Publications

M. Wright, B. Dietz, E. Yip, J. Yun, Z. Gabos, B.G. Fallone, K. Wachowicz,
"Time Domain Principal Component Analysis for Rapid, Real-Time MRI Reconstruction from Undersampled Data",
Medical Physics, #21-523R1, in press.

K. McGee, B.G. Fallone et al,
"Findings of the AAPM Ad Hoc Committee on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Radiation Therapy: Unmet needs, opportunities and recommendations",
Medical Physics, 48(8), pp.4523-4531 (2021).
Wiley Online Library;
PubMed Link

R.Barta, V. Volotovskyy, K. Wachowic, B.G. Fallone, N, De Zanche,
"How Thin Can You Go? Performance of Thin and Non-copper RF Coil Conductors for Emerging Applications",
Magn Reson Med, 85(4). pp. 2327-2333 (2021) doi:10.1002/mrm.28540.
Wiley Online Library;
PubMed Link.

B. Dietz, J. Yun, E.Yip, Z.Gabos, B.G. Fallone, K. Wachowicz,
"Single Patient Convolutional Neural Networks for Real-time MR Reconstruction: Coherent Low-Resolution versus Incoherent Undersampling,"
Phys Med Biol. 2020 Apr 23;65(8):08NT03 (13 pp). doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab7d13. PubMed Link

N. Tahmasebi, P. Boulanger, J. Yun, B. G. Fallone, M. Noga, K. Punithakumar,
"Real-time Lung Tumor Tracking Using A CUDA Enabled Nonrigid Registration Algorithm for MRI,"
IEEE J Trans Eng Health Med 2020;8:4300308 (9 pp). doi: 10.1109/JTEHM.2020.2989124. PubMed Link

R. Barta, A. Ghila, V. Volotovsky, K. Wachowicz, S. Rathee, B.G. Fallone, N. de Zanche,
"Impact of a Parallel Magnetic Field on Radiation Dose Beneath Thin Copper and Aluminum Foils,"
Biomed. Phys. Eng. Express 6 137002 (7 pp) (2020). doi: 10.1088/2057-1976/ab7cf2 IOPscience Link

Yang R, Santos DM, Fallone BG, St-Aubin J,
"Feasibility of energy adaptive angular meshing for perpendicular and parallel magnetic fields in a grid based Boltzmann solver,"
Biomed. Phys. Eng. Express 6 025006, (11pp), (2020). doi: 10.1088/2057-1976/ab6e15 IOPscience Link.

Reynolds M, Rathee S, Fallone BG,
"Technical Note: Sensitive volume effects on ion chamber responses in longitudinal magnetic fields,"
Med Phys, 46(7):3306-3310 (2019). doi: 10.1002/mp.13565. Epub 2019 May 21. PubMed Link.

Dietz B, Yun J, Gabos Z, Fallone BG, Wachowicz K,
"Single Patient Convolutional Neural Networks for Real-time MR Reconstruction: A Proof of Concept Application in Lung Tumor Segmentation for Adaptive Radiotherapy,"
Phys Med Biol. 64(19):195002 (2019). doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab408e. PubMed Link.

Yang R, Santos DM, Fallone BG, St-Aubin J,
"A novel transport sweep architecture for efficient deterministic patient dose calculations in MRI-guided radiotherapy,"
Phys. Med. Biol., 2019 Sep 19,64(18):185012. doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/ab35bc. PubMed Link.

Santos DM, Wachowicz K, Burke B, Fallone BG,
"Proton beam behavior in a parallel configured MRI-proton therapy hybrid: Effects of time-varying gradient magnetic fields,"
Medical Physics, 46(20):822-838, doi: 10.1002/mp.13309. Epub 2018 Dec 18. (February 2019) PubMed Link.

Rathee S, Fallone BG, Steciw S,
"Technical Note: EPID's response to 6 MV photons in a strong, parallel magnetic field,"
Medical Physics, 46(1):340-344. doi: 10.1002/mp.13285. Epub 2018 Dec 13. (January 2019) PubMed Link.

