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, Li XA.) Phys Med Biol. 2019 Nov 27.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Management of independent motion between multiple targets in lung cancer radiation therapy.

(Liu F, Tai A, Ahunbay E, Gore E, Johnstone C, Li XA.) Pract Radiat Oncol. 2017 Jan - Feb;7(1):26-34.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

Ergun Ahunbay, PhD