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[edit] Reverse Chronological List of MS Program Graduates

[edit] 2008 MS Graduates

Name Thesis Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Watson, Jennifer A. "Designing, Implementing, and Conducting a Web-Based Radiation Safety Program for a Large Biomedical Research Institution" Charlton Medical Health Physicist
Witzel, Joy "Operational and Radiation Safety Guidelines for Handheld Intraoral X-Ray Systems" Charlton PhD Student



[edit] 2006 MS Graduates

Name Thesis Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Karaszewski, Michael "Prediction of Depth Dose Curve Shifts in Small Field Clinical Electron Beams" Bice Medical Physicist / PhD student MDCB: Medical Dosimetrist
Shirah, Jason B. "Conceptus Dose Evaluations in Multislice/Multideitector Computed Tomography: A Comparison of CTDI Values" Clarke Medical Physicist USAF
Hu, Xuan "A Dosimetric Evaluation of the 2000 Diamond Edition Dose Calculation Management Software" Prete Medical Physicist



[edit] 2005 MS Graduates

Name Thesis Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Winter, David Scott "Investigation of the Dosimetric Characteristics of a Rotating, Curved Lumen in Mammosite HDR Brachytherapy" Sadeghi PhD Student



[edit] 2004 MS Graduates

Name Thesis Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Ludolph, Daniel "Small Field Dosimetry Comparing Measured Data Versus the ADAC Pinnacle 3 Model" Bice Medical Physicist
Voeltz, Lindsay "Characterizing the Dosimetric Impact of BAT Ultrasound Alignment for Prostate Cancer" Salter Medical Physicist
Volgamore, Curtis "A Dosimetric Evaluation of the NOMOS Sterotactic TALON System" Salter Medical Physicist



[edit] 2003 MS Graduates

Name Thesis Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Padelford, Timothy "Field Experiment Method to Determine the Modulation Transfer Function of a Computed Tomography Unit" Tucker Medical Physicist
Pramenko, William "Characterization of the Radiation Source Term from Radioiodine (I-131) Patients" Wiatrowski Medical Physicist USAF



[edit] 2002 MS Graduates

Name Thesis Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Clewlow, John "Measurement of Radiation Distribution of Soft Wedges" Waggener Medical Physicist ABR: Therapeutic Radiologic Physics



[edit] 2001 MS Graduates

Name Thesis Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Hageman, John P. "The Storage, Treatment and Disposal of Mixed Wastes Generated by Medical Facilities and Academic Institutions" Wiatrowski Principal Scientist & Radiation Safety Officer ABHP: Certified Health Physicist
Howell, Rebecca "Calculation and Comparison of Dose to Point “H” according to the American Brachytherapy Society Recommendations for High_Dose Rate Brachytherapy for Carcinoma of the Cervix to the Dose to Point “A” based on the Revised Manchester System" Wiatrowski Medical Physicist ABR: Therapeutic Radiologic Physics



[edit] 1999 MS Graduates

Name Thesis Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Vizcarra, Santiago "A Dosimetric Intercomparison of Computerized Treatment Planning Systems used in Low Energy Prostate Brachytherapy" Wiatrowski deceased
Kiefer, Eric "Timing Influence of Postimplant Transperineal Interstitial Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy Dosimetric Analysis" Bice Medical Physicist



[edit] 1998 MS Graduates

Name Thesis Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Walker, Arlie "A Method for Predicting Electron Output Factors at Extended Distances" Watts Medical Physicist ABR: Therapeutic Radiologic Physics



[edit] 1997 MS Graduates

Name Thesis Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Miller (Blough), Melissa Anne "Calculated Mammographic Spectra Confirmed with Attenuation Curves for Molybdenum, Rhodium and Tungsten Targets" Waggener



[edit] 1996 MS Graduates

Name Thesis Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Balivada, Sudha "Methodology of Dose Calculations for High-Energy X-ray Fields with Blocks and Wedges" Watts Chief Medical Physicist ABR: Therapeutic Radiologic Physics
Rajpatyal, Baldey "Longitudinal Relaxation and Diffusion Measurements using Magnetic Resonance Signals from Laser Hyper-polarized 129-Xe Nuclei" R.F. Williams



