Boon-Keng Kevin Teo, PhD

Boon-Keng Kevin Teo photo

Professor of Radiation Oncology at

Department: Radiation Oncology

Contact Information

Department of Radiation Oncology
Division of Medical Physics
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Civic Center Blvd

Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-6472
Email: kevin.teo@uphs.upenn.edu

Publications

Pubmed Link

Education

  • B.Sc (Physics)
    National University of Singapore, 1996
  • Ph.D. (Physics)
    University of Michigan, 2002

Selected Publications

  • Alaka BG, El H Bentefour, B-K Teo , D Samuel : A comparative study of machine-learning approaches in proton radiography using energy-resolved dose function Phys Med 106 : 102525, Feb 2023 Notes: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmp.2023.102525
  • J Trotter, AR Pantel, B-K Teo , FE Escorcia, T Li, DA Pryma, NK Taunk : Positron Emission Tomography (PET)/Computed Tomography (CT) Imaging in Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning: A Review of PET Imaging Tracers and Methods to Incorporate PET/CT Adv Radiat Onco 8(5) : 101212, Sep 2023 Notes: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adro.2023.101212
  • H S Tan, B-K Teo , L Dong, A Friberg, C Koumenis, E Diffenderfer and JW Zou : Modeling ultra-high dose rate electron and proton FLASH effect with the physicochemical approach. Phy Med Bio 68(14) : 145013, Jul 2023 Notes: htttps://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/ace14d
  • N Yegya-Raman, C Friedes, S H Lee, M Iocolano, L Duan, X Wang, B Li, C Aggarwal, R B Cohen, W Su, A Doucette, W P Levin, K A Cengel, D DiBardino, B-K Teo , S E O'Reilly, L Sun, J D Bradley, Y Xiao, C J Langer, S J Feigenberg : Pneumonitis Rates Before and After Adoption of Immunotherapy Consolidation in Patients With Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Concurrent Chemoradiation Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 23 Aug 2023 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.08.039
  • L Yin, W Zou, MM Kim, SM Avery, RD Wiersma, B-K Teo , L Dong, ES Diffenderfer : Evaluation of Two-voltage and Three-voltage Linear Methods for Deriving Ion Recombination Correction Factors in Proton FLASH Irradiation IEEE Trans on Rad Plasma Med Sci 6(3) : 263-270, Mar 2022 Notes: https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TRPMS.2021.3078885
  • C Wright, J Baron, D Lee, M Kim, A Barsky, B-K Teo , J Lukens, S Swisher-McClure , A Lin : Dosimetric Results for Adjuvant Proton Radiation Therapy of HPV-Associated Oropharynx Cancer Int J Part Ther 8(4) : 47-54, Nov 2022 Notes: https://doi.org/10.14338/ijpt-d-21-00018
  • W Su, CM Wright, DY Lee, M Kim, EJ Anstadt, B-K Teo , DJ Carlson, JN Lukens, A Eisbruch, A Lin : Stricter Postoperative Oropharyngeal Cancer Radiation Therapy Normal Tissue Dose Constraints Are Feasible Pract Radiat Oncol 12(4) : e282-e285, Jul-Aug 2022 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prro.2022.03.006
  • W Zou, H Kim, ES Diffenderfer, DJ Carlson, CJ Koch, Y Xiao, B-K Teo , MM Kim, JM Metz, Y Fan, A Maity, C Koumenis, TM Busch, R Wiersma, KA Cengel, L Dong : A phenomenological model of proton FLASH oxygen depletion effects depending on tissue vasculature and oxygen supply Front Oncol 12 : 1004121, Nov 2022 Notes: https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2022.1004121
  • W Zou, ES Diffenderfer, KA Cengel, MM Kim, S Avery, J Konzer, Y Cai, P Boisseu, K Ota, L Yin, R Wiersma, DJ Carlson, Y Fan, TM Busch, C Koumenis, A Lin, JM Metz, B-K Teo , L Dong : Current delivery limitations of proton PBS for FLASH Radiother Oncol 155 : 212-218, Feb 2021 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2020.11.002
  • H Paganetti, CJ Beltran, S Both, L Dong, JB Flanz, KM Furutani, C Grassberger, DR Grosshans, A Knopf, JA Langendijk, H Nyström, K Parodi, BW Raaymakers, C Richter, GO Sawakuchi, JM Schippers, SF Shaitelman, K Teo , J Unkelbach, P Wohlfahrt, AJ Lomax : Roadmap: proton therapy physics and biology Phys Med Biol 66 : 05RM01, Feb 2021 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/abcd16
