Gary Luxton
Academic Appointments
- Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Radiation Oncology - Radiation Physics
Professional Snapshot
Administrative Appointments
- Director of Radiation Physics, Dept. of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California (1983 - 1998)
- Chief of Clinical Physics, Stanford Hospital and Clinics (2000 - present)
Professional Education
| B.Sc.: | McGill University, Physics (1964) |
| Ph.D.: | Caltech, Physics (1970) |
Scientific Focus
Research Interests
1. Development of clinical implementation of hypofractionated extracranial radiosurgery with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT).
2. Analytic and Monte Carlo modeling of brachytherapy sources and external radiation beams, including effects of tissue inhomogeneity.
3. Robotic-arm radiosurgery based on optimized inverse treatment planning.
Publications
- MRI guidance for accelerated partial breast irradiation in prone position: imaging protocol design and evaluation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009; (1): 285-93
- Image-guided radiotherapy in near real time with intensity-modulated radiotherapy megavoltage treatment beam imaging. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009; (2): 603-10
- Linac-based on-board imaging feasibility and the dosimetric consequences of head roll in head-and-neck IMRT plans. Med Dosim. 2008; (1): 93-9
- A new formula for normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) as a function of equivalent uniform dose (EUD). Phys Med Biol. 2008; (1): 23-36
- Real-time 3D internal marker tracking during arc radiotherapy by the use of combined MV-kV imaging. Phys Med Biol. 2008; (24): 7197-213
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