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Melissa Blough

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Contents 1 Biographical Sketch – Melissa Blough, Ph.D. 1.1 Academic Appointments 1.2 Role in Graduate Program 1.3 Committees 1.4 Course Instructor 1.5 Faculty Advisor 1.6 Graduates Supervised 1.7 Students Supervising 1.8 Education 1.9 Certification 1.10 Clinical Responsibilities 1.11 Research Interests 1.12 Intra- and Extra-mural Support 1.13 Teaching: (past 3 years) 1.13.1 Classroom/Laboratory 1.14 Research Summary 1.15 Selected Publications

[edit] Biographical Sketch – Melissa Blough, Ph.D.

[edit] Academic Appointments

Adjunct Assistant Professor in Radiology, UTHSCSA

[edit] Role in Graduate Program

Adjunct Faculty

[edit] Committees

Committee on Graduate Studies Therapy Physics Curriculum Committee

[edit] Course Instructor

Fundamentals of Radiation Dosimetry

[edit] Faculty Advisor

Yes

[edit] Graduates Supervised

Jessica Huang, Ph.D.

[edit] Students Supervising

Yu-Huei Huang

[edit] Education

• BS in Physics from Baylor University with a minor in mathematics

Post Graduate Training:

• MS in Diagnostic Radiological Sciences from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
• PhD in Therapeutic Radiological Sciences from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Continuing education:

[edit] Certification

Licensed to practice therapeutic medical physics in the state of Texas Board certified in therapeutic medical physics by the American Board of Radiology

[edit] Clinical Responsibilities

• High dose rate prostate implants
• High dose rate breast implants using Mammosite
• High dose rate procedures (Mammosite, prostate, tandem and ovoid, syeds, heyman capsules, sarcomas, lung, vaginal cylinders)
• Plato high dose rate brachytherapy
• ROCS external beam treatment planning
• Prowess external beam treatment planning
• Radiance intravascular brachytherapy
• Beta Cath intravascular brachytherapy
• Proxima brain implants
• Pinpoint intraventional brachytherapy
• Machine calibrations: Varian Linear Accelerators
• Quality control on patient treatment charts (weekly, monthly, and treatment planning)
• Quality control on linear accelerators and simulators
• Low dose rate brachytherapy (tandem and ovoids, syeds, prostates)
• Multi-leaf collimators
• Nomos intensity modulated radiation therapy
• Acceptance testing on three-dimensional treatment planning system
• Clinical training with IMPAC treatment verification system

[edit] Research Interests

• Cyberknife
• High dose rate brachytherapy
• Low dose rate brachytherapy

[edit] Intra- and Extra-mural Support

NA

[edit] Teaching: (past 3 years)

[edit] Classroom/Laboratory

Dates	Course	Title	Credits	Hours
2003-present	RADI 5005	Fundamentals of Radiation Dosimetry	3	3

[edit] Research Summary

Past research includes work with Monte Carlo calculations involving a high dose rate brachytherapy source and mammosite treatments for breast cancer and brachytherapy under CT image guidance. Current research interests involve radiosurgery using Cyberknife and image guided radiotherapy.

[edit] Selected Publications

1. Eng TY, Fuller CD, Cavanaugh SX, BLOUGH MM, Sadeghi A, Herman T. Significant rectal and bladder dose reduction viz utilization of Foley balloon catheters in high-dose-rate tandem and ovoid intracavitary brachytherapy of the uterine cervix. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Physics 59 (1):174-8.
2. Heron DE, Godette KD, Wynn RA, Artebery E, Streeter OA, Roach M, Simpson JR, BLOUGH M, Thomas CR. Radiation Medicine Innovations for the New Millennium. Journal of the National Medical Association 95(1): 55-63, 2003.
3. Hevezi JH, BLOUGH M, Hoffmeyer D, Yanof JH. Brachytherapy using CT Pinpoint. Medicamundi 46(3): 22-28.
4. Hevezi JH, BLOUGH MM, Hoffmeyer D, Yanof JH. “ Brachytherapy using CT Pinpoint” in Interventions in Oncology edited by Charles Ray, Jr., Marshall Hicks, Nilesh Patel Society of Interventional Radiology, 2003.
5. BLOUGH MM, Waggener, RG, Payne WH, Terry JA. Calculated mammographic spectra confirmed with attenuation curves for molybdenum, rhodium, and tungsten targets. Medical Physics 25(9):1605-1612, 1998.
6. Waggener RG, BLOUGH MM, Terry JA, Chen D, Lee NE, Zhang S, McDavid WD. X-ray spectra estimation using attenuation measurements from 25 kVp to 18 MV. Medical Physics 26(7):1269-1278, 1999.
7. Terry JA, Waggener RG, BLOUGH MM. Half value layer and intensity variations as a function of position in the radiation field for film-screen mammography. Medical Physics 26(2):259-266, 1999.
8. Lee, NE, Chen D, Waggener RG, Blough MM. Measured water transmission curves and calculated zero field size tumor maximum ratios for 4, 6, and 15 MV x-rays. Med Phys 26(6):956-961, 1999.
9. Waggener RG, Payne WH, MILLER M. X-ray mammography (selected physics information). Rad Image, Lytle, Texas, 1993.

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