Radiation Oncology | X. Allen Li, PhD | Prof, Chief of Medical Physics

X. Allen Li, PhD, DABMP, FAAPM

Professor and Chief, Medical Physics

Locations

Radiation Oncology

Contact Information

Education

PhD, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, Department of Physics, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1992
MS, Electron Optics and Electron Microscopy, Department of Physics, Yunnan University, Kunming, China, 1986
BS, Electron Physics, Department of Physics, Yunnan University, Kunming, China, 1983

Biography

Training

Clinical Physics Resident, Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre, Ottawa, Canada (1993-1994)

Postdoctoral Fellow, Ionizing Radiation, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Canada (1992-1993)

Certifications

Medical Physics-Radiation Oncology Physics, American Board of Medical Physicists (2001)

Medical Physics-Radiation Oncology Physics, Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine (1994)

Leadership Positions

Chief of Medical Physics, Department of Radiation Oncology

Research Interests

Adaptive radiation therapy
Biological modeling for radiation treatment planning
Anatomical/biological/functional imaging guided radiotherapy planning and delivery
Monte Carlo application to radiotherapy dosimetry

Radiation Therapy for Treatment of Soft Tissue Sarcoma in Adults: Executive Summary of an ASTRO Clinical Practice Guideline.

(Salerno KE, Alektiar KM, Baldini EH, Bedi M, Bishop AJ, Bradfield L, Chung P, DeLaney TF, Folpe A, Kane JM, Li XA, Petersen I, Powell J, Stolten M, Thorpe S, Trent JC, Voermans M, Guadagnolo BA.) Pract Radiat Oncol. 2021 Sep-Oct;11(5):339-351 PMID: 34326023 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85113560673 07/31/2021
Clinical Implementation and Initial Experience of Real-Time Motion Tracking With Jaws and Multileaf Collimator During Helical Tomotherapy Delivery.

(Chen GP, Tai A, Puckett L, Gore E, Lim S, Keiper T, Johnstone C, Shukla M, Lawton C, Li XA.) Pract Radiat Oncol. 2021 Sep-Oct;11(5):e486-e495 PMID: 33578002 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85102461455 02/13/2021
Maximizing Tumor Control and Limiting Complications With Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer

(Mahadevan A, Moningi S, Grimm J, Li XA, Forster KM, Palta M, Prior P, Goodman KA, Narang A, Heron DE, Lo SS, Urbanic J, Herman JM.) International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 1 May 2021;110(1):206-216 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85098213635 05/01/2021
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Spinal Metastases: Tumor Control Probability Analyses and Recommended Reporting Standards

(Soltys SG, Grimm J, Milano MT, Xue J, Sahgal A, Yorke E, Yamada Y, Ding GX, Li XA, Lovelock DM, Jackson A, Ma L, El Naqa I, Gibbs IC, Marks LB, Benedict S.) International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 1 May 2021;110(1):112-123 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85100092459 05/01/2021
Machine QA for the Elekta Unity system: A Report from the Elekta MR-linac consortium.

(Roberts DA, Sandin C, Vesanen PT, Lee H, Hanson IM, Nill S, Perik T, Lim SB, Vedam S, Yang J, Woodings SW, Wolthaus JWH, Keller B, Budgell G, Chen X, Li XA.) Med Phys. 2021 May;48(5):e67-e85 PMID: 33577091 PMCID: PMC8251771 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85103930012 02/13/2021
Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Spinal Metastases: Tumor Control Probability Analyses and Recommended Reporting Standards.

(Soltys SG, Grimm J, Milano MT, Xue J, Sahgal A, Yorke E, Yamada Y, Ding GX, Li XA, Lovelock DM, Jackson A, Ma L, El Naqa I, Gibbs IC, Marks LB, Benedict S.) Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 05 01;110(1):112-123 PMID: 33516580 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85100092459 02/01/2021
Maximizing Tumor Control and Limiting Complications With Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer.

(Mahadevan A, Moningi S, Grimm J, Li XA, Forster KM, Palta M, Prior P, Goodman KA, Narang A, Heron DE, Lo SS, Urbanic J, Herman JM.) Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 05 01;110(1):206-216 PMID: 33358561 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85098213635 12/29/2020
Adaptive Radiation Therapy (ART) Strategies and Technical Considerations: A State of the ART Review From NRG Oncology.

(Glide-Hurst CK, Lee P, Yock AD, Olsen JR, Cao M, Siddiqui F, Parker W, Doemer A, Rong Y, Kishan AU, Benedict SH, Li XA, Erickson BA, Sohn JW, Xiao Y, Wuthrick E.) Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 03 15;109(4):1054-1075 PMID: 33470210 PMCID: PMC8290862 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85100531472 01/21/2021
Radiation-induced lung damage in patients treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy after EGFR-TKIs: is there any difference from stereotactic body radiotherapy alone?

(Tang X, Shen Y, Meng Y, Hou L, Zhou C, Yu C, Jia H, Wang W, Ren G, Cai J, Li XA, Yang H, Kong FS.) Ann Palliat Med. 2021 Mar;10(3):2832-2842 PMID: 33548998 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85103339079 02/08/2021
Technical Note: Using virtual noncontrast images from dual-energy CT to eliminate the need of precontrast CT for x-ray radiation treatment planning of abdominal tumors†.

(Noid G, Schott D, Paulson E, Zhu J, Shah J, Li XA.) Med Phys. 2021 Mar;48(3):1365-1371 PMID: 33386614 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85099830079 01/03/2021
Tumor Control Probability Modeling for Radiation Therapy of Keratinocyte Carcinoma.

(Prior P, Awan MJ, Wilson JF, Li XA.) Front Oncol. 2021;11:621641 PMID: 34079752 PMCID: PMC8165325 06/04/2021
A Patient-Specific Autosegmentation Strategy Using Multi-Input Deformable Image Registration for Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Online Adaptive Radiation Therapy: A Feasibility Study.

(Zhang Y, Paulson E, Lim S, Hall WA, Ahunbay E, Mickevicius NJ, Straza MW, Erickson B, Li XA.) Adv Radiat Oncol. 2020 Nov-Dec;5(6):1350-1358 PMID: 33305098 PMCID: PMC7718500 12/12/2020

X. Allen Li, PhD