CURRICULUM VITAE
Douglas Prah PhD
Douglas Prah PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Radiation Oncology
Director of Advanced Care & Technology
Department of Radiation Oncology
Director of Advanced Care & Technology
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Froedtert Specialty Clinics |
9200 W Wisconsin Ave |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
2002 B.S., Biomedical Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, WI |
2008 Ph.D., Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
2008 - 2009 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Medical Physics, Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
2009 - 2011 Residency in Medical Physics, Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
01/2018 - Present Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
2018 - Present Director of Medical Dosimetry, Department of Radiation Oncology, Froedtert Hospital, 9200 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
11/01/2022 - Present Director of Advanced Care & Technology, Department of Radiation Oncology, Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
2011 - Present Clinical Medical Physicist, Department of Radiation Oncology, Froedtert Menomonee Falls, W180 N8085 Town Hall Rd, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 |
2011 - 2015 Clinical Medical Physicist, Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Catherine Medical Center, 955 76th Street, Kenosha, WI 53158 |
2011 - Present Clinical Medical Physicist, Department of Radiation Oncology, Froedtert Hospital, 9200 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
2015 - Present Clinical Medical Physicist, Department of Radiation Oncology, Froedtert West Bend, 3200 Pleasant Valley Rd, West Bend, WI 53095 |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Board Certified | Issue Date | Expiration |
ABR Therapeutic Radiologic Physics | 2012 | None |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
2008 Molecular and Cellular Imaging, 16th Annual International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Toronto, Canada |
2020 Outstanding Faculty Service Award Recipient, Medical College of Wisconsin |
Alpha Eta Mu Beta, Biomedical Engineering Honor Society |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
1998 - Present Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) |
2001 - 2002 Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society (RESNA) |
2001 - Present Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
2003 - Present International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) |
2008 - Present American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) |
2008 - Present American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) |
2012 - Present American College of Radiology (ACR) |
EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS: |
Journal Review |
2014 - Present Practical Radiation Oncology (PRO) |
NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
2018 - 2020 Member, Continuing Medical Education & Maintenance of Certification Committee, American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) |
07/12/2019 - 12/31/2020 Consultant, Task Group No. 336 - Quality Assurance for 3D Printing in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Applications, American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) |
2020 - Present Member, Task Group 336: Quality Assurance for 3D Printing in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Applications, American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) |
2020 - Present Member, Education Committee, American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) |
2021 - Present Member, International Council: Global Clinical Education and Training Committee (GCTEC), American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) |
2021 - Present Member, Task Group 66U1: Quality Assurance for Computed Tomography Simulators in Radiation Oncology: An Update to the report of the AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee TG66, American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) |
2022 - Present Member, International Council: Clinical Education Working Group, American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) |
