Xiaorong Ronald Zhu, PhD, FAAPM

Peer-Reviewed Articles

1. Wang, H, Alsanea, FM, Rhee, DJ, Zhang, X, Liu, W, Yang, J, Wen, Z, Zhao, Y, Williamson, TD, Hunter, R, Balter, PA, Briere, TM, Zhu, XR, Lee, A, Moreno, AC, Reddy, JP, Garden, AS, Rosenthal, D, Gunn, GB, Phan, J. Advanced External Beam Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Skull Base Reirradiation. Cancers 17(3), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39941906.
2. Yang, D, Zhu, XR, Chen, M, Ma, L, Cheng, X, Grosshans, DR, Lu, W, Shao, Y. Investigation of intra-fractionated range guided adaptive proton therapy. Physics in medicine and biology 69(15), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38861997.
3. Chen, M, Yang, D, Zhu, XR, Ma, L, Grosshans, DR, Shao, Y, Lu, W. Investigation of intra-fractionated range guided adaptive proton therapy (RGAPT). Physics in medicine and biology 69(15), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38861995.
4. Corrigan KL, Xu T, Sasaki Y, Lin R, Chen AB, Welsh JW, Lin SH, Chang JY, Ning MS, Gandhi S, O’Reilly MS, Gay CM, Altan M, Lu C, Cascone T, Koutroumpakis E, Sheshadri S, Zhang X, Liao L, Zhu XR, Heymach JV, Q-N N, Liao Z. Survival outcomes and toxicity of adjuvant immunotherapy after definitive concurrent chemotherapy with proton beam radiation therapy for patients with inoperable locally advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma. Radiother Oncol 193:110121, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
5. Sosa AJ, Rooney MK, Thames HD, Sanders JW, Swanson DM, Choi SL, Nguyen Q, Mok HM, Kuban DA, Zhu XR, Shah S, Mayo LL, Hoffman KE, Tang C, McGuire SE, Sahoo N, Zhang X, Lee AK, Pugh TJ, Mahmood U, Davis JW, Chapin B, Corn P, Kudchadker R, Ausat N, Frank AS. Proton Therapy toxicity outcomes for Localized Prostate Cancer: Long-term results at a comprehensive cancer center. Clin Trans Radiat Oncol 48:100822, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
6. Wang L, Sanders J, Ward JF, Lee SR, Poenisch F, Swanson DM, Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Ma J, Kudchadker RJ, Choi SL, Nguyen Q, Mayo LL, Shah SJ, Frank SJ. A novel positive contrast multi-imaging modality fiducial marker for image-guided radiation therapy. Cancers 16(3):16030625, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
7. Chen M, Yang D, Zhu XR, Ma L, Grosshans DR, Shao Y, Lu W. Investigation of intra-fractionated range guided adaptive proton therapy (RGAPT): II. Range-shift compensated on-line treatment adaptation and verification. Phys Med Biol 69:155006, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
8. Yang D, Zhu XR, Chen M, Ma L, Cheng X, Grosshans DR, Lu W, Shao Y. Investigation of intra-fractionated range guided adaptive proton therapy: I. On-line PET imaging and range measurement. Phys Med Biol 69:155005, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
9. Abouzahr F, Cesar JP, Crespo P, Gajda N, Hu Z, Klein K, Kuo AS, Majewski S, Mawlawi O, Morozov A, Ojha A, Poenisch F, Proga M, Sahoo N, Sec J, Takaoka T, Tavernier S, Titt U, Wang X, Zhu XR, and Lang K. The First Probe of a FLASH Proton Beam by PET. Phys Med Biol 68:2023, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
10. Cao W, Li Y, Zhang X, Poenisch F, Yepes P, Sahoo N, Grosshans D, McGovern S, Gunn GB, Frank SJ, Zhu XR. Intensity modulated proton arc therapy via geometry-based energy selection for ependymoma. J Appl Clin Med Phys 24(e13954):e13954, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36913484.
11. Chen, M, Cao, W, Yepes, P, Guan, F, Poenisch, F, Xu, C, Chen, J, Li, Y, Vazquez, I, Yang, M, Zhu, XR, Zhang, X. Impact of dose calculation accuracy on inverse linear energy transfer optimization for intensity-modulated proton therapy. Precision Radiation Oncology 7(1):36-44, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 40336617.
12. Cao W, Li Y, Zhang X, Poenisch F, Yepes P, Sahoo N, Grosshasns D, McGovern S, Gunn BG, Frank S, and Zhu XRJ. Intensity modulated proton arc therapy via geometry-based energy selection for ependymoma. J Appl Clin Med Phys(e13954), 2023. e-Pub 2023.
13. Abouzahr F, Cesar JP, Crespo P, Gajda MJ, Hu Z, Kaye W, Klein K, Kuo A, Majewski S, Mawlawi OR, Morozov A, Ojha A, Poenisch F, Polf JC, Proga M, Sahoo N, Seco J, Takaoka T, Tavernier S, Titt U, Wang X, Zhu XR, and Lang K. The first PET glimpse of a proton FLASH beam. Phys Med Biol 68:125001, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
14. Zhu XR, Li Y, Yang M, Taylor PA, Zhang X, Poenisch F, Sahoo N, Liao Z, and Chang JY. Stereotactic body proton therapy for early stage non-small cell lung cancer – technical challenges and solutions: the MD Anderson experience. J Radiosurg & SBRT 9:75-82, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
15. Sosa AJ, Thames HD, Sanders JW, Choi S, Q-N N, Mok H, Zhu XR, Shah SJ, Mayo LL, Hoffman K, Tang C, Lee AK, Pugh TJ, Kudchadker R, Frank SJ. Proton therapy for the management of localized prostate cancer: Long-term clinical outcomes at a comprehensive cancer center. Radiother Oncol 188:109854, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
16. Chen M, Cao W, Yepes P, Guan F, Poenisch F, Cheng X, Chen J, Li Y, Yang M, Zhu XR, and Zhang X. Impact of dose calculation accuracy on inverse linear energy transfer optimization for intensity-modulated proton therapy. Precision Radiat Oncol 7:36-44, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
17. Vazquez I, Gronberg M, Zhang X, Court LE, Zhu XR, Frank SJ, and Yang M. A Deep Learning–Based Approach for Statistical Robustness Evaluation in Proton Therapy Treatment Planning: A Feasibility Study. Phys Med Biol 68:095014, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
18. Yang M, Wang X, Guan F, Titt U, Iga K, Jiang D, Takaoka T, Tootake S, Katayose T, Umezawa M, Schüler E, Frank S, Lin SH, Sahoo N, Koong AC, Mohan R, Zhu XR. Adaptation and dosimetric commissioning of a synchrotron-based proton beamline for FLASH experiments. Phys Med Biol 67:165002, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
19. Titt U, Yang M, Wang X, Iga K, Fredette N, Schueler E, Lin SH, Zhu XR, Sahoo N, Koong AC, Zhang X, and Mohan R. Design and validation of a synchrotron proton beam line for FLASH radiotherapy preclinical research experiments. Med Phys 49:497-509, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
20. Chen M, Wang Z, Jiang S, Sun J, Wang L, Sahoo N, Gunn GB, Frank SJ, Xu C, Chen J, Q-N N, Chang JY, Liao Z, Zhu XR, and Zhang X. Predictive performance of different NTCP techniques for radiation‑induced esophagitis in NSCLC patients receiving proton radiotherapy. Scientific Reports 12:9178, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
21. Cao J, Zhang X, Jinag B, Chen J, Wang X, Wang L, Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Ye R, Blanchard P, Garden AS, Fuller CD, Gunn GB, and Frank SJ. Intensity-modulated proton therapy for oropharyngeal cancer reduces rates of late xerostomia. Radiother Radonc 160:32-39, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
22. Gunn GB, Garden AS, Ye R, Ausat N, Dahlstrom KR, Morrison WH, Fuller CD, Phan J, Reddy JP, Shah SJ, Mayo LL, Chun SG, Chronowski GM, Moreno AC, Myers JN, Hanna EY, Esmaeli B, Gillison ML, Ferrarotto R, Hutcheson KA, Chambers MS, Ginsberg LE, El-Naggar AK, Rosenthal DI, Zhu XR, Frank SJ. Proton Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer: A 12-Year, Single-Institution Experience. Int J Part Ther 20(00065.1):108-118, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34285940.
23. Taku N, Wang L, Garden AS, Rosenthal DI, Gunn GB, Morrison WH, Fuller CD, Phan J, Reddy JP, Moreno AC, Spiotto MT, Chronowski G, Shah SJ, Mayo LL, Gross ND, Ferrarotto R, Zhu XR, Zhang X, Frank SJ. Proton Therapy for HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancers of the Head and Neck: a De-Intensification Strategy. Curr Treat Options Oncol 22(6):54, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
24. Siochi RA, Balter P, Bloch CD, Santanam L, Blodgett K, Curran BH, Engelsman M, Feng W, Mechalakos J, Pavord D, Simon T, Sutlief S, Zhu XR. Share Report of Task Group 201 of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine: Quality management of external beam therapy data transfer. Med Phys 48(6):e86-e114, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
25. Farr JB, Moyers MF, Allgower CE, Bues M, Hsi WC, Jin H, Mihailidis DN, Lu HM, Newhauser WD, Sahoo N, Slopsema R, Yeung D, Zhu XR. Clinical commissioning of intensity-modulated proton therapy systems: Report of AAPM Task Group 185. Med Phys:doi: 10.1002/mp.145, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
26. Gjyshi O, Xu T, Elhammali A, Boyce-Fappiano D, Chun SG, Gandhi S, Lee P, Chen AB, Lin SH, Chang JY, Tsao A, Gay CM, Zhu XR, Zhang X, Heymach JV, Fossella FV, Lu C, Nguyen QN, Liao Z. Toxicity and Survival After Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy Versus Passive Scattering Proton Therapy for NSCLC. J Thorac Oncol:S1556-0864(20)30839-X, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
27. Chen M, Yang J, Liao Z, Chen J, Xu C, He X, Zhang X, Zhu XR, Li H. Anatomic change over the course of treatment for non-small cell lung cancer patients and its impact on intensity-modulated radiation therapy and passive-scattering proton therapy deliveries. Radiat Oncol 15(1):10.1186/s13014-020-01503-9, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
28. Chen M, Yepes P, Hojo Y, Poenisch F, Li Y, Chen J, Xu C, He X, Gunn GB, Frank SJ, Sahoo N, Li H, Zhu XR, Zhang X. Transitioning from measurement-based to combined patient-specific quality assurance for intensity-modulated proton therapy. Br J Radiol 93(1107):20190669, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31799859.
29. Wang L, Yang L, Han S, Zhu J, Li Y, Wang Z, Fan YH, Lin E, Zhang R, Sahoo N, Li Y, Zhang X, Wang X, Li T, Zhu XR, Zhu H, Heymach JV, Myers JN, Frank SJ. Patterns of protein expression in human head and neck cancer cell lines differ after proton vs photon radiotherapy. Head Neck 42(2):289-301, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31710172.
30. 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 21(1):166-173, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
31. Wu RY, Williamson TD, Sahoo N, Nguyen T, Ikner SM, Liu AM, Wisdom PG, Lii M, Hunter RA, Alvarez PE, Gunn GB, Frank SJ, Jojo 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 Imag Rad Oncol 13(44-49), 2020. e-Pub 2020.
32. Yang Z, Zhang X, Wang X, Zhu XR, Gunn B, Frank SJ, Chang Y, Li Q, Yang K, Wu G, Liao L, Li Y, Chen M, and Li H. Multiple-CT optimization: An adaptive optimization method to account for anatomical changes in intensity-modulated proton therapy for head and neck cancers. Radiother Oncol 142(124-132), 2020. e-Pub 2020.
33. Wang L, Cao J, Wang X, Lin E, Wang Z, Li Y, Li Y, Chen M, Wang X, Jiang B, Zhang R, Sahoo N, Zhang X, Zhu XR, Meyers JN, and Frank SJ. Proton and photon radiosensitization effects of niraparib, a PARP‐1/‐2 inhibitor, on human head and neck cancer cells. Head & Neck:1-13, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
34. Wang Z, Chen M, Sun J, Jiang S, Wang L, Wang X, Sahoo N, Gunn GB, Frank SJ, Q-N N, Liao Z, Chang JY, Zhu XR, and Zhang X. Lyman–Kutcher–Burman normal tissue complication probability modeling for radiation-induced esophagitis in non-small cell lung cancer patients receiving proton radiotherapy. Radiotherapy and Oncology 146(200-204), 2020. e-Pub 2020.
35. Moreno AC, Gunther JR, Milgrom S, Full CD, Williamson T, Liu A, Wu, R, Zhu XR, Dabaja BS, and Pinnix CC. Effect of Deep Inspiration Breath Hold on NormalTissue Sparing With Intensity ModulatedRadiation Therapy Versus Proton Therapy forMediastinal Lymphoma. Advances in Radiat Oncol 5:1255-1266, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
36. McGovern SL, Wages C, Dimmitt A, Sanders C, Martin D, Ning MS, Manning R, Amin M, Zhu XR, Frank SJ, and Gunn GB. Proton Therapy in a Pandemic: An Operational Response to the COVID-19 Crisis. Int J Particle Therapy 7(1):54-57, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
37. Wu RY, Liu AY, Williamson TD, 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 20(10):92-100, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31541526.
38. Brooks ED, Ning MS, Verma V, Zhu XR, Chang JY. Proton therapy for non-small cell lung cancer: the road ahead. Trans Lung Cancer Res(S202-S212), 2019. e-Pub 2019.
39. 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 2019. PMID: 30580471.
40. Yang Z, Chang Y, Zhang X, Koay EJ, Koong AC, Herman JM, Park PC, Poenisch F, Li Q, Yang K, Wu G, Li Y, Zhu XR, and Li H. Effect of Setup and Inter-fraction Anatomical Changes on the Accumulated Dose in CT-guided Breath-hold Intensity Modulation Proton Therapy of Liver Malignancies. Radiother Oncol 134:101-109, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
41. Polamraju P, Bagley AF, Williamson T, Zhu XR, and Frank SJ. Hydrogel Spacer Reduces Rectal Dose during Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer: A Dosimetric Analysis. Int J Particle Therapy 5(4):23-31, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
42. Yang Z, Li H, Li Y, Sahoo N, Poenisch F, Gillin MT, Zhu XR, and Zhang X. Statistical evaluation of worst-case robust optimization intensity-modulated proton therapy plans using an exhaustive sampling approach. Radiat Oncol 14:129-137, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
43. Wang L, Han S, Zhu J, Wang X, Li Y, Wang Z, Lin E, Wang X, Molkentine DP, Blancjard P, Yang Y, Zhang R, Sahoo N, Gillin M, Zhu XR, Zhang X, Myers JN, and Frank SJ. Proton- versus photon-radiation–induced cell death in head and neck cancer cells. Head Neck 41:46-55, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
44. Elhammali A, Blanchard P, Yoder A, Liao Z, Zhang X, Zhu XR, Allen PK, Jeter M, Welsh J, and Nguyen QN. Clinical outcomes after intensity-modulated proton therapy with concurrent chemotherapy for inoperable non-small cell lung cancer. Radiother Oncol 136(136-142), 2019. e-Pub 2019.
