Medical Physics Therapy Residency Program

Poiset SJ, Lombardo J, Castillo E, Castillo R, Jones B, Miften M, Kavanagh B, Dicker AP, Boyle C, Simone NL, Movsas B, Grills I, Rusthoven CG, Vinogradskiy Y, Wilson L: "Patient-Reported Outcomes: Comparing Functional Avoidance and Standard Thoracic Radiation Therapy in Lung Cancer." JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics, February 2025.

Golkar E, Neupane T, Wilson L, Kwak J, Castillo R, Castillo E, Vinogradskiy Y: Comprehensive clinical evaluation of novel 4DCT-based lung function imaging methods. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, June 2025.

Okazaki K, Cao W, Taleei R, Mourtada F, Li J, Mooney K, Anne PR, Chen Y: Evaluation of image quality in mobile cone-beam CT with dose modulation using automatic exposure control: A phantom study. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, October 2025.

Neupane T, Castillo E, Chen Y, Pahlavian SH, Castillo R, Vinogradskiy Y, Choi W: Predicting radiation pneumonitis in lung cancer patients using robust 4DCT-ventilation and perfusion imaging. Radiotherapy & Oncology, November 2025.

Webb A, Okazaki K, Cao W, Vinogradskiy Y, Mourtada F, Chen Y: A novel technique for direct verification of Ir-192 source position in a multi-channel vaginal cylinder using a mobile CBCT. Medical Physics, November 2025.

Nader Ghassemi, PhD, Dema Abul-Enin, Melissa Lazar, MD, Sara Burke, Rani Anne', MD, Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy, PhD, Jason Shames, MD, Karen E. Mooney, Nicole L. Simone, MD and Shuying Wan, PhD: “Novel Use of SAVI Scout for Target Localization in Preoperative Breast Radiotherapy." Abstract Accepted for ePoster Presentation, 2024 American Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting, July 21-25, 2024, Los Angeles, CA.

Wenchao Cao, PhD, Panos Korfiatis, Timothy Kline, Matthew R. Callstrom, MD, PhD and Andrew D. Missert, PhD: "Impact of Noise on AI-Driven 3D Semantic Segmentation of CT Images." Abstract Accepted for ePoster Presentation, 2024 American Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting, July 21-25, 2024, Los Angeles, CA.

Andrew Gerry, MSc, Alexis N. Webb, PhD, and Christopher G. Ainsley, PhD: “Characterization, and Modelling in a Treatment Planning System, of the Radiological Properties of Two Linac Vendors’ Couches." Abstract Accepted for ePoster Presentation, 2024 American Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting, July 21-25, 2024, Los Angeles, CA.

Ehsan Golkar, PhD, Taindra Neupane, PhD, Richard Castillo, PhD, Edward Castillo, PhD and Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy, PhD: “Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation of Novel 4DCT-Based Lung Function Imaging Methods." Abstract Accepted for ePoster Presentation, 2024 American Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting, July 21-25, 2024, Los Angeles, CA.

Alexis N. Webb, PhD, Cullen Boyle, PhD, Karen E. Mooney, Yingxuan Chen, PhD, Reza Taleei, PhD, Jun Li, PhD, Firas Mourtada, PhD, Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy, PhD and Shuying Wan, PhD: “Commissioning and Quality Assurance of High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy Gynecological Applicator Using a Mobile Imaging Ring." Abstract Accepted for ePoster Presentation, 2024 American Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting, July 21-25, 2024, Los Angeles, CA.

Taindra Neupane, PhD, Edward Castillo, Yingxuan Chen, Soroush Pahlavian, Richard Castillo, Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy, Wookjin Choi: “Predicting Radiation Pneumonitis with Robust 4DCT-Ventilation and 4DCT-Perfusion Imaging Using Prospective Lung Cancer Clinical Trial Data." Abstract Accepted for Oral Presentation (Best of Physics), 2024 American Society of Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., September 29-October 2, 2024.