[edit] 1995 MS Graduates

Name Thesis Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Franco-Cabrera, Maria del Carmen "Design of a Quality Control Program in Diagnostic Imaging Appropriate for Application in Mexican Institutions" Fullerton Medical Physicist
Giles, Edwin "Characterization of the Ionizing Radiation Source Term in a Large Medical Facility" Wiatrowski Instructor in Medical Physics ABR: Diagnostic Radiologic Physics; ABSNM: Nuclear Medicine Physics & Instrumentation; ABSNM: Radiation Protection
Lankipalli, Bhujanga Rao "Evaluating Methods of Detecting Brain Boundaries in PET O-15 Water Activation Scans" Fox Staff Physicist ABMP: Diagnostic Imaging Physics; ABMP: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Physics



[edit] 1994 MS Graduates

Name Thesis Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Dominguez-Tinoco, Jose Antonio "Iridium-192 Radioactive Source Calibration for High Dose Rate Brachytherapy" Wiatrowski Medical Physicist ABMP: Radiation Oncology Physics
Sadeghi, Kevin Amir "Brachytherapy Dose Inhomogeneity Correction using I-125 Seeds in the Management of Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx" Bice Medical Physicist



[edit] Reverse Chronological List of PhD Program Graduates

[edit] 2008 PhD Graduates

Name Dissertation Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Lin, Lan "Development of Clinical Application of an Integrated Treatment Planning Platform for 4D Radiotherapy" Papanikolaou Clinical Medical Physicist
Munoz, Cynthia M. "Development of a Methodology to Determine Dosimetric Accuracy of Motion Tracking in Cyberknife Using a CIRS Dynamic Phantom" Waggener


[edit] 2007 PhD Graduates

Name Dissertation Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Rahal, Andres "Improved Specificity of MRI Diagnosis of Collagenous Lesions in Tendon" Fullerton Radiologist/Assistant Professor ABR: Diagnostic Radiology
Zheng, Xiangpeng "Specificity and Feasibility of HN-5 Peptide for Diagnosis and Targeted Therapy of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas" Natarajan Post-Doctoral Fellow


[edit] 2006 PhD Graduates

Name Dissertation Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Campos, Robin "Comparison of MCNPX and Measured Doses at Interfaces for Photon and Electron Beams" Waggener Medical Physicist In Progress
Chen, Hua Hsuan (Irene) "The Application of MRI and MRS in Psychiatry and Performance Evaluation of Magnetic Field Homogeneity in MRI" Clarke Medical Physicist/Instructor In Progress
Huang, Yu-Huei (Jessica) "Monte Carlo Modeling of the Mammosite® Treatments: Dose Effects of Air Pockets" Blough Medical Physicist In Progress
Lee, Jui-Min "Dosimetric Comparisons Between Mammosite Boost Brachytherapy and Conventional Electron Boost Brachytherapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer" Sadeghi Medical Physicist In Progress
Lin, Ai-Ling "Verification of fMRI Cerebral Oxygen Metabolism Measurements by Comparison to PET" Gao Post-Doctoral Fellow
Naik, Mehul "Dose Calculation of Megavoltage IMRT using Convolution Kernels Extracted from GafChromic EBT Film-measured Pencil Beam Profiles" Waggener Clinical Medical Physicist
Nes, Elena "Derivation of Photon Energy Spectra from Transmission Measurements Using Large Fields" Waggener Medical Physicist ABR: Therapeutic Radiologic Physics
Zavaleta, Christina "The Development of Rhenium-Labeled Liposomes for the Targeted Radiotherapy of Ovarian Cancer" Goins Post-Doctoral Fellow
Zhao, Xia "Improvement and Application of Data-Driven Analyses on Functional MRI" Gao Post-Doctoral Fellow