45. Li H, Zhang X, Li Y, and Zhu XR. An analytical model for the upper bound prediction of respiratory motion-induced dose uncertainty in spot-scanning proton beam therapy. Med Phys 46(5249-5261), 2019. e-Pub 2019.
46. Wang H, Yang JN, Zhang X, Li J, Frank SJ, Zhano Z, Luo D, Zhu X, Wang C, Tang S, Garden AS, Rosenthal D, Fuller, CD, Gunn GB, Ghia AJ, Reddy JP, Raza SM, Monte FD, Chambers MS, Brown PD, Su S, and Phan J. Treatment-Plan Comparison of Three Advanced Radiation Treatment Modalities for Fractionated Stereotactic Radiotherapy to the Head and Neck. Int J Med Phys Clin Eng Radiat Oncol 8:106-120, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
47. Nantavithya C, Gomez DR, Wei X, Komaki R, Liao Z, Lin SH, Jeter M, Nguyen QN, Li H, Zhang X, Poenisch F, Zhu XR, Balter PA, Feng L, Choi NC, Mohan R, Chang JY. Phase 2 Study of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy and Stereotactic Body Proton Therapy for High-Risk, Medically Inoperable, Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 101(3):558-563, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29680255.
48. Wang X, Li H, Zhu XR, Hou Q, Liao L, Jiang B, Li Y, Wang P, Lang J, Zhang X. Multiple-CT optimization of intensity-modulated proton therapy - Is it possible to eliminate adaptive planning?. Radiother Oncol 128(1):167-173, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29054378.
49. Jiang B, Wang X, Zhang Y, Guan F, Li Y, Wang X, Zhu XR, and Zhang X. Power-law relationship in the long-tailed sections of proton dose distributions. Sci Report 8(1):10413| DOI:10.1038/s41598-018-28683-5, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
50. Jeter MD, Gomez D, Nguyen QN, Komaki R, Zhang X, Zhu X, O'Reilly M, Fossella FV, Xu T, Wei X, Wang H, Yang W, Tsao A, Mohan R, Liao Z. Simultaneous Integrated Boost for Radiation Dose Escalation to the Gross Tumor Volume With Intensity Modulated (Photon) Radiation Therapy or Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy and Concurrent Chemotherapy for Stage II to III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Phase 1 Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 100:730-737, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
51. Ho JC, Nguyen QN, Li H, Allen PK, Zhang X, Liao Z, Zhu XR, Gomez D, Lin SH, Gillin M, Komaki R, Hahn S, Chang JY. Reirradiation of thoracic cancers with intensity modulated proton therapy. Pract Radiat Oncol 8(1):58-65, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 28867546.
52. Hartman, J, Zhang, X, Zhu, XR, Frank, SJ, Lagendijk, JJW, Raaymakers A, BW. TOPAS Monte Carlo model of MD Anderson scanning proton beam for simulation studies in proton therapy. Biomed Phys Eng Exp 4:037001, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
53. Sahoo N, Poenisch F, Zhang X, Li Y, Lii MF, Li H, Gautam, AS, Wu R, Gillin M, Zhu XR. 3D treatment planning system—Varian Eclipse for proton therapy planning. Med Dosi 43(2):184-194, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
54. Wang X, Li Y, Zhang X, Li H, Miyazaki K, Fujimoto R, Akiyama H, Gillin MT, Poenisch F, Sahoo N, Grosshans D, Gunn B, Frank SJ, Wang P, Lang J, Hou Q, Zhu XR. Synchrotron-based pencil beam scanning nozzle with an integrated mini-ridge filter: a dosimetric study to optimize treatment delivery. Cancers (Basel) 9(170):1-15, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29236051.
55. Titt U, Suzuki K, Li Y, Sahoo N, Gillin MT, Zhu XR. Technical Note: Dosimetric Characteristics of the Ocular Beam Line and Commissioning Data for an Ocular Proton Therapy Planning System at the Proton Therapy Center Houston. Med Phys 44(12):6661-6671, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28975637.
56. Rechner LA, Maraldo MV, Vogelius IR, Zhu XR, Dabaja BS, Brodin NP, Petersen PM, Specht L, Aznar MC. Life years lost attributable to late effects after radiotherapy for early stage Hodgkin lymphoma: The impact of proton therapy and/or deep inspiration breath hold. Radiother Oncol 125(1):41-47, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28838605.
57. Chang JY, Verma V, Li M, Zhang W, Komaki R, Lu C, Allem PK, Liao Z, Welsh J, Lin SH, Gomez D, Jeter M, O'Riley M, Zhu XR, Zhang X, Li H, Mohan R, Heymach JV, Vaporciyan AA, Hahn, and Cox JD. Proton Beam Radiotherapy and Concurrent Chemotherapy for Unresectable Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Final Results of a Phase 2 study. JAMA Oncol. e-Pub 2017.
58. Zhang Y, Kerr M, Guan F, Hartman Y, Jiang B, Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Gillin M, Qian W, Zhang X. Dose calculation for spot scanning proton therapy with the application of a range shifter. Biomed Phys & Eng Exp 3:035019, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
59. Wang L, Wang X, Li Y, Han S, Zhu J, Wang X, Molkentine DP, Blanchard P, Yang Y, Zhang R, Sahoo N, Gillin M, Zhu XR, Zhang X, Myers JN, Frank SJ. Human papillomavirus status and the relative biological effectiveness of proton radiotherapy in head and neck cancer cells. Head Neck 39(4):708-715, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28039958.
60. Chang JY, Zhang W, Komaki R, Choi NC, Chan S, Gomez D, O'Reilly M, Jeter M, Gillin M, Zhu X, Zhang X, Mohan R, Swisher S, Hahn S, Cox JD. Long-term outcome of phase I/II prospective study of dose-escalated proton therapy for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer. Radiother Oncol 122:274-280, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
61. Wu RY, Liu AY, Sio TT, Blanchard P, Wages C, Amin MV, Gunn GB, Titt U, Ye R, Suzuki K, Gillin MT, Zhu XR, Mohan R, Frank SJ. Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy Adaptive Planning for Patients with Oropharyngeal Cancer. Int J Particle Therapy 4:26-34, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
62. Mohamed ASR, Hobbs BP, Hutcheson KA, Murri MS, Garg N, Song J, Gunn GB, Sandulache V, Beadle BM, Phan J, Morrison WH, Frank SJ, Blanchard P, Garden AS, El-Halawani H, Kamal M, Chambers MS, Lewin JS, Ferraotto R, Zhu XR, Zhang X, Hofstede TM, Cardoso RC, Gillenwater AM, Sturgis EM, Webber RS, Rosehthal DI, Fuller CD, andLai SY. Dose-volume correlates of mandibular osteoradionecrosis in Oropharynx cancer patients receiving intensity-modulated radiotherapy: Results from a case-matched comparison. Radiother Oncol 124(2):232-239, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
63. Zhang W, Zhang X, Blanchard P, Garden AS, Gunn B, Fuller CD, Chambers M, Hutcheson KA, Ye R, Lai S, Zhu XR, and Frank SJ. Intensity-modulated proton therapy and osteoradionecrosis in oropharyngeal cancer. Radiother Oncol 123:401-405, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
64. 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.
65. 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):3975-3986, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27370116.
66. Blanchard P, Garden AS, Gunn GB, Rosenthal DI, Morrison WH, Hernandez M, Crutison J, Lee JJ, Ye R, Fuller CD, Mohamed AS, Hutcheson KA, Holliday EB, Thaker NG, Sturgis EM, Kies MS, Zhu XR, Mohan R, Frank SJ. Intensity-modulated proton beam therapy (IMPT) versus intensity-modulated photon therapy (IMRT) for patients with oropharynx cancer - A case matched analysis. Radiother Oncol. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27342249.
67. Holliday EB, Esmaeli B, Pinckard J, Garden AS, Rosenthal DI, Morrison WH, Kies MS, Gunn GB, Fuller CD, Phan J, Beadle BM, Zhu XR, Zhang X, Frank SJ. A Multidisciplinary Orbit-Sparing Treatment Approach that Includes Proton Therapy for Epithelial Tumors of the Orbit and Ocular Adnexa. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 95(1):344-352, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26454680.
68. Gunn GB, Blanchard P, Garden AS, Zhu XR, Fuller CD, Mohamed AS, Morrison WH, Phan J, Beadle BM, Skinner HD, Sturgis EM, Kies MS, Hutcheson KA, Rosenthal DI, Mohan R, Gillin MT, Frank SJ. Clinical Outcomes and Patterns of Disease Recurrence After Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy for Oropharyngeal Squamous Carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 95(1):360-7, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27084653.
69. Bhattasali O, Holliday E, Kies MS, Hanna EY, Garden AS, Rosenthal DI, Morrison WH, Gunn GB, Fuller CD, Zhu XR, Frank SJ. Definitive proton radiation therapy and concurrent cisplatin for unresectable head and neck adenoid cystic carcinoma: A series of 9 cases and a critical review of the literature. Head Neck 38 Suppl 1:E1472-80, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26561041.
70. Yu J, Zhang X, Liao L, Li H, Zhu R, Park PC, Sahoo N, Gillin M, Li Y, Chang JY, Komaki R, Lin SH. Motion-robust intensity-modulated proton therapy for distal esophageal cancer. Med Phys 43(3):1111-1118, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26936698.
71. Munck af Rosenschold P, Engelholm SA, Brodin PN, Jørgensen M, Grosshans DR, Zhu RX, Palmer M, Crawford CN, Mahajan A. A Retrospective Evaluation of the Benefit of Referring Pediatric Cancer Patients to an External Proton Therapy Center. Pediatr Blood Cancer 63(2):262-269, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26397177.
72. Pugh TJ, Choi S, Nogueras Gonzales GM, Nguyesn QN, Mahmood U, Frank SJ, Mathal B, Zhu XR, Sahoo N, Gillin M, Kuban DA, Hoffman K, McGuire SE, Lee AK. Proton Beam Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: Results from a Prospective Quality of Life Trial. Int J Particle Therapy, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
73. Matney JE, Park PC, Li H, Court LE, Zhu XR, Dong L, Liu W, Mohan R. Perturbation of water equivalent thickness as a surrogate for respiratory motion in proton therapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys 17(2):5795, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27074459.
74. Holliday EB, Bhattasali O, Kies MS, Hanna EY, Garden AS, Rosenthal D, Morrison WH, Gunn B, Phan J, Zhu XR, Zhang XD, and Frank SJ. Post-operative Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy for head and neck adenoid cystic carcinoma. Int J Particle Therapy 2(4):533-543, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
75. Wang Z, Sun X, Lou K, Meier J, Zhou R, Wang C, Zhu XR, and Shan Y. Design, development and evaluation of a resistor-based multiplexing circuit for a 20x20 SiPM array. Nucl Instr Meth Phys Res A 816:40-46, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
76. Liao L, Gino J, Li Y, Yu J, Sahoo N, Li H, Gillin M, Zhu XR, Mahajan A, Grosshans D, Nguyen Q, Gomez D, and Zhang X. Robust Optimization for Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy plans with multi-isocenter large fields. Int J Particle Therapy 3(2):305-311, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
77. Wang X, Poenisch F, Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Lii M, Gillin MT, Li J, and Grosshans D. Spot scanning proton therapy minimizes neutron dose in the setting of radiation therapy administered during pregnancy. J Appl Clin Med Phys 17(5):6327, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
78. Jiang S, Wang J, Li H, Liao L, Li Y, Wang X, Yang Y, Zhu XR, Sahoo N, Gillin M, Hojo Y, Chang JY, Liao Z, Grosshans DR, Frank SJ, and Zhang X. Novel hybrid scattering- and scanning-beam proton therapy approach International Journal of Particle Therapy. Int J Particle Therapy 3(1):37-50, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
79. Li Y, Niemela P, Li L, Jiang S, Li H, Poenisch F, Zhu XR, Siljamki S, Vanderstraeten R, Sahoo N, Gillin MT, and Zhang X. Selective Robust Optimization: a New Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy Optimization Strategy. Med Phys 42(8):4840-4847, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
80. Pan HY, Jiang S, Sutton J, Liao Z, Chance WW, Frank SJ, Zhu XR, Li H, Fontanilla HP, Zhang X, Gomez DR. Early experience with intensity modulated proton therapy for lung-intact mesothelioma: A case series. Pract Radiat Oncol. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25572666.
81. Liengsawangwong P, Sahoo N, Ding X, M-F L, Gillin MT, Zhu XR. Dosimetric characteristics of a two-dimensional diode array detector irradiated with passive-scattered proton beams. Cancers (Basel) 7:1425-1435, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
82. Park PC, Schreibmann E, Roper J, Elder E, Crocker I, Fox T, Zhu XR, Dong L, and Dhabaan A. MRI-Based CT Metal Artifact Correction Method for Improving Proton Range Calculation Accuracy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 91:849-856, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
83. Holliday EB, Garden AS, Rosenthal DI, Fuller CD, Morrison WH, Gunn GB, Phan J, Beadle BM, Zhu XR, Zhang X, Hanna E, Glisson BS, Hutcheson KA, El-Naggar AK, Hong JH, Hung TM, Uzel EK, Lewis G, Frank SJ. Proton Therapy Reduces Treatment- Related Toxicities for Patients with Nasopharyngeal Cancer: A Case-Match Control Study of Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy and Intensity-Modulated Photon Therapy. Int J Particle Therapy 2(1):19-28, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
84. Cao W, Lim G, Li Y, Zhu XR, and Zhang X. Improved beam angle arrangement in intensity modulated proton therapy treatment planning for localized prostate cancer. Cancers (Basel) 7:574-584, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
85. Li H, Zhu XR, and Zhang X. Reducing Dose Uncertainty for Spot-Scanning Proton Beam Therapy of Moving Tumors by Optimizing the Spot Delivery Sequence. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 93(3):547-556, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
86. Li H, Zhang X, Park P, Liu W, Chang J, Liao Z, Frank S, Li Y, Poenisch F, Mohan R, Gillin M, Zhu R. Robust optimization in intensity-modulated proton therapy to account for anatomy changes in lung cancer patients. Radiother Oncol 114:367-372, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25708992.
