Patients & VisitorsJames Purdy, Ph.D.
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Clinical/Research InterestsDr. Purdy's research is directed toward 3-D treatment planning and conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT), including the development and implementation of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT). He also is interested in the development of standards for the dose and volume specifications used in prescribing, recording and reporting radiation therapy results. Dr. Purdy is particularly interested in radiation oncology informatics, including the development of systems that can be used to receive, share and analyze volumetric multi-modality treatment planning and verification (TPV) digital data, which can be linked with clinical outcome data. He serves as the director of the Image-Guided Therapy Center (ITC), an advanced technology clinical trials quality assurance and support center supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). |
Title: |
Professor Vice Chair, Radiation Oncology |
Specialty: |
Radiation Oncology |
Address: |
UC Davis Cancer Center 4501 X St. Sacramento, CA 95817 |
Phone: |
(916) 734-8252 |
Education: |
University of Texas, Austin Austin, Texas Ph.D. 1971 |
Education: |
Lamar University Beaumont, Texas B.S. 1967 |
Professional Memberships: |
American Association of Physicists in Medicine American Board of Medical Physics American Board of Radiology American Cancer Advisory Board American College of Medical Physics American College of Radiology American Institute of Physics American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology Canada Foundation for Innovation International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements NIH Radiation Study Section, Division of Research Grants Radiation Therapy Oncology Group |
Select Recent Publications: |
Michalski, J.M., Winter, Kathryn, Purdy, J.A., Wilder, R.B., Perez, C.A., Roach, M., Parliament, M.B., Pollack, A., Markoe, A.M., Harms, W.B., Sandler, H.M., and Cox, J.D.: Preliminary Evaluation of Low-Grade Toxicity with Conformal Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer on RTOG 9406 Dose Levels I and II. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 56(1):192-198, 2003. Bradley, J.D., Ieumwananonthachai, N., Purdy, J.A., Wasserman, T.H., Lockett, M.A., Graham, M.V. and Perez, C.A.: Gross Tumor Volume, Critical Prognostic Factor in Patients Treated with Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy for Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 52(1):49-57, 2002. Garcia-Ramirez, J.L., Mutic, S., Dempsey, J.F., Low, D.A., and Purdy, J.A.: Performance Evaluation of an 85-cm-bore x-ray computed tomography scanner designed for radiation oncology and comparison with current diagnostic CT scanners. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 52(4):1123-1131, 2002. Low, D.A., Grigsby, P.W., Dempsey, J.F., Mutic, S., Williamson, J.F., Markman, J., Chao, K.S.C., Klein, E.E., and Purdy, J.A.: Applicator-Guided Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 52(5):1400-1406, 2002. Low, D.A., Dempsey, J.F., Markman, J., Mutic, S., Klein, E.E., Sohn, J.W., and Purdy, J.A.: Toward Automated Quality Assurance for Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 53(2):443-452, 2002. Michalski, J.M., Winter, K., Purdy, J.A., Wilder, R., Perez, C.A., Roach, M., Parliament, M., Pollack, A, Markoe, A., Harms, W.B., Sandler, H., and Cox, J.D.: Trade-Off to Low-Grade Toxicity with Conformal Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer on Radiation Therapy Oncology Group 9406. Seminars in Radiation Oncology 12(1):75-80, 2002. Purdy, J.A.: Dose-Volume Specification: New Challenges with Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy. Seminars in Radiation Oncology 12(3):199-209, 2002. Purdy, J.A. and Michalski, J.M.: In Response to Drs. Levitt and Khan., Letter to the Editor, Does the Evidence Support the Enthusiasm Over 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy and Dose Escalation in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer? Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 53(4):1085-1086, 2002. Ryu, J.K., Winter, K., Michalski, J.M., Purdy, J.A., Markoe, A.M., Earle, J.D., Perez, C.A., Roach III, M., Sandler, H.M., Pollack, A., and Cox, J.D.: Interim Report of Toxicity From 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy (3D-CRT) for Prostate Cancer on 3DOG/RTOG 9406, Level III (79.2 GY). Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 54(4):1036-1046, 2002. Purdy, J.A. and Michalski, J.M.: Does the Evidence Support the Enthusiasm Over 3D Conformal Radiation Therapy and Dose Escalation in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer? Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 51(4):867-870, 2001. |