Xiaodong Wu, Ph.D., received his B.S. fron Xiamen University. He has an M.S. in radiological sciences and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the University of Miami. He joined the University of Miami-School of Medicine as a medical physicist in 1989, and was named chief of the Division of Medical Physics in 1997.

Dr. Wu has established credentials as a medical physicist, educator and academician. In 1999, he established the first program in South Florida for Intensity Modified Radiation Therapy.

Publications

CYBERKNIFE® TREATMENT OF METASTATIC MALIGNANT MELANOMA AS PART OF A MULTIMODALITY THERAPY: A CASE REPORT
A case of metastatic melanoma treated with combined modalities including image-guided robotic radiosurgery with CyberKnife® (Accuray Incorporated, Sunnyvale, CA, USA), and has an overall survival of14 years is presented.

Authors: William T Brown, F Fayed, Xiaodong Wu, James M Hevezi, Irene Monterroso, James G Schwade
Published: May 25, 2011

LATTICE Radiotherapy with RapidArc for Treatment of Gynecological Tumors:Dosimetric and Early Clinical Evaluations
LATTICE Radiotherapy (LRT) using Rapid Arc appears to be a safe and effective approach for the treatment of bulky gynecological tumors.

Authors: Beatriz E Amendola, Naipy Perez, Marco Amendola, Xiaodong Wu, Mansoor M. Ahmed, Alejandro J Iglesias, Richard Estape, Nicholas Lambrou, Pietro Bortoletto
Published: September 27, 2010

A Universal, Notched, Episcleral Plaque Set for Brachytherapy of Intraocular Tumors Adjacent to the Optic Nerve
This article describes a universal notched episcleral plaque set consisting of a 20 mm base notched plaque, a set of open gold rings, and conventional silicon seed carriers ranging in size from 10 mm to 20 mm.

Authors: Xiaodong Wu, Timothy G Murray, Peter Kaiser, J. Randall Hughes, Elizabeth Bossert, Arnold M. Markoe
Published: June 26, 2010

A Novel Applicator for Intracavitary Low-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy (LDR) for Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix: Results of a Single Institutional Trial
We report results of a study assessing the use of a novel applicator to deliver low-dose-rate brachytherapy (LDR) to carcinoma of the uterine cervix. An unexpectedly high rate of RV fistulae was demonstrated.

Authors: Nagy Elsayyad, Cristiane Takita, Gail Walker, Aaron Wolfson, Xiaodong Wu, Arnold M. Markoe

ON MODERN TECHNICAL APPROACHES OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL HIGH-DOSE LATTICE RADIOTHERAPY (LRT)
We present a new technical concept using modern radiation therapy instrumentation to advance traditional GRID treatment to modern three-dimensional (3D) high-dose LATTICE radiotherapy (LRT). We found superior dosimetry compared to the 2D GRID technique.

Authors: Xiaodong Wu, Mansoor M. Ahmed, Jean Wright, Seema Gupta, Alan Pollack
Published: March 05, 2010

Research Affiliate Associate Professor, Florida Atlantic University
Director of Medical Physics at Lynn Cancer Institute of Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Boca Raton, Florida

After graduating medical school and residency at a prestigious university and hospital in China, Dr. Shang furthered his education in USA. He then obtained a MS in medical physics from University of Pittsburgh, and a postdoctoral diploma from UHS/Chicago Medical School. He holds certifications from the American Board of Radiology in all three physics fields - Therapeutic Radiological Physics, Diagnostic Radiological Physics, and Physics of Nuclear Medicine. In 2001, as a solo physicist, he was instrumental in pioneering the modern prostate radioactive seed implants at Connecticut in 1992, IMRT with new CMS computing system as the first Florida and US clinic in 2001, and other cutting edge technologies including Protura 6D robotics in 2009. He has published more than 50 academic abstracts and articles, and is a frequent academic speaker for domestic and international academic conferences. He has been an active member of ASTRO, AAPM and ACMP. This year he was elected as President Elect of Florida chapter of America Association of Physicists in Medicine.

Selected Publications and Presentations

Shang C, Kasper M, Williams T, Benda R, Shope J, Kathriarachchi V, Schramm A, Cole J: A New Reliable SUV Index For Evaluating Local Control Using F-18 FDG PET Following Lung SBRT, 54nd ASTRO Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, IJROBP (2012)

Shang C, Kathriarachchi V, Williams T, Cole J, Kasper M, Shope J, Benda R: A Novel Method to Evaluate Local Control and Recurrence Using 18FFDG PET After Lung SBRT, Med. Phys. 39, 3698 (2012)

Vergara1 D, Shang C, et al: A Characterization of the LAP Aquarius Phantom for External LAP Laser Alignment and MR Geometric Distortion Verification for the Use of SRS Patient Simulation, Med. Phys. 39, 3694 (2012)

Kathriarachchi V, Shang C, Schramm A, Kasper M: Evaluating Local Control of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) for Lung Cancer Treatments Using 18F-FDG Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Young Investigator Presentation, AAPM Spring Clinical Meeting, Texas, March 2012

Shang C, Williams T, Kasper M: Clinical Efficacy of Using KV-CBCT Imaging Guided 6D Robotic Couch in Lung SBRT, Med. Phys. 38, 3473 (2011)

Shang C, Vargas C: Structure Density Variations Between Free Breathing CT and Respiration-Gated 4D CT for Lung SBRT, Med. Phys. 38, 3467-3468 (2011)

Jeremy Cole earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Physics from the University of Louisville (KY) in 1998 and 2000 respectively. He then attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI), where he received his Master of Science degree in Medical Physics in 2002. That same year he moved to South Florida and since then has held positions at Bethesda Memorial Hospital, Martin Memorial Hospital, Palm Beach Cancer Institute and Boca Raton Regional Hospital, during which time he contributed his expertise to the Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS), Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT), Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) and High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy programs. He is an active member of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) and the American Brachytherapy Society (ABS) and is certified by the American Board of Radiology (ABR) in Therapeutic Medical Physics and licensed by the State of Florida to practice Therapeutic Radiological Physics.

Publications

Shang C, Kasper M, Williams T, Benda R, Shope J, Kathriarachchi V, Schramm A, Cole J: A New Reliable SUV Index For Evaluating Local Control Using F-18 FDG PET Following Lung SBRT, 54nd ASTRO Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, IJROBP (2012)

Shang C, Kathriarachchi V, Williams T, Cole J, Kasper M, Shope J, Benda R: A Novel Method to Evaluate Local Control and Recurrence Using 18FFDG PET After Lung SBRT, Med. Phys. 39, 3698 (2012)