Publications Print Ma J, Dragojevic S, Remmes NB, Mendelson NL, Kloeber JA, Ebner DK, Wu Z, Gunn H, Merrell K, Hallemeier CL, Haddock MG, Jethwa K, Lou Z, Mutter RW, Callaghan C. Linear Energy Transfer Optimized Proton Therapy for Rectal Cancer International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2025. Mutter RW, Golafshar MA, Buras MR, Comstock BP, Jacobson M, DeWees T, Remmes NB, Francis LN, Boughey JC, Ruddy KJ, McGee LA, Afzal A, Vallow LA, Furutani KM, Deufel CL, Shumway DA, Kim H, Liu MC, Degnim AC, Jakub JW, Vern-Gross TZ, Wong WW, Patel SH, Vargas CE, Stish BJ, Waddle MR, Pafundi DH, Halyard MY, Corbin KS, Hieken TJ, Park SS. Dose Deintensified 3-Day Photon, Proton, or Brachytherapy: A Nonrandomized Controlled Partial Breast Irradiation Trial. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2024 Sep 17 Epub 2024 Sept 17 View PubMed Denbeigh JM, Howard ME, Garcia DA, Debrot EK, Cole KC, Remmes NB, Beltran CJ. Characterizing Proton-Induced Biological Effects in a Mouse Spinal Cord Model: A Comparison of Bragg Peak and Entrance Beam Response in Single and Fractionated Exposures. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2024 Jul 1; 119 (3):924-935 Epub 2024 Feb 02 View PubMed Dupere JM, Lucido JJ, Breen WG, Mahajan A, Stafford SL, Bradley TB, Blackwell CR, Remmes NB. Pencil Beam Scanning Proton Therapy for Pregnant Patients With Brain and Head and Neck Cancers. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2024 Mar 1; 118 (3):853-858 Epub 2023 Nov 07 View PubMed Gao RW, Mullikin TC, Aziz KA, Afzal A, Smith NL, Routman DM, Gergelis KR, Harmsen WS, Remmes NB, Tseung HSWC, Shiraishi SS, Boughey JC, Ruddy KJ, Harless CA, Garda AE, Waddle MR, Park SS, Shumway DA, Corbin KS, Mutter RW. Postmastectomy Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy: 5-Year Oncologic and Patient-Reported Outcomes. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023 Nov 15; 117 (4):846-856 Epub 2023 May 26 View PubMed Mutter RW, Giri S, Fruth BF, Remmes NB, Boughey JC, Harless CA, Ruddy KJ, McGee LA, Afzal A, Gao RW, Shumway DA, Vern-Gross TZ, Villarraga HR, Kenison SL, Kang Y, Wong WW, Stish BJ, Merrell KW, Yan ES, Park SS, Corbin KS, Vargas CE. Conventional versus hypofractionated postmastectomy proton radiotherapy in the USA (MC1631): a randomised phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2023 Oct; 24 (10):1083-1093 Epub 2023 Sept 08 View PubMed Fattahi S, Mullikin TC, Aziz KA, Afzal A, Smith NL, Francis LN, Harmsen WS, Routman DM, Remmes NB, Ahmed SK, Shumway DA, Park SS, Mutter RW, Corbin KS. Proton therapy for the treatment of inflammatory breast cancer. Radiother Oncol. 2022 Jun; 171:77-83 Epub 2022 Apr 15 View PubMed Garda AE, Hunzeker AE, Michel AK, Fattahi S, Shiraishi S, Remmes NB, Schultz HL, Harmsen WS, Shumway DA, Yan ES, Park SS, Mutter RW, Corbin KS. Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy for Bilateral Breast or Chest Wall and Comprehensive Nodal Irradiation for Synchronous Bilateral Breast Cancer: Initial Clinical Experience and Dosimetric Comparison. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2022 May-Jun; 7 (3):100901 Epub 2022 Jan 24 View PubMed Al-Hallaq HA, Cervino L, Gutierrez AN, Havnen-Smith A, Higgins SA, Kugele M, Padilla L, Pawlicki T, Remmes N, Smith K, Tang X, Tome WA. AAPM task group report 302: Surface-guided radiotherapy. Med Phys. 2022 Apr; 49 (4):e82-e112 Epub 2022 Mar 15 View PubMed Dragojevic S, Ji J, Singh PK, Connors MA, Mutter RW, Lester SC, Talele SM, Zhang W, Carlson BL, Remmes NB, Park SS, Elmquist WF, Krishnan S, Tryggestad EJ, Sarkaria JN. Preclinical Risk Evaluation of Normal Tissue Injury With Novel Radiosensitizers. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 Dec 1; 111 (5):e54-e62 Epub 2021 Aug 14 View PubMed Zhou Q, Howard ME, Tu X, Zhu Q, Denbeigh JM, Remmes NB, Herman MG, Beltran CJ, Yuan J, Greipp PT, Boughey JC, Wang L, Johnson N, Goetz MP, Sarkaria JN, Lou Z, Mutter RW. Inhibition of ATM Induces Hypersensitivity to Proton Irradiation by Upregulating Toxic End Joining. Cancer Res. 2021 Jun 15; 81 (12):3333-3346 Epub 2021 Feb 17 View PubMed Howard ME, Denbeigh JM, Debrot EK, Garcia DA, Remmes NB, Herman MG, Beltran CJ. Dosimetric Assessment of a High Precision System for Mouse Proton Irradiation to Assess Spinal Cord Toxicity. Radiat Res. 2021 Jun 1; 195 (6):541-548 View PubMed Fattahi S, Ahmed SK, Park SS, Petersen IA, Shumway DA, Stish BJ, Yan ES, Remmes NB, Mutter RW, Corbin KS. Reirradiation for Locoregional Recurrent Breast Cancer. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2021 Jan-Feb; 6 (1):100640 Epub 2020 Dec 17 View PubMed Howard ME, Denbeigh JM, Debrot EK, Remmes NB, Herman MG, Beltran CJ. A High-Precision Method for In Vitro Proton Irradiation. Int J Part Ther. 2020 Fall; 7(2):62-69. Epub 2020 Oct 01. View PubMed El-Sherif O, Remmes NB, Kruse JJ. Validating robotic couch isocentricity with 3D surface imaging. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2020 Aug; 21 (8):168-172 Epub 2020 June 15 View PubMed Ma J, Wan Chan Tseung HS, Courneyea L, Beltran C, Herman MG, Remmes NB. Robust radiobiological optimization of ion beam therapy utilizing Monte Carlo and microdosimetric kinetic model. Phys Med Biol. 2020 Jul 31; 65 (15):155020 Epub 2020 July 31 View PubMed Mutter RW, Jethwa KR, Wan Chan Tseung HS, Wick SM, Kahila MMH, Viehman JK, Shumway DA, Corbin KS, Park SS, Remmes NB, Whitaker TJ, Beltran CJ. Incorporation of Biologic Response Variance Modeling Into the Clinic: Limiting Risk of Brachial Plexopathy and Other Late Effects of Breast Cancer Proton Beam Therapy. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2020 Mar-Apr; 10(2):e71-e81. Epub 2019 Sep 05. View PubMed Mutter RW, Jethwa KR, Gonuguntla K, Remmes NB, Whitaker TJ, Hieken TJ, Ruddy KJ, McGee LA, Corbin KS, Park SS. 3 fraction pencil-beam scanning proton accelerated partial breast irradiation: early provider and patient reported outcomes of a novel regimen. Radiat Oncol. 2019 Nov 21; 14 (1):211 View PubMed Smith NL, Jethwa KR, Viehman JK, Harmsen WS, Gonuguntla K, Elswick SM, Grauberger JN, Amundson AC, Whitaker TJ, Remmes NB, Harless CA, Boughey JC, Nguyen MT, Park SS, Corbin KS, Mutter RW. Post-mastectomy intensity modulated proton therapy after immediate breast reconstruction: Initial report of reconstruction outcomes and predictors of complications. Radiother Oncol. 2019 Nov; 140:76-83 Epub 2019 June 08 View PubMed Gleeson FC, Tryggestad EJ, Remmes NB, Beltran CJ, Kruse JJ, Haddock MG, Hallemeier CL, Storm AC, Levy MJ. Knowledge of endoscopic ultrasound-delivered fiducial composition and dimension necessary when planning proton beam radiotherapy. Endosc Int Open. 2018 Jun; 6 (6):E766-E768 Epub 2018 June 05 View PubMed Shen J, Allred BC, Robertson DG, Liu W, Sio TT, Remmes NB, Keole SR, Bues M. A novel and fast method for proton range verification using a step wedge and 2D scintillator. Med Phys. 2017 Sep; 44 (9):4409-4414 Epub 2017 July 31 View PubMed Mutter RW, Remmes NB, Kahila MM, Hoeft KA, Pafundi DH, Zhang Y, Corbin KS, Park SS, Yan ES, Lemaine V, Boughey JC, Beltran CJ. Initial clinical experience of postmastectomy intensity modulated proton therapy in patients with breast expanders with metallic ports. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2017 Jul - Aug; 7 (4):e243-e252 Epub 2016 Dec 16 View PubMed Janus JR, Jackson RS, Lees KA, Voss SG, Wilson ZC, Remmes NB, Keeney MG, Garcia JJ, San Marina S. Human Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Osseous Rehabilitation of Induced Osteoradionecrosis: A Rodent Model. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 Apr; 156 (4):616-621 Epub 2017 Jan 24 View PubMed Jackson RS, Voss SG, Wilson ZC, Remmes NB, Stalboerger PG, Keeney MG, Moore EJ, Janus JR. An Athymic Rat Model for Mandibular Osteoradionecrosis Allowing for Direct Translation of Regenerative Treatments. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Oct; 153: (4)526-31. View PubMed Whitaker TJ, Beltran C, Tryggestad E, Bues M, Kruse JJ, Remmes NB, Tasson A, Herman MG. Comparison of two methods for minimizing the effect of delayed charge on the dose delivered with a synchrotron based discrete spot scanning proton beam. Med Phys. 2014 Aug; 41 (8):081703 View PubMed Remmes NB, Herman MG, Kruse JJ. Optimizing normal tissue sparing in ion therapy using calculated isoeffective dose for ion selection. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2012 Jun 1; 83 (2):756-62 Epub 2012 Mar 19 View PubMed Huang X, Stein BD, Cheng H, Malyutin A, Tsvetkova IB, Baxter DV, Remmes NB, Verchot J, Kao C, Bronstein LM, Dragnea B. Magnetic virus-like nanoparticles in N. benthamiana plants: a new paradigm for environmental and agronomic biotechnological research. ACS Nano. 2011 May 24; 5(5):4037-45. Epub 2011 Apr 05. View PubMed Huang X, Schmucker A, Dyke J, Hall SM, Retrum J, Stein B, Remmes N, Baxter DV, Dragnea B, Bronstein LM. Magnetic nanoparticles with functional silanes: evolution of well-defined shells from anhydride containing silane J Mater Chem. 2009 Jan; 19(24):4231-39. Bronstein LM, Kostylev M, Shtykova E, Vlahu T, Huang X, Stein BD, Bykov A, Remmes NB, Baxter DV, Svergun DI. Mixed Co/Fe oxide nanoparticles in block copolymer micelles. Langmuir. 2008 Nov 4; 24(21):12618-26. Epub 2008 Oct 02. View PubMed Shtykova EV, Huang X, Gao X, Dyke JC, Schmucker AL, Dragnea B, Remmes N, Baxter DV, Stein B, Konarev PV, Svergun DI, Bronstein LM. Hydrophilic monodisperse magnetic nanoparticles protected by an amphiphilic alternating copolymer J Phys Chem C Nanomater Interfaces. 2008; 112(43):16809-17. Lavelle CM, Baxter DV, Lone MA, Remmes N, Nann H, Leuschner MB, Bogdanov A, Derenchuk VP, Kaiser H, v.Przewoski B, Rinckel T, Lozowski W, Shin Y, Snow WM, Sokol, PE. Neutronic Design and Measured Performance of the Low Energy Neutron Source (LENS) Target Moderator Reflector Assembly. Nuclear Instrument and Methods in Phys Research. 2008; A(587):324-341. Huang X, Bronstein LM, Retrum J, Dufort C, Tsvetkova I, Aniagyei S, Stein B, Stucky G, McKenna B, Remmes N, Baxter D, Kao CC, Dragnea B. Self-assembled virus-like particles with magnetic cores. Nano Lett. 2007 Aug; 7(8):2407-16. Epub 2007 Jul 14 View PubMed Leuschner MB, Baxter DV, Derunchuk VP, Kaiser H, Lavelle CM, Nann H, Remmes NB, Rinckel T, Snow WM, Sokol PE. LENS: A new university based neutron source for science and education. Nuclear Instruments and methods in Physcis Research. 2007; 261(B):956-959. Shtykove EV, Huang XL, Remmes N, Baxter D, Stein B, Dragnea B, Svergun DI, Bronstein LM. Structure and properties of iron oxide nanoparticles encapsulated by phospholipids with poly(ethylene glycol)tails. Journal of Physical Chemistry. 2007; C(111):18078-18086. Chipara M, Morjan I, Alexandrescu R, Zaleski JM, Remmes N, Baxter DV. Magnetic investigations of titanium-doped gamma iron osides dispersed in polymers. Journal of Polymer Science. 2005; 43(Part B). Chen WC, Bailey C, Borchers JA, Farrow RFC, Gentile TR, Hussey D, Majkrak CF, O'Donnovan KV, Remmes N, Snow WM, Thompson AK. Polarized 3He analyzers for neutron reflectometry. Physica. 2003; 335(B):196. McIlroy DN, Hwang S-D, Yang Ken, Remmes N, Dowben PA, Ahmad AA, Ianno NH, Li JZ, Lin JY, Jiang HX. The Incorporation of Nickel and Phosphorus Dopants into Boron-Carbon Alloy Thin Films. Applied Physics A: Materials and Processing. 1998; 67(V):335-342. Hwang S-D, Remmes N, Dowben PA, McIlroy DN. Nickel Doping of Boron-Carbon Alloy Films and Corresponding Fermi Level Shifts. Journal Vac. Science and Technology. 1997; 15(A). Hettinger JD, Washburn BR, Remmes NB, Steel DG, Gray KE, Fullerton EE, Sowers CH. Unusual Vortex Dynamics in Nb-aSi Multilayers with Strong Interlayer Coupling. Physics Rev Lett. 1996; 77:5280-5283. Hwang S-D, Remmes NB, Dowben PA, McIlroy DN. Nickel Doping of Boron Carbide Grown by Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition. Journal of Vac. Science Technology. 1996; 14(B):2957-2960. PST-20217267 Home Publications