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Joseph Modrick, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology

Current Positions

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology

Education

  • BS in Physics and Mathematics, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa
  • MS in Theoretical Physics, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
  • MS in Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin - Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
  • PhD in Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

Research Interests

  • Research Summary

Licenses & Certifications

  • Therapeutic Medical Physics, American Board of Radiology
  • Radiation Therapy Physicist, Iowa Department of Public Health
  • Therapeutic Radiologic Physics, American Board of Radiology

Selected Publications

  • Kim, Y., Modrick, J. M., Pennington, E. C. & Kim, Y. (2016). Commissioning of 3D image-base treatment planning system for high-dose-rate brachytherapy of cervical cancer. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 17 (2).
  • Bockholt, N. A., DeRoo, E. M., Nepple, K. G., Modrick, J. M., Smith, M. C., Fallon, B., Hass, A., Tracy, C. R. & Brown, J. A. (2013). First 100 cases at a low volume prostate brachytherapy institution: learning curve and the importance of continuous quality improvement. Canadian Journal of Urology 20 (5) 6778-6783. PMID: 24128827.
  • Anderson, J. W., Xia, J., Flynn, R. T., Modrick, J., Bhatia, S. K., Jacobson, G. M. & Kim, Y. (2013). High Resolution (3 Tesla) MRI-Guided, Conformal Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer: Consequences of Different High-Risk CTV Sizes. Journal of Contemorary Brachytherapy 5 (2) 101-109. PMID: 23878555.
  • Kim, Y., Muruganandham, M., Modrick, J. & Bayouth, J. E. (2011). Evaluation of artifacts and distortions of titanium applicators on 3.0-tesla MRI: Feasibility of titanium applicators in MRI-guided brachytherapy for gynecological cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 80 (3) 947-955. PMID: 20934275.
  • Modrick, J., Mackie, T. R. & Thomadsen, B. R. (2008). Energy Deposition Kernels at Low Photon Energy Including Coherent Scatter on a CD-ROM by American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
  • Liu, R., Buatti, J. M., Howes, T. L., Dill, J., Modrick, J. & Meeks, S. L. (2006). Optimal number of beams for stereotactic body radiotherapy of lung and liver lesions. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 66 (3) 906-912. PMID: 16904842.
  • Modrick, J. (2006). Low Energy Photon Dosimetry Using Monte Carlo And Convolution Methods.
  • Zhou, C., Inanc, F. & Modrick, J. (2004). Distortions induced by radioactive seeds into interstitial brachytherapy dose distributions. Medical Physics 31 3393-3405. PMID: 15651622.
  • Liu, R., Wagner, T. H., Buatti, J. M., Modrick, J., Dill, J. & Meeks, S. L. (2004). Geometrically based optimization for extracranial radiosurgery. Physics in Medicine and Biology 49 (6) 987-996. PMID: 15104321.
  • Modrick, J., Mackie, T. R. & Thomadsen, B. R. (2000). Energy deposition kernels at low photon energy including coherent scatter. In Enderle, J. D. (Eds.) Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society: 23-28 July 2000 Navy Pier Convention Center Chicago, Illinois, USA. pp. 1078-1081. Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineering.