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Xizeng Wu Ph.D.
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xwu@uab.edu
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205-975-8135
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Xizeng Wu Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Positions
Senior Scientist
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Experimental Therapeutics
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O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center
Professor (P)
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Radiology
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School of Medicine
2005 -
Professor Emeritus
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O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center
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School of Medicine
2010 -
Director
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Radiology - Physics & Engineering
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Radiology
2011 -
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2019
Image quality assessment of a photon counting detector in X-ray projection imaging
2019
2018
Quantitative theory of X-ray interferometers based on dual phase grating: Fringe period and visibility
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Optics Express
. 26:23142-23155.
2018
2018
The virtual cone: A novel technique to generate spherical dose distributions using a multileaf collimator and standardized control-point sequence for small target radiation surgery
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Advances in Radiation Oncology
. 3:421-430.
2018
2018
Using Microbubble as Contrast Agent for High-Energy X-Ray In-line Phase Contrast Imaging: Demonstration and Comparison Study
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IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
. 65:1117-1123.
2018
2018
Detectability comparison of simulated tumors in digital breast tomosynthesis using high-energy X-ray inline phase sensitive and commercial imaging systems
2018
2017
Quantitative investigation of the edge enhancement in in-line phase contrast projections and tomosynthesis provided by distributing microbubbles on the interface between two tissues: A phantom study
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Physics in Medicine and Biology
. 62:9357-9376.
2017
2017
Beam hardening correction in polychromatic x-ray grating interferometry
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Optics Express
. 25:24690-24704.
2017
2017
Characterization of continuous and pulsed emission modes of a hybrid micro focus x-ray source for medical imaging applications
2017
2017
Detectability comparison between a high energy x-ray phase sensitive and mammography systems in imaging phantoms with varying glandular-adipose ratios
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Physics in Medicine and Biology
. 62:3523-3538.
2017
2017
Polychromatic X-ray effects on fringe phase shifts in grating interferometry
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Optics Express
. 25:6053-6068.
2017
2016
Predicting visibility of interference fringes in X-ray grating interferometry
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Optics Express
. 24:15927-15939.
2016
2016
A novel phantom and procedure providing submillimeter accuracy in daily QA tests of accelerators used for stereotactic radiosurgery
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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
. 17:246-253.
2016
2016
SU-F-J-96: Comparison of Frame-Based and Mutual Information Registration Techniques for CT and MR Image Sets.
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Medical Physics
. 43:3428-3429.
2016
2016
SU-F-T-570: Comparison of Synthetic Diamond, Microionization Chamber, and Radiochromic Film for Absolute Dosimetry of VMAT Radiosurgery.
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Medical Physics
. 43:3594.
2016
2016
A novel phantom and procedure providing submillimeter accuracy in daily QA tests of accelerators used for stereotactic radiosurgery
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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
. 17:246-253.
2016
2016
The impact of spectral filtration on image quality in micro-CT system
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Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
. 17:301-315.
2016
2015
Low dose high energy x-ray in-line phase sensitive imaging prototype: Investigation of optimal geometric conditions and design parameters
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Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology
. 23:667-682.
2015
2015
Technical Note: Synchrotron-based high-energy x-ray phase sensitive microtomography for biomedical research
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Medical Physics
. 42:5595-5603.
2015
2015
Optimization of reconstructed quality of hard X-ray phase microtomography
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Applied Optics
. 54:5610-5618.
2015
2015
A general theory of interference fringes in x-ray phase grating imaging
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Medical Physics
. 42:3036-3047.
2015
2015
Characterization of a high-energy in-line phase contrast tomosynthesis prototype
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Medical Physics
. 42.
2015
2014
End-to-end test of spatial accuracy in Gamma Knife treatments for trigeminal neuralgia
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Medical Physics
. 41.
2014
2014
SU-E-T-425: Spherical Dose Distributions for Radiosurgery Using a Standardized MLC Plan.
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Medical Physics
. 41:323.
2014
2014
Dose and detectability improvements with high energy phase sensitive x-ray imaging in comparison to low energy conventional imaging
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Physics in Medicine and Biology
. 59.
2014
2014
Image quality and dose efficiency of high energy phase sensitive x-ray imaging: Phantom studies
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Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology
. 22:321-334.
2014
2014
Three-dimensional x-ray fluorescence mapping of a gold nanoparticle-loaded phantom
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Medical Physics
. 41.
2014
2013
A robust general phase retrieval method for medical applications
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Journal of Instrumentation
. 8.
2013
2012
Phase retrieval for hard X-ray computed tomography of samples with hybrid compositions
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Chinese Optics Letters
. 10.
2012
2012
A phantom-based calibration method for digital X-ray tomosynthesis
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Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology
. 20:17-29.