2022 - Present Oral Board Examiner, American Board of Radiology (ABR) |
2022 - Present Member, Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEx): Practice Accreditation Committee, American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) |
2022 - Present Practice Accreditation Site Surveyor, Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEx), American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) |
INTERNATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
2019 - Present Member, International Council: Global Clinical Education and Training Committee (GCTEC), American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) |
2022 - Present Member, International Council: Clinical Education Working Group, American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) |
INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
International |
Probing Intracellular Compartments in Normal Brain and Brain Tumor using Short Diffusion Times., Int. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 15., Berlin, Germany, 05/24/2007 |
DSC Measurements in the Presence of BBB Breakdown., ISMRM Workshop on Cerebral Perfusion and Brain Function:Novel Techniques and Applications., Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, 07/29/2007 |
A Potential Functional Contrast Agent: In Vitro Mitochondrial Labeling using Mito-Carboxy Proxyl (Mito-CP) Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging., ISMRM Workshop on Cerebral Perfusion and Brain Function: Novel Techniques and Applications., Salvador de Bahia, Brazil, 07/31/2007 |
Prah, D, Monaco Treatment Planning, Rayos Contra Cancer: Global Health Radiotherapy Through Education, Training, Research and Collaboration., International Zoom Meeting, 08/20/2022 - Present |
National |
A Potential Functional Contrast Agent: In Vitro Mitochondrial Labeling using Mito-Carboxy Proxyl Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging., NIH/NINDS Invited Talk, Bethesda, MD, USA, 09/28/2007 |
Arc Planning with Monaco 5.0., ASTRO Elekta User Meeting, Austin, TX, USA, 07/22/2014 |
A Clinic's Migration from XiO to Monaco., ASTRO Elekta User Meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, 09/13/2014 |
Experiences with Monaco, Internal Elekta Quarterly Meeting, Chicago, IL, 12/16/2015 - Present |
The Importance of Monte Carlo Planning in SBRT., AAPM 2016 Elekta Physics User Meeting, Washington DC, USA, 07/30/2016 |
Regional |
Experiences with Monaco., Internal Elekta Quarterly Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, 12/16/2015 |
Local |
Probing Intracellular Compartments: Investigating the Effects of Restricted Diffusion in Brain Tumor, Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Biophysics Seminar Series, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 10/20/2006 |
Detection of Glioma Invasion: Application of Minimally-Restricted Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Mitochondrial-Targeted Nitroxide-Based Magnetic Resonance Contrast Agents for the Detection of Glioma Invasion in Response to Therapy., Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Biophysics Dissertation Proposal, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 12/15/2006 |
The Dosimetric and Delivery Advantages of a New 160-Leaf MLC., Medical College of Wisconsin, Medical Physics Seminar, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 04/28/2009 |
An Online Correction Strategy for Interfraction Variations Utilizing Couch Translation and Couch, Gantry, and Collimator Rotation., NCC/AAPM, Madison, WI, USA, 04/23/2010 |
Preliminary Results: A Comparison of Respiratory-Gated IMRT and TomoTherapy for Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer., Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Radiation Oncology Grand Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 09/22/2010 |
A Comparison of Respiratory-Gated IMRT and TomoTherapy for Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer., NCC/AAPM, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 10/09/2010 |
Respiratory Motion Management in Radiation Oncology., RTOW, Wisconsin Dells, WI, USA, 03/06/2013 |
COMMITTEE SERVICE: |
Medical College of Wisconsin |