Ghila A, Fallone BG, Rathee S,
"Technical Note:Experimental verification of EGSnrc calculated depth doses within a parallel magnetic field in a lung phantom,"
Medical Physics, 45(12):5653-5658. doi: 10.1002/mp.13215. Epub 2018 Oct 23. (December 2018) AAPM Online Library Link.

Wachowicz K, Murray B, Fallone BG,
"On the direct acquisition of beam's-eye-view images in MRI for integration with extenal beam radiotherapy,"
Physics in Medicine and Biology, 63(12):125002. doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/aac5b9. (June 2018) PubMed Link.

Yang R, Zelyak O, Fallone BG, St-Aubin J,
"A novel upwind stabilized discontinuous finite element angular framework for deterministic dose calculations in magnetic fields,"
Physics in Medicine and Biology, 63(3):035018. doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/aaa2b1. (January 2018) PubMed Link.

Yip E, Yun J, Gabos Z, Baker S, Yee D, Wachowicz K, Rathee S, Fallone BG,
"Evaluating performance of a user-trained MR lung tumor autocontouring algorithm in the context of intra- and interobserver variations,"
Medical Physics, 45(1):307-313. doi: 10.1002/mp.12687. Epub 2017 Dec 15. (January 2018) PubMed Link.

Zelyak1 O, Fallone BG, St-Aubin J,
"Stability analysis of a deterministic dose calculation for MRI-guided radiotherapy,"
Phys. Med. Biol. 63(1) 015011(16pp). (Dec. 2017) IOPScience Link

Dietz B, Yip E, Yun J, Fallone BG, Wachowicz K,
"Real-time Dynamic MR Image Reconstruction Using Compressed Sensing and Principal Component Analysis (CS-PCA): Demonstration in Lung Tumor Tracking,"
Medical Physics, 44(8):3978-3989. doi: 10.1002/mp.12354. Epub 2017 Jun 28. (August 2017) PubMed Link

Reynolds M, Rathee S, Fallone BG,
"Technical Note: Ion chamber Angular Dependence in a Magnetic Field,"
Medical Physics, 44(8):4322-4328. doi: 10.1002/mp.12405. Epub 2017 Jul 10. (August 2017) PubMed Link

Ghila A, Steciw S, Fallone BG, Rathee S,
"Experimental verification of EGSnrc Monte Carlo calculated depth doses within a realistic parallel magnetic field in a polystyrene phantom,"
Medical Physics, 44(9):4804-4815. doi: 10.1002/mp.12413. Epub 2017 Jul 17. (September 2017) PubMed Link

Baillie D, Fallone BG, Steciw S,
"Design and Simulation of a Short, Variable-energy 4 to 10 MV S-band Linear Accelerator Waveguide,"
Medical Physics, 44(6):2124-2131. doi: 10.1002/mp.12260. Epub 2017 May 12. (June 2017) a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28393372">PubMed Link

Yaghoobpour Tari S, Wachowicz K, Fallone BG,
"A Non-Axial Superconducting Magnet Design for Optimized Patient Access and Minimal SAD for Use in a Linac-MR Hybrid: Proof of Concept,"
Physics in Medicine and Biology, 62(8):N147-N160. doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/aa5f20. Epub 2017 Feb 8. (April 2017) PubMed Link

Yip E, Yun J, Wachowicz K, Gabos Z, Rathee S, Fallone BG,
"Sliding Window Prior Data Assisted Compressed Sensing for MRI tracking of lung tumours,"
Medical Physics, 44(1):84-98. doi: 10.1002/mp.12027 (January 2017) PubMed Link

Yun J, Yip E, Gabos Z, Wachowicz K, Rathee S and Fallone BG,
"Improved lung tumor autocontouring algorithm for intrafractional tumor tracking using 0.5 T linac-MR,"
Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express, 2 067004 (5 pp) (December 2016). doi: 10.1088/2057-1976/2/6/067004 IOPScience Link

