Richard E. Wendt, III, Ph.D.
1982, Rice University
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Department of Imaging Physics
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Richard E. Wendt, III, Ph.D. 1982, Rice University The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center |
Research Interests:
I am involved in several projects: image processing of nuclear medicine data to automate advanced clinical data analysis protocols; image processing of MR data to extract temporal, dynamic information; improvement of internal dose estimates for radiopharmaceuticals; and automation of professional practice activities.
A tutorial with me would include observation of a clinical nuclear medicine department in order to acquire an appreciation for the day-to-day activities needed to produce a medical imaging examination. Students with strong programming skills or an interest in image processing could then work on image processing and display problems. Students with an interest in instrumentation or imaging physics could work on image acquisition problems. Students with an interest in human factors could work on image display strategies.
Selected Publications:
Madsen MT, Anderson JA, Halama JR, Kleck J, Simpkin DJ, Votaw JR, Wendt RE, Williams LE and Yester MV. AAPM Task Group 108: PET and PET/CT Shielding Requirements. Medical Physics 33(1):4-15, 2006.
Breitz HB, Wendt RE, Stabin MS, Shen S, Erwin WD, Rajendran JG, Eary JF, Durack L, Delpassand E, Martin W and Meredith RF. Ho-DOTMP Radiation Absorbed Dose Estimation for Skeletal Targeted Radiotherapy (STR). Journal of Nuclear Medicine 47(3):534-542, 2006.
Mar MV, Dickinson RL, Erwin WD and Wendt RE. Optimal Co-57 Flood Source Activity and Acquisition Time for Lymphoscintigraphy Localization Images. Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology 36(2):82-87, 6/2008.
Wendt III RE, Swanston N, Pan T, Erwin WD. Safety, Siting and Shielding. In: The Physics of PET/CT. Ed(s) Mawlawi O, Cody D. American Association of Physicists in Medicine: College Park, MD. In Press.
Program Affiliation:
Program in Medical Physics