Published in Medical Physics, 2026
Folds catheter position selection and dwell-time optimization into a single robust inverse-planning framework for prostate HDR brachytherapy.
Recommended citation: JB Schulz, BP Bednarz, JM Floberg, JM Slagowski. (2026). "Robust optimization of catheter positions and dwell times for HDR prostate brachytherapy." Medical Physics.
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Published in Journal of Radiosurgery and SBRT, 2026
Review of platforms bringing ultra-high dose rate delivery to stereotactic radiosurgery and body radiotherapy. †Equal contribution.
Recommended citation: D Chen†, JB Schulz†, S Melemenidis, L Skinner, L Xing, BW Loo, MR Ashraf. (2026). "Emerging FLASH therapy platforms for stereotactic radiosurgery and body radiotherapy." Journal of Radiosurgery and SBRT.
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Published in Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 2026
Auto-contouring of target and organs-at-risk on post-implant CT, where catheter artifacts complicate segmentation.
Recommended citation: EM Wallat, JB Schulz, JM Floberg, G Cooley, BP Bednarz, JM Slagowski. (2026). "Deep learning auto-contouring of target and organs-at-risk on post-catheter implant CT images for prostate HDR brachytherapy." Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics.
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Published in Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology, 2025
Generalized, non-toxic shielding devices for total skin electron therapy, replacing lead-based alternatives.
Recommended citation: C Gibson, JB Schulz, A Yu, P Dubrowski, L Skinner. (2025). "Nontoxic generalized patient shielding devices for total skin electron therapy." Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology.
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Published in Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 2025
LLM-assisted extraction and classification of linac downtime events from clinical operations records.
Recommended citation: Y Youn, JB Schulz, E Stolen, K Farrey, E Muresan, S Kim, JJ Sohn. (2025). "Linear accelerator (linac) downtime analysis assisted with a Large Language Model (LLM)." Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics.
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Published in Frontiers in Oncology, 2025
An interactive panoramic virtual tour built to orient patients to the radiation oncology department before treatment.
Recommended citation: JB Schulz, P Dubrowski, X Ling, Y Wu, Y Qian, L Million, CM Marquez, A Yu. (2025). "The feasibility of a patient oriented interactive panoramic virtual tour for external beam radiation therapy." Frontiers in Oncology.
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Published in Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, 2025
Patient-specific bronze-PLA lung shields for total body irradiation, printable in-house.
Recommended citation: E Stolen, T Wu, JB Schulz, L Allie, C Song, BH Kim, JJ Sohn. (2025). "Fully customizable bronze-PLA lung shields using 3D printing for total body irradiation (TBI)." Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express.
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Published in Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 2024
A non-toxic, tungsten-filled alternative to Cerrobend photon blocks, taken through to clinical implementation.
Recommended citation: JB Schulz, P Dubrowski, C Gibson, AS Yu, L Skinner. (2024). "A clinical solution for non-toxic 3D-printed photon blocks in external beam radiation therapy." Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics.
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Published in International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 2024
A cross-institution dosimetry audit for FLASH and conventional delivery using a 3D-printed anatomically realistic mouse phantom.
Recommended citation: MR Ashraf, S Melemenidis, K Liu, V Grilj, J Jansen, B Velasquez, L Connell, JB Schulz, C Bailat, A Libed, R Manjappa, S Dutt, L Soto, B Lau, A Garza, W Larsen, L Skinner, AS Yu, M Surucu, BW Loo Jr. (2024). "Multi-institutional audit of FLASH and conventional dosimetry with a 3D-printed anatomically realistic mouse phantom." International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics.
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Published in Frontiers in Oncology, 2024
A radio-transparent audio-visual system for anesthesia avoidance during radiotherapy, since licensed to Leo Cancer Care.
Recommended citation: JB Schulz, L Zalavari, PM Gutkin, A Jiang, YP Wang, C Gibson, A Garza, KK Bush, L Wang, SS Donaldson, BW Loo Jr, SM Hiniker, L Skinner. (2024). "AVATAR 2.0: next level communication systems for radiotherapy through face-to-face video, biofeedback, translation, and audiovisual immersion." Frontiers in Oncology.
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Published in Practical Radiation Oncology, 2023
Tungsten-filled 3D printed lung blocks for total body irradiation, validated across institutions.
Recommended citation: DP Capaldi, C Gibson, A Villa, JB Schulz, BP Ziemer, J Fu, P Dubrowski, AS Yu, S Fogh, J Chew, L Boreta, SE Braunstein, A Witztum, E Hirata, O Morin, LB Skinner, TF Nano. (2023). "Tungsten filled 3D printed lung blocks for total body irradiation." Practical Radiation Oncology.
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Published in Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2023
Learned image representations for retrieving similar prior treatment plans from a clinical database.
Recommended citation: C Huang, V Vasudevan, O Pastor-Serrano, MT Islam, Y Nomura, P Dubrowski, J-Y Wang, JB Schulz, Y Yang, L Xing. (2023). "Learning image representations for content-based image retrieval of radiotherapy treatment plans." Physics in Medicine & Biology.
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Published in Practical Radiation Oncology, 2023
A low-cost VR platform for patient education in radiation therapy; recognized with the AAPM Arthur Boyer Award.
Recommended citation: JB Schulz, P Dubrowski, E Blomain, L Million, Y Qian, C Marquez, AS Yu. (2023). "An affordable platform for virtual reality-based patient education in radiation therapy." Practical Radiation Oncology.
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Published in Frontiers in Oncology, 2023
End-to-end clinical implementation of patient-specific 3D-printed electron cutouts, from print workflow to QA.
Recommended citation: JB Schulz, C Gibson, P Dubrowski, CM Marquez, L Million, Y Qian, L Skinner, AS Yu. (2023). "Shaping success: clinical implementation of a 3D-printed electron cutout program in external beam radiation therapy." Frontiers in Oncology.
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Published in bioRxiv (under review, Medical Physics), 2026
Characterization and calibration of the iQID system for quantitative beta-emitter imaging in tissue.
Recommended citation: O Kwon, SP Jollota, AO Adeniyi, JJ Jeffery, JB Schulz, LE Wehner, MB Idrissou, E Aluicio-Sarduy, BW Miller, DE Bergeron, R Hernandez, LA DeWerd, BP Bednarz. (2026). "Characterization and calibration of the iQID digital autoradiography system for direct quantitative imaging of beta-emitters in tissue samples." bioRxiv (under review, Medical Physics).
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Published in arXiv (under review, Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics), 2025
Dosimetric characterization of OLED screens left in the beam path during megavoltage treatment.
Recommended citation: DS Khan, A Garza, JB Schulz, BW Loo, SM Gibson, LB Skinner. (2025). "Treat-through OLED displays: dosimetry and performance of OLED AVATAR screens for megavoltage radiotherapy." arXiv (under review, Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics).
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Published in arXiv (accepted, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics), 2025
A reversible, software-only conversion of a clinical linac for preclinical electron FLASH work, with no hardware modification.
Recommended citation: S Melemenidis, D Chen, C Jensen, JB Schulz, M Surucu, AS Yu, EE Graves, M Shi, PG Maxim, A Currell, BW Loo Jr, L Skinner, MR Ashraf. (2025). "Non-invasive reversible software-based configuration of a clinically used linear accelerator for preclinical electron FLASH radiobiology." arXiv (accepted, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics).
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