| Year | Student | Thesis | Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Ronald W. Cowart | An Investigation of the Pinhole Camera | Alfonso Zermeno |
| 1977 | Mina Behmard | Displacement Correction Factor for High Energy X-rays | Peter R. Almond |
| Richard H. Stark | Design and Use of Zero Replacement Tissue Equivalent and Air | William F. Gagnon | |
| Charles Albert Wissuchek | Spectrum Measurement in Diagnostic X-ray: A New Technique | Alfonso Zermeno | |
| 1979 | Jeffrey A. Meyer | A Rational Modulation Transfer Function in Medical Imaging | Alfonso Zermeno |
| Marcia Dahle Sage | The Effect of the Characteristic Curve Shape in the Determination of the Line Spread Function and the Modulation Transfer Function of Radiographic Screen-Film Systems | Arthur G. Haus | |
| 1981 | Kanayo E. Ubesie | Ion Collection Efficiency Determinations for Cylindrical Ionization Chambers Irradiated with Scanned Electron Beams | William F. Hanson |
| 1982 | Stephen H. Mahood | Evaluation of High Energy X-ray Replacement Factors for Cylindrical Ionization Chambers | Peter R. Almond |
| Chirapha Tannanonta | Investigation of Neutrons Inside and Outside of the X-ray Beam Produced by Linear Accelerators | Robert J. Shalek | |
| 1983 | Connel Chu | Evaluation of the Thermoluminescent Characteristics of Neutron Insensitive Lithium Borate and Lithium Fluoride on Therapeutic Heavy Charged Particle Beams | Kenneth R. Hogstrom |
| 1986 | Alex M. Hashemi | Determination of Exposure Rate Constant for a New Design I-125 Seed | Michael D. Mills |
| Steven M. Kirsner | Advanced Radiation Therapy Techniques for Retinoblastoma | Kenneth R. Hogstrom | |
| Richard N. Umeh | Determination of X-ray Beam Quality Changes of Linear Accelerator from Ionization Measurements in Phantom | William F. Hanson | |
| 1987 | Charles M. Able | Evaluation of the MDACC Total Scalp Electron Irradiation Technique | Michael D. Mills |
| Min Jing | Calculation of Cobalt-60 Dose Distributions Using Fast Fourier Transformation | Arthur L. Boyer | |
| Pei-Fong Wong | Comparison of Electron Beam Depth-Dose and Off-Axis Profile Measured with Various Detectors in Water and Plastic | William F. Hanson | |
| 1989 | R. Cole Robinson | Energy Response of LIF TLD-100 to High Energy Photon Beams | Thomas H. Kirby |
| Ramaswamy Sadagopan | Application of a Laplace Transform Pair Model to Deconvolve High Energy Photon Spectra From Transmission Measurements | William F. Hanson | |
| 1991 | Gregory S. Dominiak | Dose in Spinal Cord Following Electron Irradiation | George Starkschall |
| Allen Dale Green | Modeling of Dual Foil Scattering Systems for Clinical Electron Beams | Kenneth R. Hogstrom | |
| Scott M. Jones | The Application of FFT Based Correlation to Digital Portal Images | Arthur L. Boyer | |
| Qamar Uz Zaman | Determination of Perturbation Correction Factor for Cylindrical Chambers in an Electron Beam | William F. Hanson | |
| 1992 | James Michael Bruno | Differentiation Between Calcium Hydroxyapatite and Calcium Oxalate Microcalcifications on a Mammogram Based on Their Imaging Properties: A Phantom Study | Jose A. BenComo |
| Michael J. Gazda | Response of the Lacrimal Gland to Single Doses of Radiation, A Time and Dose Study | Timothy E. Schultheiss | |
| Laurie F. Hefner | Single Field Depth Characteristics Measured Using Ferrous Sulphate Gels and MRI: A Comparison with Film and Ion Chamber Measurements | John D. Hazle | |
| 1993 | Sergio D. Ballester | Two Models for Estimating Maximum Spinal Cord Dose for Long Irradiation Treatments | William F. Hanson |
| Maria N. Graves | Evaluation of ICRU Interstitial Implant Doses: Central and Peripheral Dose | William F. Hanson | |
| George E. Merk | The Application of ROC Analysis in Comparing Detection Ability of Portal Image Localization Errors | Arthur L. Boyer | |
| 1994 | Edward R. Bawiec | Quality Assurance of Electron Bolus | George Starkschall |
| Twyla Willoughby | Application of Neural Network in Evaluating and Optimizing Three-Dimensional Treatment Plans | George Starkschall | |
| E. Joe Grant | A Triple Energy Window for In Vivo Quantitative of Iodine-131 From Anger Camera Images | Daniel J. Macey | |
