Yi Rong, Ph.D.

  1. Medical Physicist
  2. Radiation Oncologist
  1. Hobbis D, Armstrong MD, Patel SH, Tegtmeier RC, Laughlin BS, Chitsazzadeh S, Clouser EL, Smetanick JL, Pettit J, Gagneur JD, Stoker JB, Rong Y, Buckey CR. Comprehensive clinical implementation, workflow, and FMEA of bespoke silicone bolus cast from 3D printed molds using open-source resources. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2024 Nov; 25 (11):e14498 Epub 2024 Aug 27
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  2. Duan J, Tegtmeier RC, Vargas CE, Yu NY, Laughlin BS, Rwigema JM, Anderson JD, Zhu L, Chen Q, Rong Y. Achieving accurate prostate auto-segmentation on CT in the absence of MR imaging. Radiother Oncol. 2024 Oct 16; 202:110588 [Epub ahead of print]
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  3. Hedrick S, Yang J, Rong Y. Promotion and tenure for medical physicists should be based on article specific measures and not on journal impact factor. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2024 Oct 10; e14537 [Epub ahead of print]
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  4. Tegtmeier RC, Kutyreff CJ, Smetanick JL, Hobbis D, Laughlin BS, Toesca DAS, Clouser EL, Rong Y. Custom-Trained Deep Learning-Based Auto-Segmentation for Male Pelvic Iterative CBCT on C-Arm Linear Accelerators. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2024 Sep-Oct; 14 (5):e383-e394 Epub 2024 Feb 06
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  5. Tegtmeier RC, Clouser EL, Laughlin BS, Santos Toesca DA, Flakus MJ, Bashir S, Kutyreff CJ, Hobbis D, Harrington DP, Smetanick JL, Yu NY, Vargas CE, James SE, Rwigema JM, Rong Y. Evaluation of knowledge-based planning models for male pelvic CBCT-based online adaptive radiotherapy on conventional linear accelerators. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2024 Sep; 25 (9):e14464 Epub 2024 July 19
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  6. Zhu L, Rong Y, McGee LA, Rwigema JM, Patel SH. Testing and Validation of a Custom Retrained Large Language Model for the Supportive Care of HN Patients with External Knowledge Base. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Jun 24; 16 (13) Epub 2024 June 24
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  7. Penoncello GP, Voss MM, Gao Y, Sensoy L, Cao M, Pepin MD, Herchko SM, Benedict SH, DeWees TA, Rong Y. Multicenter Multivendor Evaluation of Dose Volume Histogram Creation Consistencies for 8 Commercial Radiation Therapy Dosimetric Systems. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2024 May-Jun; 14 (3):e236-e248 Epub 2023 Oct 31
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  8. Rong Y, Chen Q, Fu Y, Yang X, Al-Hallaq HA, Wu QJ, Yuan L, Xiao Y, Cai B, Latifi K, Benedict SH, Buchsbaum JC, Qi XS. NRG Oncology Assessment of Artificial Intelligence Deep Learning-Based Auto-segmentation for Radiation Therapy: Current Developments, Clinical Considerations, and Future Directions. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2024 May 01; 119(1):261-280. Epub 2023 Nov 14.
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  9. Park J, Gagneur JD, Chungbin SJ, Rong Y, Lim SB, Chan MF. Resolving signal drift in the wall-mounted camera of the RGSC system. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2024 Mar; 25 (3):e14291 Epub 2024 Feb 02
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  10. Laughlin BS, Anderson JD, Hobbis D, Armstrong M, Vargas CE, Rong Y, Yu NY. Energy use in moderate hypofractionation and stereotactic body radiotherapy for prostate cancer. BJU Int. 2023 Dec; 132 (6):648-650 Epub 2023 Aug 21
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  11. Monk BJ, Toita T, Wu X, Vazquez Limon JC, Tarnawski R, Mandai M, Shapira-Frommer R, Mahantshetty U, Del Pilar Estevez-Diz M, Zhou Q, Limaye S, Godinez FJR, Oppermann Kussler C, Varga S, Valdiviezo N, Aoki D, Leiva M, Lee JY, Sulay R, Kreynina Y, Cheng WF, Rey F, Rong Y, Ke G, Wildsmith S, Lloyd A, Dry H, Tablante Nunes A, Mayadev J. Durvalumab versus placebo with chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer (CALLA): a randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2023 Dec; 24 (12):1334-1348
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  12. Duan J, Bernard ME, Rong Y, Castle JR, Feng X, Johnson JD, Chen Q. Contour subregion error detection methodology using deep learning auto-segmentation. Med Phys. 2023 Nov; 50(11):6673-6683. Epub 2023 Oct 04.
