Surendra Prajapati, Ph.D.
Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Physics - Patient Care, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Associate Member, UT GSBS Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2015 | University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA, PHD, Medical Physics |
| 2009 | Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA, MS, Nuclear Science and Engineering |
| 2008 | Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA, BS, Nuclear Engineering |
Postgraduate Training
| 2015-2017 | Clinical Residency, Radiation Physics - Therapy, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
Board Certifications
| 2018 | American Board of Radiology - Therapeutic Medical Physics |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC, 2017 - 2019
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Hendrickson KRG, Avery SM, Castillo R, Cervino L, Cetnar A, Gagne NL, Harris W, Johnson A, Lipford ME, Octave N, Paradis KC, Pérez-Andújar A, Prajapati S, Pollard-Larkin J. 2021 AAPM Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Climate Survey Executive Summary. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys S0360-3016(22):00178-X, 2023. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35235854.
- Rhee DJ, Jhingran A, Huang K, Netherton TJ, Fakie N, White I, Sherriff A, Cardenas CE, Zhang L, Prajapati S, Kry SF, Beadle BM, Shaw W, O'Reilly F, Parkes J, Burger H, Trauernicht C, Simonds H, Court LE. Clinical acceptability of fully automated external beam radiotherapy for cervical cancer with three different beam delivery techniques. Med Phys 49(9):5742-5751, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35866442.
- Thrower S, Prajapati S, Holmes S, Schüler E, Beddar S. Characterization of the Plastic Scintillator Detector System Exradin W2 in a High Dose Rate Flattening-Filter-Free Photon Beam. Sensors (Basel) 22(18), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36146135.
- Rhee DJ, Akinfenwa CPA, Rigaud B, Jhingran A, Cardenas CE, Zhang L, Prajapati S, Kry SF, Brock KK, Beadle BM, Shaw W, O'Reilly F, Parkes J, Burger H, Fakie N, Trauernicht C, Simonds H, Court LE. Automatic contouring QA method using a deep-learning-based autocontouring system. J Appl Clin Med Phys 23(8):e13647, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35580067.
- Prajapati S, Locatelli M, Sawyer C, Holmes J, Bonin K, Black P, Vidi PA. Characterization and implementation of a miniature X-ray system for live cell microscopy. Mutat Res 824:111772, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34923215.
- Tang C, Msaouel P, Hara K, Choi H, Le V, Shah AY, Wang J, Jonasch E, Choi S, Nguyen QN, Das P, Prajapati S, Yu Z, Khan K, Powell S, Murthy R, Sircar K, Tannir NM. Definitive radiotherapy in lieu of systemic therapy for oligometastatic renal cell carcinoma: a single-arm, single-centre, feasibility, phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncol 22(12):1732-1739, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34717797.
- Pasalic D, Prajapati S, Ludmir EB, Tang C, Choi S, Kudchadker R, Frank SJ. Outcomes and Toxicities with Proton and Photon Radiation Therapy for Testicular Seminoma. Int J Part Ther 7(2):11-20, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33274253.
- Hughes RT, Soike MH, Prajapati S, Lin AQ, Ververs JD, Masters AH, Helis CA, Blackstock AW, Farris MK. Stereotactic body radiotherapy for an isolated splenic metastasis from ovarian carcinoma. J Radiosurg SBRT 6(2):161-163, 2019. PMID: 31641553.
- Prajapati S, Cox B, Swader R, Petry G, Eliceiri K, Jeraj R, Mackie T. Design of an Open-Source Binary Micro-Multileaf Collimator (bmMLC) for a Small Animal Micro-Radiotherapy System. J Med Devices 11(4):041007-041016, 2017.
- Prajapati S, Mackie T, Jeraj R. Open-Source Medical Devices (OSMD) Design of a Small Animal Radiotherapy System. J Phys: Conf Ser 489(Conf 1), 2014.
- Gygli PE, Prajapati S, DeVeaux LC, DasSarma S, DasSarma P, Mestari MA, Wells DP. Resistance of the Extreme Halophile Halobacterium Sp. NRC-1 to multiple stresses. AIP Conference Proceedings 1099(1):993-996, 2009.
Abstracts
- Ko R, Yu Z, Prajapati S, Lee B, Albert R, Daniel A, Nguyen QN, Choi S, Msaouel P, Kudchadker R, Gomez D, Tang C. Neuromuscular Toxicity and Dose-volume Relationships Following SBRT for Bone Oligometastases: Post-hoc Analysis of Two Ongoing Clinical Trials. ASTRO Annual Conference 2022, San Antonio, TX, 2022.
- Reiazi R, Prajapati S, Mohamed A, Fuller C, Salehpour MR. Case-Based Reasoning Optimization Algorithm for Inverse Planning in Head and Neck Radiotherapy. Med Phys (PO-GePV-T-271):(e-poster), 2022.
- Martinus D, Flint D, Bright S, Khuroo M, Prajapati S, Shaitelman S, Sawakuchi G. High Throughput Alpha Particle Irradiator for Radiobiology Research. Med Phys (SU-K-206-5):(Oral presentation), 2022.
- Prajapati S, Simiele SJ, Kudchadker R, Mourtada F. Practical considerations for dosimetric verification of Ru-106 eye plaque vendor certificate using radiochromic film. 2022 ABS Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 2022.
- Corrigan K, Prajapati S, Marqueen K, Mok H, Tang C, Kudchadker R, Frank SJ. Assessment of Brachytherapy-Induced Prostate Edema on Post-Implant Dosimetric Analysis in Patients Treated with MRI-Assisted Radiosurgery. ABS Annual Meeting 2022, Denver, CO, 2022.
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | A prospective pilot study investigating rh PSMA 7.3 PET/MRI in detecting recurrent disease and aid in radiotherapy planning for patients with biochemically recurrent prostate cancer |
| Funding Source: | ROSI Advanced Imaging grant from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Division of Radiation Oncology |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| Title: | Developing cost-effective registration workflow to scale up the Radiation Planning Assistant (RPA) system in low-and middle-income countries |
| Funding Source: | ROSI Global RT Seed Award from UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Division of Radiation Oncology |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |