Vindu Kathriarachchi, PhD
Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Physics - Pt Care, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Physics - Patient Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2015 | Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, US, Physics, Ph.D |
| 2013 | Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, US, Medical Physics, M.S |
| 2009 | Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, US, Physics, M.S |
| 2005 | University of Colombo, Colombo, LK, Physics, B.S |
Postgraduate Training
| 2024-2024 | Workshop, The Prostate SBRT Course, Accuray, Miami, FL |
| 2024-2024 | Workshop, Essential Course Radiosurgery, Brainlab, Chicago, IL |
| 2023-2023 | Workshop, Preparation Course Radiosurgery - Physics and QA, Brainlab |
| 2017-2017 | Workshop, 3D-BrachyVision, Varian Medical Systems, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2014-2014 | Workshop, Best Practice for beam Data Collection, Sun Nuclear Corporation, Melbourne, Florida |
| 2012-2012 | Workshop, The New Standard of Care for Partial Breast Boost Therapy & APBI, Lynn Cancer Institute, Boca Raton, Florida |
| 2012-2012 | Workshop, HDR Brachytherapy Breast Boost, Lynn Cancer Institute, Boca Raton, Florida |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2018 | Texas Medical Board |
| 2017 | American Board of Radiology |
| 2017 | Texas Medical Board |
| 2016 | Texas Medical Board |
| 2015 | Florida Department of Health |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Medical Physicist, Department of Radiation Physics - Patient Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2020 - 2022
Other Professional Positions
Medical Physicist, Therapeutic Medical Physics, Advanced Medical Physics, Inc, Houston, TX, 2015 - 2020
Intramural Institutional Committee Activities
Associate Patient Safety and Quality Officer, Patient Safety and Quality, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2025 - Present
Committee Member, Radiation Physics Research Liaison, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - 2025
Committee Member, Protocol Credentialing for MD Anderson HAL Centers, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - Present
Plan Reviewer, Radiation Planning Assistant (RPA), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - 2021
Honors & Awards
| 2015 | BB&T Scholarship for academic excellence, Florida Atlantic University |
| 2015 | 2nd place-poster presentation in the category of Physics - College of Science research day, Florida Atlantic University |
| 2015 | Best poster presentation in the category of Math & Physics - GPSA research day, Florida Atlantic University |
| 2014 - Present | Users grant to conduct TEM measurements, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| 2013 | Users grant to conduct Neutron Diffraction measurements, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2026. QA, Dosimetry, Calculation. Invited. Medical Physics Seminar. Houston, TX, US.
National Presentations
- 2025. Dual Energy Cone Beam Computed Tomography for Artifact Reduction and Enhanced Image Quality Using Existing Hardware in Radiation Therapy. Poster. AAPM Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, US.
- 2024. Commissioning of 3D Ring Applicator Model Source Path for Gynecological High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy. Poster. AAPM Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, California, US.
- 2022. Is Lead Foil Necessary for Flattening Filter Free Beam Reference Dosimetry?. Poster. AAPM Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, US.
- 2018. Will Electronic Brachytherapy be a good candidate for Vaginal Cuff Brachytherapy?. Poster. ASTRO Annual Meeting. San Antonio, Texas, US.
- 2015. Will CyberKnife M6 Multileaf Collimator offer advantages over IRIS collimator in prostate SBRT?. Conference. FL Chapter Meeting. Orlando, FL, US.
- 2015. Effect of Processing Temperature on Crystal Structure, Practice Morphology and Magnetic Properties of Nanophase Fe-Hydroxyaptite. Poster. College of Sceience Research Day and GPSA Research Day. Boca Raton, Florida, US.
- 2015. Will CyberKnife M6 Mutlileaf Collimator Offer Advantages over IRIS collimator in prostate SBRT?. Poster. College of Science Research Day. Boca Raton, Florida, US.
- 2015. Will CyberKnife M6 Mutlileaf Collimator Offer Advantages over IRIS collimator in prostate SBRT?. Poster. GPSA Research Day. Boca Raton, Floria, US.
- 2015. Will CyberKnife M6 Multileaf Collimator Offer Advantages over IRIS collimator in prostate SBRT?. Conference. AAPM Spring Clinical Meeting. St. Louis, Missouri, US.