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  13. Lin MH, Kavanaugh JA, Kim M, Cardenas CE, Rong Y. Physicists should perform reference planning for CBCT guided online adaptive radiotherapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2023 Oct; 24 (10):e14163 Epub 2023 Sept 30
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  14. Xie X, Feng M, Rong Y, Hu J, Zhou W, Li Y, Liao H, Shi L, He H, Tong Q, Sun X. Whole brain atlas-based diffusion kurtosis imaging parameters for the evaluation of multiple cognitive-related brain microstructure injuries after radiotherapy in lung cancer patients with brain metastasis. Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2023 Aug 1; 13 (8):5321-5332 Epub 2023 June 25
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  15. Kang M, Ding X, Rong Y. FLASH instead of proton arc therapy is a more promising advancement for the next generation proton radiotherapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2023 Aug; 24 (8):e14091 Epub 2023 July 11
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  16. Farber NI, Li Y, Solis RN, Chen J, Masheeb Z, Wilson M, Bewley AF, Abouyared M, Rao S, Rong Y, Birkeland AC. Tumor and Nodal Disease Growth Rates in Patients with Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Jul 29; 15 (15) Epub 2023 July 29
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  17. Garcia DA, Jeans EB, Morris LK, Shiraishi S, Laughlin BS, Rong Y, Rwigema JM, Foote RL, Herman MG, Qian J. A Radiomics-Based Classifier for the Progression of Oropharyngeal Cancer Treated with Definitive Radiotherapy. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Jul 22; 15(14).
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  18. Duan J, Vargas CE, Yu NY, Laughlin BS, Toesca DS, Keole S, Rwigema JCM, Wong WW, Schild SE, Feng X, Chen Q, Rong Y. Incremental retraining, clinical implementation, and acceptance rate of deep learning auto-segmentation for male pelvis in a multiuser environment. Med Phys. 2023 Jul; 50(7):4079-4091. Epub 2023 Jun 07.
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  19. Rong Y, Ding X, Daly ME. Hypofractionation and SABR: 25 years of evolution in medical physics and a glimpse of the future. Med Phys. 2023 Jun; 50 Suppl 1:95-103 Epub 2023 Mar 01
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  20. Tryggestad E, Li H, Rong Y. 4DCT is long overdue for improvement. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2023 Apr; 24 (4):e13933 Epub 2023 Mar 03
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  21. Chen Q, Rong Y, Burmeister JW, Chao EH, Corradini NA, Followill DS, Li XA, Liu A, Qi XS, Shi H, Smilowitz JB. AAPM Task Group Report 306: Quality control and assurance for tomotherapy: An update to Task Group Report 148. Med Phys. 2023 Mar; 50 (3):e25-e52 Epub 2023 Jan 23
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  22. Roper J, Lin MH, Rong Y. Extensive upfront validation and testing are needed prior to the clinical implementation of AI-based auto-segmentation tools. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2023 Jan; 24 (1):e13873 Epub 2022 Dec 22
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  23. Hobbis D, Yu NY, Mund KW, Duan J, Rwigema JM, Wong WW, Schild SE, Keole SR, Feng X, Chen Q, Vargas CE, Rong Y. First Report On Physician Assessment and Clinical Acceptability of Custom-Retrained Artificial Intelligence Models for Clinical Target Volume and Organs-at-Risk Auto-Delineation for Postprostatectomy Patients. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2023 Jul-Aug; 13(4):351-362. Epub 2023 Apr 06.