2018 - 2021 Elected Faculty Member, MCW Faculty IT Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2021 - 2024 Provost Appointee Member, MCW Faculty IT Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2022 - Present Chair, MCW Faculty IT Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
Hospital |
2012 - Present Member, Clinical Operations Committee, Radiation Oncology, Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin |
2012 - Present Member, Chart Rounds and Peer Review, Radiation Oncology, Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin |
2012 - 2018 Member, Patient Safety and Quality Committee (PS&QC), Radiation Oncology, Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin |
2015 - Present Member, Community Hospital Division/Community Physicians Radiation Safety Committee, Radiation Safety, Froedtert Hospital Menomonee Falls and Froedtert Hospital West Bend |
2016 - Present Member, Radiation Oncology Information Technology Committee, Radiation Oncology, Froedtert Hospital |
2018 - Present Chair, Service and Technology Implementation and Review Committee (STIRC), Radiation Oncology, Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin |
2018 - Present Quality Management Officer, Patient Safety and Quality Committee (PS&QC), Radiation Oncology, Froedtert Hospital |
2018 - Present Chair, Practice Accreditation Committee: Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEx), Radiation Oncology, Froedtert and Medical College of Wisconsin |
MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES: |
Medical Student Education |
2015 - 2017 Selected lectures for Introduction of Radiology and Radiation Oncology |
Graduate Student Education |
2021 - Present Selected lecture for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Biophysics Department |
Resident and Fellow Education |
2011 - Present Clinical Informatics Preceptor, Medical Physics Residency Program |
2011 - Present Clinical Physics Preceptor, Medical Physics Residency Program |
2015 - Present Selected Lectures for Radiation Therapy Physics |
Continuing Medical Education |
2011 - Present Instructor, Oncology Information Systems and Treatment Planning Systems for department faculty and staff |
2011 - Present Instructor, Systems Orientation for department faculty and staff |
EXTRAMURAL TEACHING: |
Medical Student Education |
2011 - Present University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse/Froedtert Health-Radiation Therapy Program, Selected Lectures |
2016 - Present University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse/Froedtert Health-Radiation Dosimetry Program, Program Preceptor |
Continuing Medical Education |
06/2011 Kocaeli University, Turkey, Prowess IMRT Training |
12/2011 ONKO Medical Center, Ankara, Turkey, Prowess IMRT Training |
2011 St. Catherine's Hospital, Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Dosimetry IMRT Planning |
05/2012 Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey, Prowess IMRT Training |
09/2012 Froedtert Hospital West Bend, Medical Dosimetrist IMRT Treatment Planning |
2015 - Present Froedtert Hospital, Dosimetry Training |
MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED: |
Graduate Students |
PhD Committees |
2015 - 2018 Nikolai Mickevicius, Imaging Framework to Support Real-Time Online Adaptive
Replanning on the MR-Linac, Medical College of Wisconsin, Awarded PhD |
Residents |
2011 - 2014 Phillip Prior, PhD, Clinical Preceptor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Completed Residency |
2011 - 2014 Feng Liu, PhD, Clinical Preceptor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Completed residency |
2014 - 2017 Xiaojian Chen, PhD, Clinical Preceptor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Completed residency |
2014 - 2017 Slade Klawikowski, PhD, Clinical Preceptor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Completed residency |
2015 - 2018 George Noid, PhD, Clinical Preceptor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Completed residency |
2015 - 2018 Xinfeng Chen, PhD, Clinical Preceptor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Completed residency |
2017 - 2020 Sara Lim, PhD, Clinical Preceptor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Graduated residency |
2017 - 2020 Diane Schott, PhD, Clinical Preceptor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Completed residency |
