Daryl P. Nazareth PhD
Daryl P. Nazareth
PhD
Senior Medical Physicist, Research Assistant Professor
Department of Radiation Oncology
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Radiological Physics
Professional Summary:
Provides medical physicist services to Institute departments using radiation beams for therapy of disease; maintains quality assurance and calibration of radiotherapy equipment; provides consultation in radiation safety matters; participates in treatment design and delivery. Enhances professional growth and development by conducting and participating in educational programs, distributing and reading current literature, conducting and participating in in-service meetings and workshops.
Education and Training:
- Certificate, University of Maryland, School of Medicine (2006)
- PhD, Physics, University at Buffalo (2005)
- MS, Physics, State University of New York at Binghamton (1996)
Employment:
- Senior Medical Physicist, Reseach Assistant Professor, Radiation Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute University at Buffalo (2007-present)
Grants and Sponsored Research:
- January 2018–August 2019
The application of digital annealing to the VMAT optimization problem in radiation medicine
Fujitsu Laboratories Inc.
Role: Principal Investigator
$70,000
Journal Articles:
- French SB, Bhagroo S, Nazareth DP, Podgorsak MB. (2017) Adapting VMAT plans optimized for an HD120 MLC for delivery with a Millennium MLC. J Appl Clin Med Phys (Sep), 18(5): 143-151.
- Amaloo C, Nazareth DP, Kumaraswamy LK,. (2015) Comparison of hybrid volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) technique and double arc VMAT technique in the treatment of prostate cancer. Radiol Oncol (Sep), 49(3): 291-298.
- Nazareth DP, Spaans JD. (2015) First application of quantum annealing to IMRT beamlet intensity optimization. Phys Med Biol (May), 60(10): 4137-4148.
- Martin KL, Gomez J, Nazareth DP, Warren GW, Singh AK, Warren G. (2011) Quantification of incidental mediastinal and hilar irradiation delivered during definitive stereotactic body radiation therapy for peripheral non-small cell lung cancer. Med Dosim (Oct), 37(2): 182-185.
- Bakhtiari M, Malhotra H, Jones MD, Chaudhary V, Walters JP, Nazareth D. (2010) Applying graphics processor units to Monte Carlo dose calculation in radiation therapy. J Med Phys (Apr), 35(2): 120-122.
- Nazareth DP, Brunner S, Jones MD, Malhotra HK, Bakhtiari M. (2009) Optimization of beam angles for intensity modulated radiation therapy treatment planning using genetic algorithm on a distributed computing platform. J Med Phys (Jul), 34(3): 129-132.
- D'Souza WD, Zhang HH, Nazareth DP, Shi L, Meyer RR. (2008) A nested partitions framework for beam angle optimization in intensity-modulated radiation therapy. Phys Med Biol (Jun), 53(12): 3293-3307.
- Meyer RR, Zhang HH, Goadrich L, Nazareth DP, Shi L, D'Souza WD. (2007) A multiplan treatment-planning framework: a paradigm shift for intensity-modulated radiotherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys (Jul), 68(4): 1178-1189.
- D'Souza WD, Nazareth DP, Zhang B, Deyoung C, Suntharalingam M, Kwok Y, Yu CX, Regine WF. (2007) The use of gated and 4D CT imaging in planning for stereotactic body radiation therapy. Med Dosim (Jan), 32(2): 92-101.
- Dmochowski J, Hoffmann KR, Singh V, Xu J, Nazareth DP. (2005) Effects of point configuration on the accuracy in 3D reconstruction from biplane images. Med Phys (Sep), 32(9): 2862-2869.
- Hoffmann KR, Dmochowski J, Nazareth DP, Miskolczi L, Nemes B, Gopal A, Wang Z, Rudin S, Bednarek DR. (2003) Vessel size measurements in angiograms: manual measurements. Med Phys (Apr), 30(4): 681-688.
- Hoffmann KR, Nazareth DP, Miskolczi L, Gopal A, Wang Z, Rudin S, Bednarek DR. (2002) Vessel size measurements in angiograms: a comparison of techniques. Med Phys (Jul), 29(7): 1622-1633.
Professional Memberships:
- Upstate New York Association of Physicists in Medicine; President Elect, President, Immediate Past President (2015–present)
- Upstate New York Association of Physicists in Medicine; Secretary.Treasurer (2012–2014)
- American Association of Medical Physicists (AAPM); Member (2002–present)
- Upstate New York Association of Physicists in Medicine; Member (2002–present)
Presentations:
- "Dose Calculation and Optimization Algorithms: A Clinical Perspective" 52nd Annual Meeting of the AAPM; American Association of Physicists in Medicine; medical physics (2010)
- "Inquire, Inspire, Innovate- Future Technologies Beyond Radaition Oncology" 7th Annual Radiation Therapy Conference; University Health Network (2010)
- "Optimization of IMRT and 3D-Conformal Parameters Using Genetic Algorithm on a Dis" 2008 International Conference in Medical Physics; Association of Medical Physicists of India; Association of Medical Physicists of India (2008)