Radiation Physics
Marc L Kessler, PhD
Allen S Lichter, MD Professor of Radiation Oncology
Marc L Kessler, PhD:
Allen S Lichter, MD Professor of Radiation Oncology
Education
- University of Florida, BS in Physics with High Honors
- University of California, Berkeley, PhD in Biophysics
Research Areas
- Integration of Multimodality Imaging Data for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning
- Information Management and Processing in Radiation Oncology
- Optimization of Radiation Therapy Treatment Plans
National and International Invited Presentations
- “Tools of our Trade: Segmentation and Registration for Planning, Delivery and Adaptation”, BiGART 2010, Aarhus, Denmark
- “Image Registration: Target Localization and Deformation” ESTRO 2010, Barcelona, Spain
- “Multimodality Image Acquisition, Processing and Display for Guiding and Adapting Radiation Therapy”, AAPM 2011, Vancouver, BC
- “Implementation of Advanced Image Guided Radiation Therapy”, ASTRO 2011, Miami Beach, FL
- “Imaging for Target Volume Definition: Integration”, RSNA 2011, Chicago, IL
National Committees
- Radiation Oncology Institute – National Radiation Oncology Registry IT Infrastructure Committee
- American Association of Medical Physicists – Task Group 132: Use of Image Registration and Data Fusion Algorithms and Techniques in Radiotherapy Treatment Planning
- American Society of Radiation Oncology - Health Information Technology Committee
Major Grants
- Co-Investigator, National Cancer Institute P01 - Optimization of High Dose Conformal Therapy
- Principal Investigator, Varian Medical Systems - Master Research Agreement
Key Publications
Kessler ML, McShan DL, Eppelman MA, Vineberg AK, Eisbruch A, Lawrence TL, Fraass BA: Costlets: A Generalized Approach to Cost Functions for Automated Optimization of IMRT Plans, Optimization and Engineering 6:421-448 2005
Kessler ML, Image Registration and Data Fusion in Radiation Therapy (Review Article), BJR 79:S99-S108 2006
Balter J and Kessler M, Imaging and alignment for image guided radiation therapy, J Clin Oncol 5(8):931-937 2007
Hub M, Kessler ML, Krager CP, A stochastic approach to estimate the uncertainty involved in b-spline image registration, IEEE Trans Med Imaging 28(11):1708-16 2009
Hub M, Thieke C, Kessler ML, Karger CP, A stochastic approach to estimate the uncertainty of dose mapping caused by uncertainties in b-spline registration, Med Phys 39(4):2186-92, 2012
Marc Kessler, PhD, Allen S Lichter, MD Professor of Radiation Oncology
| Phone | (734) 764-7396 |
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| mkessler@med.umich.edu | |
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