87. Tabibian AA, Powers A, Dolormente K, Oommen S, Tiwari A, Palmer M, Zhu XR, Li H, Sahoo N, Wisdom P, Velasco K, Erhart K, Stanley H, Nguyen BN. Is there a clinical benefit with a smooth compensator design compared with a plunged compensator design for passive scattered protons?. Med Dosim 40(1):37-43, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25263491.
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89. 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 90(4):809-18, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25260491.
90. Cao W, Lim G, Liao L, Li Y, Jiang S, Li X, Li H, Suzuki K, Zhu XR, Gomez D, Zhang X. Proton energy optimization and reduction for intensity-modulated proton therapy. Phys Med Biol 59(21):6341-6354, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25295881.
91. Stoker JB, Grant J, Zhu XR, Pidikiti R, Mahajan A, Grosshans DR. Intensity modulated proton therapy for craniospinal irradiation: organ at risk exposure and a low-gradient junctioning technique. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 90(3):637-644, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25194667.
92. Grosshans DR, Zhu XR, Melancon A, Allen PK, Poenisch F, Palmer M, McAleer MF, McGovern SL, Gillin M, DeMonte F, Chang EL, Brown PD, Mahajan A. Spot Scanning Proton Therapy for Malignancies of the Base of Skull: Treatment Planning, Acute Toxicities, and Preliminary Clinical Outcomes. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 90(3):540-546, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25304948.
93. Liu W, Liao Z, Schild SE, Liu Z, Li H, Li Y, Park PC, Li X, Stoker J, Shen J, Keole S, Anand A, Fatyga M, Dong L, Sahoo N, Vora S, Wong W, Zhu XR, Bues M, Mohan R. Impact of Respiratory Motion on Worst-Case-Scenario Optimized Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy for Lung Cancers. Pract Radiat Oncol. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25413400.
94. Haque W, Wages C, Ronald Zhu X, Choi S, Pugh TJ, Frank SJ, Lee A, Mahmood U. Proton Therapy for Seminoma: Case Report Describing the Technique, Efficacy and Advantages of Proton Based Therapy for Seminoma. Pract Radiat Oncol. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25413401.
95. Shao Y, Sun X, Lou K, Zhu XR, Mirkovic D, Poenisch F, Grosshans D. In-beam PET imaging for on-line adaptive proton therapy: An initial phantom study. Phys Med Biol 59(13):3373–3388, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24874943.
96. Frank SJ, Cox JD, Gillin M, Mohan R, Garden AS, Rosenthal DI, Gunn GB, Weber RS, Kies MS, Lewin JS, Munsell MF, Palmer MB, Sahoo N, Zhang X, Liu W, Zhu XR. Multifield optimization intensity modulated proton therapy for head and neck tumors: a translation to practice. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 89(4):846-53, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24867532.
97. Li Y, Kardar L, Li X, Li H, Cao W, Chang JY, Liao L, Zhu RX, Sahoo N, Gillin M, Liao Z, Komaki R, Cox JD, Lim G, Zhang X. On the interplay effects with proton scanning beams in stage III lung cancer. Med Phys 41(2):021721-1-7, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24506612.
98. 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(1):202, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25212571.
99. Mackin D, Zhu XR, Sahoo N, Poenisch F, Li H, Kerr M, Holmes C, Lii, M-F Wu R, Suzuki K, Gillin MT, Li Y, Grosshans DG, Frank S, and Zhang X. Spot-Scanning Proton Therapy Patient-Specific Quality Assurance: Results from 309 Treatment Plans. Int J Particle Therapy 1:711-720, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
100. 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):384-391, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25407859.
101. Li H, Liu W, Park P, Matney J, Liao Z, Chang J, Zhang X, Li Y, Zhu RX. Evaluation of the systematic error in using 3D dose calculation in scanning beam proton therapy for lung cancer. J Appl Clin Med Phys 15(5):4810, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25207565.
102. Kardar L, Li Y, Li X, Li H, Cao W, Chang JY, Liao L, Zhu RX, Sahoo N, Gillin M, Liao Z, Komaki R, Cox JD, Lim G, Zhang X. Evaluation and mitigation of the interplay effects of intensity modulated proton therapy for lung cancer in a clinical setting. Pract Radiat Oncol 4(6):e259-68, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25407877.
103. Pugh TJ, Munsell MF, Choi S, Nguyen QN, Mathai B, Zhu XR, Sahoo N, Gillin M, Johnson JL, Amos RA, Dong L, Mahmood U, Kuban DA, Frank SJ, Hoffman KE, McGuire SE, Lee AK. Quality of Life and Toxicity from Passively Scattered and Spot-Scanning Proton Beam Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 87(5)(5):946-53, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24139077.
104. Li H, Park P, Liu W, Matney J, Liao Z, Balter P, Li Y, Zhang X, Li X, Zhu XR. Patient-specific Quantification of Respiratory Motion-Induced Dose Uncertainty for Step-and-Shoot IMRT of Lung Cancer. Med Phys 40(12):121712-1-8, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24320498.
105. 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):121708-1-10, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24320494.
106. Dhanesar S, Sahoo N, Kerr M, Taylor MB, Summers P, Zhu XR, Poenisch F, Gillin M. Quality assurance of proton beams using a multi-layer ionization chamber system. Med Phys 40(9):092102-1-9, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24007171.
107. Cao W, Lim G, Li X, Li Y, Zhu XR, Zhang X. Incorporating deliverable monitor unit constraints into spot intensity optimization in intensity modulated proton therapy treatment planning. Phys Med Biol 58(15):5113-25, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23835656.
108. Park PC, Cheung JP, Zhu XR, Lee AK, Sahoo N, Tucker SL, Liu W, Li H, Mohan R, Court LE, Dong L. Statistical assessment of proton treatment plans under setup and range uncertainties. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 86(5):1007-13, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23688812.
109. Quan EM, Liu W, Wu R, 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. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23927306.
110. Cheung JP, Park PC, Court LE, Ronald Zhu X, Kudchadker RJ, Frank SJ, Dong L. A novel dose-based positioning method for CT image-guided proton therapy. Med Phys 40(5):051714, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23635262.
111. Liu W, Frank SJ, Li X, Li Y, Park PC, Dong L, Ronald Zhu X, Mohan R. Effectiveness of Robust Optimization in Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy Planning for Head and Neck Cancers. Med Phys 40(5):051711, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23635259.
112. Zhu XR, Poenisch F, Lii M, Sawakuchi GO, Titt U, Bues M, Song X, Zhang X, Li Y, Ciangaru G, Li H, Taylor MB, Suzuki K, Mohan R, Gillin MT, Sahoo N. Commissioning dose computation models for spot scanning proton beams in water for a commercially available treatment planning system. Med Phys 40(4):041723-1-15, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23556893.
113. Li H, Sahoo N, Poenisch F, Suzuki K, Li Y, Li X, Zhang X, Lee AK, Gillin MT, Zhu XR. Use of treatment log files in spot scanning proton therapy as part of patient-specific quality assurance. Med Phys 40(2):021703-1-11, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23387726.
114. Dinh J, Stoker J, Georges RH, Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Rath S, Mahajan A, Grosshans DR. Comparison of proton therapy techniques for treatment of the whole brain as a component of craniospinal radiation. Radiat Oncol 8:289, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24344645.
115. Liu W, Frank SJ, Li X, Li Y, Zhu XR, and Mohan R. PTV-based IMPT optimization incorporating planning risk volumes vs robust optimization. Med Phys 40:021709-1-8, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
116. Pugh TJ, Choi S, Nguyen QN, Gillin MT, Zhu XR, Palmer BP, and Lee AK. Proton Beam Therapy for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer. Practical Radiat Oncol 3:e87-e94, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
117. Pugh TJ, Amos RA, John Baptiste S, Choi S, Nhu Nguyen Q, Ronald Zhu X, Palmer MB, Lee AK. Multifield optimization intensity-modulated proton therapy (MFO-IMPT) for prostate cancer: Robustness analysis through simulation of rotational and translational alignment errors. Med Dosim Jun 6(3):pii: S0958-3947(13) 00043-5, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23747223.
118. 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)(4):390-4, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23916884.
119. Li H, Li Y, Zhang X, Li X, Liu W, Gillin MT, Zhu XR. Dynamically accumulated dose and 4D accumulated dose for moving tumors. Med Phys 39(12):7359-7367, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23231285.
120. Amsbaugh MJ, Zhu XR, Palmer M, Poenisch F, McAleer MF, Mahajan A, Grosshans DR. Spot scanning proton therapy for craniopharyngioma. Pract Radiat Oncol 2(4):314-318, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 24674170.
121. Amsbaugh MJ, Grosshans DR, McAleer MF, Zhu R, Wages C, Crawford CN, Palmer M, De Gracia B, Woo S, Mahajan A. Proton Therapy for Spinal Ependymomas: Planning, Acute Toxicities and Preliminary Outcomes. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 83(5):1419-1424, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22245209.
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123. Yang M, Zhu XR, Park PC, Titt U, Mohan R, Virshup G, Clayton JE, Dong L. Comprehensive analysis of proton range uncertainties related to patient stopping-power-ratio estimation using the stoichiometric calibration. Phys Med Biol 57(13):4095-4115, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22678123.
124. Park PC, Cheung J, Zhu XR, Sahoo N, Court L, Dong L. Fast range-corrected proton dose approximation method using prior dose distribution. Phys Med Biol 57(11):3555-3569, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22588165.
125. Park PC, Zhu XR, Lee AK, Sahoo N, Melancon AD, Zhang L, Dong L. A Beam-specific planning target volume (PTV) design for proton therapy to account for setup and range uncertainties. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 82(2):e329-e336, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 21703781.
126. Anand A, Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Sawakuchi GO, Poenisch F, Amos RA, Ciangaru G, Titt U, Suzuki K, Mohan R, Gillin MT. A procedure to determine the planar integral spot dose values of proton pencil beam spots. Med Phys 39(2):891-900, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22320798.
127. Li Y, Zhu XR, Sahoo N, Anand A, Zhang X. Beyond Gaussians: a study of single spot modeling for scanning proton dose calculation. Phys Med Biol 57:983-997, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
128. Zhang X, Liu W, Li Y, Li X, Quan M, Mohan R, Anand A, Sahoo N, Gillin M, Zhu XR. Parameterization of multiple Bragg curves for scanning proton beams using simultaneous fitting of multiple curves. Phys Med Biol 56(24):7725-7735, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22085829.
129. Welsh J, Gomez D, Palmer MB, Riley BA, Mayankkumar AV, Komaki R, Dong L, Zhu XR, Likhacheva A, Liao Z, Hofstetter WL, Ajani JA, Cox JD. Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy Further Reduces Normal-Tissue Exposure During Definitive Therapy for Locally Advanced Distal Esophageal Tumors: A Dosimetric Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 81(5):1336-1342, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21470796.
130. Li H, Dong L, Zhang L, Yang JN, Gillin MT, Zhu XR. Toward a better understanding of the gamma index: Investigation of parameters with a surface-based distance method. Med Phys 38(12):6730-41, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 22149855.
131. Zhu XR, Poenisch F, Song X, Johnson JL, Ciangaru G, Taylor MB, Lii M, Martin C, Arjomandy B, Lee AK, Choi S, Nguyen QN, Gillin MT, Sahoo N. Patient-specific quality assurance for prostate cancer patients receiving spot scanning proton therapy using single-field uniform dose. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 81(2):552-559, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21300457.
132. Huang JY, Newhauser WD, Zhu XR, Lee AK, Kudchadker RJ. Investigation of dose perturbations and the radiographic visibility of potential fiducials for proton radiation therapy of the prostate. Phys Med Biol 56(16):5287-302, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21799236.
133. Suzuki K, Gillin MT, Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Lee AK, Lippy D. Quantitative analysis of beam delivery parameters and treatment process time for proton beam therapy. Med Phys 38(7):4329-4337, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21859034.
134. Li H, Lee AK, Johnson JL, Zhu RX, Kudchadker RJ. Characterization of dose impact on IMRT and VMAT from couch attenuation for two Varian couches. J Appl Clin Med Phys 12(3):3471, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21844859.
135. Siochi RA, Balter P, Bloch CD, Santanam L, Blodgett K, Curran BH, Engelsman M, Feng W, Mechalakos J, Pavord D, Simon T, Sutlieff S, Zhu XR. A rapid communication from the AAPM Task Group 201: Recommendations for the QA of external beam radiotherapy data transfer. AAPM TG 201: Quality assurance of external beam radiotherapy data transfer. J Appl Clin Med Phys 22(1):170-181, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21330992.
136. Cheung J, Kudchadker RJ, Zhu XR, Lee AK, Newhauser WD. Dose perturbations and image artifacts caused by carbon-coated ceramic and stainless steel fiducials used in proton therapy for prostate cancer. Phys Med Biol 55(23):7135-47, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 21076190.
137. Li H, Zhang L, Dong L, Sahoo N, Gillin MT, Zhu XR. A CT-based software tool for evaluating compensator quality in passively scattered proton therapy. Phys Med Biol 55(22):6759-6771, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 21030745.
138. Meyer J, Bluett J, Amos R, Levy L, Choi S, Nguyen QN, Zhu XR, Gillin M, Lee A. Spot scanning proton beam therapy for prostate cancer: treatment planning technique and analysis of consequences of rotational and translational alignment errors. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 78(2):428-34, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20100641.
139. Sawakuchi GO, Mirkovic D, Perles LA, Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Ciangaru G, Suzuki K, Gillin MT, Mohan R, Titt U. An MCNPX Monte Carlo model of a discrete spot scanning proton beam therapy nozzle. Med Phys 37(9):4960-4970, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20964215.
140. Sawakuchi GO, Zhu XR, Poenisch F, Suzuki K, Ciangaru G, Titt U, Anand A, Mohan R, Gillin MT, Sahoo N. Experimental characterization of the low-dose envelope of spot scanning proton beams. Phys Med Biol 55(12):3467-3478, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20508318.
141. Wang X, Sahoo N, Zhu RX, Zullo JR, Gillin MT. Measurement of neutron dose equivalent and its dependence on beam configuration for a passive scattering proton delivery system. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 76(5):1563-70, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20097484.