| 1995 | Timothy Waldron | Calculation of Dynamically-Wedged Isodose Distribution From Segmented Treatment Tables and Open-Field Measurements | Arthur L. Boyer |
| Robert Praeder | Prediction of Electron Beam Output Factors Using a Pencil Beam Model With Two Gaussian Components | Almon Shiu | |
| Peter Balter | The Development of a Mailable Phantom for Remote Monitoring of Stereotactic Radiosurgery | William F. Hanson | |
| 1996 | Sarah Danielson | MR Image Segmentation of Tumor and Necrosis in Soft-Tissue Sarcomas | Edward Jackson |
| Dena Reynolds | Acquisition, Processing and Display of Helical X-ray Computed Tomography Angiogram | John Hazle | |
| Kyle Antes | Comparison of Miniature Multileaf Collimation (MMLC) with Circular Collimation for Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy | Almon Shiu | |
| Stephen Thompson | Performance Analysis of a Lossy Compression Algorithm for Radiology Based on Cubic Spline Wavelets | John Hazle | |
| 1997 | Donna Reeve | Pharmacokinetic Model Parameter Estimation for Brian Lesions Using Dynamic Keyhole Fast Spin-Echo MR Imaging | Edward Jackson |
| 1998 | Victor L. Howard | Study of Distortions in Radiotherapy Simulator Fluoroscopic Images | Isaac Rosen |
| Matthew K.Vossler | A Comparison of the Photon Energy Spectra of Several Radiotherapy Linear Accelerators | William F. Hanson | |
| Jonathan Dugan | Computer Modeling of a Photostimulable Phosphor Digital Imaging Device | Douglas Tucker | |
| Teresa Fischer | Retrospective Analysis of Lung Fibrosis Following Radiation and Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer | Isaac Rosen | |
| Russell Tarver | Wavelet Compression of Simulated Computed Tomography Images | John Hazle | |
| 1999 | Michael Bieda | A Monte Carlo Method for Commissioning Electron Beams | John Antolak |
| 2000 | Christopher Baird | Dosimetry of Large-breasted Patients Utilizing Compensators | George Starkschall |
| Luke McLemore | Dosimetrist Characterization of a Palladium 103 Implanted Stent for Intravascular Brachytherapy | John Horton | |
| Michael Lemacks | Two Methods for Improving the Detectability of Microcalcifications in Digital Mammography | Chris Shaw | |
| 2001 | Dee-Ann Radford | A Standardized Method of Quality Assurance for Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy of the Prostate | David Followill |
| 2002 | Amanda Krintz | A Reanalysis of the Collaborative Ocular Melanoma Study Medium Tumor Trial Eye Plaque Dosimetry | David Followill |
| Christoper Cherry | A Heterogeneous Thorax Phantom for Remote Verification of Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy | William Hanson | |
| Laura Butler | Dosimetric Benefits of Respiratory Gating | George Starkschall | |
| Nicholas Koch | Assessment of Respiratory Motion for Radiation Therapy of Lung Cancer Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging | H. Helen Liu | |
| Jennifer O'Daniel | The Delivery of IMRT With a Single Physical Modulator for Multiple Fields: A Feasibility Study for Prostate and Paranasal Sinus Cancers | Lei Dong | |
| 2003 | Michael Beach | Implementation of a Polymer Gel Dosimetry Insert for an Anthropomorphic Phantom Used to Evaluate Head and Neck Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy | Geoffrey Ibbott |
| 2004 | Gary Fisher | The Accuracy of a 3-D Inhomogeneity Photon Algorithm in Commercial Treatment Planning Systems Using a Heterogeneous Lung Phantom | David Followill |
| 2005 | Pai-Chun Melinda Chi | A Three-Dimensional Pencil Beam Redefinition Algorithm for Electron Arc Therapy | Kenneth Hogstrom |
| Jackeline Santiago | Energy Dependence of a New TLD-100 System for Characterizing Low Energy Brachytherapy Sources | Geoffrey S. Ibbott | |
| Hilary Vass | Comparison of the Microselection PDR 192IR Source to Traditional LDR 137CS for Treating Gynecological Cancers in a 10 Patient Monte Carlo Study | Geoffrey S. Ibbott | |
| Kenneth Homann | Evaluation of the Dose Within the Abutment Region Between Tangential and Supraclavical Fields for Various Breast Irradiation Techniques | Karl Prado | |
| Claire Nerbun | Analysis of MD-55-2 Gafchromic Film as a Dosimetry Audit System for Proton Therapy | Geoffrey Ibbott | |
