsed photon radiation dosimetry. Appl Radiat Isot 68(2):364-9, 2010. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19932623.
- Tanyi JA, Krafft SP, Hagio T, Fuss M, Salter BJ. MOSFET sensitivity dependence on integrated dose from high-energy photon beams. Med Phys 35(1):39-47, 2008. PMID: 18293559.
Abstracts
- Chopra N, Briere, TM, Krafft SP, Ding Y, Yang J, Han EY. WE-1000-IePD-F2-3 Commissioning Klarity System on Elekta Unity System for Spine SBRT. Medical Physics, 2023.
- Quan E, Krafft S, Vaccarelli M, Briere T, Han E. PO-GePV-T-79: Comparison of Setup Uncertainty and Efficiency Between Klarity SBRT System and BlueBAG System for Spine SBRT. Medical Physics 49(6):e835-836, 2022.
- Sanders, J; Liu, H; Krafft, S; Mackin, D; Stafford, R; Walker, C; Briere, T; Hou, P. SU-I400-BReP-F1-02: Improving Image Quality of Framed Gamma Knife Treatment Planning MRI with Flexible Array Coils. Medical Physics 49(6):e203-204, 2022.
- S Krafft, E Han, T Briere. PO-GePV-P-43: Comparison of Intrafractional Motion Monitoring During Spine Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Using Multiple Immobilization Systems. Medical Physics, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- E Han, S Krafft, T Briere. PO-GeP-M-378: Setup and Intrafractional Motion Error in the Hypo‐Fractionated Brain Radiosurgery and the Effectiveness of Bite Block. Medical Physics, 2020.
- G Baltz, T Briere, D Luo, R Howell, S Krafft, E Han. PO‐GeP‐T‐03: 3D‐Printed Headrest for Frameless Gamma Knife Radiosurgery: Design and Validation. Medical Physics 47(6):e675, 2020.
- L. Wang, J. Cao, H. Lee, Z. Liu, E. Lin, Y. Ding, Z. Wen, B. McDonald, S. Vedam, M.K. Martel, C.D. Fuller, J. Wang, S.P. Krafft, W. Du, R.C. Tailor, G.S. Ibbott, S.J. Frank. Preclinical in vivo Human Tumor Response to Magnetic Resonance Image-Guided Linear Accelerator versus Conventional Linear Accelerator. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 105(1, Supplement):E657-E658, 2019.
- Niedzielski J, Yang J, Stingo F, Krafft S, Martel M, Briere T, Mohan R, Court L. MO‐AB‐BRA‐01: A Novel Method to Objectively Quantify Normal Tissue Toxicity in the Esophagus. Medical Physics 42(6Part27):3547-3547, 2015.
- Krafft S, Briere T, Martel M. TU-CD-BRB-01: Normal lung CT texture features improve predictive models for radiation pneumonitis. Medical Physics 42(6):3602-3602, 2015.
- Krafft S, Court L, Briere T, Martel M. TH‐E‐BRF‐04: Characterizing the Response of Texture‐Based CT Image Features for Quantification of Radiation‐Induced Normal Lung Damage. Medical Physics 41(6Part33):569-570, 2014.
- Krafft S, Court L, Briere T, Martel M. TU‐G‐108‐04: Lack of Differentiation in Performance of Predictive Radiation Pneumonitis Models. Med Phys 40(6):454, 2013.
- Krafft S, Tucker S, Liao Z, Court L, Gomez D, Martel M. SU‐F‐BRCD‐05: Mean Regional Dose to the Esophagus Predicts Acute Toxicity Rate for Lung Cancer Patients. Med Phys 39(6Part20):3856-3856, 2012. PMID: 28517514.
- Krafft S, Tucker S, Liao Z, Court L, Gomez D, Martel M. SU-F-BRCD-05: Mean Regional Dose to the Esophagus Predicts Acute Toxicity Rate for Lung Cancer Patients. Med Phys 39(6Part20):3856, 2012. PMID: 28517514.
- Liao Z, Tucker SL, Gomez D, Grosshans DR, Zhuang Y, Krafft SP, Martel MK, Mohan R, Komaki R, Cox JD. Heart and lung radiation and overall survival in non-small cell lung cancer patients after chemoradiation therapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 84(3):S578, 2012.
- Jang S, Krafft S, Hamilton R, Watchman C, Nguyen N,. SU‐GG‐T‐172: Dosimetric Comparison of Low Dose Region (V5) for Tomotherapy versus Conventional IMRT Plans of Lung Cancer. Medical Physics 37(6Part18):3224-3224, 2010.
- Gordon J, Krafft S, Jang S, Smith‐Raymond L, Stevie M, Hamilton R. TU‐E‐BRB‐04: Confidence Limit Variation for a Single System Following the TG119 Protocol. Medical Physics 37(6Part27):3400-3400, 2010.
- Xu Y, Watchman C, Krafft S, Jang S. SU‐GG‐T‐607: Effect of CT Contrast Materials on Dose Calculations in Tomotherapy Planning System. Medical Physics 37(6Part25):3327-3327, 2010.
- Krafft S, Jang S, Hamilton R, Watchman C. SU‐FF‐T‐139: Dosimetric Accuracy of Low Dose Region (V5‐V10) in TomoTherapy Planning of Lung IMRT. Medical Physics 36(6Part10):2552-2552, 2009.
- Xu Y, Watchman C, Krafft S, Jang S, Haddad K, Ganapol B, Hamilton R. SU‐FF‐T‐14: Skin Dose Evaluation for HDR Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation. Medical Physics 36(6Part8):2521-2521, 2009.
Letters to the Editor
- Briere TM, Krafft S, Liao Z, Martel MK. In Reply to Jin et al. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 96: 481-482, 2016.