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  24. Laughlin BS, Yu NY, Lo S, Duan J, Welchel Z, Tinnon K, Beckett M, Schild SE, Wong WW, Keole SR, Rwigema JM, Vargas CE, Rong Y. Clinical Practice Evolvement for Post-Operative Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy-Part 2: Feasibility of Margin Reduction for Fractionated Radiation Treatment with Advanced Image Guidance. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Dec 21; 15 (1)
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  25. Laughlin BS, Lo S, Vargas CE, DeWees TA, Van der Walt C, Tinnon K, Beckett M, Hobbis D, Schild SE, Wong WW, Keole SR, Rwigema JM, Yu NY, Clouser E, Rong Y. Clinical Practice Evolvement for Post-Operative Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy-Part 1: Consistent Organs at Risk Management with Advanced Image Guidance. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Dec 20; 15 (1)
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  26. Lim R, Penoncello GP, Hobbis D, Harrington DP, Rong Y. Technical note: Characterization of novel iterative reconstructed cone beam CT images for dose tracking and adaptive radiotherapy on L-shape linacs. Med Phys. 2022 Dec; 49 (12):7715-7732 Epub 2022 Sept 09
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  27. Pepin MD, Penoncello GP, Brom KM, Gustafson JM, Long KM, Rong Y, Fong de Los Santos LE, Shiraishi S. Assessment of dose-volume histogram precision for five clinical systems. Med Phys. 2022 Oct; 49 (10):6303-6318 Epub 2022 Aug 27
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  28. Laughlin BS, Anderson JD, Gagneur JD, Chungbin SJ, Bues M, Hobbis D, Fatyga M, Korte SM, Carroll SE, Vora S, Sio TT, Wong WW, Keole SR, Rong Y. Implementation of Photon Treatment Back-up Workflow at a High-Volume Proton Center: Safety, Quality, and Patient Considerations. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2022 Sep-Oct; 12 (5):e453-e459 Epub 2022 Mar 07
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  29. Penoncello GP, Gagneur JD, Vora SA, Yu NY, Fatyga M, Mrugala MM, Bendok BR, Rong Y. Comprehensive Commissioning and Clinical Implementation of GammaTiles STaRT for Intracranial Brain Cancer. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2022 Jul-Aug; 7 (4):100910 Epub 2022 Feb 05
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  30. Deraniyagala R, Ding X, Alonso-Basanta M, Li T, Rong Y. It is beneficial to invest resources to implement proton intracranial SRS. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2022 Jul; 23 (7):e13701 Epub 2022 June 17
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  31. Yuan N, Rao S, Chen Q, Sensoy L, Qi J, Rong Y. Head and neck synthetic CT generated from ultra-low-dose cone-beam CT following Image Gently Protocol using deep neural network. Med Phys. 2022 May; 49 (5):3263-3277 Epub 2022 Mar 14
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  32. Bhangoo RS, Petersen MM, Bulman GF, Vargas CE, Thorpe CS, Shen J, Wong WW, Rwigema JM, Daniels TB, Keole SR, Schild SE, Rong Y, DeWees TA. Biologically Effective Dose and Rectal Bleeding in Definitive Proton Therapy for Prostate Cancer. Int J Part Ther. 2022 Spring; 8 (4):37-46 Epub 2021 Sept 08
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  33. Li Y, Rao S, Chen W, Azghadi SF, Nguyen KNB, Moran A, Usera BM, Dyer BA, Shang L, Chen Q, Rong Y. Evaluating Automatic Segmentation for Swallowing-Related Organs for Head and Neck Cancer. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2022 Jan-Dec; 21:15330338221105724.
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  34. Jia X, Cunha JAM, Rong Y. Artificial intelligence can overcome challenges in brachytherapy treatment planning. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2022 Jan; 23 (1):e13504
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  35. Kim H, Lee YC, Benedict SH, Dyer B, Price M, Rong Y, Ravi A, Leung E, Beriwal S, Bernard ME, Mayadev J, Leif JRL, Xiao Y. Dose Summation Strategies for External Beam Radiation Therapy and Brachytherapy in Gynecologic Malignancy: A Review from the NRG Oncology and NCTN Medical Physics Subcommittees. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 Nov 15; 111 (4):999-1010 Epub 2021 June 17
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  36. Hyer DE, Ding X, Rong Y. Proton therapy needs further technological development to fulfill the promise of becoming a superior treatment modality (compared to photon therapy). J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2021 Nov; 22 (11):4-11 Epub 2021 Nov 03
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  37. Yang J, Xu L, Yang P, Wan Y, Luo C, Yen EA, Lu Y, Chen F, Lu Z, Rong Y, Niu T. Generalized methodology for radiomic feature selection and modeling in predicting clinical outcomes. Phys Med Biol. 2021 Oct 22; 66 (21)
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  38. Shi L, Chen Q, Barley S, Cui Y, Shang L, Qiu J, Rong Y. Benchmarking of Deformable Image Registration for Multiple Anatomic Sites Using Digital Data Sets With Ground-Truth Deformation Vector Fields. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2021 Sep-Oct; 11 (5):404-414 Epub 2021 Mar 17
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  39. Hyer DE, Cai B, Rong Y. Future mainstream platform for online adaptive radiotherapy will be using on-board MR rather than on-board (CB) CT images. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2021 Jul; 22 (7):4-9 Epub 2021 July 18
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  40. Rong Y, Rosu-Bubulac M, Benedict SH, Cui Y, Ruo R, Connell T, Kashani R, Latifi K, Chen Q, Geng H, Sohn J, Xiao Y. Rigid and Deformable Image Registration for Radiation Therapy: A Self-Study Evaluation Guide for NRG Oncology Clinical Trial Participation. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2021 Jul-Aug; 11 (4):282-298 Epub 2021 Mar 02
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  41. Ren XY, He PK, Gao XS, Zhao ZL, Zhao B, Bai Y, Liu SW, Li K, Qin SB, Ma MW, Zhou J, Rong Y. Dosimetric feasibility of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy in pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation using intensity-modulated proton therapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2021 May; 22 (5):79-88 Epub 2021 Apr 04
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  42. Qui J, Hou K, Dyer B, Rong Y. Constructing customized multimodal phantoms through 3D printing: A preliminary evaluation Frontiers in Physics. 2021 Apr27.
  43. Xu L, Yang P, Hu K, Wu Y, Xu-Welliver M, Wan Y, Luo C, Wang J, Wang J, Qin J, Rong Y, Niu T. Prediction of neoadjuvant chemotherapy response in high-grade osteosarcoma: added value of non-tumorous bone radiomics using CT images. Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2021 Apr; 11(4):1184-1195.
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  44. Wang D, Halvorsen P, Rong Y. Vendor-provided clinical physics services are a disservice to patients and the medical physics profession. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2021 Apr; 22 (4):4-7
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  45. Glide-Hurst CK, Lee P, Yock AD, Olsen JR, Cao M, Siddiqui F, Parker W, Doemer A, Rong Y, Kishan AU, Benedict SH, Li XA, Erickson BA, Sohn JW, Xiao Y, Wuthrick E. Adaptive Radiation Therapy (ART) Strategies and Technical Considerations: A State of the ART Review From NRG Oncology. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 Mar 15; 109 (4):1054-1075 Epub 2020 Oct 24
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  46. Chen Q, Carlton D, Howard TJ, Izumi T, Rong Y. Technical Note: Vendor miscalibration of preclinical orthovoltage irradiator identified through independent output check. Med Phys. 2021 Feb; 48 (2):881-889 Epub 2020 Dec 18
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  47. Clouser EL, Chen Q, Rong Y. Computer automation for physics chart check should be adopted in clinic to replace manual chart checking for radiotherapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2021 Feb; 22 (2):4-8 Epub 2021 Feb 02
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  48. Beltran C, Amos RA, Rong Y. We are ready for clinical implementation of Carbon Ion Radiotherapy in the United States. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2020 Dec; 21 (12):6-9 Epub 2020 Dec 14
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  49. Chen H, Shi L, Nguyen KNB, Monjazeb AM, Matsukama KE, Leohfel TW, Huang H, Qiu J, Rong Y. MRI Radiomics for prediction of tumor response and downstaging in rectal cancer patients after preoperative chemoradiation. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2020 Nov-Dec; 5(6):1286-95.
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  50. Xia P, Olch A, Rong Y. Creating a treatment plan report should be mandated as a minimum standard practice for patient care and QA documentation. J Appl Clin Med Phys 2020 Oct; 21 (10):6-9 Epub 2020 Oct 26
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  51. Zhang X, Chen H, Chen W, Dyer BA, Chen Q, Benedict SH, Rao S, Rong Y. Technical note: Atlas-based Auto-segmentation of masticatory muscles for head and neck cancer radiotherapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2020 Oct; 21 (10):233-240 Epub 2020 Aug 25
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  52. Chen H, Nguyen KNB, Huang H, Feng C, Zhao X, Daly ME, Rao S, Fragoso R, Valicenti R, Sekhon S, Navarro SM, Kim EJ, Cho M, Tam K, Farkas L, Halabi WJ, Monjazeb AM, Rong Y. Effect and Safety of Radiation Therapy Boost to Extramesorectal Lymph Nodes in Rectal Cancer. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2020 Sep - Oct; 10 (5):e372-e377 Epub 2019 Dec 20
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  53. Fulkerson RK, Perez-Calatayud J, Ballester F, Buzurovic I, Kim Y, Niatsetski Y, Ouhib Z, Pai S, Rivard MJ, Rong Y, Siebert FA, Thomadsen BR, Weigand F. Surface brachytherapy: Joint report of the AAPM and the GEC-ESTRO Task Group No. 253. Med Phys. 2020 Aug 29 [Epub ahead of print]
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  54. Chen W, Li Y, Dyer BA, Feng X, Rao S, Benedict SH, Chen Q, Rong Y. Deep learning vs. atlas-based models for fast auto-segmentation of the masticatory muscles on head and neck CT images. Radiat Oncol. 2020 Jul 20; 15 (1):176 Epub 2020 July 20
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  55. Dyer BA, Yuan Z, Qiu J, Shi L, Wright C, Benedict SH, Valicenti R, Mayadev JS, Rong Y. Clinical feasibility of MR-assisted CT-based cervical brachytherapy using MR-to-CT deformable image registration. Brachytherapy. 2020 Jul - Aug; 19 (4):447-456 Epub 2020 Apr 21
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  56. Li H, El Naqa I, Rong Y. Current status of Radiomics for cancer management: Challenges versus opportunities for clinical practice. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2020 Jul; 21 (7):7-10 Epub 2020 July 22
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  57. Yang P, Xu L, Cao Z, Wan Y, Xue Y, Jiang Y, Yen E, Luo C, Wang J, Rong Y, Niu T. Extracting and Selecting Robust Radiomic Features from PET/MR Images in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Mol Imaging Biol. 2020 Jun 15 Epub 2020 June 15
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  58. Yang J, Wu Q, Xu L, Wang Z, Su K, Liu R, Yen EA, Liu S, Qin J, Rong Y, Lu Y, Niu T. Integrating tumor and nodal radiomics to predict lymph node metastasis in gastric cancer. Radiother Oncol. 2020 Jun 10; 150:89-96 Epub 2020 June 10
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  59. Zhou W, Qian L, Rong Y, Zhou Q, Shan J, Li P, Shi L, Liu H, Sun X. Prognostic factors and patterns of recurrence after curative resection for patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma. Radiother Oncol. 2020 Jun; 147:111-117 Epub 2020 Mar 27
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  60. He Y, Rong Y, Chen H, Zhang Z, Qiu J, Zheng L, Benedict S, Niu X, Pan N, Liu Y, Yuan Z. Impact of different b-value combinations on radiomics features of apparent diffusion coefficient in cervical cancer. Acta Radiol. 2020 Apr; 61(4):568-576. Epub 2019 Aug 29.
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  61. Yuan N, Dyer B, Rao S, Chen Q, Benedict S, Shang L, Kang Y, Qi J, Rong Y. Convolutional neural network enhancement of fast-scan low-dose cone-beam CT images for head and neck radiotherapy. Phys Med Biol. 2020 Jan 27; 65 (3):035003
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  62. Shi L, Rong Y, Daly M, Dyer B, Benedict S, Qiu J, Yamamoto T. Cone-beam computed tomography-based delta-radiomics for early response assessment in radiotherapy for locally advanced lung cancer. Phys Med Biol. 2020 Jan 10; 65(1):015009.
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  63. Yuan Z, Rong Y, Benedict SH, Daly ME, Qiu J, Yamamoto T. "Dose of the day" based on cone beam computed tomography and deformable image registration for lung cancer radiotherapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2020 Jan; 21(1):88-94. Epub 2019 Dec 09.
