Bhudatt R. Paliwal

From Human Oncology

Bhudatt R. Paliwal
Professor

600 Highland Avenue
K4/B100
Madison, WI 53792

Telephone: 608-263-8514
Fax: 608-263-9167
E-mail:

Administrative support provided by Michelle Anderle

Curriculum Vitae

My research interests involve radiation dosimetry, radiation imaging and treatment planning, CT and MRI applications in radiotherapy treatment planning, quality assurance compliance with federal regulations. My interests also include the application of hyperthermia in treatment of cancer.

• Ph.D., University of Texas - Houston Health Science Center, Biophysics, 1973.
• M.S., Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education (S.A.I.C.E.), India, Physics, 1962.

• Ramaiah Naidu Memorial Oration (RNMO) Award of the The Association of Medical Physicists of India (AMPI).
• Distinguished Alumni Award for the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
• Marvin MD Williams Award of the American College of Medical Physics
• William D. Coolidge Award of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine

• Nagy P, Pawlicki T, Paliwal B, Morin R, Frey G: Practice Performance Improvement Introduction for Medical Physicists. Med. Physics 2007; 34, 2589.
• Rong Y, Tewatia D, Paliwal B: Evaluation of Kilo-Voltage Cone Beam CT Image Quality in Context to Dose Re-Computation. Med. Physics 2007;34, 2334.
• Jaradat H, Paliwal B, Tome W, Mackie T, Mehta M: Validation of Tomotherapy Machine Matching Procedure at the University of Wisconsin. Med. Physics 2007;34, 2503.
• Rong Y, Mubata C, Tewatia D, Paliwal B: Comparison for Analytical Anisotropic Algorithm and Adaptive Collapse Cone Convolution Algorithm for Small Field Dosimetry. Med. Physics 2007;34, 2558.
• Schubert L, Paliwal B, Westerly D: Assessment of Treatment Site-Specific Setup Accuracy and Reproducibility in Patient Positioning Using Daily MVCT Imaging. Med. Physics 2007; 34, 2565.
• Tewatia D, Mackie T, Paliwal B: Comparison of Imaging Capabilities of Two IGRT Systems. Med. Physics 2007; 34, 2619.
• Zhang T, Lu W, Olivera G, Keller H, Jeraj R, Manon R, Mehta M, Mackie T, Paliwal B. Breathing-Synchronized Delivery: A Potential Four-Dimensional Tomotherapy Treatment Technique. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Aug 1;68(5):1572-8.
• Frey GD, Ibbott GS, Morin RL, Paliwal BR, Thomas SR, Bosma J. The American Board of Radiology perspective on maintenance of certification: Part IV: Practice quality improvement in radiologic physics. Med Phys. 2007 Nov; 34 (11):4158-4163.
• Klein E, Gerbi B, Price R, Balter J, Paliwal B, Hughes L, Huang E. ASTRO's 2007 Core Physics Curriculum for Radiation Oncology Residents. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Aug 1;68(5):1276-88.
• Paliwal B. Medical physics practice in the next decade. J Med Phys, Official Publication of Association of Medical Physicists of India 2006; 31(3): 98-108.
• Thomas SR, Morin RL, Paliwal BR; American Board of Radiology. Maintenance of Certification in Radiologic Physics. Journal of the American College of Radiology 2006 Apr;3(4):299.
• Gentry J, Steeves R, Paliwal B. Inverse Planning of Energy-Modulated Electron Beams in Radiotherapy. Medical Dosimetry 2006;31(4):259-68.
• Tewatia D, Zang T, Tome W, Paliwal B, Mehta M. Clinical implementation of target tracking by breathing synchronized delivery. Med Phys. 2006 Nov; 33(11):4330-6.
• Welsh J, Lock M, Harari P, Tomé W, Fowler J, Mackie T, Ritter M, Kapatoes J, Forrest L, Chappell R, Paliwal B, Mehta M. Clinical Implementation Of Adaptive Helical Tomotherapy: A Unique Approach To Image-Guided Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2006 Oct;5(5):465-79.
• Movahed A, Sen A, Podgorsak M, Paliwal B. Analysis of Couch Sag and Couch Deflection in Several EXACT Couches. Med. Phys. 2006; 33, 2166.
• Tome W, Jaradat H, Westerly D, Fenwick J, Orton N, Mackie T, Paliwal B. QA for Tomotherapy. Med. Phys. 2006; 33, 2212.
