Bradley Lofton - SMS Research
Brad Lofton
brlofton@mdanderson.org
BS, 2002, Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University
2003-2004, Biomedical Engineer, The Methodist Hospital
2004-2008, Physics Technologist, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Project: A Quality Control Information System for Nuclear Medicine
My research interests are in the characterization and quantification of gamma camera performance over time using routine quality control acquisitions. My work involves understanding the uncertainty associated with standard performance tests and optimizing the way in which these tests are analyzed in order to maximize the diagnostic efficiency that they offer the clinical medical physicist. I am also interested in using new analytical techniques on QC images in order to isolate root causes of non-uniformities and possibly extrapolate expected behavior given time-series data. Finally, I am seeking to quantify how performance degradation in routine QC may manifest itself in patient imaging modalities, including SPECT and planar studies.
Advisor: Richard E. Wendt III, PhD
Career Goal: Clinical practice
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