Ghila A, Fallone BG, Rathee S,
"Influence of Standard RF Coil Materials on Surface and Buildup Dose from a 6MV Photon Beam in Magnetic Field,"
Medical Physics, 43(11):5808-5816 (November 2016) PubMed Link

Wachowicz K, De Zanche N, Yip E, Volotovskyy V, Fallone BG,
"CNR considerations for rapid real-time MRI tumor tracking in radiotherapy hybrid devices: Effects of B0 field strength,"
Medical Physics 43(8):4903. doi: 10.1118/1.4959542 (August 2016) PubMed Link

Keyvanloo A, Burke B, St Aubin J, Baillie D, Wachowicz K, Warkentin B, Steciw S, Fallone BG,
"Minimal skin dose increase in longitudinal rotating biplanar linac-MR systems: examination of radiation energy and flattening filter design,"
Physics in Medicine Á Biology 61(9):3527-39. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/61/9/3527. Epub 2016 Apr 6. (May 2016) PubMed Link

St Aubin J, Keyvanloo A, Fallone BG,
"Discontinuous finite element space-angle treatment of the first order linear Boltzmann transport equation with magnetic fields: Application to MRI-guided radiotheapy,"
Medical Physics 43(1):195. doi: 10.1118/1.4937933. (Januray 2016) PubMed Link

Reynolds M, Fallone BG, Rathee S,
"Technical Note: Response measurement for select radiation detectors in magnetic fields,"
Medical Physics 42(6):2837-40 (June 2015). doi: 10.1118/1.4919681. PubMed Link.

Yun J, Yip E, Gabos Z, Wachowicz K, Rathee S, Fallone BG,
"Neural-network based autocontouring algorithm for intrafractional lung-tumor tracking using Linac-MR,"
Medical Physics 42(5):2296-310. doi: 10.1118/1.4916657 (May 2015) PubMed Link

Baillie D, St Aubin J, Fallone BG, Steciw S,
"FEM design and simulation of a short, 10 MV, S-band Linac with Monte Carlo dose simulations,"
Medical Physics 42(4):2044-53. doi: 10.1118/1.4915953 (April 2015) PubMed Link

St Aubin J, Keyvanloo A, Vassiliev O, Fallone BG,
"A deterministic solution of the first order linear Boltzmann transport equation in the presence of external magnetic fields,"
Medical Physics 42(2):780-93. doi: 10.1118/1.4905041 (February 2015) PubMed Link

Reynolds M, Fallone BG, Rathee S,
"Dose response of selected solid state detectors in applied homogeneous transverse and longitudinal magnetic fields,"
Medical Physics 41(9):092103. doi: 10.1118/1.4893276 (September 2014) PubMed Link

Yip E, Yun J, Wachowicz K, Heikal AA, Gabos Z, Rathee S, Fallone BG,
"Prior data assisted compressed sensing: A novel MR imaging strategy for real time tracking of lung tumors,"
Medical Physics 41(8):082301. doi: 10.1118/1.4885960 (August 2014) PubMed Link

Fallone,
"The Rotating Biplanar Linac-Magnetic Resonance Imaging System,"
Seminars in Radiation Oncology 24(3):200-2. doi: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2014.02.011 (July 2014) PubMed Link

Yun J, Wachowicz K, Mackenzie M, Rathee S, Robinson D, Fallone BG,
"First demonstration of intrafractional tumor-tracked irradiation using 2D phantom MR images on a prototype linac-MR,"
Medical Physics 40(5):051718. doi: 10.1118/1.4802735 (May 2013) PubMed Link

Baillie D, St Aubin J, Fallone BG, Steciw S,
"Feasibility of producing a short, high energy s-band linear accelerator using a klystron power source,"
Medical Physics 40(4):041713. doi: 10.1118/1.4794928 (April 2013) PubMed Link

Reynolds M, Fallone BG, Rathee S,
"Dose response of selected ion chambers in applied homogeneous transverse and longitudinal magnetic fields,"
Medical Physics 40(4):042102. doi: 10.1118/1.4794496 (April 2013) PubMed Link

Burke B, Wachowicz K, Fallone BG, Rathee S,
"Effect of radiation induced current on the quality of MR images in an integrated linac-MR system,"
Medical Physics 39(10):6139-47. doi: 10.1118/1.4752422 (October 2012) PubMed Link

Burke B, Ghila A, Fallone BG, Rathee S,
"Radiation induced current in the RF coils of integrated linac-MR systems: The effect of buildup and magnetic field,"
Medical Physics 39(8):5004-14. doi: 10.1118/1.4737097 (August 2012) PubMed Link

Yun J, Mackenzie M, Rathee S, Robinson D, Fallone BG,
"An artificial neural network (ANN)-based lung-tumor motion predictor for intrafractional MR tumor tracking,"
Medical Physics 39(7):4423-33. doi: 10.1118/1.4730294 (July 2012) PubMed Link

Wachowicz K, Tadic T, Fallone BG,
"Geometric distortion and shimming considerations in a rotating MR-linac design due to the influence of low-level external magnetic fields,"
Medical Physics 39(5):2659-68. doi: 10.1118/1.370259 (May 2012) PubMed Link

Tadic T, Fallone BG,
"Design and Optimization of Superconducting MRI Magnet Systems with Magnetic Materials,"
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 22(2) (April 2012) IEEE Xplore Link

Yun J, Yip E, Wachowicz K, Rathee S, Mackenzie M, Robinson D, Fallone BG,
"Evaluation of a lung tumor autocontouring algorithm for intrafractional tumor tracking using low-field MRI: A phantom study,"
Medical Physics 39(3):1481-94. doi: 10.1118/1.3685578 (March 2012) PubMed Link

Santos DM, St Aubin J, Fallone BG, Steciw S,
"Magnetic shielding investigation for a 6 MV in-line linac within the parallel configuration of a linac-MR system,"
Medical Physics 39(2):788-97. doi: 10.1118/1.3676692 (February 2012) PubMed

Tadic T, Fallone BG,
"Three-Dimensional Nonaxisymmetric Pole Piece Shape Optimization for Biplanar Permanent-Magnet MRI Systems,"
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 47(1):231-238 (January 2011) IEEE Xplore Link

Tadic T, Fallone BG,
"Design and Optimization of a Novel Bored Biplanar Permanent-Magnet Assembly for Hybrid Magnetic Resonance Imaging Systems,"
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 46(12):4052-4058 (December 2010) IEEE Xplore Link

Kirkby C, Murray B, Rathee S, Fallone BG,
"Lung dosimetry in a linac-MRI radiotherapy unit with a longitudinal magnetic field,"
Medical Physics 37(9):4722-4732 (September 2010) PubMed Link

St Aubin J, Steciw S, Fallone BG,
"Waveguide detuning caused by transverse magnetic fields on a simulated in-line 6 MV linac,"
Medical Physics 37(9):4751-4754 (September 2010) PubMed Link

St Aubin J, Steciw S, Fallone BG,
"Magnetic decoupling of the linac in a low field biplanar linac-MR system,"
Medical Physics 37(9): 4755-4761 (September 2010) PubMed Link

St Aubin J, Santos DM, Steciw S, Fallone BG,
"Effect of longitudinal magnetic fields on a simulated in-line 6 MV linac,"
Medical Physics 37(9):4916-4923 (September 2010) PubMed Link

St Aubin J, Steciw S, Fallone BG,
"Effect of transverse magnetic fields on a simulated in-line 6 MV linac,"
Physics in Medicine and Biology 55(16):4861-9. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/16/015. Epub 2010 Aug 3 (August 2010) PubMed Link

Lamey M, Rathee S, Johnson L, Carlone M,Blosser E, Fallone BG,
"Radio Frequency Noise From the Modulator of a Linac,"
IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility 52(3):530-536 (August 2010) IEEE Xplore Link

