Publications with Principal Emphasis on Physics

Peer reviewed articles (Selected)

• R.G. Tawk, M. Duffy-Fronckowiak, B.E. Scott, R.A. Alberico, A.Z. Diaz, M.B. Podgorsak, R.J. Plunkett, and R.A. Fenstermaker; Stereotactic gamma knife surgery for trigeminal neuralgia: detailed analysis of treatment response, J. Neurosurg. 102(3), 442-449 (2005).
• S. Raina, J.S. Avadhani, M. Oh, H.K. Malhotra, W. Jaggernauth, M.R. Kuettel, and M.B. Podgorsak; Quantifying IOHDR brachytherapy underdosage resulting from an incomplete scatter environment, Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 61(5), 1582-1586 (2005).
• P. Towns, B. Free, G. Cernica, and M.B. Podgorsak; Practical issues in treating heavy patients on a linac treatment couch, J. Appl. Clin. Med. Phys. 6(1), 135-142 (2005). 
• G. Cernica, S.F. deBoer, A. Diaz, R.A. Fenstermaker, and M.B. Podgorsak; Dosimetric accuracy of a staged radiosurgery treatment, Phys. Med. Biol. 50, 1991-2002 (2005).
• P. Tripp, H.K. Malhotra, M. Javle, A. Shaukat, R. Russo, S. deBoer, M.B. Podgorsak, H. Nava, and G.Y. Yang; Cardiac fitness for surgical resection of esophageal cancer following preoperative chemoradiation: comparison of heart dose-volume histogram parameters to multiple gated acquisition scan results, Diseases of the Esophagus 18, 400-405 (2005).
• H.K. Malhotra, S. Raina, J.S. Avadhani, S. deBoer, and M.B. Podgorsak; Technical and dosimetric considerations in IMRT treatment planning for large target volumes, J. Appl. Clin. Med. Phys. 6(4), 77-87 (2005).
• G. Cernica, Z. Wang, H.K. Malhotra, S.F. de Boer, and M.B. Podgorsak; Investigation of Gamma Knife image registration errors resulting from misalignment between the patient and the imaging axis, Med. Phys. 33, 941-943 (2006).
• Z. Wang, B. Rajagopalan, H.K. Malhotra, M.R. Kuettel, and M.B. Podgorsak; The effect of ultrasound-guided positional realignment on dose delivery to the prostate and organs-at-risk in 3D conformal radiotherapy, Med. Dosimetry (in press).

BOOK CHAPTERS:

• E.B. Podgorsak and M.B. Podgorsak; Special Procedures and Techniques in Radiotherapy, in Radiation Oncology Physics: A Handbook for Teachers and Students, pp 505-548, Educational Report Series, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria, E.B. Podgorsak, ed., IAEA Press, Vienna, Austria (2005).
• L.E. Reinstein and M.B. Podgorsak; Patient Positioning and Immobilization, in Treatment Planning in Radiation Oncology, 2nd edition, pp. 38-62, F.M. Khan, ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA (2006).