142. Yang M, Virshup G, Clayton J, Zhu XR, Mohan R, Dong L. Theoretical variance analysis of single- and dual-energy computed tomography methods for calculating proton stopping power ratios of biological tissues. Phys Med Biol 55(5):1343-1362, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20145291.
143. Zhu XR, Sahoo N, Zhang X, Robertson D, Li H, Choi S, Lee AK, Gillin MT. Intensity modulated proton therapy treatment planning using single field optimization: the impact of monitor unit constraints on plan quality. Med Phys 37(3):1210-1219, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20384258.
144. Sawakuchi GO, Titt U, Mirkovic D, Ciangaru G, Zhu XR, Sahoo N, Gillin MT, Mohan R. Monte Carlo investigation of the low-dose envelope from scanned proton pencil beams. Phys Med Biol 55(3):711-21, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20071752.
145. Gillin MT, Sahoo N, Bues M, Ciangaru G, Sawakuchi G, Poenisch F, Arjomandy B, Martin C, Titt U, Suzuki K, Smith AR, Zhu XR. Commissioning of the discrete spot scanning proton beam delivery system at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Proton Therapy Center, Houston. Med Phys 37(1):154-163, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20175477.
146. Arjomandy B, Sahoo N, Ciangaru G, Zhu XR, Song XR, Gillin MT. Verification of patient-specific dose distributions in proton radiotherapy using a two-dimensional commercial ion chamber array. Med Phys 37:5831-5837, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
147. Zullo JR, Kudchadker RJ, Zhu XR, Sahoo N, Gillin MT. LIF TLD-100 as a dosimeter in high energy proton beam therapy-Can it yield accurate results?. Med Dosim 35(1):63-6, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 19931017.
148. Ciangaru G, Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Sawakuchi GO, Gillin MT. Computation of doses for large-angle Coulomb scattering of proton pencil beams. Phys Med Biol 54(24):7285–7300, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19926912.
149. Smith A, Gillin M, Bues M, Zhu XR, Suzuki K, Mohan R, Woo S, Lee A, Komaki R, Cox J, Hiramoto K, Akiyama H, Ishida T, Sasaki T, Matsuda K. The M. D. Anderson proton therapy system. Med Phys 36(9):4068-4083, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19810479.
150. Giebeler A, Fontenot J, Balter P, Ciangaru G, Zhu XR, Newhauser W. Dose perturbations from by implanted helical gold markers in proton therapy of prostate cancer. J App Clin Med Phys 10(1):63-70, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
151. Li H, Mawlawi OS, Zhu XR, and Zheng Y. Blind Deblurring Reconstruction Technique with Applications in PET Imaging. Int J Biomed Imag 2009(78157):1-6, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
152. Li H, Mohan R, Zhu XR. Scatter kernel estimation with an edge-spread function method for cone-beam computed tomography imaging. Phys Med Biol 53(23):6729-48, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18997269.
153. 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. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 19070243.
154. Titt U, Sahoo N, Ding X, Zheng Y, Newhauser WD, Zhu XR, Polf JC, Gillin MT, Mohan R. Assessment of the accuracy of an MCNPX-based Monte Carlo simulation model for predicting three-dimensional absorbed dose distributions. Phys Med Biol 53(16):4455-4470, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18670050.
155. Li H, Zhu XR, Zhang L, Dong L, Tung S, Ahamad A, Chao KS, Morrison WH, Rosenthal DI, Schwartz DL, Mohan R, Garden AS. Comparison of 2D radiographic images and 3D cone beam computed tomography for positioning head-and-neck radiotherapy patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 71(3):916-25, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18395358.
156. Yang M, Virshup G, Mohan R, Shaw CC, Zhu XR, Dong L. Improving accuracy of electron density measurement in the presence of metallic implants using orthovoltage computed tomography. Med Phys 35(5):1932-1941, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18561669.
157. Li Y, Zhang X, Lii M, Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Gillin MT, Mohan R. Incorporating partial shining effects in proton pencil beam dose calculation. Phys Med Biol 53:605-616, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
158. Zhu XR, Gillin MT. Effect of output variation with dose rate on the Virtual Wedge factor. J Appl Clin Med Phys 9(1):54-58, 2008. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18449167.
159. Lu J, Guerrero TM, Munro P, Jeung A, Chi PM, Balter P, Zhu XR, Mohan R, Pan T. Four dimensional cone beam CT with adaptive gantry rotation and adaptive data sampling. Med Phys 34(9):3520-3529, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17926955.
160. Zhang Y, Zhang L, Zhu XR, Lee AK, Chambers M, Dong L. Reducing metal artifacts in cone-beam CT images by preprocessing projection data. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 67(3):924-32, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17161556.
161. Kang Y, Zhang X, Chang JY, Wang H, Wei X, Liao Z, Komaki R, Cox JD, Balter PA, Liu H, Zhu XR, Mohan R, Dong L. 4D Proton treatment planning strategy for mobile lung tumors. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 67(3):906-14, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17293240.
162. Zhang X, Dong L, Lee A, Cox J, Kuban DA, Zhu XR, Wang X, Li Y, Newhauser WD, Gillin M, Mohan R. Effect of anatomic motion on proton therapy dose distributions in prostate cancer treatment. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 67:620-629, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
163. Wang D, Schultz CJ, Jursinic PA, Bialkowski M, Zhu XR, Brown WD, Rand SD, Michel MA, Campbell BH, Wong S, Li XA, Wilson JF. Initial experience of FDG-PET/CT guided IMRT of head-and-neck carcinoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 65(1):143-51, 2006. e-Pub 2006. PMID: 16618577.
164. Zhang L, Garden AS, Lo J, Ang KK, Ahamad A, Morrison WH, Rosenthal DI, Chambers MS, Zhu XR, Mohan R, Dong L. Multiple regions-of-interest analysis of setup uncertainties for head-and-neck cancer radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 64(5):1559-69, 2006. e-Pub 2006. PMID: 16580505.
165. Zhu XR, Kang Y, Gillin MT. Measurement of in-air output ratios for a linear accelerator with and without the flattening filter. Med Phys 33:3723-3733, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
166. Zhu XR, Gillin MT. Derivation of the distribution of extrafocal radiation for head scatter factor calculation. Med Phys 32:351-9, 2005. e-Pub 2005. PMID: 15789579.
167. Zhu XR, Prado K, Liu HH, Guerrero TM, Jeter M, Liao Z, Rice D, Forster K, Stevens CW. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy for mesothelioma: impact of multileaf collimator leaf width and pencil beam size on planning quality and delivery efficiency. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 62(5):1525-34, 2005. e-Pub 2005. PMID: 16029815.
168. York ED, Alecu R, Ding L, Fontenla DP, Kalend AM, Kaurin DG, Masterson-McGary ME, Saini AS, Shi J, Simon WE, Zhu TC, Zhu XR. Diode In-vivo dosimetry for patients receiving external beam radiation therapy. AAPM Report No. 87, 2005. e-Pub 2005.
169. Stevens CW, Wong PF, Rice D, Jeter M, Forster K, Zhu XR. Treatment planning system evaluation for mesothelioma IMRT. Lung Cancer 49 Suppl 1:S75-81, 2005. e-Pub 2005. PMID: 15950806.
170. Zhu XR Schultz CS, Gillin MT. Planning quality and delivery efficiency of sMLC delivered IMRT treatment of oropharyngeal cancers evaluated by RTOG H-0022 dosimetric criteria. J Appl Clin Med Phys 5(4):80-95, 2004. e-Pub 2004. PMID: 15738923.
171. Zhu XR, Yoo S, Jursinic PA, Grimm DF, Lopez F, Rownd JJ, Gillin MT. Characteristics of sensitometric curves of radiographic films. Med Phys 30(5):912-919, 2003. e-Pub 2003. PMID: 12773000.
172. Yoo S, Grimm DF, Zhu XR, Jursinic PA, Lopez F, Rownd JJ, Gillin MT. Clinical Implementation of AAPM TG61 new protocol for kilovoltage x-ray radiation therapy beams. Med Phys 29:2269-2273, 2002. e-Pub 2002.
173. Zhu XR, Gillin MT, Ehlers K, Lopez F, Grimm DF, Rownd JJ, Steinberg TH. Dependence of Virtual wedge factor on dose calibration and monitor units. Med Phys 28(2):174-177, 2001. e-Pub 2001. PMID: 11243340.
174. Zhu XR, Gillin MT, Jursinic PA, Lopez F, Grimm DF, Rownd JJ. Comparison of dosimetric characteristics of Siemens Virtual and physical wedges. Med Phys 27(10):2267-2277, 2000. e-Pub 2000. PMID: 11099193.
175. Miften M, Zhu XR, Takahashi K, Lopez F, Gillin MT. Implementation and verification of virtual wedge in a three-dimensional radiotherapy planning system. Med Phys 27(7):1635-43, 2000. e-Pub 2000. PMID: 10947267.
176. Zhu XR, Allen JJ, Shi J, Simon WE. Total scatter factors and tissue maximum ratios for small radiosurgery fields: comparison of diode detectors, a parallel-plate ion chamber, and radiographic film. Med Phys 27(3):472-477, 2000. e-Pub 2000. PMID: 10757599.
177. Zhu XR. Entrance dose measurements for in-vivo dosimetry: comparison of correction factors for two types of commercial silicon diode detectors. J App Clin Med Phys 1:100-107, 2000. e-Pub 2000.
178. Tinger A, Michalski JM, Cheng A, Low DA, Zhu XR, Bosch WR, Purdy JA, Perez CA. A critical evaluation of the planning target volume for 3-D conformal radiotherapy of prostate cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 42:213-221, 1998. e-Pub 1998.
179. Hansen RL, Zhu XR, Harris JM. Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy with Patterned Photoexcitation for Measuring Solution Diffusion Coefficients of Robust Fluorophores. Anal Chem 70:1281-1287, 1998. e-Pub 1998.
180. Zhu XR, Klein EE, Low DA. Geometric and dosimetric analysis of multileaf collimation conformity. Radiother Oncol 47:63-8, 1998. e-Pub 1998. PMID: 9632294.
181. Klein EE, Gerber R, Zhu XR, Oehmke F, Purdy JA. Multiple machine implementation of enhanced dynamic wedge. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 40:977-85, 1998. e-Pub 1998. PMID: 9531384.
182. Low DA, Zhu XR, Purdy JA, Soderstrom S. The influence of angular misalignment on fixed-portal intensity modulated radiation therapy. Med Phys 24:1123-39, 1997. e-Pub 1997. PMID: 9243475.
183. Low DA, Zhu XR, Harms WB, Purdy JA. Measurement of a photon penumbra-generating kernel for a convolution-adapted ratio-TAR algorithm for 3D treatment planning. Med Phys 22(9):1395-403, 1995. e-Pub 1995. PMID: 8531864.
184. Zhu XR, Low DA, Harms WB, Purdy JA. A convolution-adapted ratio-TAR algorithm for 3D photon beam treatment planning. Med Phys 22(8):1315-27, 1995. e-Pub 1995. PMID: 7476719.
185. Cambron RT, Zhu XR, Harris JM. Evaluating Rates and Yields of Second-order, Photoinitiated Reactions under Conditions of Gaussian-profile Excitation. J Phys Chem 98:8726-8733, 1994. e-Pub 1994.
186. Zulli SL, Kovaleski JM, Zhu XR, Harris JM, Wirth MJ. Lateral Diffusion of an Adsorbate at a Chromatographic C18/Water Interface. Anal Chem 66:66, 1994. e-Pub 1994.
187. Zhu XR, Harris JM. Formation, Relaxation, and Quenching of Br2 Excited States in CCl4. J Phys Chem 97:6650-6655, 1993. e-Pub 1993.
188. Zhu XR, McGraw DJ, Harris JM. Holographic Spectroscopy: Diffraction from Laser-induced Gratings. Anal Chem 64:710A-719A, 1992. e-Pub 1992.
189. Zhu XR, Harris JM. Photodissociation and Nongeminate Recombination of Bromine in Liquids Initiated by 532 nm Radiation. Chem Phys Lett 186:183-188, 1991. e-Pub 1991.
190. Zhu XR, Harris JM. Photothermal Grating Spectroscopy Study of Nongeminate Atom Recombination of Photodissociated Iodine in Liquids. Chem Phys 157:409-422, 1991. e-Pub 1991.
191. Zhu XR, Harris JM. Diffraction from Anharmonic Gaussian Volume Gratings Calculated by Two-dimensional Fourier Transform to Evaluate Optical Nonlinear Absorption. J Opt Soc Am B7:796-802, 1990. e-Pub 1990.
192. Zhu XR, Harris JM. Studies of Excited-state Absorption and photoisomerization of Cyanine Dye Molecules by Laser-induced Anharmonic Thermal Gratings. Chem Phys 142:301-309, 1990. e-Pub 1990.
193. Zhu XR, Harris JM. Nonlinear Absorption By All-trans-b-carotene Studied by Diffraction from Laser-induced Anharmonic Thermal Gratings. J Phys Chem 93:75-83, 1989. e-Pub 1989.
194. Zhu XR, Harris JM. Influence of Photoisomerization on Saturated Absorption of 3,3'-Diethyloxadicarbocyanine Iodide (DODCI) Studied by Diffraction from Laser-induced Anharmonic Thermal Gratings. Chem Phys 124:321-332, 1988. e-Pub 1988.
195. Wang CH Zhu XR, Shen JC. Angular and Temperature Dependence of Depolarized and Polarized Rayleigh-Brillouin Spectra of a Supercooled Liquid: o-terphenyl. Mol Phys 62:749-764, 1987. e-Pub 1987.
196. Zhu XR, Wang CH. Homodyne Photon-correlation Spectroscopy of a supercooled liquid: 1,3,5-tri-a-Naphthyle Benzene. J Chem Phys 84:6086-6090, 1986. e-Pub 1986.
197. Guan F, Jiang D, Wang X, Yang M, Iga K, Li Y, Bronk L, Bronk J, Wang L, Guo Y, Sahoo N, Grosshans DR, Koong AC, Zhu XR, Mohan R. Mimicking large spot-scanning radiation fields for proton FLASH preclinical studies with a robotic motion platform.
198. Liang DF, Vazquez I, Gronberg M, Zhang X, Zhu ZR, Frank SJ, Court LE, Martel M, and Yang M. Deep Learning–Based Statistical Robustness Evaluation of Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer. Phys Med Biol.
199. Cesar JP, Abouzahr F, Crespo P, Gajda M, Kuo A, Mawlawi O, Morozov A, Ojha A, Poenisch F, Proga M, Sahoo N, Seco J, Takaoka T, Tavienier S, Titt U, Wang X, Zhu XR, Lang K. First PET Studies of a FLASH Proton Beam: Summary and Future Prospects. Bio-Algorithms and Med-Systems.