- 2015. Effect of Processing Temperature on Crystal Structure, Particle Morphology and Magnetic Properties of Nanophase Fe-Hydroxyapatite. Conference. APS March Meeting. San Antonio, Texas, US.
- 2014. Effect of Processing Temperature on Crystal Structure, Particle Morphology and Magnetic Properties of Nanophase Fe-Hydroxyapatitie. Poster. College of Science Research Day and GSPA Research Day. Boca Raton, Florida, US.
- 2013. Effect of Processing Temperature on Crystal Structure Properties and Magnetic Properties of Nanophase Fe-Hydroxyapatite. Poster. GSA Research Day. Boca Raton, Florida, US.
- 2013. A Novel Method to Evaluate Local Control of SBRT for Lung Cancer Treatment Using 18F-FDG PET. Conference. FL Chapter Meeting. Orlando, Florida, US.
- 2013. A Novel Method to Evaluate Local Control of SBRT for Lunch Cancer Treatment Using 18F-FDG PET. Panelist. CBAMP Meeting. Orlando, Florida, US.
- 2012. A new reliable SUV index for Evaluating local control using 18F-FDG PET following Lung SBRT. Poster. ASTRO's 54th Annual Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts, US.
- 2012. A New Reliable SIV Index for Evaluating Local Control using 18F FDG PET following lunch SBRT. Poster. Chicago Multidisciplinary Symposium in Thoractic Oncology. Chicago, Illinios, US.
- 2012. A Novel Method to Evaluate local control and Recurrence using 18F-FDG PET After Lung SBRT. Poster. AAPM Annual Meeting. Charlotte, North Carolina, US.
- 2012. Effect of Processing Temperature on Crystal Structure Properties of Nanophase Fe- Hydroxyapatitie. Poster. College of Science Research Day and GSA Research Day. Boca Raton, Florida, US.
- 2012. A New method to evaluate local control of SBRT for Lung Cancer Treatment using 18F-FDG PET. Poster. College Science Research Day. Boca Raton, Florida, US.
- 2012. A New Method of Evaluate Local Control of SBRT for Lung Cancer Treatment Using 18F-FDG PET. Conference. AAPM Spring Clinical Meeting. Dallas, Texas, US.
- 2011. Crystal Structure Studies of Cone Snail Shells by Powder X-ray Diffraction. Poster. College of Science Research Day & GSA Research Day. Boca Raton, Florida, US.
Formal Peers
- 2024. RT4312 Quality Management in Radiation Therapy. Houston, Texas, US.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Court LE, Douglas R, Diagaradjane P, Kathriarachchi VW, Su S, Subashi E, Zhao Y, Zhang L, Netherton T. Technical note: Mitigating user error in setting PTV margins for AI-based fully automated contouring and radiotherapy planning. e-Pub 2026.
- Gao S, Nelson C, Wang C, Kathriarachchi V, Choi M, Saxena R, Kendall R, Balter P. Quantification of the role of lead foil in flattening filter free beam reference dosimetry. J Appl Clin Med Phys 24(4):e13960, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36913192.
- Kathriarachchi V, Shang C, Evans G, Leventouri T, Kalantzis G. Dosimetric and radiobiological comparison of CyberKnife M6™ InCise multileaf collimator over IRIS™ variable collimator in prostate stereotactic body radiation therapy. J Med Phys 41(2):135-143, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27217626.
- Shang CY, Kasper ME, Kathriarachchi V, Benda RK, Kleinman JH, Cole J, Williams TR. Can an alternative backround-corrected [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) standard uptake value (SUV) be used for monitoring tumor local control following lung cancer stereotactic body radiosurgery?. International Journal of Cancer Therapy and Oncology 2((3):020317), 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Sonnadara U, Kathriarachchi V, Cooray V, Montano R, Götschl T. Performance of lightning locating systems in extracting lightning flash characteristics. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 112:31-37, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Müller CR, Kathriarachchi V, Schuch M, Maass P, Petkov VG. Reverse Monte Carlo modeling of ion conducting network glasses: an evaluation based on molecular dynamics simulations. Phys Chem Chem Phys 12(35):10444-51, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20585683.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified March 17, 2026