2012
2012
X-ray phase-shifts-based method of volumetric breast density measurement
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Medical Physics
. 39:4239-4244.
2012
2011
The effects of x-ray beam hardening on detective quantum efficiency and radiation dose
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Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology
. 19:509-519.
2011
2011
Estimated radiation dose associated with low-dose chest CT of average-size participants in the national lung screening trial
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American Journal of Roentgenology
. 197:1165-1169.
2011
2011
Apparent linear attenuation coefficients in phase contrast X-ray tomography
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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
. 269:1841-1843.
2011
2011
Robustness of phase retrieval methods in x-ray phase contrast imaging: A comparison
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Medical Physics
. 38:5073-5080.
2011
2011
The national lung screening trial: Overview and study design
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Radiology
. 258:243-253.
2011
2010
Affinity, lateral mobility, and clustering contribute independently to β
2
-integrin-mediated adhesion
2010
2010
Performance analysis of the attenuation-partition based iterative phase retrieval algorithm for in-line phase-contrast imaging
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Optics Express
. 18:16074-16089.
2010
2010
Normalized CT dose index of the CT scanners used in the National Lung Screening Trial
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American Journal of Roentgenology
. 194:1539-1546.
2010
2009
A comparison of iterative algorithms and a mixed approach for in-line X-ray phase retrieval
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Optics Communications
. 282:3392-3396.
2009
2009
Development of an accelerated GVF semi-automatic contouring algorithm for radiotherapy treatment planning
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Computers in Biology and Medicine
. 39:650-656.
2009
2009
Phase retrieval from one single phase contrast x-ray image
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Optics Express
. 17:11187-11196.
2009
2009
Feasibility study of the iterative x-ray phase retrieval algorithm
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Applied Optics
. 48:91-98.
2009
2009
Optimizing photon fluence measurements for the accurate determination of detective quantum efficiency
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Journal of Electronic Imaging
. 18.
2009
2008
DQE analysis on a dual detector phase x-ray imaging system
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Physics in Medicine and Biology
. 53:5165-5176.
2008
2008
Preliminary feasibility study of an in-line phase contrast X-ray imaging prototype
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IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
. 55:2249-2257.
2008
2008
An attenuation-partition based iterative phase retrieval algorithm for in-line phase-contrast imaging
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Optics Express
. 16:13330-13341.
2008
2008
Phase-space evolution of x-ray coherence in phase-sensitive imaging
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Applied Optics
. 47.
2008
2008
A convenient alignment approach for x-ray imaging experiments based on laser positioning devices
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Medical Physics
. 35:4907-4910.
2008
2008
Phase-contrast X-ray tomography: Contrast mechanism and roles of phase retrieval
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European Journal of Radiology
. 68:S8-S12.
2008
2007
Diffraction-enhanced imaging with synchrotron radiation X-ray for liver
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Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology
. 15:97-100.
2007
2007
Robustness of a phase-retrieval approach based on phase-attenuation duality
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Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology
. 15:85-95.
2007
2007
An iterative phase retrieval algorithm for in-line x-ray phase imaging
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Optics Express
. 15:8383-8390.
2007
2007
Clarification of aspects in in-line phase-sensitive x-ray imaging
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Medical Physics
. 34:737-743.
2007
2007
Development of a dual-detector X-ray imaging system for phase retrieval study
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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
. 254:300-306.
2007
2007
Impact of additive noise on system performance of a digital X-ray imaging system
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IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
. 54:69-73.
2007
2007
MO‐D‐L100F‐01: Progress in In‐Line Phase‐Sensitive X‐Ray Imaging
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Medical Physics
. 34:2517.
2007
2007
SU‐FF‐J‐78: 3‐D Target Localization at the End of Expiration Prior to Respiration‐Gated Radiotherapy Treatment
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Medical Physics
. 34:2386.
2007
2007
SU‐FF‐T‐372: Registration of Frameless High‐Field MRI to Low‐Field Frame‐Based MRI Images in Leksell Gamma‐Knife (LGK) Radiosurgery
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Medical Physics
. 34:2487.
2007
2007
TH‐C‐AUD‐03: Impact of Respiratory Motion On Helical Tomotherapy Dose Delivery: A Phantom Study with 3‐D Volumetric Dose Measurements
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Medical Physics
. 34:2626-2627.
2007
2006
Imaging characteristics of a high resolution computed radiography system
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Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology
. 14:273-282.
2006
2006
Impacts of filtration on contrast-detail detectability of an X-ray imaging system
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International Journal of Biomedical Imaging
. 2006.
2006
2006
Precision electroweak measurements on the Z resonance
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Physics Reports
. 427:257-454.