200. Vazquez I, Liang D, Salazar RM, Gronberg MP, Sjogree C, Williamson TD, Whitaker TJ, Zhu XR, Frank SJ, Court LE, and Yang M. Deep Learning Techniques for Proton Dose Prediction Across Multiple Anatomical Sites and Variable Beam Configurations. Phys Med Biol.

Invited Articles

1. Sapareto S, Zhu XR, Orton CG. Point/counterpoint. Medical physics residents should be placed using a matching program. Med Phys 41(6):060601, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24877794.
2. Zhu XR, Das RK, Orton CG. POINT/COUNTERPOINT - Most residency programs for radiation oncology physicists do not reflect the heightened importance of medical imaging. Med Phys 37(5):1939-1941, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20527527.

Review Articles

1. Pollard-Larkin JM, Briere TM, Kudchadker RJ, Sadagopan R, Nitsch PL, Wang XA, Salehpour M, Wang J, Vedam S, Nelson CL, Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Court LE, Balter PA, Robinson IJ, Yang J, Howell RM, Followill DS, Kry S, Beddar SA, Martel MK. Our Experience Leading a Large Medical Physics Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Adv Radiat Oncol 6(4):100683, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33824935.
2. Chuong MD, Hallemeier CL, Li H, Zhu XR, Zhang X, Tryggestad EJ, Yu J, Yang M, Choi JI, Kang M, Liu W, Knopf A, Meijers A, Molitoris JK, Apisarnthanarax S, Giap H, Hoppe BS, Lee P, Chang JY, Simone CB, Lin SH. Executive Summary of Clinical and Technical Guidelines for Esophageal Cancer Proton Beam Therapy from the Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group Thoracic and Gastrointestinal Subcommittees. Front Oncol 11:748331, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34737959.
3. Chang JY, Zhang X, Knopf A, Li H, Mori S, Dong L, Lu HM, Liu W, Badiyan SN, Both S, Meijers A, Lin L, Flampouri S, Li Z, Umegaki K, Simone CB, Zhu XR. Consensus Guidelines for Implementing Pencil-Beam Scanning Proton Therapy for Thoracic Malignancies on Behalf of the PTCOG Thoracic and Lymphoma Subcommittee. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 99(1):41-50, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28816159.
4. Chang JY, Jabbour SK, De Ruysscher D, Schild SE, Simone CB, Rengan R, Feigenberg S, Khan AJ, Choi NC, Bradley JD, Zhu XR, Lomax AJ, Hoppe BS, Thoracic Subcommittee IPTCG. Consensus Statement on Proton Therapy in Early-Stage and Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 95(1):505-516, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27084663.
5. Zhu XR, Li Y, Mackin D, Li H, Poenisch F, Lee AK, Mahajan A, Frank SJ, Gillin MT, Sahoo N, Zhang X. Towards effective and efficient patient-specific quality assurance for spot-scanning proton therapy. Cancers (Basel) 7(2):631-647, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25867000.
6. 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):2269-2282, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19610316.

Other Articles

1. Giebeler A, Fontenot J, Balter P, Ciangaru G, Zhu XR, and Newhauser W Assessment of implanted helical gold markers for patients receiving proton radiotherapy for prostate cancer. Transactions of the American Nuclear Society 99:578-579, 2008.
2. Li H, Qiao F, Mawlawi OR, Zheng Y, and Zhu XR Blind deblurring reconstruction technique with applications in PET imaging. Proceedings of the 4th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging: From Nano to Macro (ISBI '07) 9(7):173-176, 2007.
3. Li H, Zhu XR, Liu R, Wu R, Mohan R CT number uncertainty in proton radiation therapy. Proceedings of IEEE 2007 Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conferenece (NSS/MIC 2007), 2007.
4. Lu J, Zhu XR, Munro P, Chi PM, Mohan R, Pan T Amplitude correlated 4-dimentional cone beam CT. Proc SPIE 6142:864-874, 2006.
5. Li H, Mohan R, and Zhu XR Derivation of Scatter Kernel in CBCT Imaging System. Proceedings of IEEE 2006 Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers:1851-1854, 2006.
6. Miften M, Zhu XR, Takahashi K, Lopez F, Gillin NMT Calculation of dose distributions with constraint checking for siemens virtual wedge. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings 4:3204-3205, 2000.
7. Zhu XR, Gillin MT, Lopez F, Grimm DF, and Rownd JJ Comparison of dosimetric properties of virtual wedge and physical wedges. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings 4:2539-2541, 2000.
8. Miften MM, Zhu XR, Takahashi K, Lopez F, Gillin MT Siemens Virtual Wedge: A dose calculation model with constraint checking. Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on the Use of Computers in Radiation Therapy:372-374, 2000.
9. Zhu XR, Low DA, Harms WB, Purdy JA 3-D Conformal Radiation Therapy: III. A Convolution Method to Ratio TAR Algorithm for Photon Beam Treatment Planning. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Computers in Radiation Therapy, Manchester, UK:232-234, 1994.
10. Low DA, Zhu XR, Harms WB, Matthews JW, Purdy JA, Cheng A, Gerber RL Evaluation of Ratio-TAR Photon and Electron Pencil Beam Dose Calculation Algorithms for 3D Treatment Planning. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Computers in Radiation Therapy Manchester, UK:372-374, 1994.
11. Zhu XR, Harris JM Nonlinear Absorption in Liquid Studied by Laser-induced Anharmonic Thermal Gratings. Advances in Laser Science - IV:360-362, 1989.

Abstracts

1. Wu R, Crowford C, Georges R, Liu A, Amin M Sio T, Gunn B, Poenisch F, Palmer M, Gillin M, Frank S, Zhu X. SU-F-T-195: Systematic Constraining of Contralateral Parotid Gland Led to Improved Dosimetric Outcomes for Multi-Field Optimization with Sanning Beam Proton Therapy: Promising Results From a Pilot Study in Patients with Base of Tongue Carcinoma. Med Phys 43(6):3506-3507, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28048650.
2. Zhu X. WE-E-EBR-01: Personalized Motion Management Strategies for Pencil Beam Scanning Proton Therapy. Med Phys 43(6):3821, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28048461.
3. Ager B, Mohamed A, Palmer MB, Wages CA, Zhu X, Garden AS, Rosenthal DI, Frank SJ, Fuller CD. Hounsfield Unit Correction for Dental Implant Materials in Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy of Head and Neck Cancer: A Quality Assurance Benchmark Study. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 90(1/1):S925-S926, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
4. Li H, Peter P, Chang JY, Liao Z, Zhang X, Liu W, Li Y, Poenisch F, Mohan R, Frank SJ, Zhu X. Robust Optimization in Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy Reduces Dose Variation Due to Setup Uncertainty and Anatomy Change. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics 90(1/1):S143, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
5. Li H, Zhang X, Li Y, Zhu X. Minimizing Dose Uncertainty for Spot Scanning Proton Therapy of Moving Tumors by Optimization of the Spot Delivery Sequence. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics 90(1/1):S926, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
6. Holliday E, Garden AS, Fuller CD, Phan J, Gunn GB, Rosenthal DI, Beadle BM, Morrison WH, Zolcak-Uzel E, Zhang X, Zhu X, Lewis G, Glisson BS, Hutcheson KA, Weber RS, El-Nagger AK, Hong J, Hung T, Frank SJ. Gastrostomy Tube Rates Decrease by Over 50% in Patients With Nasopharyngeal Cancer Treated With Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT): A Case–Control Study. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics 90(1/1):S528, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
7. Lee AK, Gonzalez G, Choi S, Pugh TJ, Mahmood U, Mathai B, Munsell M, Sahoo N, Gillin M, X. The Impact of Hormone Therapy on Long-Term Quality of Life in Men Receiving Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics 90(1/1):S713, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
8. Pugh TJ, Gonzalez G, Choi S, Mahmood U, Mathai B, Munsell M, Sahoo N, Gillin M, Zhu X, Lee AK. Proton Beam Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: A Comparison of Passively Scattered to Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics 90(1/1):S54-S55, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
9. Chang JY, Li H, Zhu R, Liao Z, Lina Z, Liu AL, Zhu Z, Gomez D, Wu R, Gillin M, Zhang X. Clinical Implementation of Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy in Thoracic Malignancies. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics 90(1/1):S615-S616, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
10. Jiang S, Liao L, Li Y, Wang X, Li H, Zhu X, Sahoo N, Gillin M, Hojo Y, Chang J, Liao Z, Grosshans D, Frank S, Zhang X. A Novel Hybrid Planning Approach to Allow More Patients Benefited by the Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy. Med Phys 41(6), 2014. e-Pub 2014.
11. Dong L, Zhu X, Unkelbach J, Schulte R. The Status of Intensity Modulated Proton and Ion Therapy. Med. Phys(41):536, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
12. Li H, Zhang X, Li Y, Zhu X. Minimizing Dose Uncertainty for Spot Scanning Beam Proton Therapy of Moving Tumor with Optimization of Delivery Sequence(41):551, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
13. Matney J, Park P, Court L, Zhu X, Li H, Liu W, Dong L, Mohan R. Reducing the Effect of Respiratory Motion On the Delivered Dose in Proton Therapy Through Proper Field Angle Selection. Med. Phys(41):552, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
14. Lou K, Mirkovic D, Sun X, Zhu X, Poenisch F, Grosshans D, Clark J, Shao Y. Intra-Fraction Proton Beam-Range Verification with PET Imaging: Feasibility Studies with Monte Carlo Simulations and Statistical Modeling. Med. Phys(41):174, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
15. Liao L, Jiang S, Li Y, Wang X, Li H, Zhu X, Sahoo N, Gillin M, Mahajan A, Grosshans D, Lim G, Zhang X. Robust Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy Plan Can Eliminate Junction Shifts for Craniospinal Irradiation 41:553, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
16. Liu W, Liao Z, Schild S, Park P, Li H, Li Y, Li X, Shen J, Anand A, Sahoo N, Dong L, Bues M, Zhu X, Mohan R. Impact of Respiratory Motion On Robustly-Optimized Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy to Treat Lung Cancers. Med. Phys 241:330, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
17. Sahoo N, Zhu X, Zhang X, Poenisch F, Li H, Wu R, Lii M, Umfleet W, Gillin M, Mahajan A, Grosshans D. Analysis of the Impact of Range and Setup Uncertainties On the Dose to Brain Stem and Whole Brain in the Passively Scattered Proton Therapy Plans. Med. Phys 41:340, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
18. Stoker J, Summers P, Li X, Gomez D, Sahoo N, Zhu X, Gillin M. Dosimetric Impact of Scan Orientation Relative to Target Motion During Spot Scanning Proton Therapy. Med. Phys 41:253, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
19. Li X, Kantor M, Zhu X, Frank S, Sahoo N, Li H. Dosimetric Accuracy of Proton Therapy for Patients with Metal Implants in CT Scans Using Metal Deletion Technique (MDT) Artifacts Reduction. Med. Phys 41:316, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
20. Guan F, Bronk L, Kerr M, Titt U, Taleei R, Mirkovic D, Zhu X, Grosshans D, Mohan R. The Effect of Particle Tracking Step Size Limit On Monte Carlo- Computed LET Spectrum of Therapeutic Proton Beams. Med. Phys 41:534, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
21. Mackin D, Zhang X, Li Y, Li H, Wu R, Poenisch F, Suzuki K, Kerr M, Holmes C, Zhu X, Sahoo N, Gillin M. Spot-Scanning Proton Therapy Patient-Specific Quality Assurance: Our Methodology and Results from 295 Treatment Plans. Med. Phys 41:429, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
22. Frank SJ, Rosenthal DI, Ang K, Sturgis EM, Chambers MS, Gunn GB, Hutcheson KA, Zhu XR, Palmer MB, Garden AS. Gastrostomy Tubes Decrease by Over 50% With Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics 87(2(1)):S144, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
23. Taylor M, Liao Z, Bluett J, Kerr M, Li H, Sahoo N, Gillin M, Zhu X, Zhang X. Improving Passive Scattering Proton Therapy Plan Quality by Optimizing Compensator Parameters. Medical Physics 40(6):416-417, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
24. Li H, Park P, Zhang X, Liu W, Liao Z, Dong L, Gillin M, Zhu X. Quantification and Prediction of Dose Variation in Scanning Beam Proton Therapy From Setup and Anatomical Change for Single-Field, Multi-Field, and Robustly Optimized Plans. Medical Physics 40(6):420, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
25. Shao Y, Sun X, Lou K, Zhu X, Mirkovic D, Poenisch F, Grosshans D. In-Beam PET Imaging with Depth-Of-Interaction Measurement for Accurate Proton Beam-Range Verification. Medical Physics 40(6):503, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
26. Mackin D, Zhang X, Li Y, Taylor M, Kerr M, Holmes C, Sahoo N, Poenisch 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-Class Dose Calculation Software. Medical Physics 40(6):240, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
27. Guan F, Mohan R, Dihn J, Kerr M, Perles L, Mirkovic D, Titt U, Zhu X, Gillin M, Meyn R, Lin S, Grosshans D. Experimental Design and Preliminary Results for High-Resolution and High-Throughput In-Vitro Measurements of Proton RBE. Medical Physics 40(6):552, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
28. Liu W, Mohan R, Zhu X, Grosshans D. Robust Optimization in Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy for Base-of-Skull Cancers. Medical Physics 40(6):546-547, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
29. Park P, Cheung J, Zhu X, Liu W, Sahoo N, Court L, Mohan R, Li H, Dong L. A Statistical Approach to Quantification and Visualization of Setup and Range Uncertainties for Proton Plan Verification. Medical Physics 40(6):528, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
30. Sahoo N, Dhanesar S, Poenisch F, Lii M, Li H, Zhang X, Amos R, Wu R, Gillin M, Zhu X. Application of a Semi-Empirica 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):203-204, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
31. Kerr M, Dhanesar S, Guan F, Taylor M, Zhu X, Gillin M, Amos R, Sahoo N. Relative Proton Stopping Power Ratio Database for Common Dosimetry Phantom Materials. Medical Physics 40(6):214, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
32. Cheung J, Dong L, Park P, Zhu X, Kudchadker R, Frank S, Palmer M, Liu W, Court L. Prediction of Sensitivity of IMPT Plans to Anatomical Change Due to Plan Complexity. Medical Physics 40(6):363, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
33. Park P, Matney J, Mohan R, Zhu X, Dong L, Li H, Cheung J, Sahoo N, Yang J, Poenisch F, Liu W. Perturbation of Tissue Density Is An Important Metric To Be Considered When Planning for Respiratory Motion Management for Lung Proton Therapy. Medical Physics 40(6):397, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
34. Li H, Park P, Liu W, Matney J, Liao Z, Zhang X, Zhu X. Respiratory Motion-Induced Dose Uncertainty in Step-And-Shoot IMRT. Medical Physics 40(6):288, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
35. Dhanesar S, Sahoo N, Kerr M, Taylor M, Summers P, Alvarez P, Wu R, Poensich F, Zhu X, Gillin M. Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy Plans with Multiple Fields for Prostate Cancer. Medical Physics 40(6):297, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
36. Cheung J, Court L, Park P, Zhu X, Frank S, Kudchadker R, Dong L. Evaluation of Various Spot MU Correction Methods for Range Adaptive Scanning-Beam Proton Planning. Medical Physics 40(6):359, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
37. Stoker J, Amos R, Li Y, Liu W, Park P, Sahoo N, Zhang X, Zhu X, Gillin M. Comparison of Discrete Spot Scanning and Passive Scattering Craniospinal Proton Irradiation. Medical Physics 40(6):365, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
38. Hojo Y, Gillin M, Suzuki K, Wu R, Zhu X. 3D Collision for Proton Therapy Treatment Planning. Medical Physics 40(6):262, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
39. Liu W, Mohan R, Zhang X, Zhu XR, Frank, SJ. Effectiveness of Robust Optimization in Oropharynx IMPT Planning. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 87(2):S443, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
40. Dhanesar S, Zhang X, Taylor M, Li Y, Li H, Bluett J, Gillin M, Liao Z, Zhu X, Sahoo N. Study of Robustness of Passive Scattering Proton Therapy Plans for Targets in Lung and. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics 87(2):S744, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
41. Quan E, Liu W, Li Y, Zhang X, Zhu XR, Mohan R, and Wu R. Improvement in Robustness and Delivery Efficiency of Intensity‐Modulated Proton Therapy Using Single‐Field Optimization with Energy Absorber. Med Phys 39:3965, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