  • SC Clasen, H Shou, G Freedman, JP Plastaras, NK Taunk, B-K Teo , AM Smith, BG Demissei, B Ky : Early Cardiac Effects of Contemporary Radiation Therapy in Patients with Breast Cancer Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 109(5) : 1301-1310, Apr 2021 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.12.008
  • A Kassaee, C Cheng, L Yin, W Zou, T Li, A Lin, S Swisher-McClure, JN Lukens , RA Lustig, S O'Reilly, L Dong, R Hytonen, B-K Teo : Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Proton-Dose Calculation with Scripting and Modified Hounsfield Units Int J Part Ther 8(1) : 62-72, Jun 2021 Notes: https://doi.org/10.14338/IJPT-20-00075.1
  • W Zou, ES Diffenderfer, K Ota, P Boisseau, MM Kim, Y Cai, SM Avery, DJ Carlson, RD Wiersma, A Lin, C Koumenis, KA Cengel, JM Metz, L Dong, B-K Teo : Characterization of a high-resolution 2D transmission ion chamber for independent validation of proton pencil beam scanning of conventional and FLASH dose delivery. Med Phys 48(7) : 3948-3957, Apr 2021 Notes: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mp.14882
  • ES Diffenderfer, II Verginadis, MM Kim, K Shoniyozov, A Velalopoulou, D Goia, M Putt, S Hagan, S Avery, B-K Teo , W Zou, A Lin, S Swisher-McClure, C Koch, AR Kennedy, A Minn, A Maity, TM Busch, L Dong, C Koumenis, J Metz, KA Cengel : Design, Implementation, and in Vivo Validation of a Novel Proton FLASH Radiation Therapy System Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 106(2) : 440-448, Feb 2020 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.10.049
  • C Hague, M Aznar, L Dong, A Fotouhi-Ghiam, LW Lee, T Li, A Lin, M Lowe, JN Lukens, A McPartlin, S O'Reilly, N Slevin, S Swisher-McClure , D Thomson, M Van Herk, C West, W Zou, B-K Teo : Inter-Fraction Robustness of Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy in the Post-Operative Treatment of Oropharyngeal and Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinomas Br J Radiol 93(1107) : 20190638, Mar 2020 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20190638
  • S O'Reilly, V Jain, Q Huang, C Cheng, B-K Teo , L Yin, M Zhang, E Diffenderfer, T Li, W Levin, Y Xiao, L Dong, D Feigenberg, AT Berman, W Zou : Dose to Highly Functional Ventilation Zones Improves Prediction of Radiation Pneumonitis for Proton and Photon Lung Cancer Radiation Therapy Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 107(1) : 79-87, May 2020 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.01.014
  • I Malajovich, S Anamalayil, O V Dolney, B-K Teo, W T Arscott, N K Taunk : Techniques for and Uncertainties of MRI-based Reconstruction of Titanium Tandem and Ring Brachytherapy Applicators Brachytherapy 19(5) : 651-658, Sep-Oct 2020 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brachy.2020.05.005
  • WB Harris, W Zou, C Cheng, V Jain,B-K Teo, L Dong, SJ Feigenberg, AT Berman, WP Levin, KA Cengel, SE O"Reilly : Higher Dose Volumes May Be Better for Evaluating Radiation Pneumonitis in Lung Proton Therapy Patients Compared With Traditional Photon-Based Dose Constraints Adv Rad Onc 5(5) : 943-950, Jun 2020 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adro.2020.06.023
  • BG Alaka, EH Bentefour, C Chirvase, D Samuel, B-K Teo : Feasibility of energy-resolved dose imaging technique in pencil beam scanning mode Biomed Phys Eng Express 6(6) : 065009, Sep 2020 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/abb4ed
  • Y Xie, J Petzoldt, G Janssens, F O'Grady, L Yin, EH Bentefour, J Smeets, D Prieels, RA Lustig, A Lin, B-K Teo : Prompt gamma imaging for the identification of regional proton range deviations due to anatomic change in a heterogeneous region Br J Radiol 93(1116) : 20190619, Dec 2020 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20190619
  • SW Yoon, NK Taunk, GM Freedman, E Hubley, S O'Reilly, B-K Teo , S Anamalayil , L Dong, C Kennedy, W Zou, JM Metz, T Li : Per-fraction positional and dosimetric performance of prone breast tangential radiotherapy on Halcyon™ linear accelerator assessed with daily rapid kilo-voltage cone beam computed tomography: a single-institution pilot study Radiat Oncol 7(15) : 258, Nov 2020 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-020-01700-6