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Thomas Banks, Ph.D.

Thomas Banks, Ph.D.

Titles and Appointments

Assistant Professor

School
Graduate School
Department
Radiation Oncology
Graduate Programs
Biomedical Engineering
  • Biography

    Download Curriculum Vitae

    • DABR, Therapeutic Medical Physics (2019)
    • Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, Nuclear Physics (2007) 
    • M.A., University of California, Berkeley, Physics (2001)
    • A.B., Cornell University, Physics (1999)

  • Research Interest
    • Applying new technologies to improve clinical operations, and working in partnership with physicians to develop novel techniques
  • Publications
    Commissioning of the RefleXion X1 Linear Accelerator and Development of a Consensus Reference Beam Model
    Watkins WT, Yang R, Han C, Liu A, Surucu M, Kovalchuk N, Han B, Cai B, Banks TI, Shen C, Lalonde R, Dimitriadou D, Chang J, Huq MS, Forbang RT, Ndlovu AM, Ku L, Maganti S, Chen H, Chen Z, Carlson DJ Medical physics 2025 Dec 52
    An automated daily QA strategy for dosimetry and imaging guidance check of a novel PET/CT ring gantry linac
    Ghimire S, Park YK, Gibbard G, Tan J, Banks TI, Shen C, Prasad R, Zhuang T, Godley A, Jiang SB, Cai B Journal of applied clinical medical physics 2025 Dec 26
    Evaluation of treatment planning feasibility of a positron emission tomography (PET)–Linac system for spine stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)
    Zhang H, Yan S, Peng H, Banks T, Prasad R, Park YK, Godley A, Cai B, Shen C Journal of applied clinical medical physics 2025 Dec 26
    Region of interest selection and volume averaging for Gamma Knife radiochromic film dosimetry
    Lin J, Pecic S, Banks TI, Devic S, Stojadinovic S Physics in medicine and biology 2025 Nov 70
    Strategies for Offline Adaptive Biology-Guided Radiotherapy (BgRT) on a PET-Linac Platform
    Cai B, Banks TI, Shen C, Prasad R, Bal G, Lin MH, Godley A, Pompos A, Garant A, Westover K, Dan T, Jiang S, Sher D, Oz OK, Timmerman R, Badiyan SN Cancers 2025 Aug 17
    Expanding SCINTIX Biology-Guided Radiotherapy Beyond Lung and Bone: A Planning Feasibility and Dosimetric Study on the RefleXion X1 System
    Zhang H, Gibbard G, Shen C, Banks TI, Peng H, Da Silva A, Kuduvalli G, Aguilera TA, Dan T, Badiyan SN, Westover K, Sher DJ, Garant A, Hannan R, Jiang SB, Oz OK, Timmerman RD, Cai B Technology in cancer research & treatment 2025 Jan 24 15330338251365334
    Machine characterization and central axis depth dose data of a superficial x-ray radiotherapy unit
    Xiong Z, Zhong Y, Banks TI, Reynolds R, Chiu T, Tan J, Zhang Y, Parsons D, Yan Y, Godley A, Stojadinovic S Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express 2023 Jan 9
    CUORE opens the door to tonne-scale cryogenics experiments
    Adams DQ, Alduino C, Alessandria F, Alfonso K, Andreotti E, Avignone FT, Azzolini O, Balata M, Bandac I, Banks TI, Bari G, Barucci M, Beeman JW, Bellini F, Benato G, Beretta M, Bersani A, Biare D, Biassoni M, Bragazzi F, Branca A, Brofferio C, Bryant A, Buccheri A, Bucci C, Bulfon C, Camacho A, Camilleri J, Caminata A, Campani A, Canonica L, Cao XG, Capelli S, Capodiferro M, Cappelli L, Cardani L, Cariello M, Carniti P, Carrettoni M, Casali N, Cassina L, Celi E, Cereseto R, Ceruti G, Chiarini A, Chiesa D, Chott N, Clemenza M, Conventi D, Copello S, Cosmelli C, Cremonesi O, Crescentini C, Creswick RJ, Cushman JS, D'Addabbo A, D'Aguanno D, Dafinei I, Datskov V, Davis CJ, Corso FD, Dell'Oro S, Deninno MM, Di Domizio S, Dompè V, Di Vacri ML, Di Paolo L, Drobizhev A, Ejzak L, Faccini