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  64. Chen W, Li Y, Yuan N, Qi J, Dyer BA, Sensoy L, Benedict SH, Shang L, Rao S, Rong Y. Clinical Enhancement in AI-Based Post-processed Fast-Scan Low-Dose CBCT for Head and Neck Adaptive Radiotherapy. Front Artif Intell. 2020; 3:614384 Epub 2021 Feb 11
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  65. Ford EC, Moran JM, Kim GY, Schubert L, Rong Y. Parallel perspectives for building sustainable safety initiatives. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2019 Aug; 20 (8):5-10 Epub 2019 July 31
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  66. He Y, Qin S, Dyer BA, Zhang H, Zhao L, Chen T, Zheng F, Sun Y, Shi L, Rong Y, Qiu J. Characterizing mechanical and medical imaging properties of polyvinyl chloride-based tissue-mimicking materials. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2019 Jul; 20(7):176-183. Epub 2019 Jun 17.
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  67. Godley A, Zheng D, Rong Y. MR-linac is the best modality for lung SBRT. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2019 Jun; 20 (6):7-11 Epub 2019 May 21
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  68. Dyer BA, Yuan Z, Qiu J, Benedict SH, Valicenti RK, Mayadev JS, Rong Y. Factors associated with deformation accuracy and modes of failure for MRI-optimized cervical brachytherapy using deformable image registration. Brachytherapy. 2019 May - Jun; 18(3):378-386. Epub 2019 Feb 07.
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  69. He Y, Liu Y, Dyer BA, Boone JM, Liu S, Chen T, Zheng F, Zhu Y, Sun Y, Rong Y, Qiu J. 3D-printed breast phantom for multi-purpose and multi-modality imaging. Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2019 Jan; 9(1):63-74.
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  70. Zhang F, Zhang H, Zhao H, He Z, Shi L, He Y, Ju N, Rong Y, Qiu J. Design and fabrication of a personalized anthropomorphic phantom using 3D printing and tissue equivalent materials. Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2019 Jan; 9(1):94-100.
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  71. Zhang H, Hou K, Chen J, Dyer BA, Chen JC, Liu X, Zhang F, Rong Y, Qiu J. Fabrication of an anthropomorphic heterogeneous mouse phantom for multimodality medical imaging. Phys Med Biol. 2018 Sep 28; 63 (19):195011 Epub 2018 Sept 28
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  72. Zhang X, Rong Y, Morrill S, Fang J, Narayanasamy G, Galhardo E, Maraboyina S, Croft C, Xia F, Penagaricano J. Robust optimization in lung treatment plans accounting for geometric uncertainty. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2018 May; 19 (3):19-26 Epub 2018 Mar 10
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  73. Schuller BW, Hendrickson KRG, Rong Y. Medical physicists should meet with patients as part of the initial consult. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2018 Mar; 19 (2):6-9
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  74. Shi L, He Y, Yuan Z, Benedict S, Valicenti R, Qiu J, Rong Y. Radiomics for Response and Outcome Assessment for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2018 Jan 1; 17:1533033818782788
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  75. Yuan Z, Nair CK, Benedict SH, Valicenti RK, Rao S, Fragoso RC, Wright C, Qiu J, Rong Y. Converting Treatment Plans From Helical Tomotherapy to L-Shape Linac: Clinical Workflow and Dosimetric Evaluation. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2018 Jan 1; 17:1533033818785279
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  76. Tang X, Wang B, Rong Y. Artificial intelligence will reduce the need for clinical medical physicists. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2018 Jan; 19 (1):6-9
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  77. Ling S, Bhatt AD, Brown NV, Nguyen P, Sipos JA, Chakravarti A, Rong Y. Correlative study of dose to thyroid and incidence of subsequent dysfunction after head and neck radiation. Head Neck. 2017 Mar; 39 (3):548-554 Epub 2016 Dec 01
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  78. Walston S, Quick AM, Kuhn K, Rong Y. Dosimetric Considerations in Respiratory-Gated Deep Inspiration Breath-Hold for Left Breast Irradiation. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2017 Feb; 16 (1):22-32 Epub 2016 July 08
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  79. Shang L, Liu Z, Rong Y, Zhou T, Zuo L. MRI in breast cancer radiotherapy in prone and supine positions. Front Biosci (Landmark Ed). 2017 Jan 1; 22:570-579 Epub 2017 Jan 01
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  80. Kim L, Chen T, Rong Y. A standardized checklist is optimal for patients' chart check. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2017 Jan; 18 (1):5-8
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  81. Zhang D, Zhou T, He F, Rong Y, Lee SH, Wu S, Zuo L. Reactive oxygen species formation and bystander effects in gradient irradiation on human breast cancer cells. Oncotarget. 2016 Jul 5; 7 (27):41622-41636
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  82. Wojcieszynski AP, Olson AK, Rong Y, Kimple RJ, Yadav P. Acute Toxicity From Breast Cancer Radiation Using Helical Tomotherapy With a Simultaneous Integrated Boost. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2016 Apr; 15 (2):257-65 Epub 2015 Mar 16
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  83. Salamekh S, Rong Y, Ayan AS, Mo X, Williams TM, Mayr NA, Grecula JC, Chakravarti A, Xu-Welliver M. Inter-Fraction Tumor Volume Response during Lung Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Correlated to Patient Variables. PLoS One. 2016; 11(4):e0153245. Epub 2016 Apr 06.
