In Memoriam
Jarod C Finlay, Ph.D.
Director, Master of Medical Physics Program, Department of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Radiation Oncology
Contact information
SCTR 4W
3400 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-615-3795
Fax: 215-349-5978
Fax: 215-349-5978
Email:
Jarod.Finlay@UPHS.UPenn.edu
Jarod.Finlay@UPHS.UPenn.edu
Education:
B.A. (Physics, Math)
Alfred University, 1997.
M.A. (Physics)
University of Rochester, 1999.
Ph.D. (Physics)
University of Rochester, 2004.
Permanent linkB.A. (Physics, Math)
Alfred University, 1997.
M.A. (Physics)
University of Rochester, 1999.
Ph.D. (Physics)
University of Rochester, 2004.
Description of Research Expertise
Fluorescence and reflectance spectroscopy of tissueTissue optics and modeling of light propagation
Photodynamic therapy dosimetry and modeling
Monte Carlo simulation
Theoretical modeling of photochemical processes
Description of Clinical Expertise
Photodynamic therapy dosimetryOncology Information Systems
Clinical database integration and reporting
Selected Publications
Darafsheh A, Melzer JE, Harrington JA, Kassaee A, and Finlay JC: Radiotherapy fiber dosimeter probes based on silver-only coated hollow glass waveguides. Journal of Biomedical Optics 23(1): 015006, 2018.Ong YH, Kim M, Finlay JC, Dimofte A, Singhal S, Glatstein E, Cengel KM, and Zhu TC: PDT Dose Dosimetry for Photofrin-Mediated Pleural Photodynamic Therapy (pPDT). Phys. Med. Biol. 63(1): 15031, 2017
Qui H, Kim MM, Penjweini R, Finlay JC, Busch TM, Wang T, Guo W, Cengel KA, Simone CB, Glatstein, E and Zhu TC: A Comparison of Dose Metrics to Predict Local Tumor Control for Photofrin-mediated Photodynamic Therapy. Photochem Photobiol. 93(4): 1115-1122, Jul 2017 Notes: doi: 10.1111/php.12719.
Darafsheh A, Taleei R, Kassaee A, and Finlay JC: Proton therapy dosimetry using the scintillation of the silica fibers. Optics Letters 42(4): 847-850, 2017 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.42.000847.
Darafsheh A, Taleei R, Kassaee A, and Finlay JC: The visible signal responsible for proton therapy dosimetry using bare optical fibers is not Čerenkov radiation. Medical Physics 43(11): 5973-5980, 2016.
Gabriel PE, Woodhouse KD, Lin A, Finlay JC, Young RB, Volz E, Hahn SM, Metz J, and Maity A: An automated electronic system for radiation treatment plan peer review reduces missed reviews at a large, high-volume academic center. Practical Radiation Oncology 6(6): e307-e314, 2016.
Ahn PH, Quon H, O’Malley BW, Weinstein G, Chalian A, Malloy KM, Atkins JH, Sollecito T, Greenberg M, McNulty S, Lin A, Zhu TC, Finlay JC, Cengel K, Livolsi V, Feldman M, Mick R, and Busch TM: Toxicities and early outcomes in a phase 1 trial of photodynamic therapy for premalignant and early stage head and neck tumors. Oral oncology 55: 37-42, 2016.
Darafsheh A, Zhang R, Kanick SC, Pogue BW, and Finlay JC: Spectroscopic separation of Čerenkov radiation in high-resolution radiation fiber dosimeters. Journal of Biomedical Optics 20(9): 095001, 2015.
Zhu TC, Lian X, Kim MM, Finlay JC, Dimofte A, Rodriguez C, Simone CB, Friedberg JS, and Cengel, KA: An IR navigation system for pleural PDT. Frontiers in Physics 3: 9, 2015.
Gallagher-Colombo SM, Quon H, Mallow KM, Ahn PH, Cengel KA, Simone CB, Chalian AA, O'Malley BW, Weinstein GS, Zhu TC, Putt ME, Finlay JC, and Busch TM: Measuring the Physiologic Properties of Oral Lesions Receiving Fractionated Photodynamic Therapy. Photochemistry and Photobiology 91(5): 1210-1218, 2015.