Ergun Ahunbay, PhD

Associate Professor

Locations

Radiation Oncology

Contact Information

Education

PhD, Medical Physics, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 2001
MS, Medical Physics, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1996
BS, Nuclear Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, 1993

Biography

Training

Post Doctoral Research Associate at MR Center, Harper Hospital, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI (2001-2002)

Certifications

Medical Physics-Radiation Oncology Physics, American Board of Radiology (2005)

Clinical Appointments

Lead Physicist: Drexel Town Square Health Center, 2018 – present

Staff Physicist: Froedtert Hospital, 2004 – present

Research Interests

Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and image guided radiation therapy (IGRT)

Automated air region delineation on MRI for synthetic CT creation.

(Thapa R, Ahunbay E, Nasief H, Chen X, Allen Li X.) Phys Med Biol. 2020 Jan 17;65(2):025009 PMID: 31775128 11/28/2019
A daily end-to-end quality assurance workflow for MR-guided online adaptive radiation therapy on MR-Linac.

(Chen X, Ahunbay E, Paulson ES, Chen G, Li XA.) J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2020 Jan;21(1):205-212 PMID: 31799753 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85076117374 12/05/2019
Measurement validation of treatment planning for a MR-Linac.

(Chen X, Paulson ES, Ahunbay E, Sanli A, Klawikowski S, Li XA.) J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2019 Jul;20(7):28-38 PMID: 31254376 PMCID: PMC6612768 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85068650421 06/30/2019
A Technique to Rapidly Generate Synthetic Computed Tomography for Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Online Adaptive Replanning: An Exploratory Study.

(Ahunbay EE, Thapa R, Chen X, Paulson E, Li XA.) Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2019 04 01;103(5):1261-1270 PMID: 30550817 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85060989536 12/15/2018
Technical Note: Acceleration of online adaptive replanning with automation and parallel operations.

(Zhang J, Ahunbay E, Li XA.) Med Phys. 2018 Oct;45(10):4370-4376 PMID: 30053325 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85054366556 07/28/2018
A fast 4D IMRT/VMAT planning method based on segment aperture morphing.

(Klawikowski S, Tai A, Ates O, Ahunbay E, Li XA.) Med Phys. 2018 Apr;45(4):1594-1602 PMID: 29394460 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85042275205 02/03/2018
Clinical experience with planning, quality assurance, and delivery of burst-mode modulated arc therapy.

(Kainz K, Prah D, Ahunbay E, Li XA.) J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2016 Sep;17(5):1-13 PMID: 28297461 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84995550727 03/16/2017
SU-F-J-173: Online Replanning for Dose Painting Based On Changing ADC Map of Pancreas Cancer.

(Ates O, Ahunbay E, Erickson B, Li X.) Med Phys. 2016 Jun;43(6):3447-3448 PMID: 28046785 01/04/2017
TU-H-CAMPUS-JeP3-03: Clinical Implementation of An Online Replanning Process.

(Ates O, Ahunbay E, Chen G, Lawton C, Li X.) Med Phys. 2016 Jun;43(6):3786 PMID: 28046404 01/04/2017
SU-F-J-134: Evaluation of Deformation Field Accuracy Using Regional Rigid Registrations with Variable Size.

(Ahunbay E, Li X.) Med Phys. 2016 Jun;43(6):3438 PMID: 28048843 01/04/2017
TU-H-CAMPUS-JeP3-02: Automated Dose Accumulation and Dose Accuracy Assessment for Online Or Offline Adaptive Replanning.

(Chen G, Ahunbay E, Li X.) Med Phys. 2016 Jun;43(6):3786 PMID: 28047063 01/04/2017
Indications of Online Adaptive Replanning Based On Organ Deformation.

(Lim SN, Ahunbay EE, Nasief H, Zheng C, Lawton C, Li XA.) Pract Radiat Oncol. 2019 Aug 22 PMID: 31446149 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85073000078 08/26/2019

Ergun Ahunbay, PhD