Positions and Honors

Positions
1997-1999 Teaching Assistant Physics Department Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
1999-2004 Research Assistant Medical Physics Department University of Wisconsin-Madison
2004-2004 Research Associate Human Oncology Department University of Wisconsin-Madison
2004-2005Assistant Researcher Human Oncology Department University of Wisconsin-Madison
2005- Staff Physicist Radiation Oncology Department William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan
2006- Adjunct professor Department of Medical Physics, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
2008-Present, Department of Physics, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan

Honors
1st Place in student presentation, AAPM chapter meeting, Madison, 2002
Young Investigator Award Competition Finalist AAPM annual meeting, 2004
DOD prostate cancer new investigator award, 2006

Membership and Professional Activities
2005- Full member of AAPM
2007- ABR certified clinical physicist (radiation therapy)
2004- Reviewer and guest associate editor for Medical Physics Journal
2005- Reviewer for Physics in Medicine and Biology, International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, Radiotherapy and Oncology
Patents and Publications

Patents

Tiezhi Zhang, Harry Keller, Bhudatt Paliwal. “A spirometer-laser combined respiratory motion tracking system,” U.S. Patent #7,367,955. Licensed to TomoTherapy Inc.
Tiezhi Zhang, Bhudatt Paliwal. “Apparatus and method for treatment of lung tumors using synchronized breathing,” Patent pending. Licensed to TomoTherapy Inc.
Tiezhi Zhang. “Tetrahedron beam computed tomography”, Patent pending.

Peer-reviewed publications (Selected 10)

Tiezhi Zhang, Harry Keller, Matthew O'Brien, Thomas Mackie, Bhudatt Paliwal, “Application of the spirometer in respiratory gated radiotherapy”, Medical Physics, 2003 30(12):3165-3172.
Tiezhi Zhang, Nigel Orton, Thomas Mackie, Bhudatt Paliwal, “Technical note: A novel boundary condition using contact elements for finite element based deformable image registration”, Medical Physics Journal, 2004 31(8): 2412-2415.
Tiezhi Zhang, Robert Jeraj, Harry Keller, Weiguo Lu, Gustavo H. Olivera, Todd R. McNutt, Tomas R. Mackie, Bhudatt Paliwal, “Treatment plan optimization incorporating respiratory motion”, Medical Physics, 2004 31(6): 1576-1586
Tiezhi Zhang, Nigel Orton, Wolfgang Tomé, “On the automated definition of mobile target volumes from 4D-CT images for stereotactic body radiotherapy”, Medical Physics Journal, 2005, 32(11): 3493-3502.
Dinesh Tewatia, Tiezhi Zhang, Wolfgang Tome, Bhudatt Paliwal, Minesh Mehta, “Clinical implementation of target tracking by breathing synchronized delivery”, Medical Physics Journal, 2006, 33(11): 4330-4336.
Tiezhi Zhang, Yuwei Chi, Elisa Meldolesi and Di Yan. “Automatic Delineation of Online Head and Neck CT Images: Towards Online Adaptive Radiotherapy”, International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, 2007, 68(2), 522-530.
Tiezhi Zhang, Weiguo Lu, et al. “Breathing Synchronized Delivery (BSD): A Potential Four dimensional tomotherapy Technique”, International Journal Of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, 2007, 68(5):1572-8.
Derek Schulze, Jian Liang, Di Yan and Tiezhi Zhang, “Comparison of Various Online IGRT Strategies: The Benefits of Online Treatment Plan Re-optimization”, Radiotherapy and Oncology, 2009, 90(3): 367-76.
GD, Hugo, J Campbell, T Zhang, D Yan, “Cumulative Lung Dose for Several Motion Management Strategies as a Function of Pretreatment Patient Parameters”, International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, in press, 2009.
Tiezhi Zhang and Derek Schulze, “Tetrahedron Beam Computed Tomography (TBCT): A New Online Imaging System for Image Guided Radiotherapy”, in press, Physics in Medicine and Biology.

Research Support

Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Startup Funds, 7/1/2004-7/1/2005
$25,000
Title: Development of Breathing Synchronized Delivery technique
Principal Investigator: Tiezhi Zhang
Goal: The grant is awarded to PI to clinically implement a 4-D tomotherapy technique, Breathing Synchronized Delivery (BSD), to treat lung cancer patients.

Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program, New Investigator Award, 1/1/2007-12/31/2009
$240,000 direct cost
Title: Online adaptive prostate cancer radiation treatment
Principal Investigator: Tiezhi Zhang, 25% effort.
Goal: To develop real-time IMRT treatment planning technique for prostate cancer radiation treatment.

NIH, 1R21CA130330-01A1, 3/1/2008-2/28/2010.
$247,500 direct cost
Title: Development of a novel quasi-CBCT system for image guided radiotherapy
Principle Investigator: Tiezhi Zhang 25% effort
Goal: The purpose of this study is to develop an online CT imaging system with diagnostic image quality.


	Positions and Honors Positions 1997-1999 Teaching Assistant Physics Department Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 1999-2004 Research Assistant Medical Physics Department University of Wisconsin-Madison 2004-2004 Research Associate Human Oncology Department University of Wisconsin-Madison 2004-2005Assistant Researcher Human Oncology Department University of Wisconsin-Madison 2005- Staff Physicist Radiation Oncology Department William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan 2006- Adjunct professor Department of Medical Physics, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 2008-Present, Department of Physics, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan Honors 1st Place in student presentation, AAPM chapter meeting, Madison, 2002 Young Investigator Award Competition Finalist AAPM annual meeting, 2004 DOD prostate cancer new investigator award, 2006 Membership and Professional Activities 2005- Full member of AAPM 2007- ABR certified clinical physicist (radiation therapy) 2004- Reviewer and guest associate editor for Medical Physics Journal 2005- Reviewer for Physics in Medicine and Biology, International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, Radiotherapy and Oncology Patents and Publications Patents Tiezhi Zhang, Harry Keller, Bhudatt Paliwal. “A spirometer-laser combined respiratory motion tracking system,” U.S. Patent #7,367,955. Licensed to TomoTherapy Inc. Tiezhi Zhang, Bhudatt Paliwal. “Apparatus and method for treatment of lung tumors using synchronized breathing,” Patent pending. Licensed to TomoTherapy Inc. Tiezhi Zhang. “Tetrahedron beam computed tomography”, Patent pending. Peer-reviewed publications (Selected 10) Tiezhi Zhang, Harry Keller, Matthew O'Brien, Thomas Mackie, Bhudatt Paliwal, “Application of the spirometer in respiratory gated radiotherapy”, Medical Physics, 2003 30(12):3165-3172. Tiezhi Zhang, Nigel Orton, Thomas Mackie, Bhudatt Paliwal, “Technical note: A novel boundary condition using contact elements for finite element based deformable image registration”, Medical Physics Journal, 2004 31(8): 2412-2415. Tiezhi Zhang, Robert Jeraj, Harry Keller, Weiguo Lu, Gustavo H. Olivera, Todd R. McNutt, Tomas R. Mackie, Bhudatt Paliwal, “Treatment plan optimization incorporating respiratory motion”, Medical Physics, 2004 31(6): 1576-1586 Tiezhi Zhang, Nigel Orton, Wolfgang Tomé, “On the automated definition of mobile target volumes from 4D-CT images for stereotactic body radiotherapy”, Medical Physics Journal, 2005, 32(11): 3493-3502. Dinesh Tewatia, Tiezhi Zhang, Wolfgang Tome, Bhudatt Paliwal, Minesh Mehta, *“Clinical implementation of target tracking by breathing synchronized delivery”,* Medical Physics Journal, 2006, 33(11): 4330-4336. Tiezhi Zhang, Yuwei Chi, Elisa Meldolesi and Di Yan. “Automatic Delineation of Online Head and Neck CT Images: Towards Online Adaptive Radiotherapy”, International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, 2007, 68(2), 522-530. Tiezhi Zhang, Weiguo Lu, et al. “Breathing Synchronized Delivery (BSD): A Potential Four dimensional tomotherapy Technique”, International Journal Of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, 2007, 68(5):1572-8. Derek Schulze, Jian Liang, Di Yan and Tiezhi Zhang, “Comparison of Various Online IGRT Strategies: The Benefits of Online Treatment Plan Re-optimization”, Radiotherapy and Oncology, 2009, 90(3): 367-76. GD, Hugo, J Campbell, T Zhang, D Yan, “Cumulative Lung Dose for Several Motion Management Strategies as a Function of Pretreatment Patient Parameters”, International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics, in press, 2009. Tiezhi Zhang and Derek Schulze, “Tetrahedron Beam Computed Tomography (TBCT): A New Online Imaging System for Image Guided Radiotherapy”, in press, Physics in Medicine and Biology. Research Support Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Startup Funds, 7/1/2004-7/1/2005 $25,000 Title: Development of Breathing Synchronized Delivery technique Principal Investigator: Tiezhi Zhang Goal: The grant is awarded to PI to clinically implement a 4-D tomotherapy technique, Breathing Synchronized Delivery (BSD), to treat lung cancer patients. Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program, New Investigator Award, 1/1/2007-12/31/2009 $240,000 direct cost Title: Online adaptive prostate cancer radiation treatment Principal Investigator: Tiezhi Zhang, 25% effort. Goal: To develop real-time IMRT treatment planning technique for prostate cancer radiation treatment. NIH, 1R21CA130330-01A1, 3/1/2008-2/28/2010. $247,500 direct cost Title: Development of a novel quasi-CBCT system for image guided radiotherapy Principle Investigator: Tiezhi Zhang 25% effort Goal: The purpose of this study is to develop an online CT imaging system with diagnostic image quality.