Sameer Taneja
Assistant Professor of Therapeutic RadiologyCards
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Publications
2026
Solid-State Detectors
Wegener S, Taneja S, Akino Y, Das I. Solid-State Detectors. 2026, 101-128. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-10159-4_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient Specific Quality Assurance
Taneja S, Lim S, Sohn J, Teng C. Patient Specific Quality Assurance. 2026, 263-282. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-10159-4_16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensity modulated radiation therapyVolumetric Modulated Arc TherapyDose distributionPatient-specific quality assuranceTreatment deliveryPlanning dose calculationsPlanned dose distributionTreatment planning systemModulated arc therapySize of detectorRoutine quality assuranceAdvanced treatment planningMLC motionGamma analysisDetector fabricationArc therapyDose calculationDetector arrayMeasurement detectorsAdvanced treatment techniquesClinically relevant errorsDose modulationDetectorPlanning systemSpatial resolution
2024
Commissioning and implementation of a pencil‐beam algorithm with a Lorentz correction as a secondary dose calculation algorithm for an Elekta Unity 1.5T MR linear accelerator
Taneja S, Wang H, Barbee D, Galavis P, Sosa M, Byun D, Zelefsky M, Chen T. Commissioning and implementation of a pencil‐beam algorithm with a Lorentz correction as a secondary dose calculation algorithm for an Elekta Unity 1.5T MR linear accelerator. Journal Of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 2024, 26: e14590. PMID: 39625056, PMCID: PMC11905237, DOI: 10.1002/acm2.14590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercent-depth-doseDose calculation algorithmMR linear acceleratorSource-surface distancePoint doseStereotactic body radiation therapyMonitor unitsHeterogeneous phantomsHomogeneous phantomPatient plansPencil beam algorithmPoint dose verificationAverage pass rateProstate stereotactic body radiation therapyCalculation algorithmDepth-doseGamma criteriaDose verificationIonization chamberBeam deliveryBeam profileLinear acceleratorOutput factorsClinical implementationCommissioning dataImplementation of an ionization chamber array for linear accelerator monthly dosimetry QA
Taneja S, Barbee D. Implementation of an ionization chamber array for linear accelerator monthly dosimetry QA. Journal Of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 2024, 25: e14433. PMID: 38923344, PMCID: PMC11492307, DOI: 10.1002/acm2.14433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSun Nuclear CorporationIonization chamberIC ProfilerWedge factorsDosimetry measurementsIonization chamber arrayEdge linear acceleratorBeam output measurementsBeam energyMonthly QAChamber arrayMeasurement of energyProfile constancyLinear acceleratorBeam outputConstancy measurementsBeamIonizationEnergyPressure calibrationDoseIC measuresVarianSunICP measurementsImplementation of a Stereoscopic Camera System for Clinical Electron Simulation and Treatment Planning
Taneja S, Barbee D, Cohen R, Malin M. Implementation of a Stereoscopic Camera System for Clinical Electron Simulation and Treatment Planning. Practical Radiation Oncology 2024, 14: e291-e300. PMID: 38325547, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2024.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSource-to-surface distancePatient setupElectronic simulationTolerance tablesPatient positioning devicesCouch parametersLinac vaultSetup accuracyTreatment vaultPatient surfaceTreatment machineBeam parametersTreatment setupTreatment sitesTreatment deliveryCollimatorGantryCone sizeLinacCouchTreatment planningPatient positioningClearance issuesPatientsPhysician preference
2022
Accelerated partial breast irradiation in early stage breast cancer
Galavis P, Abeloos C, Cheng P, Hitchen C, McCarthy A, Purswani J, Shah B, Taneja S, Gerber N. Accelerated partial breast irradiation in early stage breast cancer. Frontiers In Oncology 2022, 12: 1049704. PMID: 36439449, PMCID: PMC9685302, DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1049704.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Image Guided Volumetrically Modulated Total Body Irradiation (TBI): Progress on Single Institution Phase 2 Clinical Trial
Teruel J, Galavis P, McCarthy A, Taneja S, Malin M, Hitchen C, Yuan Y, Barbee D, Gerber N. Image Guided Volumetrically Modulated Total Body Irradiation (TBI): Progress on Single Institution Phase 2 Clinical Trial. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2021, 111: e311-e312. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncidence of IPSTotal body irradiationPlanning target volumePhase 2 clinical trialMyeloablative conditioning regimensConditioning regimensDosimetric constraintsDosimetric endpointsMean doseInternal Review BoardSingle-arm phase 2 clinical trialClinical endpointsFollow-upHematopoietic stem cell transplantationGrade 1Post-transplant follow-upPTV D98%Transplant related mortalityTreatment related toxicityIdiopathic pneumonia syndromeBone marrow biopsyStem cell transplantationSecondary clinical endpointsDays follow-upSigned informed consentFive-Fraction Prone Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation: Long-Term Oncologic, Dosimetric, and Cosmetic Outcome
Shah B, Xiao J, Oh C, Taneja S, Barbee D, Maisonet O, Huppert N, Perez C, Gerber N. Five-Fraction Prone Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation: Long-Term Oncologic, Dosimetric, and Cosmetic Outcome. Practical Radiation Oncology 2021, 12: 106-112. PMID: 34474168, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2021.08.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-rated cosmesisFollow-upIpsilateral breast tumor recurrenceDuctal carcinoma in situEarly-stage breast cancerPartial breast irradiationRadiation therapy courseBreast tumor recurrenceLocal recurrence-freeLong-term oncologicRight-sided cancersCarcinoma in situMonths follow-upBreast irradiationContralateral recurrenceHeart doseLate toxicityRecurrence-freeTumor bedIpsilateral breastCosmesis outcomesOverall survivalTumor recurrenceDistant metastasisHormone therapyAutomatic treatment planning for VMAT‐based total body irradiation using Eclipse scripting
Teruel J, Taneja S, Galavis P, Osterman K, McCarthy A, Malin M, Gerber N, Hitchen C, Barbee D. Automatic treatment planning for VMAT‐based total body irradiation using Eclipse scripting. Journal Of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 2021, 22: 119-130. PMID: 33565214, PMCID: PMC7984467, DOI: 10.1002/acm2.13189.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPTV D98%Dose objectivesDosimetric resultsIn vivo dose verificationAutomatic treatment planningTreatment planning doseMaximum dose objectiveVolumetric arc therapyTreatment planning approachTreatment planning processCT image setsHigh-quality plansTotal doseDose verificationDose deviationIsocenter placementPatient surfaceAAA algorithmArc therapyEclipse scriptingPhoton energyAnthropomorphic phantomTreatment planningPlanned doseDmean
2020
Measurement of the Energy Spectrum of a 6 MV Linear Accelerator Using Compton Scattering Spectroscopy and Monte Carlo-Generated Corrections
. Taneja, LJ. Bartol, W. Culberson, LA. DeWerd. “Measurement of the energy spectrum of a 6 MV linear accelerator using Compton Scattering spectroscopy and Monte-Carlo generated corrections.” IJMPCERO. 2020, 9(4), 186-200Peer-Reviewed Original Research