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Robert A. Cormack, Ph.D.

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  1. R01EB036015 (TOKUDA, JUNICHI) Aug 1, 2024 - May 31, 2028
    NIH
    Robot-assisted catheter placement with novel shape-sensing stylet to facilitate adaptive image guided pelvic brachytherapy
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator

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  1. Lavelle MJ, Kaza E, Guthier CV, O'Farrell DA, Harris TC, Cormack RA, Devlin PM, Buzurovic IM. Feasibility and clinical implementation of MRI-guided surface brachytherapy. J Contemp Brachytherapy. 2024 Feb; 16(1):48-56. PMID: 38584885; PMCID: PMC10993898.
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  2. Lyatskaya Y, Killoran J, Kukluk J, Cormack R, Quirk S. Improving Management and Compliance of Radiation Therapy Linear Accelerator Quality Assurance Program With Automated Tracking Tools. Adv Radiat Oncol. 2024 May; 9(5):101469. PMID: 38550367; PMCID: PMC10972807.
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  3. Singh R, Yu S, Osman M, Inde Z, Fraser C, Cleveland AH, Almanzar N, Lim CB, Joshi GN, Spetz J, Qin X, Toprani SM, Nagel Z, Hocking MC, Cormack RA, Yock TI, Miller JW, Yuan ZM, Gershon T, Sarosiek KA. Radiotherapy-Induced Neurocognitive Impairment Is Driven by Heightened Apoptotic Priming in Early Life and Prevented by Blocking BAX. Cancer Res. 2023 10 13; 83(20):3442-3461. PMID: 37470810; PMCID: PMC10570680.
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    Fields: NeoNeoplasmsTranslation:HumansAnimalsCells
  4. Lee CY, Kaza E, Harris TC, O'Farrell DA, King MT, Dyer MA, Cormack RA, Buzurovic I. Catheter reconstruction and dosimetric verification of MRI-only treatment planning (MRTP) for interstitial HDR brachytherapy using PETRA sequence. Phys Med Biol. 2023 01 17; 68(3). PMID: 36584396.
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    Fields: BioBiophysicsDiaDiagnostic ImagingNucNuclear MedicinePhyPhysicsTranslation:Humans
  5. Kaza E, Lee CY, King MT, Dyer MA, Cormack RA, Buzurovic I. First pointwise encoding time reduction with radial acquisition (PETRA) implementation for catheter detection in interstitial high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy. Brachytherapy. 2022 Jul-Aug; 21(4):501-510. PMID: 35337748.
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    Fields: RadRadiotherapyTranslation:Humans
  6. Bitterman DS, Selesnick P, Bredfeldt J, Williams CL, Guthier C, Huynh E, Kozono DE, Lewis JH, Cormack RA, Carpenter CM, Mak RH, Atkins KM. Dosimetric Planning Tradeoffs to Reduce Heart Dose Using Machine Learning-Guided Decision Support Software in Patients with Lung Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2022 03 15; 112(4):996-1003. PMID: 34774998.
    Citations: 6
    Fields: NeoNeoplasmsRadRadiologyRadRadiotherapyTranslation:Humans
  7. Xu Y, Harris T, O'Farrell D, Cormack R, Lee L, King M, Buzurovic I. Interfraction dose deviation and catheter position in cervical interstitial and intracavitary image guided HDR brachytherapy. Med Dosim. 2022 Spring; 47(1):e1-e6. PMID: 34702633.
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    Fields: RadRadiotherapyTranslation:Humans
  8. Lee CY, Kaza E, Devlin PM, Cormack RA, Buzurovic I. Feasibility of magnetic resonance-only high-dose-rate surface brachytherapy for clinical application. Med Phys. 2021 Nov; 48(11):7313-7322. PMID: 34519360.