2019 - 2022 Ying Zhang, PhD, Clinical Preceptor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Completed residency |
2019 - 2022 Haidy Nasief, PhD, Clinical Preceptor, Medical College of Wisconsin, Completed residency |
2020 - 2023 Hassan Jassar, PhD, Clinical Preceptor, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2021 - 2024 Asma Amjad, PhD, Clinical Preceptor, Medical College of Wisconsin |
2022 - 2025 Abdul Parchur, PhD, Clinical Preceptor, Medical College of Wisconsin |
EXTRAMURAL STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS, AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED: |
Graduate Students |
MS |
2016 - 2017 Alecia Eliason, Froedtert Hospital/UW-LaCrosse, Graduated, Master of Science in Medical Dosimetry Program |
2017 - 2018 Adam Schwartz, Froedtert Hospital/UW-LaCrosse, Graduated, Master of Science in Medical Dosimetry Program |
2018 - 2019 Keenan Fuller, Froedtert Hopsital/UW-LaCrosse, Graduated, Master of Science in Medical Dosimetry Program |
2019 - 2020 John Keefe, Froedtert Hospital/UW-Lacrosse, Graduated Master of Science in Medical Dosimetry Program |
2021 - 2022 Keegan Sanborn, Froedtert Hospital/UW-Lacrosse, Graduated, Master of Science in Medical Dosimetry Program |
PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS: |
Educational Programs |
Student |
Program Director, Medical Dosimetry Intern Program, collaboration with Froedtert Hospital Radiation Oncology and UW-LaCrosse Medical Dosimetry Program |
Research Programs |
STIRC NRG-GU005 Implementation |
STIRC SBRT Prostate |
Clinical Programs |
STIRC Optical Guidance Technology |
Course Director, Medical Dosimetry Clinical Case Conference attended by dosimetrists, physics residents, physics faculty |
STIRC Robotic CMA for Elekta Accelerators |
STIRC Advanced Multiaccess Precision Positioning System |
STIRC TSI |
STIRC Express Track IMRT Treatment Planning |
STIRC TSI |
STIRC Committee Charter Author for STIRC Safety, Comprehensive QA Program |
STIRC Linac QA Standardization |
STIRC Radiation Oncology Department Handbook Author for Clinical Operations Committee |
STIRC TBI |
STIRC DIBH Lung |
STIRC: CT Simulation Standardization |
STIRC Treatment Planning Nomenclature Standardization |
STIRC Craniospinal Program for Leptomeningeal Disease |
STIRC Precise ART IGRT |
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES: |
06/14/2016 Wisconsin Breast Cancer Symposium |
CLINICAL RADIATION ONCOLOGY: |
Commissioning Experience:
Commissioned Siemens Artiste Linear Accelerator (2008),
Commissioned Siemens Artiste Linear Accelerator with CTOR including shielding calculations (2011),
Commissioned Total Skin Irradiation (TSI) on several linear accelerators (2010) including designed TSI patient position system |
Imaging and Simulation Equipment:
Siemens CT simulators (including 4D-CT,
GE CT simulators (including 4D-CT),
Siemens 3T MRI simulator (Verio)and GE 1.5T and 3T MRI,
Bruker 9.4T (30-cm bore),
GE PET/CT |
Dosimetry Equipment: Welhoffer 3D scanning systems,
SunNuclear 3D Dose (Cylindrical Water Tank),
Ionization chambers (Farmer, Parallel Plate, Micro, Well),
TLD (Powder and Chips) and OSL,
Diode systems (MapCheck, ArcCheck, Delta4) |
Radiation Delivery Equipment: Siemens linear accelerators (Artiste, Oncor, and Primus) including CT-on-Rail (CTVision), flat panel/MV cone beam CT (MVision), and gating capability,
Elekta (Infinity Agility/iMLC2, VersaHD),
Varian Linear Accelerator,
TomoTherapy machine (Hi-Art),
Elekta Gamma Knife Model C,
Pantak Orthovoltage X-ray Unit,
Nucletron MicroSelectron® HDR brachytherapy remote afterloader |
Treatment Planning Systems: Elekta XiO 5.1 for 3DCRT and IMRT,
Elekta Monaco 5.1,
Panther Prowess TPS,
TomoTherapy TPS,
GammaPlan TPS |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. PRAH DE, Paulson ES, Nencka AS, Schmainda KM. A simple method for rectified noise floor suppression: Phase-corrected real data reconstruction with application to diffusion-weighted imaging. Magn Reson Med. 2010 Aug;64(2):418-29. PMCID: PMC4321728 |
2. PRAH DE, Kainz K, Peng C, Li XA. The dosimetric and delivery advantages of a new 160-leaf MLC. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2011 Jun;10(3):219-29. |
