Yi Rong, Ph.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor
UW Cancer Center-Riverview
410 Dewey St
WI Rapids, WI 54494
Telephone:715-422-9294
Fax: 715-421-9408
E-mail:
Administrative support provided by Michelle Anderle
- Commissioning and Investigation on skin cancer treatment using Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy (Xoft) with surface applicators.
- Feasibility of using Megavoltage CT on Tomotherapy for internal target delineation in Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT) for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
- Feasibility of using helical Tomotherapy for pulse reduced dose rate (PRDR) re-irradiation.
- Plan comparison of Tomotherapy vs. single-arc intensity modulated arc therapy (IMAT) (a collaboration with University of Maryland)
- Hypofractionated breast and chest wall irradiation using simultaneous in-field boost IMRT delivered via helical Tomotherapy
- Evaluate dose re-computation on the kV Cone Beam CT image for adaptive radiotherapy
- Scatter estimation and correction on the kV Cone Beam CT image
- Monte Carlo (EGSnrc code) simulation for Varian Trilogy™ Gantry and phantom dose calculations
- Validate Analytical Anisotropic Algorithm (AAA) photon dose model in Eclipse™ TPS using both homogeneous (tissue) and heterogeneous (tissue/lung) phantoms
- Compare AAA and Collapse Cone Convolution/Superposition (CS) against Monte Carlo Simulations
- Patient setup variation and its dosimetric and biological impacts on prostate IMRT plans
- Ph.D., Medical Physics at University of Wisconsin, 2008
- B.S., Electronics Engineering and Computer Science at Peking University, 2004
- Treatment planning algorithm and Monte Carlo simulations
- Therapeutic on-board imaging processing
- Helical tomotherapy and rotational arc therapy
- Image-guided IMRT and adaptive radiotherapy
- Electronic brachytherapy for skin cancer
- Stereotactic body radiation therapy: non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and liver tumors
- Radiopharmaceutical therapy: thyroid cancer and hyperthroidism, bone metastases
- Travel honorarium for the Xoft symposium presentation, 2009
- International Travel Award, International Congress on Medical Physics, 2006
- Chancellor’s Graduate Fellowship, 2005
- Chancellor’s Graduate Fellowship, 2004
- Zhang Qifeng, Rong Yi, Chen xianxiang, and etc., Fabrication of ZnO Nanowires by Vapor-Phase Deposition and Their Field Emission Properties, Chinese Journal of Semiconductors, 27(7): 2006
- Y Rong, T Fahner, J Welsh, Hypofractionated breast and chest wall irradiation using simultaneous in-field boost IMRT delivered via helical tomotherapy. Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment 2008; 7(6):433-40
- Y Rong, J Welsh, “A case study: hypofractionated breast and chest wall irradiation using simultaneous in-field boost IMRT delivered via helical tomotherapy”, Chapter 18, Image guided radiotherapy: A clinical perspective, AJ Mundt, JC Roeske (Editors)
- Y Rong, D Tewatia, W Tome, B Paliwal, KV Cone Beam CT images for dose re-computation: linearity and stability of Hounsfield unit calibration and its dosimetric impact, Medical Dosimetry 2009, in press
- Y Rong and J Welsh, Hadron Therapy. American Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2009, in press
PEER-REVIEW ABSTRACTS
- Y Rong, G Tang, J Welsh, et al, “Helical tomotherapy vs. RapidArc: a collaborative dosimetric comparisons between two institutions”, Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 75(3) (2009)
- Y Rong, S Howard, J Welsh, “Pulsed reduced dose-rate radiotherapy using a helical tomotherapy unit”, Med. Phys. 36: 2710 (2009)
- Y Rong, R Tolakanahalli, W Tome, B Paliwal, “X-ray scatter estimation and correction for kilo-Voltage cone beam CT”, Med. Phys. 35: 2647 (2008)
- Y Rong, R Tolakanahalli, W Tome, et al. “Dose Distribution Improvements for Prostate Cancer Patients Using Hybrid Image Guidance Systems”, Med. Phys. 35: 2695 (2008)
- Y Rong, D Tewatia, B Paliwal, et al, “Evaluation of kilo-voltage cone beam CT image quality in context to dose re-computation”, Med. Phys. 34(6) (2007)
- Y Rong, C Mubata, W Chisela, D Tewatia, B Paliwal, “Comparison for analytical anisotropic algorithm and adaptive collapse cone convolution algorithm for small field dosimetry”, Med. Phys. 34(6) (2007)
- B Paliwal, D Tewatia, W Tome, Y Rong, et al, “Evaluation of cone beam CT based treatment planning of prone breast”, Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 66(3) (2006)
- Y Rong, C Mubata, W Chisela, B Paliwal, et al, “Validation of a New Photon Dose Calculation Model—Analytical Anisotropic Algorithm”, Med. Phys. 33(6) (2006)