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    Fields: BioBiophysicsPhyPhysicsRadRadiologyRadRadiotherapyTranslation:Animals
  9. Buzurovic IM, O'Farrell DA, Harris TC, Friesen S, King MT, Cormack RA, Devlin PM. Selection criteria for high-dose-rate surface brachytherapy and electron beam therapy in cutaneous oncology. J Contemp Brachytherapy. 2021 Apr; 13(2):195-204. PMID: 33897794; PMCID: PMC8060966.
    Citations: 1
  10. Guthier CV, Orio PF, Buzurovic I, Cormack RA. Knowledge-based inverse treatment planning for low-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy. Med Phys. 2021 May; 48(5):2108-2117. PMID: 33586191.
    Citations: 1
    Fields: BioBiophysicsPhyPhysicsRadRadiologyRadRadiotherapyTranslation:Humans
  11. Aldelaijan S, Devic S, Bekerat H, Papaconstadopoulos P, Schneider J, Seuntjens J, Cormack RA, Buzurovic IM. Positional and angular tracking of HDR 192 Ir source for brachytherapy quality assurance using radiochromic film dosimetry. Med Phys. 2020 Dec; 47(12):6122-6139. PMID: 33064876.
    Citations: 2
    Fields: BioBiophysicsPhyPhysicsRadRadiologyRadRadiotherapy
  12. Guthier CV, Devlin PM, Harris TC, O'Farrell DA, Cormack RA, Buzurovic I. Development and clinical implementation of semi-automated treatment planning including 3D printable applicator holders in complex skin brachytherapy. Med Phys. 2020 Mar; 47(3):869-879. PMID: 31855280.
    Citations: 5
    Fields: BioBiophysicsPhyPhysicsRadRadiologyRadRadiotherapyTranslation:Humans
  13. Thomadsen BR, Biggs PJ, Cardarelli GA, Chu JCH, Cormack RA, Feng W, Heaton HT, Hiatt JR, Law JN, Limmer JP, Ouhib Z, Pai S, Pillai S, Ringor MR, Rivard MJ, Waldron TJ, Caldwell BS, Holt RW, Pike TL, Safigholi H, Stacey C, Weigand F. Electronic intracavitary brachytherapy quality management based on risk analysis: The report of AAPM TG 182. Med Phys. 2020 Apr; 47(4):e65-e91. PMID: 31702063.
    Citations: 1
    Fields: BioBiophysicsPhyPhysicsRadRadiologyRadRadiotherapy
  14. Aldelaijan S, Devic S, Papaconstadopoulos P, Bekerat H, Cormack RA, Seuntjens J, Buzurovic IM. Dose-response linearization in radiochromic film dosimetry based on multichannel normalized pixel value with an integrated spectral correction for scanner response variations. Med Phys. 2019 Nov; 46(11):5336-5349. PMID: 31529516.
    Citations: 2
    Fields: BioBiophysicsPhyPhysicsRadRadiologyRadRadiotherapy
  15. King MT, Nguyen PL, Boldbaatar N, Yang DD, Muralidhar V, Tempany CM, Cormack RA, Hurwitz MD, Suh WW, Pomerantz MM, D'Amico AV, Orio PF. Evaluating the influence of prostate-specific antigen kinetics on metastasis in men with PSA recurrence after partial gland therapy. Brachytherapy. 2019 Mar - Apr; 18(2):198-203. PMID: 30638910.
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    Fields: RadRadiotherapyTranslation:Humans
  16. King MT, Nguyen PL, Boldbaatar N, Tempany CM, Cormack RA, Beard CJ, Hurwitz MD, Suh WW, D'Amico AV, Orio PF. Long-term outcomes of partial prostate treatment with magnetic resonance imaging-guided brachytherapy for patients with favorable-risk prostate cancer. Cancer. 2018 09 01; 124(17):3528-3535. PMID: 29975404; PMCID: PMC6191340.
    Citations: 2
    Fields: NeoNeoplasmsTranslation:Humans
  17. Guthier CV, D'Amico AV, King MT, Nguyen PL, Orio PF, Sridhar S, Makrigiorgos GM, Cormack RA. Determining optimal eluter design by modeling physical dose enhancement in brachytherapy. Med Phys. 2018 Jun 15. PMID: 29905964.
