Rodney Wiersma, PhD

Dr. Wiersma's research activities have focused on medical robotics, high dose rate FLASH radiation therapy, preclinical small animal intensity modulated therapy (IMRT), treatment planning optimization, and quality assurance (QA) systems. He is interested in solving real-world medical problems that hold practical impact and can be translated into clinical solutions.

Van Slyke AL, El Khatib M, Velalopoulou A, Diffenderfer E, Shoniyozov K, Kim MM, Karagounis IV, Busch TM, Vinogradov SA, Koch CJ, Wiersma RD.: Oxygen Monitoring in Model Solutions and In Vivo in Mice During Proton Irradiation at Conventional and FLASH Dose Rates. Radiat Res 198: 181-189, Aug 2022.

Koch CJ, Kim MM, Wiersma RD: Radiochemical Oxygen Depletion Depends on Substrate and Dose-Rate: Implications for FLASH Effect. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 117(1): 214-222, Sep 2023.

Performance of a Novel Frameless and Maskless Robotic Head Motion Compensation System for Stereotactic Radiosurgery in a Realistic Clinical Environment with Healthy Volunteers, X Liu, A Sakaamini, W Gu, C Denis, M Alonso-Basanta, RD Wiersma, International Journal of Radiation Oncology* Biology* Physics, 2025