• Tewatia D, Zhang T, Tome W, Paliwal B, Metha M. Clinical implementation of target tracking by breathing synchronized delivery. Med. Phys 2006; 33: 4330.
• Thomas SR, Morin RL, Paliwal BR; American Board of Radiology. Maintenance of Certification in Radiologic Physics. Journal of the American College of Radiology 2006 Apr;3(4):299.
• Thomas S, Paliwal B, Morin R, Yester M. ABR MOC Update. Med Phys 2006; 33, 2212.
• Movahed A, Sen A, Podgorsak M, and Paliwal B: Analysis of Couch Sag and Couch Deflection in Several EXACT Couches. Med. Phys 2006;33: 2166.
• Rong Y, Mubata C, Chisela W, Jaradat H, Tewatia D, and Paliwal B: Validation of a New Photon Dose Calculation Model—Analytical Anisotropic Algorithm. Med. Phys 2006;33: 2148.
• Tewatia D, Zhang T, Paliwal B: Feasibility Study of Mobile Target Tracking by Breathing Synchronized Delivery (BSD). Med Phys 2006;33: 2035.
• Paliwal B, Tewatia D, Orton N, Tome W, Basavatia A: Cone Beam CT Based Treatment Planning. Med. Physics 2006; 33, 2029.
• Sheng K, Jeraj R, Shaw R, Mackie T, and Paliwal B. Imaging dose management using multi-resolution in CT-guided radiation therapy. Phys Med Biol 2005;50(6):1205-1219.
• Manon R, Jaradat H, Patel R, Zhang T, Fenwick J, Tomé W, Fowler J, Paliwal B, Soisson Em, Yuan Z, and Mehta, M. Potential for radiotherapy technology innovations to permit dose escalation for non-small cell lung cancer. Clin Lung Cancer 2005;7(2):107-113.
• L Xu, T Zhang, B Paliwal. Generic Motion Kernels for Treatment Planning Incorporating Interfraction Motion. Medical Physics 2005; 32: 1927.
• R Pyzalski, C Jaskowiak, W Tome, T Mackie, B Paliwal. Deformable Fusion of 4D PET Images Medical Physics 2005; 32: 2082.
• K Sheng, R Shaw, R Jeraj, T Mackie, B Paliwal. Slice Based Image Guidance with Tomotherapy. Med Phys 2005; 32: 1893.
• Jaradat H, Paliwal B, Mehta M. Tomotherapy Daily Quality Assurance Phantom Medical Physics, Medical Physics, 32, 1989, 2005
• Zhang T, Shah H, Nelson I, Tome W, Paliwal B: A Feasibility Study of Atlas-Based Image Segmentation in 3D Treatment Medical Physics, 32, 2122 (2005)
• Thomasm S, Hendee W, Paliwal B, The American Board of Radiology Maintenance of Certification (MOC) Program in Radiologic Physics. Medical Physics 32, 263, 2005
• Modern Radiotherapy Tools, Seventh International conference on dose, Time and Fractionation, Sept 18, 2005.
• Fenwick J, Tomé W, Jadarat H, Hui S, James J, Balog J, DeSouza C, Lucas D, Olivera G, Mackie T, and Paliwal B. Quality assurance of a helical tomotherapy machine. Phys Med Biol. 49(13):2933-53, 2004.
• Zhang T, Orton N, Mackie T, Paliwal B. Technical note: A novel boundary condition using contact elements for finite element based deformable image registration. Medical Physics Journal, 2004 31(8): in press.
• Zhang T, Jeraj R, Keller H, Lu W, Olivera GH, McNutt TR, Mackie TR, Paliwal B.: Treatment plan optimization incorporating respiratory motion. Med Phys. 2004 Jun;31(6):1576-86.
• Thomas S, Hendee W, Paliwal B The ABR maintenance of Certification Program for medical Physicist, Medical physics, 1754, Vol. 31, No.6, June 2004
• Mañon R, Jaradat H, Patel R, Zhang T, Fenwick J, Tomé W, Fowler J, Paliwal B, Soisson E, Yuan Z, and Mehta, M. CT-based analysis of free breathing (FB) vs. maximum inspiratory breath hold (MIBH) techniques for conformal radiation therapy in lung cancer and the potential for dose-escalation. Submitted, Int J Radiat Onc, Biol & Phys, May 2004.
• Paliwal BR: IMRT may be used to excess because of its higher reimbursement from Medicare. For the proposition. Med Phys. 2004 Jan;31(1):1-2.
• Zhang T, Orton N, Mackie T, and Paliwal B. Technical note: A novel boundary condition using contact elements for finite element based deformable image registration. Med Phys 2004;31(9): 2412-2415.
• Hui S, Das R, Kapatoes J, Oliviera O, Becker S, Odau H, JD, Patel R, Kuske R, Mehta M, Paliwal B Mackie TR, Fowler JF, Welsh JS. Helical tomotherapy as a means of delivering accelerated partial breast irradiation Technol in Cancer Research and Treatment 2004;3(6):639-646.
