Medical Imaging and Radiation Science Seminar Series
Spring 2014
Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics
Rice University
Departments of Radiation Physics and Imaging Physics
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
During the spring semester leading researchers from the Departments of Radiation Physics, Imaging Physics, Interventional Radiology, and Neuroradiology at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center will give presentations to introduce their respective specialties. This sequence of talks should hold great interest for undergraduates, graduate students, post-docs, and faculty at Rice University interested in research projects at the cutting edge of medical imaging and radiation science.
Regular Meeting Time
Wednesdays
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
List of Presentations, Spring 2014
The list of presenters, including title of presentation and meeting location are given below. Interested students are encouraged to contact presenters directly, or alternatively any of the Seminar Organizers listed below. For past presentations, note that we will try to provide links to download the slides in PDF format.
DCH: Duncan Hall, Building 23 on Campus Map
KCK: Keck Hall, Building 41 on Campus Map
- Imaging to Determine Tumor Phenotype
Laurence Court, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Physics, UTMDACC
Date: 1/22/14
Location: KCK 101
link: presentation slides - Hierarchical Particle Transport in Radiation Therapy Applications
Dragan Mirkovic, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Physics, UTMDACC
Date: 2/5/14
Location: DCH 3076
link: presentation slides - Recent Developments in Quantitative Nuclear Medicine Imaging and Dosimetry
Cheenu Kappadath, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Imaging Physics, UTMDACC
Date: 2/12/14
Location: DCH 3076 - Theranostic Applications of Gold Core-Shell Structured Nanoparticles
Marites Melancon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Imaging Physics, UTMDACC
Date: 2/19/14
Location: DCH 1044
link: presentation slides - Imaging Genomics: Application of Computational Correlations
Rivka Colen, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, UTMDACC
Date: 2/26/14
Location: DCH 3076
- Robust Optimization of Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy to Incorporate the Uncertainties in Radiation Dose Distributions
Radhe Mohan, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Radiation Physics, UTMDACC
Date: 3/12/14
Location: DCH 3076 - Translating Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging: Preclinical and Clinical Findings
* Ali Azhdarinia, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Institute of Molecular Medicine - Center for Molecular Imaging
* Eva Sevick, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Institute of Molecular Medicine - Center for Molecular Imaging
Date: 3/19/14
Location: DCH 3076
- Imaging the Metabolism with Magnetic Resonance
James Bankson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Imaging Physics, UTMDACC
Date: 3/26/14
Location: DCH 3076 - Ultrasound-Mediated Imaging: from Bench to Bedside
Richard Bouchard, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Imaging Physics, UTMDACC
Date: 4/2/14
Location: DCH 3076 - Computed Tomography: Past, Present and Future
Tinsu Pan, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Imaging Physics, UTMDACC
Date: 4/9/14
Location: KCK 101 - MRI for Minimally Invasive Therapy
Jason Stafford, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Imaging Physics, UTMDACC
Date: 4/16/14
Location: DCH 3076 - MR-Guided Radiotherapy in Head and Neck: Interrogating the Tumor Micro-Environment
David Fuller, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, UTMDACC
Date: 4/23/14
Location: DCH 3076 - Quantitative Measurements with Positron Emission Tomography
Osama Mawlawi, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Imaging Physics, UTMDACC
Date: 4/30/14
Location: DCH 3076
Seminar Organizers
Tim Warburton, Ph.D.
Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics
Rice University
Email: tim.warburton@rice.edu
Edward Castillo, Ph.D.
Department of Radiation Physics
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Email: ecastillo3@mdanderson.org
David Fuentes, Ph.D.
Department of Imaging Physics
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Email: dtfuentes@mdanderson.org
Richard Castillo, Ph.D.
Department of Radiation Physics
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Email: ricastillo@mdanderson.org
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Last Updated: March 17, 2014.