| 2006 | Scott Davidson | Heterogeneity Dose Calculation Algorithm Accuracy in IMRT Using Anthropomorphic Thorax Phantom | David Followill |
| Earl Gates | The Dosimetric Impact of IMRT on Out-of-Field Structures in the Treatment of the Intact Breast: A Comparison to Forward-Planned Techniques | Mohammad Salehpour | |
| Ryan Hecox | Dose Calculation Accuracy in the Presence of High-Z Material Using Megavoltage CT for Treatment Planning | Geoffrey S. Ibbott | |
| Michael Bligh | Implementation of Quantitative Computed Tomography on Multi-Slice Computed Tomography Scanners | Dianna Cody | |
| Blake Cannon | Quantitative Diffusion and Fat Imaging of Vertebral Compression Fractures | Jingfei Ma | |
| 2007 | Alanna McDermott | Validating Pediatric CT Surface and Organ Doses Predicted by Monte Carlo Simulations Using Point Dosimetric | Dianna Cody |
| Renee Dickinson | Technical Improvement of Lymphoscintigraphy | Richard Wendt | |
| Paige Nitsch | Assessment of Cyberknife's Heterogeneity Dose Calculation Algorithm and Respiratory Tracking System Using an Anthropomorphic thorax Phantom | Geoffrey S. Ibbott | |
| Susannah Lazar | Risk of Secondary Fatal Malignancies from Hi-Art Tomography IMRT | David Followill | |
| 2008 | Jimmy Jones | Study of the Radiation Damage to Plastic Scintillating Fibers and Optical Fibers | A. Sam Beddar |
| Maria Bellon | Evaluation of Aluminum-Oxide (AL2O3C) Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) Dosimeters as a Potential Alternative to Thermoluminescent Dosimeters (TLDs) for Remote Dosimetry Services | David Followsill | |
| Nathan Pung | Validation of a Conversion Method of Low Dose Rate to Pulsed Dose Rate Intracavitary Brachytherapy Prescription for the Treatment of Cervical Carcinoma | Firas Mourtada | |
| Yevgeney Vinogradskiy | Verification of 4D Dose Calculations | George Starkschall | |
| John Zullo | Validation of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Point Dose Calculation Accuracy Performed using a Scatter Integration Based Algorithm | Karl Prado | |
| 2009 | Triston Dougall | Validation of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Point Dose Calculation Accuracy Performed using a Scatter Integration Based Algorithm | Charles Willis |
| Georgi Georgiev | Comparison of Secondary Dose in Pediatric Patients from Craniospinal Irradiations using Photon, Proton and Electron Spinal | David Followsill | |
| Ryan Grant | Implementation of an Anthropomorphic Pelvis Phantom for the Evaluation of Proton Therapy Treatment Procedures | Geoffrey Ibbott | |
| Katie Hulme | Considerations for Computer Tomography Dose Reduction in 96mTCSpect/CT Protocols | S. Cheenu Kappadath | |
| 2010 | Joseph Dick | An Implant Mosfet Dosimeter Modified to Act as a Fiducial Marker | Mohammad Salehpour |
| James Kerns | Characterization of Optically-Stimulated Luminescent Detectors in Photon & Proton Beams for use in Anthropomorphic Phantoms | Geoffrey Ibbott | |
| Kelly Kisling | Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy Evaluation with the Radiological Physics Center Head and Neck Phantom | Rebecca Howell | |
| Derek Yaldo | Evaluation of the Sensitivity of the Anisotropic Analytical Algorithm (AAA) to the Commissioning Dataset | Rebecca Howell | |
| David Zamora | Thoracic Target Volume Delineation using Various Maximum Intensity Projection Computed Tomography Image Sets for Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy | Tinsu Pan | |
| Brad Lofton | New Tools for Monitoring Gamma Camera Uniformity | Richard Wendt | |
| 2011 | Anthony "Tony" Blatnica | Modification and Implementation of the RPC Heterogeneous Thorax Phantom for Verification of Proton Therapy Treatment Procedures | Geoffrey Ibbott |
| Sarah Joy | Assessment of Collimator Jaw Optimization in Reducing Normal Tissue Irradiation with Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy | Peter Balter | |
| Jonathan Mueller | In-Vivo CT Dosimetry During Virtual Colonoscopy | Dianna Cody | |
| Emily Neubauer | The Effect of Shoulder Variation on IMRT and SmartArc for Head and Neck Cancer | Stephen F. Kry | |
| Kiley Pulliam | The Clinical Impact of Couch Top and Rails on IMRT and Arc Therapy | Stephen F. Kry | |
