Radiation Oncology

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

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 May 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 Mar 15;109(4):1054-1075 PMID: 33470210 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 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
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 Feb 12 PMID: 33577091 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85103930012 02/13/2021
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 Feb 10 PMID: 33578002 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85102461455 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 Jan 27 PMID: 33516580 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85100092459 02/01/2021
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. 2021 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85100092459 01/01/2021
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
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.) Advances in Radiation Oncology. 1 November 2020;5(6):1350-1358 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85097125143 11/01/2020
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
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.) Frontiers in Oncology. 28 August 2020;10 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85090756213 08/28/2020