Biographical summary
Michael P. Grams, Ph.D., is a medical physicist, with specialty interest in Radiation Oncology. His clinical physics focus includes:
- Development and characterization of treatment planning and delivery techniques for spatially fractionated radiation therapy (SFRT)
- Radiation therapy treatment planning
- Linac-based stereotactic radiosurgery
- Evaluation and verification of delivered radiation doses using radiochromic film dosimetry
- Image guidance in radiation therapy, particularly conebeam CT and respiratory gated imaging
- Adaptive radiation therapy
Beyond his clinical activities, Dr. Grams is active in research and education, providing guidance and instruction to both medical and physics residents.
Interests
- Gafchromic film dosimetry
- Image guided radiation therapy
- Conebeam CT localization
- Adaptive radiotherapy and its applications to lung cancer
- Small animal irradiation
- Design and development of novel radiation therapy phantoms
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2014
ResidentRadiation Oncology Medical Phy, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2014
Clinical Fellowship - Radiation Oncology Clinical Medical Physics Fellowship
Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
CAMPEP-accredited comprehensive clinical training programMayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2005
Ph.D. - PhD Experimental Solid State Physics
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Thesis Title: “Novel Cryogenic Sources for Liquid Droplet and Solid Filament Beams”Arizona State University
- 1999
BS - Physics for Information SystemsDakota State University
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2015
Therapeutic Medical PhysicsAmerican Board of Radiology
Awards and honors
- 2022
Practical Radiation Oncology's Top 20 Downloads of 2021Practical Radiation Oncology
- 2022
Mayo Clinic Radiation Oncology Distinguished Clinical Service AwardMayo Clinic
- 2022
Mayo Clinic Radiation Oncology Excellence In Research AwardMayo Clinic
- 2021
Mayo Clinic Teacher of the Year Award for Radiation PhysicsMayo Clinic Radiation Oncology
- 2014
1st Place, Young Investigator CompetitionNorth Central Chapter of AAPM
- 2012
3rd Place, Young Investigator CompetitionNorth Central Chapter of AAPM
- 2012
3rd Place, Young Investigator CompetitionNorth Central Chapter of AAPM
- 2006
Research Associateship AwardNational Research Council
- 2000
Summer Chair Fellowship Research AwardArizona State University
Professional memberships
- 2022 - present
Associate MemberMayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
- 2022 - present
Associate MemberMayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
- 2020 - present
MemberThe Radiosurgery Society
- 2016 - present
MemberAmerican Society for Radiation Oncology
- 2015 - present
ChairMachine Group, Department of Radiation Oncology
- 2015 - present
MemberPhysics Clinical Practice Committee, Department of Radiation Oncology
- 2011 - present
MemberAmerican Association of Physicists in Medicine
Publications
Research activities