42. Li X, Wang X, Li Y, Zhu X, Sahoo N, Gillin M, and Zhang X. Deliverable Optimization Incorporating Monitor Unit Constraints for Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy Treatment Planning. Med Phys 39:3982, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
43. Li Y M Lii M, Li H, Taylor M, Li X, Zhu X, Sahoo N, Gillin M, and Zhang X. Independent Dose Verification System for Spot Scanning Proton Therapy. Med Phys 39:3714, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
44. Anand A, Kerns J, Sahoo N, Zhu XR, and Gillin M. A Technique to Determine the Gantry Laser and the Proton Pencil Beam Coincidence Using Computer Radiography Detector for Routine Quality Checks. Med Phys 39:3886, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
45. Liu W, Zhu XR, Li X, Li Y, Zhang X, Frank S, and Mohan R. Comparison of PTV+PRV-Based Optimization and Robust Optimization in Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy. Med Phys 39:3849, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
46. Tsunashima Y, Sahoo N, Sakae T, Poenisch F, Umezawa M, Briere T, Zhu XR, Mohan R, Dong L. Achievability and Optimization of Synchrotron-Based Respiratory Gated Spot Scanning Proton Beam Delivery. Med Phys 39:3795, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
47. Zhu XR, Li H, Li Y, Lii M, Taylor M, Zhang X, Poenisch F, Gillin M Frank S, and Sahoo N. Development of An Efficient and Effective Patient Specific QA Program for IMPT. Med Phys 39:3600, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
48. Chen Y, Zhang L, Court L, Liao Z, Zhu XR, Mohan R, and Dong L. Comparison of Planned Dose Distribution Vs. Delivered Dose Distribution for Both IMRT and Proton Therapy Using Weekly Repeat 4DCT Data Sets. Med Phys 39:3795, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
49. Cao W, Li X, Lim G, Li Y, Zhu XR, and Zhang X. An Investigation of the Impact of Spot Spacing On Plan Quality Using IMPT Optimization Incorporating Deliverable Monitor Unit Constraints. Med Phys 39:5248, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
50. Song X, Sahoo N, Wu R, Taylor M, Georges R, Zhu XR, Summers P, and Gillin M. Dosimetry of Double Scattered Proton Beam Fields Used for Cranio‐Spinal Irradiation. Med Phys 39:3770, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
51. Winey B, Zhu XR, Both S, Adams J. Proton Treatment Planning Issues. Med Phys 39:3871, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
52. Park P, Cheung J, Chen Y, Zhu X, Sahoo N, Court L, Mohan R, and Dong L. Statistical Assessment of Plan Robustness Under Uncertainties: IMRT Vs. Proton Therapy. Med Phys 39:3985, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
53. Cheung, Park P, Zhu X, Frank S, Court L, Kudchadker R, and Dong L. Feasibility of Online Range Adaptive Spot Scanning Proton Therapy. Med Phys 39:3998, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
54. Liu W, Frank S, Li X, Li Y, Zhang X, Zhu XR, and Mohan R. Effectiveness of Robust Optimization in Head and Neck IMPT Dose Distributions. Med Phys 39:3835, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
55. Li H, Zhang L Balter P, Dong L, Gillin M, and Zhu XR. Evaluation of Effectiveness of Immobilization Devices for Radiation Therapy with Repeated CBCT Studies. Med Phys 39:3658, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
56. Dhanesar S, Sahoo N, Taylor M, Song X, Poenisch F, Summers P, Li H, Zhu XR, and Gillin M. Evaluation of Zebra Multi‐Layer Ionization Chamber System for Patient Treatment Field and Machine QA for Spot Scanning and Passive Scattering Proton Beams 39:3613, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
57. Li H, Li Y, Lii M, Liu W, Li X, Sahoo N, Gillin M, and Zhu XR. Automatic Dose Verification for Spot Scanning Proton Therapy Using Recorded Spot Positions and MUs. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 84:S839, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
58. Song X, Zhang L, Park PC, Zhu XR, Sahoo N, Gillin MT, and Dong L. Application of Beam-specific PTV in Proton Therapy Treatment Planning. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 84:S848-S849, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
59. Yoshikazu T, Sahoo N Poenisch F, Umezawa M, Briere TM, Zhu XR, Mohan R, and Dong L. Experimental Evaluation of the Interplay Effect and Motion Management by Respiratory Gating in Synchrotron-based Spot Scanning Proton Beam Delivery. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 84:S54-S55, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
60. Anand A, Tung S, Tailor R, Morrison WH, and Zhu XR. Dosimetric Evaluation of Tungsten Eye-Shield in 9, 12, and 16 MeV Electron Beams Using EBT2 Gafchromic Films. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 84:S873, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
61. Yeh BK, Zhu XR, Palmer MB, Amin MV, Georges RH, Nuanjing J, Garcia JA, and Frank SJ. Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy Is Dosimetrically Superior to Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Head-and-Neck Cancers. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 84:S840, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
62. Yeh BK, Georges RH, Zhu XR, Palmer MB, Amin MV, Cheung JP, Dong L, Nuanjing J, Garcia JA, and Frank SJ. Adaptive Replanning is Required During Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy For Head-and-Neck Cancers. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 84:S56-S57, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
63. Sahoo N, Dhanesar SK, Song X, Poenisch F, Lii M, Li H, Amos R, Wu R, Gillin MT, and Zhu XR. Determination of Spread Out Bragg Peak Factors and Range Shifter Factors From Measured Depth Dose Curves for Passively Scattered Proton Beams. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 84:S849, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
64. Liu W, Frank S, Zhu XR, Li X, Li Y, R Mohan R. Conventional PTV-based Optimization Lacks Robustness for IMPT Head and Neck (H&N) Planning. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 84:S838, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
65. Palmer M, Mok H, Ciura K, Georges R, Nguyen B, Crawford C, Beddar S, Zhu R, Crane C, and Das P. Dose Reduction to Small Bowel and Other Relevant Structures in Rectal Carcinoma With Proton Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 84:S846, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
66. Mahajan A, Amin MV, Grosshans DR, McGovern SL, McAleer M, Nguyen B, Wages CA, Zhu XR, Brown PD. Evaluation of Scanning Beam Proton Therapy for Medulloblastoma Boost Treatment. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 84:S846, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
67. Frank SJ, Cox JD, Gillin M, Rosenthal DI, Garden AS, Ang K, Mohan R, Palmer MB, Amin M, and Zhu XR. Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy for Head-and-Neck Cancer: The First Clinical Experience. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 84:S475-S476, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
68. Palmer M, Jones T, Waddell M, Varghese S, Zhang Y, Amin M, Yeh NK, Zhu R, Dong L, and SJ Frank SJ. The Optimal Timing for Off-line Adaptive Planning for Bilateral Head-and-Neck IMPT is Week 4. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 84:S479-S480, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
69. Dhanesar S, Sahoo N, Grosshans D, McAleer M, Wages C, Crawford C, Palmer M, Woo S, Mahajan A, and Zhu XR. Comparison of Skin Doses in Spot Scanning and Passive Scattering Proton Therapy Treatment Plans for Pediatric Patients With Spinal Ependymomas. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 84:S836, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
70. Egashira Y, Nishijima Y, Tsunashima Y, Mohan R, Zhu XR, Komaki R, Cox JD, Uesaka M, and Gillin MT. Experimental Evaluation of the Interplay Effect of Scanning Proton Beam for Small Moving Target in Heterogeneity Using a 4-dimensional Phantom. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 84:S842, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
71. Ciangaru G, Sahoo N, Sawakuchi G, Zhu XR, Mohan R, and Gillin M. Feasibility Study of Radiobiological Effectiveness‐Based Treatment Plan Optimization for Spot‐Scanned Proton Therapy Beams. Med Phys 38:3638, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
72. Grosshans D, Curtis W, Zhu XR, Palmer M, Amsbaugh M, Kumar A, and Wang J. MR Diffusion Tensor Imaging Application in Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Children After Cranial Proton Irradiation. Med Phys 38:3459, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
73. Blatnica A, Ibbott G, Zhu XR, P Balter P, R White R, and Followill D. Modification and Implementation of the RPC Heterogeneous Thorax Phantom for Verification of Proton Therapy Treatment Procedures 38:3525, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
74. Tsunashima Y, Poenisch F, Li H, Zhu XR, Balter P, Umezawa M, Sahoo N, R Mohan R, and Dong L. Dosimetric Characterization of Motion Effect in Delivering Uniform Target Dose Distribution Using Scanning Proton Beams. Med Phys 38:3779, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
75. Park P, Zhu XR, Sahoo N, Lee A, Zhang L, Cheung J, and Dong L. Incorporating Beam‐Specific Target Volumes Into Beam Angle Selection in Proton Therapy. Med Phys 38:3739, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
76. Sahoo N, Anand A, Martin C, Ciangaru G, Poenisch F, Li H, Gillin M, and Zhu XR. Study of the Effect of the Optical Density to Dose Conversion Calibration Curves on the Measurement of Transverse Lateral Dose Profiles of Proton Beams Using Kodak XV Films. Med Phys 38:3519, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
77. Cheung J, Park P, Zhu XR, Court LE, Frank SJ, Kudchadker R, and Dong L. Comparison of Dosimetric Benefit of Online Dose‐Guided Alignment versus Anatomy‐Guided Alignment for Proton Therapy. Med Phys 38:3854, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
78. Anand A, Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Titt U, Sawakuchi G, Li Y, Poenisch F, Amos R, Suzuki K, Ciangaru G, Mohan R, and Gillin M. Scanned Proton Pencil Beam's Lateral Profile Library to Describe the Spot Dose Characteristics. Med Phys 38:3855, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
79. Grant R, Ibbott G, Zhu X R, Carroll M, Adamovics J, Oldham M, and Followill D. Investigation of PRESAGE® Dosimeters for Proton Therapy. Med Phys 38:3571, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
80. Yang M, Zhu XR, Clayton J, Virshup G, Mohan R, and Dong L. Comprehensive Uncertainty Analysis of Proton Stopping‐Power‐Ratio Estimation Using a KV‐MV Dual Energy CT Scanner (DECT) for Margin Reduction. Med Phys 38:3702, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
81. Zhu XR, Grosshans D, Lee A, Choi S, Mahajan A, Chang E, Pugh T, Wu R, AMIN M, Palmer M, Taylor M, Gillin M, and Sahoo N. Spot Scanning Proton Therapy: Single Field Simultaneous Integrated Boost. Med Phys 38:3602, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
82. Wootton L, Zhu XR, Kudchadker R, Sharma R, Choi B, Taylor M, Dong L, Johnson J, Nguyen Q, Choi S, and Lee A. Comparison of Fiducial and Bony‐Anatomy Based Alignment for Prostate Localization in Proton Therapy. Med Phys 38:3609, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
83. Huang J, Newhauser W, Zhu X, Lee A, and Kudchadker R. Investigation of Dose Perturbations and Radiographic Visibility of Potential Fiducials for Proton Radiation Therapy of the Prostate. Med Phys 38:3778, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
84. Grant R, Ibbott G, X Zhu XR, Adamovics J, M Oldham M, Followill D. Investigation of Proton Beam Dose Distributions with 3D Dosimetry. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 81:S885-S886, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
85. Poenisch F, Sahoo N, Taylor MB, Grosshans DR, Frank SJ, Lii M, Wu R, Zhang X, M Gillin M, Zhu XR. Verification of Multi-field Optimized Proton Pencil Beam Treatment Plans. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 81:S879, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
86. Choi S, Amin M, Palmer MB, Zhu XR, Nguyen Q, Pugh TJ, Kuban DA, Lee AK. Comparison of Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT) to Passively Scattered Proton Therapy (PSPT) in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 81:S154-S155, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
87. Gomez DR, Amin MV, Crawford C, Welsh J Chang JY, Zhu XR, Liao Z, Komaki KU, Cox JD, Mohan R. A Comparison Of Strategies To Account For Bowel Filling In Patients Treated With Proton Therapy For Locally Advanced Distal Esophageal Cancer: A Planning Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 81:S883, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
88. Grant R, Ibbott G, Riley B, Sahoo N, Tucker S, Zhu X, and Followill D. Effect of Film Orientation on Proton Beam Dosimetry. Med Phys 37:3296, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
89. Yang M, Zhu X, Mohan R, and Dong L. Does KV‐MV Dual‐Energy Computed Tomography Have an Advantage in Measuring Proton Stopping Power Ratio in Patients?. Med Phys 37:3365, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
90. Zhu X, Sahoo N, Zhang X, Robertson D, Li H, Choi S, Lee A, and Gillin M. The Impact of Monitor Unit Constraints on Plan Quality of IMPT Planning Using Single‐Field Optimization. Med Phys 37:3365, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
91. Ding X, Sahoo N, Song X, Zhu X, Lii M, and Gillin M. GEANT4 Monte‐Carlo Simulation of Dosimetry Parameters of the Passively Scattered Beam Lines at the Proton Therapy Center in Houston. Med Phys 37:3273, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
92. Pan X, Zhang X, Li Y, Li X, Chang J, Zhu XR, and Mohan R. Inverse Beam Angle Optimization in IMRT for Lung Cancer Patients. Med Phys 37:3341, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
93. Park P, Zhu XR, Melancon A, Tsunashima Y, Shaoo N, Dong L. A Novel Beam-Specific PTV Design to Account for Setup Error and Range Uncertainties for Scanning Beam Proton Therapy 37:3409, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
94. Yu Z, Bluett J, Zhang Y, X Zhu X, Lii M, Mohan R, and Dong L. Experimental Characterization of the Low‐Dose Envelope of Spot Scanning Proton Beams. Med Phys 37:3294, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
95. Li H, Delclos M, Briere T, Beddar S, Das P, Krishnan S, Zhu XR, and Crane C. The Impact of Free Breathing versus Average 4D CT Image Data on External Beam Radiotherapy Planning for Liver. Med Phys 37:3322, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
96. Park P, Zhu X, Melancon A, Tsunashima Y, Sahoo N, and Dong L. A Novel Beam‐Specific PTV Design to Account for Setup Error and Range Uncertainties for Scanning Beam Proton Therapy. Med Phys 37:3409, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
97. Poenisch F, Sahoo N, Martin C, Zhu XR, and Gillin M. Feasibility of Using a Multi‐Array Ion Chamber Detector for Daily QA in Protons Therapy. Med Phys 37:3364, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
98. Li H, Dong L, Zhang L, Yang JN, Gillin MT, Mohan R, and Zhu XR. Surface Based Distance Measures with Treatment Technique Specific Gradient Factor for IMRT QA Tolerances Determination. Med Phys 37:3399, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
99. Anand A, Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Sawakuchi G, Poenisch F, Amos R, Suzuki K, Mohan R, and Gillin M. A Technique to Determine the Integral Depth Dose of Proton Pencil Beam Spots. Med Phys 37:3363, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
100. Pollard J, Poenisch F, Sahoo N, Zhu XR, and Gillin M. Verification of the Accuracy of the Proton Range Compensator Scatter Factor and Dose within Inhomogeneity Calculations Using the Eclipse Treatment Planning System. Med Phys 37:3260, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
101. Melancon A, Lee A, Kudchadker R, Titt U, Beddar S, Zhu XR, and Dong L. Range Adaptive Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer. Med Phys 37:3332, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
102. Sahoo N, Ciangaru G, Sawakuchi G, Anand A, Poenisch F, Suzuki K, Mohan R, Gillin M, and Zhu XR. Study of the Magnitude of Detector Size Effect in the Measured Lateral Profiles of Proton Pencil Beam Spots. Med Phys 37:3293, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
103. Sahoo N, Song X, Zhu XR, Gillin MT. A Novel Procedure to Account for the Changes in the Position of High or Low Density Objects in Treatment Planning for Spot Scanned Proton Beam Therapy. Int J Radiat Onc Biol Phys 78:S134-S135, 2010. e-Pub 2010.
