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Wilfred F Ngwa, Ph.D.

TitleInstructor in Radiation Oncology
InstitutionBrigham and Women's Hospital
DepartmentRadiation Oncology
AddressBrigham and Womens Hospital
ASBI-L2, Radiation Oncology
75 Francis St
Boston MA 02115
Phone617/525-6456
Fax617/582-6037

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  1. Wack L, Ngwa W, Tryggestad E, Tsiamas P, Berbeco R, Ng SK, Hesser J, Zygmanski P. High throughput film dosimetry in homogeneous and heterogeneous media for a small animal irradiator. Phys Med. 2013 Mar 16.
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  2. Detappe A, Tsiamas P, Ngwa W, Zygmanski P, Makrigiorgos M, Berbeco R. The effect of flattening filter free delivery on endothelial dose enhancement with gold nanoparticles. Med Phys. 2013 Mar; 40(3):031706.
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  3. Zygmanski P, Hoegele W, Tsiamas P, Cifter F, Ngwa W, Berbeco R, Makrigiorgos M, Sajo E. A stochastic model of cell survival for high-Z nanoparticle radiotherapy. Med Phys. 2013 Feb; 40(2):024102.
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  4. Tsiamas P, Liu B, Cifter F, Ngwa WF, Berbeco RI, Kappas C, Theodorou K, Marcus K, Makrigiorgos MG, Sajo E, Zygmanski P. Impact of beam quality on megavoltage radiotherapy treatment techniques utilizing gold nanoparticles for dose enhancement. Phys Med Biol. 2013 Feb 7; 58(3):451-64.
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  5. Berbeco RI, Korideck H, Ngwa W, Kumar R, Patel J, Sridhar S, Johnson S, Price BD, Kimmelman A, Makrigiorgos GM. DNA Damage Enhancement from Gold Nanoparticles for Clinical MV Photon Beams. Radiat Res. 2012 Dec; 178(6):604-8.
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  6. Ngwa W, Korideck H, Kassis AI, Kumar R, Sridhar S, Makrigiorgos GM, Cormack RA. In vitro radiosensitization by gold nanoparticles during continuous low-dose-rate gamma irradiation with I-125 brachytherapy seeds. Nanomedicine. 2013 Jan; 9(1):25-7.
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  7. Ngwa W, Makrigiorgos GM, Berbeco RI. Gold nanoparticle enhancement of stereotactic radiosurgery for neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Phys Med Biol. 2012 Oct 21; 57(20):6371-80.
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  8. Ngwa W, Tsiamas P, Zygmanski P, Makrigiorgos GM, Berbeco RI. A multipurpose quality assurance phantom for the small animal radiation research platform (SARRP). Phys Med Biol. 2012 May 7; 57(9):2575-86.
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  9. Ngwa W, Makrigiorgos GM, Berbeco RI. Gold nanoparticle-aided brachytherapy with vascular dose painting: estimation of dose enhancement to the tumor endothelial cell nucleus. Med Phys. 2012 Jan; 39(1):392-8.
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  10. Ngwa W, Korideck H, Chin LM, Makrigiorgos GM, Berbeco RI. MOSFET assessment of radiation dose delivered to mice using the Small Animal Radiation Research Platform (SARRP). Radiat Res. 2011 Dec; 176(6):816-20.
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  11. Berbeco RI, Ngwa W, Makrigiorgos GM. Localized dose enhancement to tumor blood vessel endothelial cells via megavoltage X-rays and targeted gold nanoparticles: new potential for external beam radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Sep 1; 81(1):270-6.
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  12. Ngwa W, Makrigiorgos GM, Berbeco RI. Applying gold nanoparticles as tumor-vascular disrupting agents during brachytherapy: estimation of endothelial dose enhancement. Phys Med Biol. 2010 Nov 7; 55(21):6533-48.
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  13. Waghorn BJ, Shah AP, Ngwa W, Meeks SL, Moore JA, Siebers JV, Langen KM. A computational method for estimating the dosimetric effect of intra-fraction motion on step-and-shoot IMRT and compensator plans. Phys Med Biol. 2010 Jul 21; 55(14):4187-202.
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  14. Kamanyi AE, Grill W, Ngwa W, Luo W. Advances in phase-sensitive acoustic microscopy studies of polymer blend films: annealing effects and micro-elastic characterization of PS/PMMA blends. J Microsc. 2010 May; 238(2):134-44.
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  15. Ngwa W, Meeks SL, Kupelian PA, Schnarr E, Langen KM. Validation of a computational method for assessing the impact of intra-fraction motion on helical tomotherapy plans. Phys Med Biol. 2009 Nov 7; 54(21):6611-21.
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  16. Langen KM, Lu W, Ngwa W, Willoughby TR, Chauhan B, Meeks SL, Kupelian PA, Olivera G. Correlation between dosimetric effect and intrafraction motion during prostate treatments delivered with helical tomotherapy. Phys Med Biol. 2008 Dec 21; 53(24):7073-86.
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  17. Kamanyi A, Ngwa W, Betz T, Wannemacher R, Grill W. Combined phase-sensitive acoustic microscopy and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Ultrasonics. 2006 Dec 22; 44 Suppl 1:e1295-300.
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  18. Ngwa W, Luo W, Kamanyi A, Fomba KW, Grill W. Characterization of polymer thin films by phase-sensitive acoustic microscopy and atomic force microscopy: a comparative review. J Microsc. 2005 Jun; 218(Pt 3):208-18.
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  19. Laforsch C, Ngwa W, Grill W, Tollrian R. An acoustic microscopy technique reveals hidden morphological defenses in Daphnia. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Nov 9; 101(45):15911-4.
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  20. Ngwa W, Wannemacher R, Grill W. Phase-sensitive acoustic microscopy of polymer thin films. Ultrasonics. 2004 Apr; 42(1-9):983-7.
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  21. Schiller J, Naji L, Trampel R, Ngwa W, Knauss R, Arnold K. Pulsed-field gradient-nuclear magnetic resonance (PFG NMR) to measure the diffusion of ions and polymers in cartilage: applications in joint diseases. Methods Mol Med. 2004; 101:287-302.
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  22. Ngwa W, Geier O, Stallmach F, Naji L, Schiller J, Arnold K. Cation diffusion in cartilage measured by pulsed field gradient NMR. Eur Biophys J. 2002 Mar; 31(1):73-80.
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  23. Najl L, Trampel R, Ngwa W, Knauss R, Schiller J, Arnold K. [Study of diffusion in cartilage by the "PFG" (pulsed-field gradient NMR) technique]. Z Med Phys. 2001; 11(3):179-86.
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