R, Fang DQ, Fantini G, Faverzani M, Ferri E, Ferroni F, Fiorini E, Franceschi MA, Freedman SJ, Fu SH, Fujikawa BK, Gaigher R, Ghislandi S, Giachero A, Gironi L, Giuliani A, Gladstone L, Goett J, Gorla P, Gotti C, Guandalini C, Guerzoni M, Guetti M, Gutierrez TD, Haller EE, Han K, Hansen EV, Heeger KM, Hennings-Yeomans R, Hickerson KP, Huang RG, Huang HZ, Iannone M, Ioannucci L, Johnston J, Kadel R, Keppel G, Kogler L, Kolomensky YG, Leder A, Ligi C, Lim KE, Liu R, Ma L, Ma YG, Maiano C, Maino M, Marini L, Martinez M, Amaya CM, Maruyama RH, Mayer D, Mazza R, Mei Y, Moggi N, Morganti S, Mosteiro PJ, Nagorny SS, Napolitano T, Nastasi M, Nikkel J, Nisi S, Nones C, Norman EB, Novati V, Nucciotti A, Nutini I, O'Donnell T, Olcese M, Olivieri E, Orio F, Orlandi D, Ouellet JL, Pagan S, Pagliarone CE, Pagnanini L, Pallavicini M, Palmieri V, Pattavina L, Pavan M, Pedretti M, Pedrotta R, Pelosi A, Perego M, Pessina G, Pettinacci V, Piperno G, Pira C, Pirro S, Pozzi S, Previtali E, Puiu A, Quitadamo S, Reindl F, Rimondi F, Risegari L, Rosenfeld C, Rossi C, Rusconi C, Sakai M, Sala E, Salvioni C, Sangiorgio S, Santone D, Schaeffer D, Schmidt B, Schmidt J, Scielzo ND, Sharma V, Singh V, Sisti M, Smith AR, Speller D, Stivanello F, Surukuchi PT, Taffarello L, Tatananni L, Tenconi M, Terranova F, Tessaro M, Tomei C, Ventura G, Vetter KJ, Vignati M, Wagaarachchi SL, Wallig J, Wang BS, Wang HW, Welliver B, Wilson J, Wilson K, Winslow LA, Wise T, Zanotti L, Zarra C, Zhang GQ, Zhu BX, Zimmermann S, Zucchelli S Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics 2022 Jan 122
    Double-beta decay of 130Te to the first 0 + excited state of 130Xe with CUORE-0
    Alduino C, Alfonso K, Artusa DR, Avignone III FT, Azzolini O, Banks TI, Bari G, Beeman JW, Bellini F, Bersani A, Biassoni M, Brofferio C, Bucci C, Camacho A, Caminata A, Canonica L, Cao XG, Capelli S, Cappelli L, Carbone L, Cardani L, Carniti P, Casali N, Cassina L, Chiesa D, Chott N, Clemenza M, Copello S, Cosmelli C, Cremonesi O, Creswick RJ, Cushman JS, D’Addabbo A, Dafinei I, Davis CJ, Dell’Oro S, Deninno MM, Domizio SD, Vacri ML, Drobizhev A, Fang DQ, Faverzani M, Feintzeig J, Fernandes G, Ferri E, Ferroni F, Fiorini E, Franceschi MA, Freedman SJ, Fujikawa BK, Giachero A, Gironi L, Giuliani A, Gladstone L, Gorla P, Gotti C, Gutierrez TD, Haller EE, Han K, Hansen E, Heeger KM, Hennings-Yeomans R, Hickerson KP, Huang HZ, Kadel R, Keppel G, Kolomensky YG, Leder A, Ligi C, Lim KE, Liu X, Ma YG, Maino M, Marini L, Martinez M, Maruyama RH, Mei Y, Moggi N, Morganti S, Mosteiro PJ, Napolitano T, Nones C, Norman EB, Nucciotti A, O’Donnell T, Orio F, Ouellet JL, Pagliarone CE, Pallavicini M, Palmieri V, Pattavina L, Pavan M, Pessina G, Pettinacci V, Piperno G, Pira C, Pirro S, Pozzi S, Previtali E, Rosenfeld C, Rusconi C, Sangiorgio S, Santone D, Scielzo ND, Singh V, Sisti M, Smith AR, Taffarello L, Tenconi M, Terranova F, Tomei C, Trentalange S, Vignati M, Wagaarachchi SL, Wang BS, Wang HW, Wilson J, Winslow LA, Wise T, Woodcraft A, Zanotti L, Zhang GQ, Zhu BX, Zimmermann S, Zucchelli S European Physical Journal C 2019 Sep 79
    Pilot study of combined FDG-PET and dynamic contrast-enhanced CT of locally advanced cervical carcinoma before and during concurrent chemoradiotherapy suggests association between changes in tumor blood volume and treatment response
    Banks TI, von Eyben R, Hristov D, Kidd EA Cancer Medicine 2018 Aug 7 3642-3651
  • Honors & Awards
    • APS Dissertation Award in Nuclear Physics
      (2009)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • AAPM (2016)
    • AAPM, Southwest Chapter (2020)