3. Kainz K, Chen GP, Chang YW, PRAH D, Sharon Qi X, Shukla HP, Stahl J, Allen Li X. A planning and delivery study of a rotational IMRT technique with burst delivery. Med Phys. 2011 Sep;38(9):5104-18. |
4. Boxerman JL, PRAH DE, Paulson ES, Machan JT, Bedekar D, Schmainda KM. The Role of preload and leakage correction in gadolinium-based cerebral blood volume estimation determined by comparison with MION as a criterion standard. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2012 Jun;33(6):1081-7. PMCID: PMC4331024 |
5. Kainz K, PRAH D, Ahunbay E, Li XA. Clinical experience with planning, quality assurance, and delivery of burst-mode modulated arc therapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2016 09 08;17(5):47-59. PMCID: PMC5874115 |
6. Paulson ES, PRAH DE, Schmainda KM. Spiral Perfusion Imaging With Consecutive Echoes (SPICE(TM)) for the Simultaneous Mapping of DSC- and DCE-MRI Parameters in Brain Tumor Patients: Theory and Initial Feasibility. Tomography. 2016 Dec;2(4):295-307. PMCID: PMC5226659 |
7. Paulson E, PRAH D, Ahunbay E, X Li, Advantages of Multi-Shot, Variable-Density Spiral, Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging for Radiation Treatment Planning, Med. Phys. 36 2711 ,2009. |
8. Noid G, Zhu J, Tai A, Mistry N, Schott D, Prah D, Paulson E, Schultz C, Li XA. Improving Structure Delineation for Radiation Therapy Planning Using Dual-Energy CT. Front Oncol. 2020;10:1694. PMCID: PMC7484725 |
Abstracts |
1. Paulson E.S, PRAH D.E., Li S-J. Detection of Cocaine-Induced Neural Activation using Pharmacological Activity Induced Manganese (PhAIM) MRI. Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 13 (2005) |
2. Kounev V.J., Hyde J., Kern M., Sengupta J., Pawela C., PRAH D.E., Paulson E.S., Shaker R. Feasibility and Reproducibility of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Medetomidine Sedated Rodents. Proc. Digestive Disease Weekly. (2006). |
3. Paulson E.S., PRAH D.E., Schmainda K.M. rCBV Estimates in Tumor vs. Normal Brain Depend on Acquisition and Analysis Methods rCBV. Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 14 (2006). |
4. PRAH D.E., Paulson E.S., Wu-Zimmer F.C., Schmainda K.M. Probing Intracellular Compartments in Normal Brain and Brain Tumor using Short Diffusion Times. Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 15 (2007). |
5. PRAH D.E., Paulson E.S., Zielonka J., Hardy M.J., Joseph J., Kalyanaraman B., Schmainda K.M. In Vitro Mitochondrial Labeling using Mito-Carboxy Proxyl (Mito-CP) Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 15 (2007). |
6. PRAH D.E., Paulson E.S., Schmainda K.M. A Demonstration of T2 leakage Effects on DSC CBV Measurements. Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 15 (2007). |
7. Bedekar D., Jensen T., Fishman M., Kvasnica K., Paulson E.S., Wagner-Schumann M.L., PRAH D.E., Schmainda K.M. Standardization decreases interpatient differences in rCBV as a function of brain tumor grade. Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 15 (2007). |
8. Paulson E.S., PRAH D.E., Schmainda K.M. Compensation of Confounding T1 and T2 Dipolar and Residual Susceptibility Effects in DSC-MRI using Dual-Echo SPIRAL. Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 15 (2007). |
9. Paulson E.S., PRAH D.E., Schmainda K.M. Correction of Contrast Agent Extravasation Effects in DSC-MRI using Dual-Echo SPIRAL Provides a Better Reference for Evaluating PASL CBF Estimates in Brain Tumors. Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 15 (2007). |
10. Paulson E.S., PRAH D.E., Schmainda K.M. rCBV Estimates in Tumor and Normal Brain Depend on Choice of Data Acquisition and Analysis Methods. Proc Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 15 (2007). |
11. Wagner-Schuman M.L., PRAH D.E., Kern Q., Schmainda K.M. A Demonstration of the Feasibility of DSC in Evaluating Breast Tumor Blood Volume. Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 15 (2007). |
12. Wu-Zimmer F., Kern Q., PRAH D.E., Paulson E.S., Schmainda K.M. Avastin is Effective in Reducing CBV in Human Brain Tumor Xenografts. Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 15 (2007). |
13. PRAH D.E., Paulson E.S., Schmainda K.M. A Demonstration of T2 Leakage Effects on DSC CBV Measurements. ISMRM Workshop on Cerebral Perfusion and Brain Function: Novel Techniques and Applications. (2007). |
14. Paulson E.S., PRAH D.E., Schmainda K.M. Compensation of Dipolar T1 and T2 and Residual Susceptibility Effects in DSC-MRI using Dual-Echo Spiral. ISMRM Workshop on Cerebral Perfusion and Brain Function: Novel Techniques and Applications. (2007). |
15. Paulson E.S., PRAH D.E., Schmainda K.M. Correction of Confounding Leakage and Residual Susceptibility Effects in Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast MR Imaging Using Dual-Echo SPIRAL. American Society of Neuroradiology 45 (2007). |
16. Paulson E.S., PRAH D.E., Schmainda K.M. Dependency of Tumor and Normal Brain Relative Cerebral Blood Volume on Choice of DSC MR Imaging Data Acquisition and Analysis Methods. American Society of Neuroradiology 45 (2007). |
17. Boxerman J.L., PRAH D.E., Paulson E.S., Schmainda K.M. Role of Pre-dose and Leakage Correction in Gd-based Cerebral Blood Volume Estimation Determined by Comparison to MION as a Gold Standard. American Society of Neuroradiology 45 (2007). |
18. PRAH D.E., Paulson E.S., Wagner-Schuman M.L., Schmainda K.M. Probing Intracellular Compartments in Normal Brain and Brain Tumor using Short Diffusion Times. Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 16 (2008). |
19. PRAH D.E., Paulson E.S., Wagner-Schuman M.L., Zielonka J., Lopez M. Hardy M.J., Joseph J., Kalyanaraman B., Schmainda K.M. In Vivo Mitochondrial Labeling using Mito-Carboxy Proxyl (Mito-CP) Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 16 (2008). |
20. Paulson E.S., PRAH D.E., Schmainda K.M. Variable-Density Spiral Improves Quality of Multi-Shot Arterial Spin Labeling Perfusion Estimates. Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 16 (2008). |
21. Paulson E.S., PRAH D.E., Schmainda K.M. Simultaneous Measurement of DSC- and DCE-MRI Parameters using Dual-Echo Spiral with a Standard Dose of Gadolinium. Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 16 (2008). |
22. Wagner-Schuman, M.L., Bedekar D., PRAH D.E., Paulson E.S., Schmainda K.M. Longitudinal Assessment of Avastin Therapy Using Biological Response Indicator Perfusion Maps: Predicting Response to Therapy. Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 16 (2008). |
23. PRAH, D., Kainz, K., Peng, C. and Li, X. (2009), SU-FF-T-135: Dosimetric and Delivery Advantages of a New 160-Leaf MLC. Med. Phys., 36: 2551. doi:10.1118/1.3181609 |
24. Paulson E.S., PRAH D.E., Ahunbay E.A. Advantages of Multi-Shot, Variable-Density Spiral, Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging for Radiation Treatment Planning. Medical Physics. 36 (2009). |
25. Paulson, E., PRAH, D., Ahunbay, E. and Li, X. (2009), MO-FF-A3-01: Advantages of Multi-Shot, Variable-Density Spiral, Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging for Radiation Treatment Planning. Med. Phys., 36: 2711. doi:10.1118/1.3182289 |
26. N.V. Morrow, D.E. PRAH, J.R. White, H. Shukla, S. Bose, X. Li. A Six-degree Online Correction Technique to Account for Interfraction Variations in Breast Irradiation. International Journal of Radiation Oncology - Biology - Physics, Vol. 75, Issue 3, S144-S145; November 01, 2009. |
27. D.E. PRAH, C. Peng, E.E. Ahunbay, S. Bose, H. Shukla, X.A. Li. An Online Correction Strategy for Interfraction Variations Utilizing Couch Translation and Couch, Gantry, and Collimator Rotation. International Journal of Radiation Oncology - Biology - Physics, Vol. 75, Issue 3, S590; November 01, 2009. |
28. C. Wood, T. Kelly, D.E. PRAH, P. Ritch, D. Evans, B. Erickson. IMRT vs. 3D Conformal Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation for Resectable and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology - Biology - Physics, Vol. 78, Issue 3, S320; November 01, 2010. |
29. D.E. PRAH, X. Li. A Conservative Approach to Consider Inter- and Intra-fractional Variations in Evaluating Dose Volume Parameters for Critical Structures. International Journal of Radiation Oncology - Biology - Physics, Vol. 81, Issue 2, S338; October 01, 2011. |
30. PRAH, D., Erickson, B. and Li, X. (2011), SU-E-J-142: A Comparison of TomoTherapy and Respiratory-Gated IG-IMRT for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer. Med. Phys., 38: 3475. doi:10.1118/1.3611910 |
