Peter Bloch, Ph.D.
Professor of Radiation Oncology
Division of Medical Physics
Phone: 215-746-5078
Pager: 215-314-5526
Fax: 215-349-5978
Email: bloch@xrt.upenn.edu
Education
- 1956 B.S. Michigan State University
- 1965 M.S. University of Pennsylvania
- 1968 Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania
Board Certifications
- 1977 American Board of Radiology, Radiological Physics including Radiotherapy, Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Radiology
Professional Activities
- 1974 Graduate Group Committee, Biomedical Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering
- 1978-81 Scientific Advisory Committee of Clinical Research Center, School of Dental
- 1981-83 Biosafety Committee School of Medicine
- 1987-92 Chairman, Radiation Safety Committee, University of Pennsylvania
- 1993 Steering Committee, Institute of Environmental Studies, University of Pennsylvania
Memberships
- American Association of Physicists in Medicine
- American College of Medical Physics
- AAPM
- American College of Radiology
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Society of Nuclear Medicine
Awards and Honors
- 1968 Society of Sigma Xi
Publications
1. Bloch P: "A unified electron/photon dosimetry approach". Phys Med Biol. 33:373-377, 1988.
2. Bloch P: Reply to "Comments on a unified electron/photon dosimetry approach." Phys Med Biol. 33:938-984, 1988.
3. Powlis WD, Brikman I, Seshadri SB, Bloch P: "Portal radiographs: digital enhancement of contrast". Radiology 169:839-841, 1988.
4. McKenna WG, Lenkinski RE, Hendrix RA, Bloch P: "The use of magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy on the assessment of patients with head and neck malignancies". Cancer 64:2069-2075, 1989.
5. Buhle, Jr. EL, Bloch P, Lenkinski RE: "Noise reduction for T2 derived magnetic resonance images". Comp. Medical Imag. and Graphics. 14(3), 1990.
6. Sokas RK, Besarab A, McDiarmid MA, Shapiro IM, Bloch P: "Sensitivity of in-vivo x-ray fluorescence determination of skeletal lead stores". Archives of Enviromental Health 45:268-272, 1990.
7. Bloch P, Bryer M, Lenkinski RE, McKenna WG: "Tumor localization and identification". Proc. 12th Ann. Int. Conf. of the IEEE Eng. in Med. and Biol. Soc., Philadelphia, PA, p. 423-424, November 1990.
8. Hendrix RA, Lenkinski RE, Vogele K, Bloch P, McKenna WG: "P-31 Localized magnetic resonance spectroscopy of head and neck tumors-Preliminary findings". Otolarynogol Head Neck Surg. 103 775-83, 1990.
9. Bloch P, Lenkinski RE, Buhle, Jr. EL, Hendrix R, Bryer M, McKenna WG: "The use of T2 distribution to study tumor extent and heterogeneity in head and neck cancer". Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 9:205-211, 1991.
10. Altschuler MD, Bloch P, Buhle EL, Ayyalasomayajula S: "3D dose calculations for electron and photon beams". Phys. in Med. and Biol, Vol. 37, No. 2, 391-441, 1992.
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