Lombardo J, Castillo E, Castillo R, Miller R, Jones B, Miften M, Kavanagh B, Dicker A, Boyle C, Leiby B, Banks J, Simone NL, Movsas B, Grills I, Guerrero T, Rusthoven CG, Vinogradskiy Y: "Prospective Trial of Functional Lung Avoidance Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer: Quality of Life Report." International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, October 2024.

Boyle C, Mourtada F, Anne R, Wan S, Chen Y, Vinogradskiy Y, Taleei R: "Comprehensive commissioning of a cone beam CT imaging ring for treatment of HDR GYN patients." Brachytherapy, November 2024.

Igor Bundalevski, MS – Presenter, American Association of Physicists in Medicine MedPhys Slam Competition (a 3-minute presentation to non-specialists who may have no knowledge of physics or medical physics) – “Utilization of 3D Printing Technology to Improve Lead Shield Fabrication for Electron Therapy of the Face," July 23, 2023. 

Karen E. Mooney, PhD, Sara A. Belko, Justin Williams, Andrew Gerry, MS, Wookjin Choi, PhD, Maryellen Daley, Robert S. Pugliese: "An MRConditional Motor for 1D Water Tank Measurements in an MR-Linac." Abstract accepted for e-Poster presentation, American Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, July 23-27, 2023.

Peter W. Ciaccio II, MS, Andrew T. Fuquay, MS, Rachel Jen Grimm, Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy, PhD, Yingxuan Chen, PhD, Paul Robert Sullivan, PhD, Soroush Pahlavian, Paul Jacobs, Joseph Lombardo, DO, PharmD: "A Multi-Institutional Study for Development and Validation of an AI-Based Lung Lobe AutoContouring Tool Using Radiation Therapy Planning Images."

Taindra Neupane, PhD, Ryan Miller, MD, Yingxuan Chen, PhD, Qianyi Xu, PhD, Lei Fu, MS, Shari Rudoler, MD, Tamara Lacouture, MD, Nader Ghassemi, PhD, Yevgeniy Vinogradskiy, PhD, Maria Werner-Wasik, MD: "Novel Approach for Predicting Chest Wall Toxicity Following SBRT Using PET/CT Functional Imaging."

Ghassemi N, Castillo R, Castillo E, Jones BL, Miften M, Kavanagh B, Werner-Wasik M, Miller R, Barta JA, Grills I, Leiby BE, Guerrero T, Rusthoven CG, Vinogradskiy Y: "Evaluation of variables predicting PFT changes for lung cancer patients treated on a prospective 4DCT-ventilation functional avoidance clinical trial." Radiotherapy & Oncology, October 2023.

Maduro Bustos LA, Sarkar A, Doyle LA, Andreou K, Noonan J, Nurbagandova D, Shah SA, Irabor OC, Mourtada F: "Feasibility evaluation of novel AI-based deep-learning contouring algorithm for radiotherapy." The Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, November 2023.

Stock MG, Chu C, Fontenot JD: "Measurement of the temporal latency of a respiratory gating system using two distinct approaches." Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, September 2022

Jacob Belardo, MS – Winner, American Association of Physicists in Medicine Delaware Valley Chapter’s MedPhys Slam (a 3-minute presentation to non-specialists who may have no knowledge of physics or medical physics) – “Does Lung Function Imaging Modality Have a Dosimetric Impact On Functional Avoidance Treatment Planning," May 2022

Rooks S, Rodrigues D, Wan S: "Radiation dosimetry of a dual-modality balloon implant for simultaneous HDR brachytherapy and magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia to treat brain tumor resection cavities." Abstract accepted for presentation, American Brachytherapy Society Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, June 2022

Copeland A, Niazi M, Schubert L, Simone N, Rudoler S, Wan S: "Formal Simulation-Based Training On DIBH Technique Is Effective for Clinical and Physics Staff." Abstract accepted for poster presentation, American Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., July 2022

Stock M, Vinogradskiy Y, Taleei R: "Feasibility of HDR Brachytherapy Applicator Commissioning and QA Using a Mobile CT Scanner." Abstract accepted for e-poster presentation, American Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., July 2022