Xinran Zhong, Ph.D. - Faculty Profile

Biography

Xinran Zhong, Ph.D., received her B.S. in biomedical engineering from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, in 2014, and her Ph.D. in medical physics from the University of California in Los Angeles in 2019. In 2022, she completed the Medical Physics Residency program in the Department of Radiation Oncology at UT Southwestern Medical Center before joining the department as an assistant professor.

Research Interest

Adaptive and personalized radiation therapy
Automation and artificial intelligence in modern radiation therapy
MRI imaging in radiation therapy

Publications

Contour uncertainty assessment for MD-omitted daily adaptive online head and neck radiotherapy: Liao CY, Maniscalco AM, Zhao H, Bai T, Choi B, Moon D, Yang D, Wang J, Zhong X, Nguyen D, Godley A, Jiang SB, Sher D, Lin MH Radiotherapy and Oncology 2025 Apr 205
Assessing population-based to personalized planning strategies for head and neck adaptive radiotherapy: Visak J, Liao CY, Zhong X, Wang B, Domal S, Wang HJ, Maniscalco A, Pompos A, Nyguen D, Parsons D, Godley A, Lu W, Jiang S, Moon D, Sher D, Lin MH Journal of applied clinical medical physics 2025 Mar 26
Cone Beam Online Adaptive Radiation Therapy: A Promising Approach for Gastric Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma?: Zhong X, Rahman M, Simmons A, Li X, Kozak M, Desai N, Timmerman R, Godley A, Cai B, Parsons D, Kumar KA, Lin MH Advances in Radiation Oncology 2025 Feb 10
Adaptive Radiation Therapy in Lymphomas: Indications, Early Experiences, and Future Directions: Kumar KA, Zhong X, Iqbal Z, Geethakumari PR, Awan FT, Yilmaz E, Wolfe HR, Zahid M(, Li H, Mallik A, Parsons DD, Desai NB, Badiyan SN, Lin M, Timmerman RD, Kozak MM International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2025
Dosimetric Advantages of Online Adaptive Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Results From a Prospective Registry Study: Shi JJ, Meduri K, Liao CY, Moon DH, Avkshtol V, Parsons D, Zhong X, Chen L, Lin MH, Sher DJ International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2025
Mitigating Risks in Cone Beam Computed Tomography Guided Online Adaptive Radiation Therapy: A Preventative Reference Planning Review Approach: Rahman M, Iqbal Z, Parsons D, Salazar D, Visak J, Zhong X, Wang S, Stanley D, Godley A, Cai B, Sher D, Lin MH Advances in Radiation Oncology 2024 Nov 9
In silico evaluation and feasibility of near margin-less head and neck daily adaptive radiotherapy: Dohopolski M, Visak J, Choi B, Meng B, Parsons D, Zhong X, Inam E, Avkshtol V, Moon D, Sher D, Lin MH Radiotherapy and Oncology 2024 Aug 197
Deep learning based automatic segmentation of the Internal Pudendal Artery in definitive radiotherapy treatment planning of localized prostate cancer: Balagopal A, Dohopolski M, Suk Kwon Y, Montalvo S, Morgan H, Bai T, Nguyen D, Liang X, Zhong X, Lin MH, Desai N, Jiang S Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology 2024 Apr 30
Optimizing Online Adaptation Timing in the Treatment of Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer: Yen A, Zhong X, Lin MH, Nwachukwu C, Albuquerque K, Hrycushko B Practical Radiation Oncology 2024 Mar 14 e159-e164
Improved Dosimetry with Daily Online Adaptive Radiotherapy for Cervical Cancer: Waltzing the Pear: Yen A, Zhong X, Lin MH, Nwachukwu C, Albuquerque K, Hrycushko B Clinical Oncology 2024 Mar 36 165-172

Honors & Awards

Magna Cum Laude Merit Award
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (2017)
Educational Stipend Award
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (2015-2017)
Academic Scholarship of Tsinghua University
(2012)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Association of Physicists in Medicine (2018)
American Society for Radiation Oncology (2021)