Timothy Zhu, Ph.D.
Professor
Division of Medical Physics
Phone: 215-662-4043
Pager: 215-265-2835
Fax: 215-349-5978
Email: tzhu@mail.med.upenn.edu
Education
- 1984 B.S. Electric Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- 1987 M.Sc. Physics, Brown University
- 1988 M.Sc. Engineering, Brown University
- 1991 Ph.D. Physics, Brown University
Board Certifications
- American Board of Radiology, Radiation Oncology, 1996
- American Board of Medical Physics, Radiation Oncology, 1996, 2006
Professional Activities
- American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology
- The International Society for Optical Engineering
- American Association of Physicists in Medicine
- American Physical Society
- International Photodynamic Association
- Optical Society of America
- NIH, Special Emphasis Panel, Scientific Review Group
- Delaware Valley Chapter of AAPM
Awards and Honors
- 1991 Sigma Xi, Brown University
- 2007 Fellow, American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Publications
1. Yida Hu and Timothy Zhu: "Backscatter correction factor for megavoltage photon beam." Med Phys 38(10), 5563-5568, October 2011.
2. Timothy Zhu, E. Ishmael Parsai, Colin Orton: "PDT is better than alternative therapies such as brachytherapy, electron beams, or low-energy xrays for the treatment of skin cancers." Med Phys 38(3), 1133-1135, March 2011.
3. Harry Quon, Jarod Finlay, Keith Cengel, Timothy Zhu, Bert O'Malley Jr., Gregory Weinstein: "Transoral robotic photodynamic therapy for the oropharynx." Photodianosis Photodyn Ther. 8 (1), 64-7, March 2011.
4. Robin L. Stern, Robert Heaton, Martin W. Fraser, S. Murty Goddu, Thomas H. Kirby, Kwon Leung lam, Andrea Molineu, Timothy Zhu: "Verification of monitor unit calculations for non-IMRT clinic radiotherapy:Report of AAPM taskgroup 114." Med Phys 38(1), 504-530, January 2011.
5. Quon H, Grossman CE, King RL, Putt M, Donaldson K, Kricka L, Finlay J, Zhu T, Dimofte A, Malloy K, Cengel KA, Busch TM: "Interface with the Jaffe method for creatinine following 5-aminolevulinic acid administration." Photodiagnosis Photodyn ther 7(4), 268-74, December 2010.
6. Wang K and Zhu TC: "Modeling scatter-to-primary dose ratio for megavoltage photon beams." Med Phys 37(10), 5270-8, October 2010.
7. Li J and Zhu TC: "Monte-Carlo simulation of the effect of miniphantom on in-air output ratio." Med Phys 37(10), 5228-37, October 2010.
8. Grossman CE, Zhu T, Finlay J, Malloy K, O'Malley B, Weinstein G, Busch TM, Quon H: "Targeted laryngeal photodynamic therapy with a balloon diffusing light source." Photodiagnosis Photodyn Therapy 7(3), 158-61, September 2010.
9. Wang KK, Finlay JC, Busch TM, Hahn SM, and Zhu TC: "Explicit dosimetry for photodynamic therapy: macroscopic singlet oxygen modeling." Journal of Biophotonics 3(5), 304-319, April 2010.
10. Zhu TC, Ahnesjo A, lam KL, Li XA, Ma CC, Palta JR, Sharpe MB, Thomadsen B, Tailor RC: "Report of AAPM Therapy Physics Committee Task Group 74: In-air output ratio, Sc, for megavoltage photon beams." Med Phys 39(11) 5261-5291, 2009.
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