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    Fields: BioBiophysicsPhyPhysicsRadRadiologyRadRadiotherapy
  18. Guthier CV, Damato AL, Hesser JW, Viswanathan AN, Cormack RA. A fast inverse treatment planning strategy facilitating optimized catheter selection in image-guided high-dose-rate interstitial gynecologic brachytherapy. Med Phys. 2017 Dec; 44(12):6117-6127. PMID: 28921538.
    Citations: 3
    Fields: BioBiophysicsPhyPhysicsRadRadiologyRadRadiotherapyTranslation:Humans
  19. Guthier CV, Damato AL, Viswanathan AN, Hesser JW, Cormack RA. A fast multitarget inverse treatment planning strategy optimizing dosimetric measures for high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy. Med Phys. 2017 Sep; 44(9):4452-4462. PMID: 28626978; PMCID: PMC9560252.
    Citations: 1
    Fields: BioBiophysicsPhyPhysicsRadRadiologyRadRadiotherapyTranslation:Humans
  20. Buzurovic IM, Salinic S, Orio PF, Nguyen PL, Cormack RA. A novel approach to an automated needle insertion in brachytherapy procedures. Med Biol Eng Comput. 2018 Feb; 56(2):273-287. PMID: 28712013.
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    Fields: BioBiomedical EngineeringMedMedical InformaticsTranslation:Humans
  21. Buzurovic IM, O'Farrell DA, Bhagwat MS, Hansen JL, Harris TC, Friesen S, Cormack RA, Devlin PM. Custom-made micro applicators for high-dose-rate brachytherapy treatment of chronic psoriasis. J Contemp Brachytherapy. 2017 Jun; 9(3):263-269. PMID: 28725251; PMCID: PMC5509984.
    Citations: 2
  22. de Arcos J, Schmidt EJ, Wang W, Tokuda J, Vij K, Seethamraju RT, Damato AL, Dumoulin CL, Cormack RA, Viswanathan AN. Prospective Clinical Implementation of a Novel Magnetic Resonance Tracking Device for Real-Time Brachytherapy Catheter Positioning. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2017 11 01; 99(3):618-626. PMID: 28843373; PMCID: PMC5720929.
    Citations: 7
    Fields: NeoNeoplasmsRadRadiologyRadRadiotherapyTranslation:HumansCTClinical Trials
  23. Kamran SC, Manuel MM, Cho LP, Damato AL, Schmidt EJ, Tempany C, Cormack RA, Viswanathan AN. Corrigendum to "comparison of outcomes for MR-guided versus CT-guided high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy in women with locally advanced carcinoma of the cervix" [Gynecol. Oncol. 145 (2017) 284-290]. Gynecol Oncol. 2017 08; 146(2):440. PMID: 28577883; PMCID: PMC5546914.
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    Fields: GynGynecologyNeoNeoplasms
  24. van de Ven AL, Tangutoori S, Baldwin P, Qiao J, Gharagouzloo C, Seitzer N, Clohessy JG, Makrigiorgos GM, Cormack R, Pandolfi PP, Sridhar S. Nanoformulation of Olaparib Amplifies PARP Inhibition and Sensitizes PTEN/TP53-Deficient Prostate Cancer to Radiation. Mol Cancer Ther. 2017 07; 16(7):1279-1289. PMID: 28500233; PMCID: PMC6089215.
    Citations: 30
    Fields: AntAntineoplastic AgentsTranslation:HumansAnimalsCells
  25. Kamran SC, Manuel MM, Cho LP, Damato AL, Schmidt EJ, Tempany C, Cormack RA, Viswanathan AN. Comparison of outcomes for MR-guided versus CT-guided high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy in women with locally advanced carcinoma of the cervix. Gynecol Oncol. 2017 05; 145(2):284-290. PMID: 28318644; PMCID: PMC5422203.
    Citations: 20
    Fields: GynGynecologyNeoNeoplasmsTranslation:HumansCTClinical Trials
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