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Commitment to Scholarly Excellence

Our Medical Physics Residency Program is committed to fostering a culture of scientific inquiry and scholarly achievement. While our two-year program is designed to provide comprehensive clinical training without a dedicated research rotation, we strongly encourage and support all residents in pursuing research activities throughout their training period.

Research Philosophy and Support

We believe that research experience is integral to developing well-rounded medical physicists who can contribute to the advancement of the field. Our program highly recommends that residents engage in meaningful research projects that enhance their clinical training and prepare them to become future leaders in medical physics.

The faculty actively mentor residents in identifying research opportunities, developing study protocols, analyzing data, and preparing manuscripts for publication. We encourage residents to:

  • Participate in clinical and translational research projects
  • Present their work at national and international conferences
  • Publish peer-reviewed papers in high-impact journals
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across various clinical departments

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications by Resident

(Names in BOLD are residents)

(2025)

  • Rivais W, Constine L, Pacella M, et al. Comparative analysis of fetal dose sparing between a C-arm linac and an O-ring linac in a SIB-VMAT sarcoma treatment for a pregnant patient: A technical note and case report. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 26:e14556. https://doi.org/10.1002/acm2.14556A
  • Wancura J, Lemus O, Tanny S, Yoon J, Webster M, Constine L, Zheng D. Does Extending the Body Contour into Air Enhance Surface Dose Calculation Accuracy? Medical Dosimetry

(2024)

  • Tanny, S, Lemus, O, Wancura, J, Sperlin, N, Webster, M, Jung, H, Zhou, Y, Li, F, Yoon, J, Podgorsak, A, Zheng, D. MU variability in CBCT-guided online adaptive radiation therapy. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, e14440
  • Webster, M, Lemus, O, Zheng, D, Wancura, J, Tanny, S, Sakthivel, G, and Constine, L. Case study with dosimetric analysis: Total body irradiation to a patient with a left ventricular assist device. Clinical Case Reports, 12(5), p.e8868.

(2023)

  • Ashenafi M, Jeong S, Wancura J, Gou L, Webster M, Zheng D. A Quick Guide on Implementing and Quality Assuring 3D Printing in Radiation Oncology. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 24(11), e14102.
  • Lemus O, Tanny S, Cummings M, Webster M, Wancura J, Jung H, Zheng D. Influence of air mapping errors on the dosimetric accuracy of prostate CBCT‐guided online adaptive radiation therapy. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 24(10), e14057.

Selected Conference Presentations by Resident

(Names in BOLD are residents)

(2025)

  • Zhu D, Rivais W, Huang D, Zhang H, Quarrier S, et al. Shrinking the Target: How HoLEP Reduces Bladder Radiation in Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy. WCET Annual Meeting Poster and Presentation
  • Gallardo M, Herman A, Ashenafi M, and Tanny S. Automation of Clinical Protocol Imports for Treatment Planning System Version Update Compatibility. AAPM 67th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
  • Gallardo M, Becerra-Espinosa N, Pacella M, Ashenafi M, and Tanny S. Evaluating the Impact of an Average Versus Machine-Specific Dosimetric Leaf Gap on Dose Calculation. AAPM 67th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
  • Becerra-Espinosa N, Gallardo II M, Ashenafi M, Pacella, M, Tanny S. Impact of Ion Chamber Selection on Enhanced Leaf Modeling Predictions of Dosimetric Leaf Gap and Leaf Transmission Factors. AAPM 67th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

(2024)

  • Rivais W, Barry T, Zheng D, Pacella M. Comparison of Two Different Portal Dosimetry Models on Matched TrueBeams. AAPM 66th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
  • Li F, Lemus OMD, Tanny S, Webster M, Wancura J, Zhou Y, Podgorsak A, Jung H, Yoon J, Rivais W, and Zheng D. Ethos CBCT Online Adaptive Radiotherapy Workflow on Patients with Metal Implants. Proffered Session:Therapy SNAP Oral Image Guidance in Therapy, AAPM 66th Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
  • Lemus O, Zhou Y, Tanny S, Wancura J, Webster M, Yoon J, Jung H, Li F, Podgorsak A, Cummings MA and Zheng D. Assessing Intra-fractional Organ Motion on Prostate Adaptive Radiotherapy. ASTRO Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.

(2023)

  • Wancura J, Yoon J, Tanny S, Joyce N, Webster M, Jung H, Lemus O, Pacella M, Zheng D. Dosimetric Impact of Attenuation through Support Devices for Cranial Masks. AAPM 65th Annual Meeting, Houston, TX
  • Wancura J, Lemus O, Jones N, Tanny S, Yoon J, Webster M, Pacella M, Constine L, Zheng D. Exploring the Feasibility and Validity of Using an Extended Body Contour Calculation for No-Bolus Scalp VMAT Treatment. AAPM 65th Annual Meeting, Houston, TX
  • Webster M, Lemus O, Tanny S, Wancura J, Sakthivel G, Constine L, Zheng D. Case Study: Total Body Irradiation for a Patient with a Left Ventricular Assist Device. AAPM 65th Annual Meeting, Houston, TX