Alejandro Carabe-Fernandez, Ph.D.
Alejandro Carabe-Fernandez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Radiation Oncology
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Radiation Oncology
TRC 4 West,
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phiadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Radiation Oncology
TRC 4 West,
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phiadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (215) 614-1605
Education:
MPhys (Physics with Medical Technology)
University of Hull, 2000.
MSc (Medical Physics)
University of Glasgow, 2002.
Ph.D. (Radiobiology)
Imperial College, 2008.
Permanent linkMPhys (Physics with Medical Technology)
University of Hull, 2000.
MSc (Medical Physics)
University of Glasgow, 2002.
Ph.D. (Radiobiology)
Imperial College, 2008.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Proton and convencional radiotherapyDescription of Research Expertise
Clinical and theoretical radiobiologyHigh-LET radiobiology and radiotherapy
Radiobiological Optimization
TCP/NTCP specific for high-LET radiations
Repair kinetics modeling
Selected Publications
Carabe A, Moteabbed M, Depauw N, Schuemann J, Paganetti H.: Range uncertainty in proton therapy due to variable biological effectiveness. Phys Med Biol. IoP, 57(5): 1159-72, March 2012.Carabe-Fernandez A, Dale RG, Jones B: Repair kinetic considerations in high-LET particle beam radiotherapy. Br J Radiol 2011 Notes: in press.
Jones B, Underwood TS, Carabe-Fernandez A, Timlin C, Dale RG.: Fast neutron relative biological effects and implications for charged particle therapy. British Journal of Radiology 84(1): S11-S18, 2011.
Carabe-Fernandez A, Dale RG, Hopewell JW, Jones B, Paganetti H: Fractionation effects in particle radiotherapy: implications for hypo-ractionation regimes. Phys Med Biol 55(19): 5685-700, 2010.
Jones B, Dale RG, Carabe-Fernandez A: Charged particle therapy for cancer: The inheritance of the Cavendish scientists? Appl Radiat Isot 67(3): 371-7, 2009.
Dale RG, Jones B, Carabe-Fernandez A: Why more needs to be known about RBE effect in modern radiotherapy. Appl Radiat Isot 67(3): 387-92, 2009.
Jones B, Carabe-Fernandez A, Dale RG: The oxygen effect. Radiobiological Modeling in Radiation Oncology. Dale RG and Jones B (eds.). The British Institute of Radiology, Page: 138-157, 2007.
Carabe-Fernandez A, Dale RG, Jones B: The incorporation of the concept of minimum RBE (RBEmin) into the linear-quadratic model and the potential for improved radiobiological analysis of high-LET treatments. Int J Radiat Biol 83(1): 27-39, 2007.
Jones B, Dale RG, Carabe-Fernandez A: High-LET radiotherapy. Radiobiological Modeling in Radiation Oncology. Dale RG and Jones B (eds.). The British Institute of Radiology, Page: 265-275, 2007.
Jones B, Carabe-Fernandez A, Dale RG: Calculation of high-LET radiotherapy dose required for compensation of overall treatment time extensions. Br J Radiol 79(939): 254-7, 2006.