CURRICULUM VITAE
JOHN GORDON ELEY Personal Information Present Title and Affiliation Proton Therapy Fellow, Department of Radiation Physics The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Citizenship United States Home Address 1710 Bolsover Street Houston, Texas 77005 Tel: (843) 343-9499 Office Address The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Proton Therapy Center 1840 Old Spanish Trail Houston, Texas 77054 Tel: (713) 745-4979 Email: jgeley@mdanderson.org
Education Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Physics The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX CAMPEP Accredited Ph.D. Program
2009 - 2013
Master of Science in Medical Physics and Health Physics Louisiana State University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA 3 Year, CAMPEP Accredited M.S. Program
2006 - 2009
Bachelor of Science in Physics College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
2001 - 2005
Credentials American Board of Radiology, Therapeutic Medical Physics Successfully Passed Exam Part I in 2011 Eligible for Exam Parts II and III following 2 Years Clinical Service
In Progress
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Research Experience Ph.D. Dissertation Research Project The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX and GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research, Darmstadt, Germany Advisor: Wayne Newhauser, Ph.D. Co-advisors: Christoph Bert, Ph.D. and Rebecca Howell, Ph.D. Project Title: Scanned Ion Beam Therapy for Thoracic Tumors
2010 - 2013
M.S. Thesis Research Project 2008 - 2009 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA Advisor: Kenneth Hogstrom, Ph.D. Project Title: Segmented Field Electron Conformal Therapy with an Electron Multi-leaf Collimator Semester Research Tutorial 2010 The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX Advisor: Uwe Titt, Ph.D. Project Title: Comparison of Secondary Particle Distributions for Proton Pencil Beams Using Various MCNPX Physics Models Semester Research Tutorial 2009 The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX and Rice University, Houston, TX Advisors: Wayne Newhauser, Ph.D. and Pablo Yepes, Ph.D. Project Title: Multiple Scattering Calculations for a Proton Monte Carlo Track-repeating Dose Algorithm Undergraduate Research Project 2004 - 2005 College of Charleston, Charleston, SC Advisor: Narayanan Kuthirummal, Ph.D. Project Title: Photoacoustic Investigations of the Reactions between Eye Lens Proteins and Cobalt (II) Chloride
Clinical Medical Physics Training Diagnostic Imaging Physics Clinical Rotation (3 months, 20 hrs/week) The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX Supervisor: Charles Willis, Ph.D.
2012
Radiation Oncology Physics Clinical Rotation (9 months, 20 hrs/week) Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, LA Supervisor: John Gibbons, Ph.D.
2007 - 2008
Radiation Oncology Physics Assistant/Volunteer (5 months, 50 hrs/week) University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS Supervisor: William Kowalsky, Ph.D.
2005
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Clinical Medical Physics Training Areas Machine Quality Assurance- Performed daily and monthly QA for: Varian 21 EX (assisted in annual QA) Novalis Brainlab Varian 2100C Stereotactic QA / Winston-Lutz test Elekta Synergy (assisted in annual QA) Varian HDR afterloader TomoTherapy Hitachi Proton Beam Therapy System External Beam Treatment Planning - Developed plans for various treatment sites using: Philips Pinnacle3 BrainScan IMRT Stereotactic Radiotherapy 3DCRT Stereotactic Radiosurgery Electron Beam Therapy IMRS / IMRT TomoTherapy IMRT Circular Cone Varian Eclipse Circular Arc 3DCRT Conformal Arc Passively Scattered Proton Therapy Dynamic Conformal Arc Actively Scanned IMPT Proton Therapy Conformal Beam TPS Dose calculation checks TRiP98 Manual point dose calculation Scanned Carbon Ion Therapy MU Check program (assisted in Scanned Proton Therapy commissioning) Brachytherapy Treatment Planning - Planned brachytherapy treatments for common sites: Intercavitary HDR using BrachyVision Permanent prostate implant planning with Tandem and ovoid/ring VariSeed Gynecological cylinder Ultrasound-based planning Breast irradiation with Mammosite Post planning analysis Brachytherapy Source QA - Performed calibration of radioactive sources for: Permanent prostate implants HDR source calibration Prostate seed assays Safety surveys and documentation Patient Specific Quality Assurance - Performed pre-treatment patient QA for: Varian 21 EX IMRT Elekta Synergy IMRT Novalis BrainLAB IMRT TomoTherapy IMRT Radiosurgery Dosimetry Techniques - Clinical dose measurements made using: Ion chambers and diode detectors LiF TLD (in-vivo dosimetry) Mapcheck diode array (IMRT fluence maps) 3D water scanning using Kodak XV and EDR2 film Scanditronix Wellhofer system IGRT - Experience with clinical use of image guidance systems: Novalis IGRT system TomoTherapy MVCT Alignment ExacTrac IR system Portal Film Verification ExacTrac kV X-ray Image Guidance Radiation Shielding - Training in: Design of high energy accelerator vaults NCRP 151 shielding guidelines Eley Curriculum Vitae – Page 3 of 3
Diagnostic Imaging - Training in basic system function and QA procedures for: General Radiography Digital Radiography PACS Mammography Fluoroscopy CT MRI Ultrasound Nuclear Medicine/PET
Medical Physics Graduate Coursework 4.0 Graduate GPA Radiation Interactions and Transport Radiation Therapy Physics Advanced Radiation Therapy Physics Radiation Detection and Instrumentation Radiation Protection and Exposure Evaluation Electronics for Medical Physicists Clinical Principles of Radiation Oncology Physics of Nuclear Medicine
