Slade Klawikowski, PhD

Instructor

Locations

Radiation Oncology

Contact Information

Education

PhD, Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, 2003
BS, Physics and Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI, 1996

Biography

Training

Medical Physics Residency, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (2014-2017)

Postdoctoral Fellowship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX (2011-2014)

Research Assistant, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX (2011)

Clinical Appointments

Staff Physicist: Department of Radiation Oncology, Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee,WI (2017-present)

Staff Physicist: Department of Radiation Oncology, Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI (2017-present)

Representative Publications

Research Interests

Areas of image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT), scintillation dosimetry and 3D dosimetry

Estimation of changing gross tumor volume from longitudinal CTs during radiation therapy delivery based on a texture analysis with classifier algorithms: a proof-of-concept study.

(Schott D, Schmidt TG, Hall W, Knechtges P, Noid G, Klawikowski S, Erickson B, Li XA.) Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2019 Jul;9(7):1189-1200.
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.
The Dosimetric Impact of Interfractional Organ-at-Risk Movement During Liver Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy.

(Schmid RK, Tai A, Klawikowski S, Straza M, Ramahi K, Li XA, Robbins JR.) Pract Radiat Oncol. 2019 Jun 06.
Dosimetric Predictors of Cardiotoxicity in Thoracic Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer.

(Borkenhagen JF, Bergom C, Rapp CT, Klawikowski SJ, Rein LE, Gore EM.) Clin Lung Cancer. 2019 Jun 05.
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.
PRESAGE 3D dosimetry accurately measures Gamma Knife output factors.

(Klawikowski SJ, Yang JN, Adamovics J, Ibbott GS.) Phys Med Biol. 2014 Dec 07;59(23):N211-20.
Preliminary evaluation of the dosimetric accuracy of the in vivo plastic scintillation detector OARtrac system for prostate cancer treatments.

(Klawikowski SJ, Zeringue C, Wootton LS, Ibbott GS, Beddar S.) Phys Med Biol. 2014 May 07;59(9):N27-36.
SU‐E‐T‐125: Gamma Knife Perfexion Output Factor Measurements Using PRESAGE 3D Optical Dosimeters

(Klawikowski S, Yang J, Adamovics J, Ibbott G.) Medical Physics. June 2013;40(6):232.
TU‐C‐103‐08: Determination of CT Texture Variability Among Several CT Scanners

(Christensen E, Hunter L, Stingo F, Klawikowski S, Court L.) Medical Physics. June 2013;40(6):438.
COMPASS: An upper limit on cosmic microwave background polarization at an angular scale of 20'

(Farese PC, Dall'Oglio G, Gundersen JO, Keating BG, Klawikowski S, Knox L, Levy A, Lubin PM, O'Dell CW, Peel A, Piccirillo L, Ruhl J, Timbie PT..) Astrophysical Journal. v 610, n 2, pt.1, p 625-34, August, 2004..
COMPASS: an instrument for measuring the polarization of the CMB on intermediate angular scales

(Farese PC, Dall'Oglio G, Gundersen JO, Keating BG, Klawikowski S, Knox L, Levy A, Lubin PM, O'Dell CW, Peel A, Piccirillo L, Ruhl J, Timbie PT..) New Astronomy Reviews. Volume 47, Issue 11-12, p. 1033-1046, December, 2003..
COMPASS: A 2.6 m telescope for CMBR polarization studies

(Piccirillo L, dall'Oglio G, Farese P, Gundersen J, Keating B, Klawikowski S, Knox L, Levy A, Lubin P, O'dell C, Timbie P, Ruhl J..) AIP Conference Proceedings. Volume 616, pp. 183-186, 2002..