2006
2006
Spin relaxation laws for quantitative MRI of hyperpolarized spins
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Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
. 1911-1915.
2006
2005
Thickness of molybdenum filter and squared contrast-to-noise ratio per dose for digital mammography
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American Journal of Roentgenology
. 185:960-963.
2005
2005
X-ray phase-contrast imaging: Phase reconstructions
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Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
. 7 VOLS:1786-1789.
2005
2005
Phase-space formulation for phase-contrast x-ray imaging
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Applied Optics
. 44:5847-5854.
2005
2005
Image quality assurance in the prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancer screening trial network of the national lung screening trial
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Journal of Digital Imaging
. 18:242-250.
2005
2005
X-ray cone-beam phase tomography formulas based on phase-attenuation duality
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Optics Express
. 13:6000-6014.
2005
2005
Optimization of X-ray phase-contrast imaging based on in-line holography
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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
. 234:563-572.
2005
2005
Comparison of a CMOS-based and a CCD-based digital x-ray imaging system: Observer studies
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Journal of Electronic Imaging
. 14:1-6.
2005
2005
X-ray phase-attenuation duality and phase retrieval
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Optics Letters
. 30:379-381.
2005
2005
MO‐E‐I‐609‐06: Squared Contrast‐Noise Ratio Per Dose and Rh‐Filter Thickness for Digital Mammography
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Medical Physics
. 32:2065.
2005
2005
SU‐EE‐A1‐04: Integrated Complementary IMRT Combined with Image‐Guided HDR Brachytherapy for Cancers of the Uterine Cervix
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Medical Physics
. 32:1902.
2005
2004
A reconstruction formula for soft tissue X-ray phase tomography
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Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology
. 12:273-279.
2004
2004
A dual detector approach for X-ray attenuation and phase imaging
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Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology
. 12:35-42.
2004
2004
A new theory of phase-contrast x-ray imaging based on Wigner distributions
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Medical Physics
. 31:2378-2384.
2004
2004
An experimental method of determining relative phase-contrast factor for x-ray imaging systems
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Medical Physics
. 31:997-1002.
2004
2003
Clinical implementation of x-ray phase-contrast imaging: Theoretical foundations and design considerations
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Medical Physics
. 30:2169-2179.
2003
2003
A general theoretical formalism for x-ray phase contrast imaging
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Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology
. 11:33-42.
2003
1999
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 integrase protein promotes reverse transcription through specific interactions with the nucleoprotein reverse transcription complex
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Journal of Virology
. 73:2126-2135.
1999
1999
Measurement of x-ray attenuation coefficients of aqueous solutions of indocyanine green and glycated chitosan
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Medical Physics
. 26:1371-1374.
1999
1999
Targeting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 2 integrase protein into HIV type 1
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Journal of Virology
. 73:8831-8836.
1999
1997
Parametrization of mammography normalized average glandular dose tables
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Medical Physics
. 24:547-554.
1997
1996
Inhibition of human and simian immunodeficiency virus protease function by targeting Vpx-protease-mutant fusion protein into viral particles
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Journal of Virology
. 70:3378-3384.
1996
1995
Contrast and dose with Mo-Mo, Mo-Rh, and Rh-Rh target-filter combinations in mammography
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Radiology
. 195:639-644.
1995
1994
Normalized average glandular dose in molybdenum target-rhodium filter and rhodium target-rhodium filter mammography
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Radiology
. 193:83-89.
1994
1994
Scanning slit chest radiography: A practical and efficient scatter control design
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Radiology
. 190:525-528.
1994
1993
Scanning slit mammography
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Medical progress through technology
. 19:7-12.
1993
1991
Assessing Fluoroscopic Contrast Resolution: A Practical and Quantitative Test Tool
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Medical Physics
. 18:894-899.
1991
1991
Molybdenum target x-ray spectra: A semiempirical model
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Medical Physics
. 18:402-407.
1991
1991
Spectral dependence of glandular tissue dose in screen-film mammography
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Radiology
. 179:143-148.
1991
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X-ray diagnostic techniques
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Research
Principal Investigator On
Clinical Translation of High Energy Phase-Sensitive X-Ray Breast Tomosynthesis
awarded by
University of Oklahoma
2015 - 2021
Private Grant
awarded by
HOLOGIC, INC.
2015 - 2020
Phase-Sensitive X-Ray Breast Tomosynthesis (R09-003)
awarded by
National Cancer Institute/NIH/DHHS
2010 - 2014
X-Ray Phase Imaging for Breast Cancer Detection
awarded by
DOD - ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH ACQUISITION ACTIVITY
2008 - 2012
Investigator On
2013 Imaging Physics Residency Grant (R13-082)
awarded by
American Association of Physicists in Medicine
2013 - 2018
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Xizeng
Wu