Jennifer Wei Zou, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Radiation Oncology
Contact information
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
3400 Civic Center Blvd
Radiation Oncology, TRC-2 West
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 Civic Center Blvd
Radiation Oncology, TRC-2 West
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email:
wei.zou@uphs.upenn.edu
wei.zou@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
BS (Physics)
Nanjing University, 1993.
PhD (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics)
Cornell University, 2001.
MS (Medical Physics)
University of Pennsylvania, 2010.
Permanent linkBS (Physics)
Nanjing University, 1993.
PhD (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics)
Cornell University, 2001.
MS (Medical Physics)
University of Pennsylvania, 2010.
Selected Publications
Czerska K, Emert F, Kopec R, Langen K, McClelland J R, Meijers A, Miyamoto N, Riboldi M, Shimizu S, Terunuma T, Zou W, Knopf A and Rucinski A: Clinical Practice vs. State-of-the-art Research and Future Visions: Report on the 4D Treatment Planning Workshop for Particle Therapy. Phys. Med. 82: 54-63, Feb 2021.Zou W, Kurtz G, Nakib M, Burgdorf B, Alp M, Li T, Lustig R, Xiao Y, Dong L, Kassaee A and Alonso-Basanta M: A Probability-Based Investigation on the Setup Robustness of Pencil-beam Proton Radiation Therapy for Skull-Base Meningioma. Int. J. Part. Ther. 7(3): 34-45, Jan 2021.
Krishnamoorthy S, Teo B-K K, Zou W, McDonough J, Karp J S and Surti S: A Proof-of-Concept Study of an In-Situ Partial-Ring Time-of-Flight PET Scanner for Proton Beam Verification. IEEE Trans. Radiat. Plasma Med. Sci. Page: 1-1, Dec 2020.
Zou W, Diffenderfer E S, Cengel K, Kim M, Avery S, Konzer J, Cai Y, Boisseu P, Ota K, Yin L, Wiersma R, Carlson D J, Fan Y, Busch T M, Koumenis C, Lin A, Metz J M, Teo B K and Dong L: Current Delivery Limitations of Proton PBS for FLASH. Radiotherapy and Oncology 155: 212-218, Nov 2020.
Yoon S W, Taunk N K, Freedman G M, Hubley E, O’Reilly S, Teo B-K K, Anamalayil S, Dong L, Kennedy C, Zou W, Metz J M and Li T: Per-Fraction Positional and Dosimetric Performance of Prone Breast Tangential Radiotherapy on Halcyon™ Linear Accelerator Assessed with Daily Rapid Kilo-voltage Cone Beam Computed Tomography: A Single-Institution Pilot Study. Radiation Oncology 15(1): 258, Nov 2020.
Gu W, O’Connor D, Ruan D, Zou W, Dong L and Sheng K: Fraction-Variant Beam Orientation Optimization for Intensity-modulated Proton Therapy. Med Phys 47(9): 3826-3834, Sep 2020.
Gu W, Ruan D, Zou W, Dong L and Sheng K: Linear Energy Transfer Weighted Beam Orientation Optimization for Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy. Med Phys 48(1): 57-70, Jun 2020.
Harris W B, Zou W, Cheng C, Jain V, Teo B-K K, Dong L, Feigenberg S J, Berman A T, Levin W P, Cengel K A and O’Reilly S E: Higher Dose Volumes May Be Better for Evaluating Radiation Pneumonitis in Lung Proton Therapy Patients Compared With Traditional Photon-Based Dose Constraints. Advances in Radiation Oncology 5(5): 943-950, Jun 2020.
Gu W, Ruan D, Lyu Q, Zou W, Dong L and Sheng K: A Novel Energy Layer Optimization Framework for Spot-Scanning Proton Arc Therapy. Med Phys 47(5): 2072-2084, May 2020.
O’Reilly S, Jain V, Huang Q, Cheng C, Teo B-K K, Yin L, Zhang M, Diffenderfer E, Li T, Levin W, Xiao Y, Dong L, Feigenberg S, Berman A T and Zou W: Dose to Highly Functional Ventilation Zones Improves Prediction of Radiation Pneumonitis for Proton and Photon Lung Cancer Radiation Therapy. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 107(1): 79-87, May 2020.