[edit] 2005 PhD Graduates

Name Dissertation Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Afrashteh, Hossein "A Backprojection Dosimetry Method for Diagnostic and Orthovoltage X-ray from 40 to 140 kVp for Patients and Phantoms" Waggener Medical Physicist
Howell, Rebecca "Calculation of Whole Body Effective Dose from Measurements of Secondary Neutron Spectra and Scattered Photon Dose" Fullerton Assistant Professor ABR: Therapeutic Radiologic Physics
Andrews, Trevor "Quantification of Myelin with Magnetic Resonance Imaging" Lancaster MRI Scientist
Cheek, Dennis "A Unified optimization Platform Comparison of Three Radiosurgery Techniques: Gamma Knife, Brainlab Micro-MLC and NOMOS MIMIC" Salter Medical Physicist ABR: Therapeutic Radiologic Physics
Cheng, Chih-Yao "Dosimetric Impact of Multi-Directional Delivery and Beam Size on Intensity Modulation Serial Tomotherapy" Salter Medical Physicist ABR: Therapeutic Radiologic Physics
Krasnosselskia, Lada "Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Study of the Collagen Matrix in Tendon" Fullerton MRI Scientist
Rassiah-Szegedhi, Premavathy "Characterization of Dose in Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy of Lung Lesions via Monte Carlo Calculation" Salter Medical Physicist ABR: Therapeutic Radiologic Physics
Rhoades, IV Samuel J. "The Application of Strontium-90 / Yttrium-90 for the Prevention of Abdominal Adhesions" Hevezi Medical Physicist ABR: Therapeutic Radiologic Physics
Ruan, Chun "Magnetic Resonance Myocardial Perfusion Imaging for the Investigation of Coronary Artery Disease" Clarke Assistant Professor
Tanyi, James "Ramifications of Target Motion in Localization and Dosimetry for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy" Salter Assistant Professor


[edit] 2004 PhD Graduates

Name Dissertation Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Yee, Seong-Hwan "Measurement of Oxygen Metabolic Rate and Hemodynamic Variables in the Rat Brain using Positron Emission Tomography" Fox Assistant Professor, Pharmacology
Hanny, Paul "Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Dose Distributions using Physical Modulators" Bice Chief, Medical Physics USAF ABR: Diagnostic Radiologic Physics
Lu, Cenney "6 MV X-ray Spectra Obtained by Small Field Size Attenuation Measurements in Water and their use in Small Field Size Dosimetry" Waggener Medical Physicist ABR: Therapy Physics; MDCB: Certified Medical Dosimetrist
Esquivel, Carlos "Development of a Low-kVp X-Ray System for Treating Choroidal Melanoma" Waggener Medical Physicist ABR: Therapeutic Radiologic Physics
Nelson, David "Determination of AAPM TG #43 Dosimetry Parameters for Best Industries Model 81-02 Au-198 Brachytherapy Source and their Relevance to Patient Dosimetry" Wiatrowski Medical Physicist ABMP: Radiation Oncology Physics


[edit] 2003 PhD Graduates

Name Dissertation Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Bao, Ande "99mTc/186Re/188Re Labeled Liposomes for Diagnostic Imaging and Tumor Radionuclide Therapy" Goins Medical Physicist ABR: Medical Nuclear Physics
Feng, Ching-Mei "Measurement of Physiological Parameters During Brain Activation Using fMRI" Gao Medical Physicist ABR: Diagnostic Radiologic Physics
Ozus, Bahadir "Single and Multiple Quantum Coherences in Biomedical Magnetic Resonance" Clarke Medical Physicist ABR: Diagnostic Radiologic Physics; ABMP: MRI Physics
Lankipalli, Bhujanga "Computer Model for Studying the Detection of Intraoral Pathology using Digital Radiography" McDavid Medical Physicist ABMP: Diagnostic Imaging Physics; ABMP: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Physics
Medina Velazquez, Luis "Evaluation of the Avidin/Biotin-Liposome System Injected in Pleural Space and Peritoneum for Drug Delivery to Mediastinal Lymph Nodes" Goins Assistant Professor
Wieckowska, Bronislawa E. "Bone Mineral Measurement using X-Ray Spectral Analysis" Waggener Medical Physicist

[edit] 2002 PhD Graduates

Name Dissertation Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Heintz, Bret "Intra-Operative Dosimetric Evaluation for Transperineal Interstitial Permanent Prostate Implants" Hevezi Medical Physicist ABR: Diagnostic Radiologic Physics; ABR: Therapeutic Radiologic Physics
Pongnapang, Napapong "Utility of Myocardial T1 Measurements in the Setting of Progressive Coronary Occlusion" Clarke Medical Physicist


[edit] 2001 PhD Graduates

Name Dissertation Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Kochunov, Peter "Development of Octree Spatial Normalization for Human Brain Mapping" Lancaster MRI Scientist In Progress
Nickerson, Lisa "Methodology for Rigorous Statistical Comparison of Activations Measured using PET and fMRI" Gao
Shelton, Gina "Utilization of Electronic Portal Imaging Devices for the Design, Fabrication and Verification of Compensating Devices" Wiatrowski Medical Physicist