St Aubin J, Steciw S, Kirkby C, Fallone BG,
"An integrated 6 MV linear accelerator model from electron gun to dose in a water tank,"
Medical Physics 37(5):2279-2288 (May 2010) PubMed Link

Yun J, St Aubin J, Rathee S, Fallone BG,
"Brushed permanent magnet DC MLC motor operation in an external magnetic field,"
Medical Physics 37(5):2131-2134 (May 2010) PubMed Link

Wachowicz K, Stanescu T, Thomas SD, Fallone BG,
"Implications of tissue magnetic susceptibility-related distortion on the rotating magnet in an MR-linac design,"
Medical Physics 37(4):1714-21 (Apr 2010) PubMed Link

St Aubin J, Steciw S, Fallone BG,
"Design of a simulated in-line side-coupled 6 MV linear accelerator waveguide,"
Medical Physics 37(2): 466-476 (February 2010) PubMed Link

Burke B, Fallone BG, and Rathee S,
"Radiation induced currents in MRI RF coils: application to linac/MRI integration,"
Physics in Medicine and Biology 55(2010): 735-746 PubMed Link

Lamey M, Yun J, Burke B, Rathee S, and Fallone BG,
"Radio frequency noise from an MLC: a feasibility study of the use of an MLC for linac-MR systems,"
Physics in Medicine and Biology 55(2010): 981-994 PubMed Link

Lamey M, Burke B, Blosser E, Rathee S, De Zanche N, Fallone BG,
"Radio frequency shielding for a linac-MRI system,"
Physics in Medicine and Biology 55(4):995-1006. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/55/4/006. Epub 2010 Jan 20 (February 2010) PubMed Link

Baldwin LN, Wachowicz K, Fallone BG,
"A two-step scheme for distortion rectification of magnetic resonance images,"
Medical Physics 36(9): 3917-26 (Sep 2009) PubMed Link

Fallone BG, Murray B, Rathee S, Stanescu T, Steciw S, Vidakovic S, Blosser E, Tymofichuk D,
"First MR images obtained during megavoltage photon irradiation from a prototype integrated linac-MR system,"
Med. Phys. 36(2009) 2084-2088 (June 2009) PubMed Link

Burke B, Lamey M, Rathee S, Murray B, Fallone BG,
"Radio frequency noise from clinical linear accelerators,"
Phys. Med. Biol. 54(8):2483-92. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/8/015. Epub 2009 Apr 1 (April 2009) PubMed Link

Kirkby C, Stanescu T, Fallone BG,
"Magnetic field effects on the energy deposition spectra of MV photon radiation,"
Phys. Med. Biol. 54(2):243-57. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/2/005. Epub 2008 Dec 1 (January 2009) PubMed Link

Stanescu T, Jans HS, Pervez N, Stavrev P, Fallone B,
"A study on the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based radiation treatment planning of intracranial lesions,"
Physics in Medicine and Biology 53(13):3579-93. doi: 10.1088/0031-9155/53/13/013. Epub 2008 Jun 1 (July 2008) PubMed Link

Kirkby C, Stanescu T, Rathee S, Carlone M, Murray B, Fallone BG,
"Patient Dosimetry for hybrid MRI-radiotherapy systems",
Medical Physics 35(3): 1019-27 (Mar 2008) PubMed Link

Baldwin LN, Wachowicz K, Thomas SD, Rivest R, Fallone BG,
"Characterization, prediction, and correction of geometric distortion in 3 T MR images",
Medical Physics 34(2): 388-399 (February 2007) PubMed Link

"Beam's eye MRI could guide radiotherapy" in Physicsworld.com (July 16, 2018) Click here to view the article online.

"Hybrid Linac-MR: Image-Guided Radiation Therapy Delivered in Real-Time" in Microwavejournal.com (December 13 2013) Click here to view the article online or Download the PDF

"MRI Tumor-Tracked Cancer Treatment" in
IEEE Spectrum (May 2013) Multiphysics Simulation insert (p. 13-14) and

Comsol News Magazine 2013 (p. 18-19) English PDF Download,   Japanese PDF Download

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