| Paige Summers | Development and Implementation of an Anthropomorphic Head Phantom fort he Assessment of Proton Therapy Treatment Plans | Geoffrey Ibbott | |
| Jacqueline Tonigan | Evaluation of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Delivery Error Due to IMRT Treatment Plan Complexity and Improperly Matched Dosimetry Data | David Followill | |
| 2012 | Roman Repchak | Evaluation of the Effectiveness of AAA Algorithm in Flattened and Flattening-Filter-Free Beams for the High Energy Lung Dose Delivery using the RPC Lung Phantom. | David Followill |
| Kevin Casey | Development and Implementation of a Remote Audit Tool for High Dose Rate (HDR) 192IR Brachytherapy Using Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dosimetry. | David Followill | |
| Jared Ohrt | Comprehensive Calculation Based IMRT QA Using R&V Data, Treatment & Records, and a Second Treatment Planning System. | Peter Balter | |
| Jennelle Bergene | Development and Implementation of the Use of Optically Stimulated Luminescent Detectors in the Radiological Physics Center Anthropomorphic Quality Assurance Phantoms. | David Followill | |
| Kevin Vredevoogd | Evaluation of Polymer Gel Dosimeters for Measurement of Dose and LET in Proton Beams | Geoffrey Ibbott | |
| Michael Silosky | Characterization of the Count Rate Performance and Evaluation of the Effects of High Count Rates on Modern Gamma Cameras | S. Cheenu Kappadath | |
| Yi Pei Patty Chen | Comparison of Tumor Shrinkage and Cumulative Dose Distribution for Lung Cancers | Laurence E. Court, PhD | |
| 2013 | James Neihart | Development and Implementation of a Dynamic Heterogeneous Proton Equivalent Anthropomorphic Thorax Phantom for the Assessment of Scanned Proton Beam Therapy | David S. Followill, PhD |
| Olivia Huang Dawood | Evaluation of PRESAGE® Dosimeters for Brachytherapy Sources and the 3D Dosimetric Characterization of the new AgX100 125I Seed Model | Geoffrey S. Ibbott, PhD | |
| Christopher Pham | Characterization of OSLDs for Use in Small Field Photon Beam Dosimetry | David S. Followill, PhD | |
| Elizabeth McKenzie Boehnke | An Evaluation of the Consistency of IMRT Patient QA Techniques | Stephen Kry, PhD | |
| Katherine Dextraze | Renal Cryoablation: Investigation of Periprocedural Visualization Tools and Treatment Response Quantification | Jason Stafford, PhD | |
| 2014 | Matthew J. S. Wait | Performance Evaluation of Material Decomposition using Rapid kVp-Switching Dual Energy CT for Assessing Bone Mineral Density | S. Cheenu Kappadath, PhD |
| Ming Jung Mindy Hsieh | Implementation of Upright Treatments for Lung and Head and Neck Cancers | Laurence E. Court, PhD | |
| Jennifer Sierra Irwin | Characterization of the New Xoft Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy Source using PRESAGE® | Geoffrey S. Ibbott, PhD | |
| Dana Lewis | Development and Implementation of an Anthropomorphic Pediatric Spine Phantom for the Assessment of Craniospinal Irradiation Procedures in Proton Therapy | Stephen Kry, PhD | |
| 2015 | Olivia Popnoe | Feasibility of Using Virtual Unenhanced Images to Replace Pre-Contrast Images in Multiphase Renal CT Exams | A. Kyle Jones, PhD |
| Mattie McInnis | Assessment of Uncertainty in Planning and Dose Delivery of Proton Therapy in IROC-Houston QA Phantom Due to Variable CT Technique and Proton Energy | David S. Followill, PhD | |
| 2016 | Daniela Branco | Development and Implementation of an Anthropomorphic Head and Neck Phantom for the Assessment of Proton Therapy Treatment Procedures | David S. Followill, PhD |
| Harlee Harrison Griffin | An Automated Syringe Pump System for Improving the Reproducibility of Dynamic Hyperpolarized MR Phantoms | James Bankson, PhD | |
| 2017 | Joseph Weygand | Identifying the Immune-Related Metabolic Properties of Pancreatic Cancer Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging with Hyperpolarized Pyruvate | Pratip K. Bhattacharya, PhD |
| Benjamin C. Musall | Quantitative DWI as an Early Imaging Biomarker of Response to Chemoradiation in Esophageal Cancer | Steven H. Lin, PhD | |
| Brian M. Anderson | Computer-Aided Detection of Pathologically Enlarged Cervical Lymph Nodes with Non-contrast CT | Laurence E. Court, PhD |
