Eileen T. Cirino
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Eileen T. Cirino is a leading medical physicist whose work centers on the safe and effective clinical implementation of advanced radiotherapy technologies, particularly real-time tumor tracking. Her major contributions lie in establishing the protocols and safety frameworks that allow for the precise delivery of radiation to moving tumors, a critical challenge in treating cancers of the lung, liver, and pancreas. As the lead author of AAPM Task Group 264, her seminal 2020 report (92 citations) provides the definitive guidance for the clinical adoption of multileaf collimator (MLC) tracking, a technique that uses standard radiotherapy equipment to dynamically follow a tumor’s motion during treatment. This work has been instrumental in moving MLC tracking from a research concept into a viable clinical tool, directly impacting patient outcomes by enabling more accurate, less toxic treatments. Her research, which bridges engineering, physics, and patient safety, has made her a key figure in the field of real-time adaptive radiotherapy, influencing both clinical practice and the development of new treatment paradigms.
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