104. Giebeler, Zhu XR, Starkschall G, Balter P, Titt P, Tucker S, and Newhauser W. Estimation of Uncertainty for the Patient and Compensator Scatter Correction Factor in Proton Therapy D/MU Calculations. Med Phys 36:2668-2669, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
105. Wang X, N Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Ding X, Arjomandy B, Ciangaru G, and Gillin M. Study of Field Size Factors for Passively Scattered Proton Therapy Beams. Med Phys 36:2582, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
106. Li H, Lee A, Zhu X, and Kudchadker R. The Effect of Treatment Couch Attenuation On Radiation Dose for Megavoltage Photon Beams. Med Phys 36:2580, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
107. Li H, Zhu XR, Ciangaru G, Sahoo N, Suzuki K, Lee A, and Gillin M. Spot Position Uncertainty of Scanning Proton Pencil Beam 36:2587, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
108. Both S, Zhu T, Finlay J, Zhu XR, Slopema R, Dolney D, McDonough J. An Independent Program for MU Check of Modulated Scanning Beam for IMPT. Med Phys 36:2565, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
109. Robertson D, Zhang X, Y Li Y, Lee A, Gillin M, Zhu XR, and Mohan R. Optimizing Spot Spacing and Margin for Intensity-Modualted Proton Therapy Planning. Med Phys 36:2554, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
110. Arjomandy B, Sahoo N, Cox J, Lee A, Zhu X, and Gillin M. Surface Doses Comparison for Spot Scanned and Passively Scattered Proton Therapy Beams. Med Phys 36:2544, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
111. Sahoo N, Martin C, Zhu XR, Ding X, Arjomandy B, Ciangaru G, and Gillin G. Study of Differences in Lateral Penumbra Widths of Passively Scattered and Spot Scanned Proton Therapy Beams. Med Phys 36:2585, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
112. Grant R, Ibbott G, Sahoo N, Tucker S, Zhu XR, and Followill D. Evaluation of An Anthropomorphic Pelvis Phantom for Proton Therapy. Med Phys 36:2607, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
113. Zhu X, Sahoo N, Sawakuchi G, Lii M, Ciangaru G, Bues M, Pan X, Zhang X, Ding X, Titt U, Arjomandy B, Suzuki K, Mohan R, and Gillin M. Configuration and Validation of a Double Gaussian Dose Model for Scanning Proton Beams. Med Phys 36:2667, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
114. Sawakuchi G, Titt U, Ciangaru G, Mirkovic D, Zhu XR, and Mohan R. The Causes of the Lateral Envelop of Low Doses in Scanning Proton Beamlets. Med Phys 36:2620, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
115. Zhu XR, Titt U, Bues M, Sahoo N, Ciangaru G, Sawakuchi G, Poenisch F, Lii M, Zhang X, Li Y, Arjomandy B, Suzuki K, Mohan R, and Gillin M. Configuration and Validation of a Single Gaussian Dose Model for Scanning Proton Beams. Med Phys 36:2666, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
116. Sawakuchi G, Titt U, Mirkovic D, Zhu XR, Sahoo N, Bues M, Ciangaru G, Poenisch P, Suzuki K, Arjomandy B, Gillin M, and Mohan R. Validation of An MCNPX Monte Carlo Model of a Discrete-Spot Scanning Beam Nozzle and Evaluation of the Beamlet Lateral Envelope of Low Doses. Med Phys 36:2782-2783, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
117. Ciangaru G, Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Sawakuchi G, and Gillin M. Algorithm for Accurate Computation of Doses From Large-Angle Scattering of Scanned Proton Pencil Beams. Med Phys 36:2783, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
118. Matney J, Vedam S, Dong L, Amos A, Zhu X, Balter P, and Mohan R. Is Average CT a Good Estimate of Mid-Ventilation Position of Surrounding Normal Structures for Proton Therapy Treatment Planning of Lung Tumors?. Med Phys 36:2710, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
119. Yang M, Virshup G, Clayton J, Zhu XR, Mohan R, and Dong L. In Vivo Measurement of Proton Stopping Power Ratios in Patients Using Dual Energy Computed Tomography. Med Phys 36:2757, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
120. Meyer J, Bluett J, Li Y, Zhang X, Chi L, Nguyen N, Zhu X, Amos R, Lee A, Woo S. Impact of Range Uncertainty on Proton Radiotherapy Dosimetry: Generating "Worst Case Scenarios" for Doses to Critical Structures. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 74:S700, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
121. Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Arjomandy B, Ciangaru G, Ding X, and Gillin M. Feasibility Study of a Set of Quality Assurance Checks for Spot Scanning Proton Therapy Beams by using a 2-D Ion Chamber Array. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 74:S698-S699, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
122. Li H, Sahoo N, Dong L, Gillin M, Mohan R, and Zhu XR. CT Artifacts of High-Density Materials in Proton Radiation Therapy. Med Phys 35:2693, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
123. Wu R, Amos R, Sahoo N, Kornguth D, Bluett J, Gillin M, Zhu XR. Effect of CT Truncation Artifacts to Proton Dose Calculation. Med Phys 35:2697, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
124. Lindsay P, Yildirim G, A Garden A, Zhang L, Yu Z, Zhang Y, X Zhu XR, Theriot L, Ahamad A, and Dong L. Dosimetric Impact of Anatomy Variations and Benefits of Mid-Course Replanning for Head and Neck IMRT. Med Phys 35:2737, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
125. Ding X, Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Yang J, Arjomandy B, Lii M, Titt U, Mohan R, Smith A, and Gillin M. Validation Study of the GEANT 4 Monte-Carlo Simulation of the Proton Dose Distribution From Passively Scattered Proton Beam Nozzles at the Proton Therapy Center at Houston. Med Phys 35:2799, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
126. Gillin M, X Zhu XR, Sahoo N, Lii M, and Arjomandy B. Time and Manpower Requirements for Clinical Commissioning of the Passively Scattered Proton Beams at PTC-H. Med Phys 35:2980, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
127. Li H, Liu R, Wu R, Sahoo N, Mohan R, Gillin M, and Zhu XR. Effect of CT Calibration Phantom Size On the Range in Proton Radiation Therapy. Med Phys 35:2955, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
128. Yang M, Virshup G, Mohan R, Shaw C, Zhu XR, and Dong L. Improving Accuracy of Electron Density Measurement in the Presence of Metallic Implants Using Orthovoltage Computed Tomography. Med Phys 35:2969, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
129. Arjomandy B, Sahoo N, Zhu X, Zullo J, Wu R, Zhu M, Ding X, and Gillin M. An Overview of Comprehensive Proton Machine Quality Assurance at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Med Phys 35:2995, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
130. Giebeler A, Fontenot J, Balter P, Ciangaru G, Zhu XR, and Newhauser W. Dose Perturbations Caused by Implanted Helical Gold Markers Used in Patients Receiving Proton Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer. Med Phys 35:2888, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
131. Ciangaru G, Sahoo N, Arjomandy B, Zhu XR, and Gillin M. Effect of Titanium Implants On Therapeutic Proton Dose Delivered to Patients. Med Phys 35:2782-2783, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
132. Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Lii M, Amos R, Arjomandy B, Wu R, and Gillin M. Study of Dose Distribution in Passively Scattered Proton Beams for Small Field Sizes. Med Phys 35:2491, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
133. Arjomandy B, Sahoo N, Gillin M, and Zhu XR. Use of a Two-Dimensional Ionization Chamber Array for Proton Therapy Quality Assurance Checks. Med Phys 35:2502, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
134. Gillin M, Zhu XR, Sahoo N, Bues N, Ciangaru N, Arjomandy B, and Poenisch F. Dosimetry Characteristics of the Discrete Spot Scanning Proton Beam at PTCH. Med Phys 35:2746, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
135. Lee AK, Kudchadker R, Choi B, Choi S, Bluett J, Zhu R, Dong L. The Effectiveness of Rectal Balloon and Orthogonal Imaging for Proton Therapy of Prostate Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 70:S553-554, 2008. e-Pub 2008.
136. Titt U, Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Ding X, Zheng Y, Gillin M, and Mohan R. Validation of the Monte Carlo Model of the passive scattering nozzles at the Proton Therapy Center of Houston. Med Phys 34:2503, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
137. Arjomandy B, Sahoo N, Gillin M, and Zhu XR. Use of a two-dimensional ionization chamber array for proton therapy quality assurance checks. Med Phys 34:2502, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
138. Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Lii M, Amos R, Arjomandy B, Wu R, Gillin M. Study of dose distribution in passively scattering beams for small field sizes. Med Phys 34:2491, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
139. Bivens W, Ibbott G, Maryanski M, Heard M, Followill D, and Zhu XR. Linear energy transfer (LET) dependence of BANG® polymer gel dosimeters in proton beam. Med Phys 34:2467, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
140. Wu R, Zhang X, Amos R, Prado K, Lii M, Gillin M, and Zhu XR. Evaluation of Titanium metal imaging artifacts on proton dose calculation. Med Phys 34:2452, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
141. Lindsay P, Briere T, Balter P, Sadagopan R, Starkschall G, Zhu XR, and Beddar S. Effect of respiratory gating on the dose distributions of dynamic wedge and IMRT treatment fields. Med Phys 34:2446, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
142. Liengsawwangwong P, Ding X, Arjomandy B, Lii M, Sahoo N, Amos R, Gillim M, and Zhu XR. Dosimetric characterization of a 2D diode array detector in passive scattering proton beams. Med Phys 34:2440, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
143. Zullo J, Kudchadker R, Lindsay P, Zhu XR, and Gillin M. Dose measurement accuracy of TLD-100 in the Bragg peak region of a therapeutic proton beam. Med Phys 34:2439, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
144. Lindsay P, Choi B, Bucci M, Zhang L, Dong L, Kudchadker R, Zhu XR, and Balter P. Comparison of image registration tools used for daily kV imaging-based patient setup. Med Phys 34:2375, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
145. Newhauser W, Fonteno J, Zheng Y, Taddei P, Mirkovic, Titt, U, Zhu XR, Sahoo N, Schaffner B, Langenegger A, Koch N, Zhang X, and Mohan R. A Monte Carlo based dose engine for proton radiotherapy treatment planning”, Med. Phys. Med Phys 34:2401, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
146. Mohan R, Zhang X, Titt U, Zhu XR, and Dong L. Reducing uncertainties in proton therapy – Achieving “What you see is what you get”. Med Phys 34:2552, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
147. Li H, Mohan R, Zhu XR. X-ray scatter in a clinical CBCT system. Med Phys 34:2371, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
148. Li H, Mohan R, Zhu XR. Scatter kernel estimation and correction with edge-spread-function method for CBCT imaging. Med Phys 34:2328, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
149. Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Zhu M, Amos R, Kudchadker R, Johnson J, Arjomandy B, Lii M, Wu R, and Gillin MT. Analysis of the Accuracy of a Monitor Unit Calculation Procedure for Passively Scattered Proton Therapy Beams. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 69:S689-690, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
150. Cox JD, Chang JY, Liao Z, Bucci MK, McAleer MF, Wei X, Allen PK, Cai H, Gillin M, Zhu XR. Acute Esophageal Reactions from Proton Beam Therapy and Concurrent Chemotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): Reduction in Incidence and Severity Despite Higher Doses. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 69:S485, 2007. e-Pub 2007.