• Fenwick J, Tomé W, Jadarat H, Hui S, James J, Balog J, DeSouza C, Lucas D, Olivera G, Mackie T, Paliwal B. Quality assurance of a helical tomotherapy machine. Phys Med Biol 2004; 49(13):2933-2953.
• Zhang T, Jeraj R, Keller H, Lu W, Olivera GH, McNutt TR, Mackie TR, Paliwal B. Treatment plan optimization incorporating respiratory motion. Med Phys. 2004 Jun;31(6):1576-86.
• Zhang T, Keller H, O'Brien M Mackie T, Paliwal B: Application of the Spirometer in Respiratory Gated Radiotherapy. Med Phys 30(12):3165-3171, 2003.
• Richardson SL, Tomé WA, Orton NP, McNutt TR, Paliwal BR: IMRT Delivery Verification using a Spiral Phantom with Optical Guidance. Med Phys 30(9):2553-2558, 2003.
• Manon RR, Patel R, Zhang T, Henderson D, Tome W, Fenwick J, Paliwal B, Mehta M: CT-based analysis of free-breathing vs. maximum inspiratory breath hold techniques for 3-D conformal radiation therapy and intensity modulated radiation therapy in lung cancer: a potential basis for dose-escalation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 57(2 Suppl):S417, 2003.
• Sheng K, Jeraj R, Keller H, Mackie TR, Paliwal B: A phantom study of intra-fractional image acquisition and dose calculation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 57(2 Suppl):S187-S188, 2003.
• Zhang T, Keller H, Jeraj R, Manon R, Welsh J, Patel R, Fenwick J, Mehta M, Mackie TR, Paliwal B: Breathing synchronized delivery - a new technique for radiation treatment of the targets with respiratory motion. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 57(2 Suppl):S185-S186, 2003.
• Paliwal B, J P Balog, T R Mackie, Mehta M, M A Ritter, P M Harari, G H Olivera: Technical Aspects of the University of Wisconsin Tomotherapy Unit. J Applied Clin Med Phys (submitted).
• Balog J, Mackie TR, Pearson D, Hui S, Paliwal B, Jeraj R: Benchmarking beam alignment for a clinical helical tomotherapy device. Med Phys 30(6):1118-1127, 2003.
• Mackie TR, J Kapatoes, K Ruchala, W Lu, C Wu, G Olivera, L Forrest, WA Tomé, J Welsh, R Jeraj, P Harari, P Reckwerdt, B Paliwal, M Ritter, H Keller, Mehta M: Image Guidance for Precise Conformal Radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 56(1): 89-105, 2003.
• Song S., Tomé W, Olivera G, Smilowitz J, Paliwal B, Mackie, T, Kuske, R:. Accelerated Intensity Modulated Partial Breast Radiotherapy in Prone Position. In: Symposium Proceedings No. 12. American Association of Physicists in Medicine. Paliwal BR (ed). Madison, WI. 2002, 312-313.
• Mehta M, Scrimger R, Mackie R, Paliwal B, Chappell R, Fowler J: A new approach to dose escalation in non-small cell lung cancer. In: Symposium Proceedings No. 12. American Association of Physicists in Medicine. Paliwal BR (ed). Madison, WI. 2002, 275-291.
• Shrivastava P, Paliwal B: Radiation Safety, IMRT and Tomotherapy. In: Symposium Proceedings No. 12. American Association of Physicists in Medicine. Paliwal BR (ed). Madison, WI. 2002, 253-255.
• Paliwal B: A Perspective on Advances in Radiation Oncology Technology. In: Symposium Proceedings No. 12. American Association of Physicists in Medicine. Paliwal BR (ed). Madison, WI. 2002, 3-5.
• Elhanafy OA, Das RK, Paliwal BR, Migahed MD, Sakr HA, Elleithy M, Anatomic variation of prescription points and treatment volume with fractionated high-dose rate gynecological brachytherapy, Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics [electronic Resource] / American College of Medical Physics, 3(1), 1-5, Winter 2002
• Miranpuri AS, Tome WA, Paliwal BR, Kesslering C, Mehta MP, Assessment of patient-independent intrinsic error for a noninvasive frame for fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy, International Journal of Cancer. Journal International Du Cancer, 96(5), 320-5, October 2001
• Mehta M, Scrimger R, Mackie R, Paliwal B, Chappell R, Fowler J, A new approach to dose escalation in non-small cell lung cancer, International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 49(1), 23-33, 2001

See Curriculum Vitae for full list of publications