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  84. Woods K, Rong Y. Technical Report: TG-142 compliant and comprehensive quality assurance tests for respiratory gating. Med Phys. 2015 Nov; 42 (11):6488-97
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  85. Yuan J, Rong Y, Chen Q. A virtual source model for Monte Carlo simulation of helical tomotherapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2015 Jan 8; 16 (1):4992 Epub 2015 Jan 08
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  86. Childress N, Chen Q, Rong Y. Parallel/Opposed: IMRT QA using treatment log files is superior to conventional measurement-based method. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2015 Jan 8; 16 (1):5385 Epub 2015 Jan 08
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  87. Rong Y, Bazan JG, Sekhon A, Haglund K, Xu-Welliver M, Williams T. Minimal Inter-Fractional Fiducial Migration during Image-Guided Lung Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Using SuperLock Nitinol Coil Fiducial Markers. PLoS One. 2015; 10(7):e0131945. Epub 2015 Jul 09.
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  88. Rong Y, Zuo L, Shang L, Bazan JG. Radiotherapy treatment for nonmelanoma skin cancer. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2015; 15 (7):765-76 Epub 2015 May 08
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  89. Rong Y, Evans J, Xu-Welliver M, Pickett C, Jia G, Chen Q, Zuo L. Dosimetric evaluation of intensity-modulated radiotherapy, volumetric modulated arc therapy, and helical tomotherapy for hippocampal-avoidance whole brain radiotherapy. PLoS One. 2015; 10(4):e0126222. Epub 2015 Apr 20.
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  90. Majithia L, Rong Y, Siddiqui F, Hattie T, Gupta N, Weldon M, Chakravarti A, Wong HK, Porcu P, Xu-Welliver M. Treating cutaneous T-cell lymphoma with highly irregular surfaces with photon irradiation using rice as tissue compensator. Front Oncol. 2015; 5:49. Epub 2015 Feb 24.
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  91. Zuo L, He F, Sergakis GG, Koozehchian MS, Stimpfl JN, Rong Y, Diaz PT, Best TM. Interrelated role of cigarette smoking, oxidative stress, and immune response in COPD and corresponding treatments. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2014 Aug 1; 307 (3):L205-18 Epub 2014 May 30
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  92. Chaswal V, Weldon M, Gupta N, Chakravarti A, Rong Y. Commissioning and comprehensive evaluation of the ArcCHECK cylindrical diode array for VMAT pretreatment delivery QA. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2014 Jul 8; 15 (4):4832 Epub 2014 July 08
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  93. Rong Y, Chen Y, Shang L, Zuo L, Lu W, Chen Q. Helical tomotherapy with dynamic running-start-stop delivery compared to conventional tomotherapy delivery. Med Phys. 2014 May; 41 (5):051709
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  94. Rong Y, Walston S, Welliver MX, Chakravarti A, Quick AM. Improving intra-fractional target position accuracy using a 3D surface surrogate for left breast irradiation using the respiratory-gated deep-inspiration breath-hold technique. PLoS One. 2014; 9(5):e97933. Epub 2014 May 22.
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  96. Koozehchian M, Nazem F, Kreider R, Roberts W, Rong Y, Zuo L. The role of lipoproteins on exercise training in adolescent males – a comprehensive report. Lipids in Health and Disease. 2014; 13:95-102.
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