Department of Medical Physics

Recent Graduates

Dr. Mustafa Cem Altunbas

Graduation Date: November 2004
Thesis Title: Micro-Pattern Gas Detectors for Digital Radiography
Current Employer: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Imaging
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow
Current Project: Cone-Beam Computed Tomography System for Breast Imaging, Slot Scanning exposure equalization system for digital radiography

Dr. Ahrundhuti Ganguly

Graduation Date: February 2003
Thesis Title: A Study of the Performance Characteristics of X-ray Detectors for Region-of-Interest Angiography
Current Employer: Stanford University, Lucas MRS Center, Department of Radiology
Current Position: Research Associate
Current Project: http://www.physicstoday.org/vol-58/iss-6/p22.html

Dr. Jake (Iacovos) Kyprianou

Graduation Date: July 2004
Thesis Title: A Method for Total X-ray Imaging System Evaluation: Application to a Microangiographic Detector for Neurovascular Procedures
Current Employer: Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Office of Science and Engineering Labs, division of Imaging and Applied Mathematics
Current Position: Visiting Scientist
Current Project: Implications of Gender-based Differences in Cardiovascular Disease on Imaging for Treatment and Diagnosis.

Dr. Rachel (Ruijie) Liu

Graduation Date: December 2002
Thesis Title: 3-D Cone Beam Region-of-Interest CT Reconstruction
Current Employer: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
Current Position: Instructor
Current Project: Research and Clinical Service

Dr. Parinaz Massoumzadeh

Graduation Date: 1999
Thesis Title: Region of Interest Radiologic Imaging
Current Employer: Electronic Radiology Laboratory, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University, St. Louis
Current Position: Research Associate
Current Project: Noise Evaluation in CT

Dr. Daryl Nazareth

Graduation Date: October 2004
Thesis Title: Determination of 3D Stuctured Objects, Vascular Structures, and Imaging Geometry from Single-Plane and Biplane Projection Images
Current Employer: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland (Baltimore)
Current Position: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Current Project: Image Analysis & Processing

Dr. Joseph (Chang-Ying) Yang

Graduation Date: 2000
Thesis Title: X-ray Beam Modulation, Image Acquisition and Real-Time Processing in Region-of-Interest Fluoroscopy
Current Employer: Eastman Kodak Company
Current Position: Principal Scientist
Current Project: X-ray Imaging Quality Assessment and Modeling, DR System Integration, CR System Optimization

Dr. Iris (Zhou) Wang

Graduation Date: August 2004
Thesis Title: Evaluation of X-ray Image Guidance for Interventional Cerebrovascular
Procedures: Endovascular Device Placement and Aneurismal Flow Characterization

Current Employer: Department of Radiation Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Current Position: Medical Physics Resident
Current Project: Clinical Practice

Dr. Mark (Ye) Wu

Graduation Date: June 2005
Thesis Title: X-ray Region-of-Interest Imaging System for Rapid-Sequence Angiography and Fluoroscopy: the Micro-Angiographic Fluoroscope
Current Employer: Upstate Medical Physics Inc.
Current Position: Medical Physicist
Current Project: Clinical Practice


Masters Graduates

William E. Granger, M.S., Biophysics, 1997, Survey of primary beam exposure outside the displayed fluoroscopic FOV.


Lynn Fletcher Heath, M.S., Biophysics, 1995, Image Equalization of ROI Fluoroscopic Images Using Mask Localization, Selection and Subtraction.


Mikhail Kezerashvili, M.S., Biophysics, 1996, Region of Interest Fluoroscopy: Automatic Filter Placement Device and Computerized Dose-Area Product Assessment Techniques.


Stephen J Klash, The effect of fluoroscopic ABC sysytem on patient exposure: a survey of 5 commercial units. MS, Biophysics, Spring 1996


Katsuhiro Tanaka, The effect of image receptor, focal spot, and geometric factors on spatial resolution for radiographic systems. MS Dept of Physics, May 2002


Marybeth Tobin: Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Dependence of contrast and dose on variations in mammographic parameters. 1995


Srinivas Tummala: Computer and Electrical Engineering, M.S. February 1989. Reduction of artifacts in radiographic images.


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