Douglas Prah, PhD
Associate Professor, Director of Advanced Care and Technology
Locations
- Radiation Oncology
Contact Information
Education
BS, Biomedical Engineering, Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, WI, 2002
Biography
Training
Medical Physics Resident, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (2009-2011)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Medical Physics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (2008-2009)
Certifications
Therapeutic Radiology Physics, American Board of Radiology (2012)
Clinical Appointments
Staff Physicist: Department of Radiation Oncology, Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, WI, 2011 – present
Lead Physicist: Department of Radiation Oncology, The Alyce and Elmer Kraemer Cancer Care Center, Froedtert West Bend Hospital, West Bend, WI, 2015 - 2017
Staff Physicist: Senator Joseph Andrea Cancer Center, St. Catherine’s Campus, United Healthcare Systems, Kenosha,WI, 2011 – 2015
Leadership Positions
- Director of Advanced Care & Technology
Research Interests
Publications
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(Leng S, Craft DF, Angel E, Howell RM, Ionita CN, Jesseph FB, Kiarashi N, Lewis JH, Lo J, Markovic A, McGee KP, Prah DE, Rasmussen KH, Rong Y, Schaefer KE, Solomon JB, Wake N.) Medical Physics. May 2026;53(5) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105037549188 05/01/2026
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Medical physicist should be a planner in the treatment planning process.
(Wang D, Prah DE, Rong Y.) J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2025 Jul;26(7):e70185 PMID: 40660908 PMCID: PMC12260262 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105010930243 07/15/2025
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Improving Structure Delineation for Radiation Therapy Planning Using Dual-Energy CT.
(Noid G, Zhu J, Tai A, Mistry N, Schott D, Prah D, Paulson E, Schultz C, Li XA.) Front Oncol. 2020;10:1694 PMID: 32984048 PMCID: PMC7484725 09/29/2020
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(Paulson ES, Prah DE, Schmainda KM.) Tomography. 2016 Dec;2(4):295-307 PMID: 28090589 PMCID: PMC5226659 01/17/2017
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(Kainz K, Prah D, Ahunbay E, Li XA.) J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2016 Sep 08;17(5):47-59 PMID: 27685123 PMCID: PMC5874115 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84995550727 09/30/2016
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(Boxerman JL, Prah DE, Paulson ES, Machan JT, Bedekar D, Schmainda KM.) AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2012 Jun;33(6):1081-7 PMID: 22322605 PMCID: PMC4331024 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84862514014 02/11/2012
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A planning and delivery study of a rotational IMRT technique with burst delivery.
(Kainz K, Chen GP, Chang YW, Prah D, Sharon Qi X, Shukla HP, Stahl J, Allen Li X.) Med Phys. 2011 Sep;38(9):5104-18 PMID: 21978056 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-80052415918 10/08/2011
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The dosimetric and delivery advantages of a new 160-leaf MLC.
(Prah DE, Kainz K, Peng C, Li XA.) Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2011 Jun;10(3):219-29 PMID: 21517128 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-79955532025 04/27/2011
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(Prah D, Erickson B, li X.) Medical Physics. June 2011;38(6):3475 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84864746242 01/01/2011
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SU‐E‐T‐417: A Planning and Delivery Study of a Rotational IMRT Technique with Burst Delivery
(.) Medical Physics. June 2011;38(6):3584 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85024803326 01/01/2011
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(Prah DE, Paulson ES, Nencka AS, Schmainda KM.) Magn Reson Med. 2010 Aug;64(2):418-29 PMID: 20665786 PMCID: PMC4321728 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-77955111675 07/29/2010
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SU‐FF‐T‐135: Dosimetric and Delivery Advantages of a New 160‐Leaf MLC
(Prah D, Kainz K, Peng C, li X.) Medical Physics. June 2009;36(6):2551 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85024801677 01/01/2009