[edit] 2000 PhD Graduates

Name Dissertation Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Liu, Ho-Ling "Development and Application of Perfusion Based Functional MRI" Gao Medical Physicist ABR: Diagnostic Radiologic Physics
Tucker, Jonathan E. "X-Ray Spectral Optimization for Mammography Applications using Signal-to-Noise Ratio" Waggener Medical Physicist ABHP: (Any); ABR: Diagnostic Radiologic Physics



[edit] 1999 PhD Graduates

Name Dissertation Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Blough, Melissa "Comparison of Brachytherapy Dose Distributions based on Transmission Dose Measurements in Order to Quantify Source Motion" Waggener Medical Physicist ABR: Therapeutic Radiologic Physics
Dubois, Donald "Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Permanent Prostate Bracytherapy" Bice Medical Physicist ABR: Therapeutic Radiologic Physics
Mercier, John R. "Measurement and Monte Carlo Prediction of Diagnostic Tungsten X-ray Spectra" Kopp Radiological Physicist ABR: Diagnostic Radiologic Physics; ABR: Medical Nuclear Physics Professional Engineer
Prete, James J. "The Tumor Control Probability Model for Transperineal Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy and Prostate-Specific Antigen Failure Free Survival" Bice Medical Physicist ABR: Therapeutic Radiologic Physics



[edit] 1998 PhD Graduates

Name Dissertation Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Chen, Di "Reconstruction of 6 MV Photon Energy Spectra Utilizing Transit Dosimetry and Evaluation of its Impact on De Novo Dose Calculation in Clinical Dosimetry" Waggener Medical Physicist ABMP: Radiation Oncology Physics; ABR: Therapeutic Radiologic Physics
Lee, Nina E.M. Medical Physicist, BAMC ABR: Therapeutic Radiologic Physics
Lemen, Lisa C. Assoc. Prof. of Clinical Radiology ABR: Diagnostic Radiologic Physics; ABR: Medical Nuclear Physics; ABMP: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Physics
Orang-Khadivi, Kourosh "Noninvasive In Vivo Characterization of a Breast Tumor Model by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Utility of Water Self-Diffusion, Contrast Agents and magnetization Transfer techniques" Robert Williams Director, Med Physics & Dosimetry Dept ABMP: Radiation Oncology Physics
Zhang, Xiaoyuan (Sean) Assistant Professor, Radiation Physics ABMP: Diagnostic Imaging Physics; ABMP: Radiation Oncology Physics



[edit] 1996 PhD Graduates

Name Dissertation Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Gurgoze, Erdal M. "Effects of Tissue Compensators on Dose Uniformity in Breast Irradiation" Bice Chief Medical Physicist ABR: Therapeutic Radiologic Physics
Kanal, Kalpana M. "Influence of Globular Protien Conforomation on Cellular Hydration and MRI Contrast" Fullerton Assistant Professor ABR: Diagnostic Radiologic Physics
Keener, Carl "Algorithm for Predicting Peptide Nonideality in Water" Fullerton Medical Physicist ABMP: Diagnostic Imaging Physics; ABR: Diagnostic Radiologic Physics; ABMP: Medical Health Physics; ABR: Medical Nuclear Physics; ABMP: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Physics
Salter, Bill J. Jr. "The Clinical Potential of High Energy, Intensity and Energy Modulated Electron Beams Optimized by Simulated Annealing for Conformal Radiotherapy" Hevezi Associate Professor & Chief ABR: Therapeutic Radiologic Physics



[edit] 1995 PhD Graduates

Name Dissertation Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Herndon, Robert Craig "Quantification of White Matter and gray Matter from Magnetic Resonance Images Using Fuzzy Classifiers" Lancaster Medical Physicist
Xiong, Jinhu "Optimization of Functional MRI for Clinical Human Brain Mapping" Fox Associate Professor



[edit] 1994 PhD Graduates

Name Dissertation Title Supervisor Current Occupation Board Certification
Alyassin, Abdalmajeid "Volume and Surface Measurements from Tomographic Images: In Vivo Validation of an Unsupervised Method" Lancaster Associate Professor
Downs, Joseph Hunter III "A Convex Hull Method for Surface Based Spatial Normalization of the Brain" Lancaster
Watts, Ronald "The Effect of Large Field Wedge Filters on Stopping Power Ratios" Hevezi Medical Physicist ABMP: Radiation Oncology Physics; ABR: Therapeutic Radiologic Physics



[edit] Medical Physicists from Previous UTHSCSA Graduate Programs


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