151. Lindsay PE, Zhu XR, Zhang L, Wu R, Kudchadker R, Salehpour R, Liu R, Mohan R, Gillin MD, Dong L. Effect of measured cone-beam CT density calibration on dose calculations. Med Phys 33:2286, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
152. Liengsawangwong P, Kudchadker R, Wu R, Session R, Diel T, Aleman G, Dong L, Gillin MT, Zhu XR. Mechanical, radiation and imaging isocenter quantification on four Varian On-Board Imager Clinacs. Med Phys 33:2283, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
153. Kudchadker R, Zhu XR, Zhang L, Lee A, Mohan R, Gillin MT, Dong L. Implementation of On-Board Imager for daily Image-Guided Radiation Therapy in a multi vendor environment. Med Phys 33:2038, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
154. Zhang L, Dong L, Zhu XR, Garden A, Ahamad A, Ang K, Mohan R. Deformable image registration in cone-beam CT images for image-guided adaptive radiotherapy. Med Phys 33:1995, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
155. Titt U, Poenisch F, Kry S, Zhu XR, Mohan R, Vassiliev O. Monte Carlo Simulation of Backscatter in a Flattening Filter Free Clinac. Med Phys 33:2123, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
156. Zhu XR, Zhang L, Kudchadker R, Wu R, Balter P, Mohan R, Gillin M, Dong L. Clinical implementation of cone-beam CT for image-guided radiation therapy. Med Phys 33:2268, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
157. Zhang Y, Zhang L, Zhu XR, Chambers M, Dong L. Reducing metal artifacts in Cone-beam CT by tracking and eliminating metal shadows in raw projection data. Med Phys 33:2288, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
158. Newhauser WD, Zheng Y, Fontenot JD, Koch NC, Polf JC, Schaffner B, Titt U, Zhang X, Zhu XR, Mohan R. Implementation of the Varian Eclipse System for Proton Therapy Treatment Planning. Med Phys 33:2284, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
159. Titt U, Zheng Y, Zhu XR, Mohan R, Newhauser WD. Verification of a proton treatment-planning pencil-beam dose algorithm with Monte Carlo. Med Phys 33:2149, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
160. Zhang L, Dong L, Ahamad A, Zhu XR, Garden AS, Ang KK, Mohan R. Deformable Image Registration for Cone-Beam CT (CBCT) Images for Implementation of Image-Guided Adaptive Radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 66(S1):S647-648, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
161. Lu J, Zhu XR, Munro P, Jeung A, Mostafave H, Chi PCM, Balter P, Guerrero T, Mohan R, Pan T. Adaptive 4D Cone Beam CT. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 66(S1):S609, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
162. Li H, Zhu XR, Zhang L Dong L, Ahamad L, Chao KSC, Morrison WH, Rosenthal DI, Schwartz DL, Garden AS. Assessment of Positioning Accuracy of Head and Neck Patients Receiving IMRT Using On-Board Imaging and Cone Beam CT. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 66(S1):S144-145, 2006. e-Pub 2006.
163. Zhu XR, Mason B, Gao S, Zhang L, O'Danniel J, Wang H, Tung S, Wong P, Garden A, Ahamad A, Blanco A, Morrison W, Rosenthal D, Ang K, Dong L. Dosimetric impact of anatomic variations for head and neck cancer patients undergoing IMRT treatment analyzed by deformable imaging registration. Med Phys 32:2146, 2005. e-Pub 2005.
164. Zhu XR, Kang Y, Gillin MT. Measurement of in-air output ratios for a linear accelerator with and without flattening filter. Med Phys 32:2059, 2005. e-Pub 2005.
165. Zhang X, Dong L, Lee A, Cox J, Zhu XR, Wang X, Kang Y, Liu H, Mohan R. Impact of inter-fractional motion of the anatomy on prostate proton dose. Med Phys 32:2029-2030, 2005. e-Pub 2005.
166. Zhang X, Dong, Zhu XR, Zein R, Lim J, Wang X, Lii M, Xu J, Kang Y, Gillin M, Mohan R. Software tools for transferring treatment plans between two commercial planning systems. Med. Phys 32:1969, 2005. e-Pub 2005.
167. Tung S, Lii M, Lai P, Wong P, Mason B, Garden A, Chao K, Zhu XR. Clinical evaluation of direct machine parameter optimization algorithm for head and neck IMRT treatment. Med Phys 32:1971, 2005. e-Pub 2005.
168. Stevens CW, Forster K, Zhu XR, Rice D, Munden R, Smythe R. Excellent local control and survival after extrapleural pnuemonectomy and IMRT for mesothelioma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 63(S1):S103-104, 2005. e-Pub 2005.
169. Wu TH, Zhu XR, Lai PA, Garden AS, Rosenthal DI, Morrison WH, Ahamad A, Schwartz D, Chiou JF, Huang KW, Yen CY, Chao KS. A planning technique for intensity modulated radiation therapy of head and neck cancers. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 63(S1):S530, 2005. e-Pub 2005.
170. Tung S, Lii M, Zhu XR, Garden A. Comparison of IMRT prescription for head and neck cancers. Med Phys 31:1872, 2004. e-Pub 2004.
171. Zhu XR, Zhang S, Lii M, Dong L, Kendall R, Forster R, Shiu A, Tung S, Gillin MT. Treatment planning quality and delivery efficiency for sMLC delivered IMRT treatments: Influence of the leaf width of MLC and the size of finite pencil beam. Med Phys 31:1721, 2004. e-Pub 2004.
172. Zhu XR, Yoo S, Jursinic PA, Grimm DF, Lopez F, Rownd JJ, Gillin MT. Sensitometric characteristics of Kodak EDR film. Med Phys 30:1450, 2003. e-Pub 2003.
173. Eastmo E Gillin MT, Zhu XR. Intensity modulated radiation therapy delivers out-of-Beam Total-body Doses that Are Significantly Higher than those Delivered with Three Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 54:157, 2002. e-Pub 2002.
174. Zhu XR, Schultz C, Jursinic PA, Gillin MT. IMRT treatment planning for static MLC delivery: Impact of number of gantry angles and levels of modulation on quality and efficiency of head and neck IMRT delivered per RTOG H-0022. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 54:320, 2002. e-Pub 2002.
175. Jursinic PA, Zhu XR, Gillin MT. Implementation of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy, IMRT using solid filters (compensators) and static multileaf collimator. Supplement to Radiology, RSNA Scientific Program 2002 225:595, 2002. e-Pub 2002.
176. Zhu XR, Jursinic PA, Grimm DF, Lopez F, Rownd JJ, Gillin MT. Directly deriving extrafocal radiation distribution for head-scatter factor calculations. Med Phys 29:1288, 2002. e-Pub 2002.
177. Jursinic PA, Zhu XR, Gillin MT. A Comparison of Two Different Beam Modulation Approaches for Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy, IMRT. Med Phys 29:1348, 2002. e-Pub 2002.
178. Jursinic PA, Zhu XR, Nelms B. An implementation of solid filter (compensator)-based intensity modulated radiation therapy, IMRT, for clinical use. Med Phys 29:1266, 2002. e-Pub 2002.
179. Willcut VM, Newman F, Zhu XR, Low DA, Percy J, Cain M, Markman J, Munger T, andNelms BE. Dosimetric verification of IMRT delivery: Varian, Siemens, and Elekta. Med Phys 29:1365, 2002. e-Pub 2002.
180. Zhu XR, Jursinic PA, Grimm DF, Albano K, Lopez F, Rownd JJ, Gillin MT. Evaluation of Kodak EDR2 film for dose verifications of intensity modulated radiation therapy. Med Phys 28:1268, 2001. e-Pub 2001.
181. Rownd JJ, Albano K, Gillin MT, Grimm DF, Jursinic PA, Lopez F, Zhu XR. Planning and Optimization of breast HDR Treatments. Med Phys 28:1297, 2001. e-Pub 2001.
182. Jursinic PA, Zhu XR. Calculations of dose profiles under wedges using spatially dependent attenuation coefficients. Med Phys 28:1267, 2001. e-Pub 2001.
183. Zhu XR, Jursinic PA, Albano K, Grimm DF, Lopez F, Rownd JJ, Gillin MT. Virtual and physical wedge factors: contributions of head and phantom scatters. Med Phys 28:1276, 2001. e-Pub 2001.
184. Zhu XR, Gillin MT, Lopez F, Grimm, DF, Rownd JJ. Comparison of dosimetric properties of Siemens Virtual and physical wedges. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering – Chicago 2000, 2000. e-Pub 2000.
185. Miften MM, Zhu XR, Takahashi K, Lopez F, Gillin MT. Calculation of dose distributions with constraint checking for Siemens Virtual Wedge. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering - Chicago2000, 2000. e-Pub 2000.
186. Gillin MT, Zhu XR, Grimm D, Rownd J, Lopez F. Evaluation of Shielding and Function of a Dedicated HDR Room. Med Phys 26:1123, 1999. e-Pub 1999.
187. Zhu XR, Gillin MT, Lopez F, Grimm D, Rownd J. Virtual Wedge Factors and Clinical Implementation of Siemens Virtual Wedge. Med Phys 26:1151, 1999. e-Pub 1999.
188. Gillin MT, Zhu XR, Grimm D, Lopez F, Rownd J. Additioonal TBI Patient Dose from Neutrons Due to the Photon Beam Intercepting Steel as Opposed to Concrete. Med Phys 26:1150, 1999. e-Pub 1999.
189. Zhu XR. Comparison of Two Types of Commercial Diode Detector For in-vivo Dosimetry of High Energy Photon Beams. Med Phys 25:A179, 1998. e-Pub 1998.
190. Zhu XR, Shi J, Allen JJ. A Silicon Diode Detector for Dosimetry of Very-small Radiosurgery Cones. Med Phys 25:A165, 1998. e-Pub 1998.
191. Zhu XR, Klein EE. Dose Distribution in Buildup Regions in High Energy Photon Beams. Med Phys 23:1113, 1996. e-Pub 1996.
192. Low DA, Zhu XR, Harms WB, Klein EE, Purdy JA. Intensity Modulation Radiation Therapy with Fixed Portals Using Physical Modulators. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 36/1S:222, 1996. e-Pub 1996.
193. Zhu XR, Klein EE, Low DA. Geometric and Dosimetric Analysis of Multileaf Collimation Conformity. Med Phys 23:1168, 1996. e-Pub 1996.
194. Low DA, Zhu XR, Harms WB, Purdy JA. Beam-intensity Modulation Using Physical Filters. Med Phys 23:1101, 1996. e-Pub 1996.
195. Low DA, Zhu XR, Harms WB, Klein EE, Purdy JA. Replacement of an Existing Clinical Compensating Filter System with CNC-milled Filters. Med Phys 23:1168-1169, 1996. e-Pub 1996.
196. Zhu XR, Low DA, Purdy JA. Geometric Misalignment in Fixed-portal Intensity Modulation Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 36/1S:222, 1996. e-Pub 1996.
197. Klein EE, Zhu XR, Low DA, Harms WB, Purdy JA. Clinical Implementation of Enhanced Dynamic Wedge. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 36/1S:394, 1996. e-Pub 1996.
198. Morrison AE, Klein EE, J A Purdy JA, Graham MV, Zhu XR, Matthews JW, Low DA. Photon Dose Measurement and Calculations for Tumor within Lung: A Comparative 3D Study. Med Phys 22:976, 1995. e-Pub 1995.
199. Low DA, Zhu XR, Harms WB, Purdy JA. Convolution Modification to a ratio-TAR Algorithm for 3D Photon Beam Treatment Planning: Kernel Measurement. Med Phys 21:912, 1994. e-Pub 1994.
200. Zhu XR, Low DA, Harms WB Purdy JA. Convolution Modification to a ratio-TAR Algorithm for 3D Photon Beam Treatment Planning: Algorithm and Implementation. Med Phys 21:878, 1994. e-Pub 1994.

Book Chapters

1. Zhu XR, Frank SJ, Palmer M. Technological Advancements in Proton Therapy. In: Proton Therapy. Elsevier, 2020.
2. Zhu XR, Poenisch F, Sahoo N, and Gillin MT. Clinical Commissioning of Pencil Beam Scanning for Intensity-modulated Proton Therapy. In: Proton Therapy. Elsevier, 2020.
3. Guatam A, Wu R, Zhu XR, and Poenisch F. Immobilization and Simulation. In: Proton Therapy. Elsevier, 2020.
4. Gillin MT, Hojo Y, Sahoo N, Zhu XR. Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy Patient Treatments. In: Proton Therapy. Elsevier, 2020.
5. Sahoo N, Sawakuchi GO, Gillin MT, Zhu XR. Radiation Dosimetry of Proton Beams. In: Particle Radiotherapy - Emerging Technology for Treatment of Cancer. Springer, 77-94, 2016.
6. Zhu XR, Poenisch F, Li H, Zhang X, Sahoo N, and Gillin MT. Field Shaping: Scanning Beam. In: Principles and Practices of Proton Beam Therapy. Medical Physics Publishing, 209-228, 2015.
7. Mohan R, Zhu XR, and Paganetti H. Dose Calculation for proton beam therapy: Semi-empirical analytical methods. In: Principles and Practices of Proton Beam Therapy. Medical Physics Publishing, 595-622, 2015.
8. Li H, Giebeler A, Dong L, Zhang X, Poenisch F, Sahoo N, Gillin MT, Zhu XR. Treatment planning for passive scatterng proton therapy. In: Principles and Practices of Proton Beam Therapy. Medical Physics Publishing, 647-665, 2015.
9. Sahoo N, Gautam AS, Poenisch F, Zhu XR, Li H, Zhang X, Wu R, Beddar S, and Gillin MT. In vivo Dosimetry for proton therapy. In: Principles and Practices of Proton Beam Therapy, 795-817, 2015.
10. Gillin MT, Zhu XR, and Sahoo N. Considerations for an Effective Quality Assurance Program for Proton Therapy. In: Ion Beam Therapy Fundamentals, Technology, Clinical Applications. Springer, 471-485, 2012.
11. Dong L, Cheung J, Zhu XR. Image-guided Proton and Carbon Ion Therapy. In: Proton and Carbon Ion Therapy. CRC Press;, 127-150, 2012.

Books (edited and written)

1. Frank SJ, Zhu XR. Proton Therapy - Indications, Techniques, and Outcomes. Elsevier, 2020.