Introduction to Medical Imaging Advanced Medical Imaging Physics Human Anatomy Radiation Shielding Radiobiology Mathematics for Medical Physicists Biological Principles of Molecular Imaging
Teaching Experience/Service Education Chair, Medical Physics Student Council, UT M. D. Anderson, Elected by Classmates, 2012 - 2013 Student-Instructor, UT M. D. Anderson, Introduction to MATLAB Short Course: Programming Radiotherapy Dose Algorithms, 2012 - 2013 Instructor, LSU Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Introductory Physics Laboratory, PHYS 2108, Fall Semester, 2006 Instructor, LSU Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, General Physics Laboratory, PHYS 2109, Spring Semester, 2007 Tutor, LSU Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, 2006 - 2007
Awards and Honors Rosalie B. Hite Fellowship, $68600, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 2011 2013 Student Travel Award, UT GSBS, 2012 Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst, Research Grant, $8000, 6 Month Research Abroad at GSI Helmholtz Center for Heavy Ion Research, Darmstadt, Germany, 2010 Eley Curriculum Vitae – Page 4 of 4
1st Place, Young Investigator Competition, Southwest Regional Chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, 2009 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Academic Ranking in Top 10% of Class, 2007
Professional Affiliations American Association of Physicists in Medicine, Member American Nuclear Society, Member Radiation Research Society, Member International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, Reviewer
2006 - Present 2010 - Present 2013 - Present 2013 - Present
Computer Experience Programming Languages - C, Bash, MATLAB, IDL Monte Carlo Codes - MCNPX, EGSnrc, BEAMnrc Operating Systems - Mac, Windows, Linux, AIX
Publications Eley J G, Hogstrom K R, Matthews K L, Parker B C, Price M J. 2011. “Potential of discrete Gaussian edge feathering method for improving abutment dosimetry in eMLC-delivered segmented-field electron conformal therapy.” Medical Physics 38 6610-22. Graeff C, Lüchtenborg R, Eley J G, Durante M, Bert C. 2013. “A 4D-Optimization Concept for Scanned Ion Beam Therapy.” Radiotherapy and Oncology. Forthcoming. Eley J G, Newhauser W D, Lüchtenborg R, Graeff C, Bert C. 2013. “4D optimization for scanned ion beam tracking therapy of moving tumors.” In preparation. Eley J G, Newhauser W D, Lüchtenborg R, Richter D, Saito N, Bert C. 2013. “Robustness of target dose coverage to motion uncertainties for scanned carbon ion beam tracking therapy of moving targets.” In preparation. Eley J G, Friedrich T, Homann K L, Mahajan A, Durante M, Bert C, Howell R M, Scholz M, Newhauser W D. 2013. “Predicted risk of second cancer incidence in the breast for Hodgkin lymphoma patients after carbon ion therapy versus proton therapy.” In preparation.
Other Relevant Publications Eley J G. 2009. “Segmented field electron conformal therapy with an electron multi-leaf collimator.” M.S. thesis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Eley J G, Lüchtenborg R, Richter D, Durante M, Bert C. 2011. “Robustness of beam tracking for moving tumors.” GSI Annual Report 2010.
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Eley J G, Graeff C, Durante M, Newhauser W D, Bert C. 2012. “4D optimization for ion rasterscanning of moving tumors.” GSI Annual Report 2011.
Abstracts and Presentations Eley J G, Hogstrom K R, Matthews K L, Parker B C, and Price M J. 2009. “Segmented Field Electron Conformal Therapy with an Electron Multi-leaf Collimator.” Poster Presentation. AAPM, July 2009, Anaheim. Eley J G, Lüchtenborg R, Richter D, Durante M, Bert C. 2011. "Tracking Moving Tumors with a Scanned Carbon Beam: Robustness to Changing Target Motion Characteristics and Tracking Uncertainties." Oral presentation. AAPM, July 2011, Vancouver. Luo D, Eley J G, Du W, Shiu A, Chang E, Brown P, Newhauser W. 2011. "Should treatment time be included in assessing the quality of a gamma plan?" Poster presentation. AAPM, July 2011, Vancouver. Homann K, Howell R, Giebeler, Eley J G, Randeniya K, Newhauser W. 2012. “Radiogenic Second Cancer Differences in Female Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients Treated with Proton Versus Photon Radiotherapies.” Oral Presentation. AAPM, July 2012, Charlotte. Eley J G, Graeff C, Lüchtenborg R, Durante M, Howell R M, Newhauser W D, Bert C. 2012. “4D Optimization for Scanned Ion Beam Tracking Therapy for Moving Tumors.” Oral Presentation. AAPM, July 2012, Charlotte. Graeff C, Lüchtenborg R, Eley J, Durante M, Bert C. 2013. “A VOI-based 4D-Optimization Method for Conformal Target Coverage of Moving Tumors in Particle Therapy.” PTCOG, June 2013, Essen, Germany. In review. Eley J G, Friedrich T, Homann K L, Mahajan A, Durante M, Bert C, Howell R M, Scholz M, Newhauser W D. 2013. “Risk of developing a second cancer in the breast for Hodgkin lymphoma patients receiving carbon ion therapy versus proton therapy.” AAPM, August 2013, Indianapolis. Eley J G, Friedrich T, Homann K, Mahajan A, Durante M, Bert C, Howell R, Scholz M, Newhauser W. 2013. “Influence of tissue α/β ratios on the predicted risk of radiogenic second cancers in the breast for Hodgkin lymphoma patients treated with particle therapy.” RRS, September 2013, New Orleans.
Patents Yepes P P, Newhauser W D, Eley J G. 2010. GPU-Based Fast Dose Calculator for Cancer Therapy. U. S. Patent Application 61/384,134, filed September 2010. Patent pending.
Personal Interests Music, Scuba Diving, Cooking
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