Jenny Hai

Papers

Total Citations

388

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About

Dr. Jenny Hai is a pioneering figure in the field of radiation oncology, with a primary focus on the development and clinical application of stereotactic radiosurgery for extracranial sites. Her major contributions center on the technical and radiobiological rationale for using the CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system to treat tumors in the prostate, spine, and pancreas. Dr. Hai’s seminal 2003 work on CyberKnife radiotherapy for localized prostate cancer, cited 157 times, established the feasibility of hypo-fractionation by leveraging a clear dose-response relationship to maximize tumor control while improving the therapeutic ratio. Her highly influential 2000 studies on image-guided radiosurgery for the spine and pancreas, with a combined 229 citations, demonstrated a novel method using implanted fiducials and skeletal landmarks to precisely target arteriovenous malformations and schwannomas. This work laid the foundation for modern stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). Although her Monte Carlo modeling paper for the CyberKnife has fewer citations, it underscores her technical rigor. Dr. Hai’s research has been instrumental in expanding radiosurgery beyond the brain, offering non-invasive, high-precision treatment options for complex cancers.