31. J.R. Kharofa, D.E. PRAH, S. Firat. Feasibility of Cardiac Sparing Splenic Irradiation Using IMRT for Pediatric Patients Enrolled on the COG High-Risk Hodgkin Lymphoma Protocol AHOD0831. International Journal of Radiation Oncology - Biology - Physics, Vol. 84, Issue 3, S641-S642; November 01, 2012. |
32. D.E. PRAH, J. Kharofa, S. Firat. Cardiac Sparing by Respiratory-Gating During Whole Abdominal Irradiation Using 3DCRT for Wilms Tumor Patients. International Journal of Radiation Oncology - Biology - Physics, Vol. 84, Issue 3, S640; November 01, 2012. |
33. J.M. Longo, X. Chen, D.E. PRAH, A. Li, B.A. Erickson. Pelvic Insufficiency Fractures in Anal Canal Cancer Patients Treated With Helical Tomotherapy: Can We Identify Demographic, Clinical, or Dosimetric Risk Factors? International Journal of Radiation Oncology - Biology - Physics, Vol. 90, Issue 1, S398; September 01, 2014. |
34. G. Noid, E.S. Paulson, D.E. PRAH, A. Li. Feasibility of Using Ultrasound to Monitor Intrafraction Motion During Radiation Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology - Biology - Physics, Vol. 90, Issue 1, S837; September 01, 2014. |
35. Kainz, K., PRAH, D., Ahunbay, E. and Li, X. (2014), SU-E-T-539: Fixed Versus Variable Optimization Points in Combined-Mode Modulated Arc Therapy Planning. Med. Phys., 41: 351. doi:10.1118/1.4888873 |
36. Paulson, E. and PRAH, D. (2014), WE-G-18C-05: Characterization of Cross-Vendor, Cross-Field Strength MR Image Intensity Variations. Med. Phys., 41: 529. doi:10.1118/1.4889524 |
37. E.S. Paulson, D.E. PRAH. Rapid Evaluation of Radiation Therapy Response Using Multi-Parametric Image Treemaps. International Journal of Radiation Oncology - Biology - Physics, Vol. 90, Issue 1, S858; September 01, 2014. |
38. E.S. Paulson, D.E. PRAH. Rapid Evaluation of Radiation Treatment Plan Quality Using Interactive Treemaps. International Journal of Radiation Oncology - Biology - Physics, Vol. 90, Issue 1, S880; September 01, 2014. |
39. M.W. Straza, D.E. PRAH, E.S. Paulson, P.M. Knechtges, B.A. Erickson, J.R. Robbins. Pretransplant Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Inoperable Cholangiocarcinoma: MR Versus CT Based Tumor Volume Delineation. International Journal of Radiation Oncology - Biology - Physics, Vol. 93, Issue 3, E159. November 01, 2015. |
40. M.L. Siker, S. Firat, D.E. PRAH, C.J. Schultz, A. Dayal, C. Masterson, J.M. Connelly, W.M. Mueller, et al. Pulsed Reduced Dose Rate Reirradiation (PRDR) Using Modulated Arc (mARC) Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy for Recurrent Gliomas: Initial Clinical Outcomes of a Novel Technique. International Journal of Radiation Oncology - Biology - Physics, Vol. 96, Issue 2, E125-E126; October 01, 2016. |
41. E.S. Paulson, A. Eliason, Z. Boyd, N. Mickevicius, D.E. PRAH, J.A. Bovi. Brain MR-Only Using a Hybrid CT. International Journal of Radiation Oncology - Biology - Physics, Vol. 99, Issue 2, E709; October 01, 2017. |
42. Kainz K, Chen G, Chang Y, Prah D, Shukla H, Stahl J, li X. SU-E-T-417: A Planning and Delivery Study of a Rotational IMRT Technique with Burst Delivery Medical Physics. June 2011;38(6):3584. |
43. Prah D, Erickson B, li X. SU-E-J-142: A Comparison of TomoTherapy and Respiratory-Gated IG-IMRT for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer Medical Physics. June 2011;38(6):3475. |
44. Paulson E, Prah D, Ahunbay E, Li X. MO-FF-A3-01: Advantages of Multi-Shot, Variable-Density Spiral, Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging for Radiation Treatment Planning Medical Physics. June 2009;36(6):2711. |
45. Prah D, Kainz K, Peng C, li X. SU-FF-T-135: Dosimetric and Delivery Advantages of a New 160-Leaf MLC Medical Physics. June 2009;36(6):2551. |
Patents |
1. Prah D.E., Kalyanaraman B., Joseph J., Schmainda K.M., In Vivo Mitochondrial Labeling Using Positively-Charged Nitroxide Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging. United States 20090214437. Issued August 2009. |
2. PRAH D.E., Schmainda K.M., Paulson E.S., Multiparameter perfusion imaging with leakage correction. United States 20100296714. Issued November 2010. |
3. Prah D.E., Schmainda K.M., Paulson E.S., Method for detecting tumor cell invasion using short diffusion times. United States 20100298692. Issued November 2010 |
4. Present Paulson ES, Prah DE. Condensed visualization media for risk-adaptive therapies. Provisional application field. |