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My major research interests include image guidance, dosimetry planning/treatment assessment for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), MR guided high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) surgery/drug enhancement for gene therapy and chemotherapy in combination with radiation therapy.

1. Chen L, Mu Z, Hachem P, Ma C-M, Wallentine A and Pollack A. MR-guided focused ultrasound: enhancement of intratumoral uptake of [3H]-docetaxel in vivo. Phys. Med. Biol. 55 (2010) 7399–7410)
2. Chen L, Paskalev K, Xu X, Zhu J, Wang L, Price RA, Hu W, Feigenberg SJ, Horwitz EM, Pollack A, Ma CM. Prostate Cancer IMRT: Rectal Dose Variation During the Course of the Treatment in Image Guided Radiation Therapy. Radiother Oncol. 2010 May;95(2):198-202. PubMed
3. Chen L, Nguyen T-B, Jones E, Chen Z, Luo W, Wang L, Price RA, Pollack A and Ma C-M. MRI-Based Treatment Planning for Prostate IMRT: Creation of Digitally Reconstructed Radiographs (DRR). International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2007;68:(3):903-11.
4. Chen L, Price RA Jr., Wang L, Li JS, Qin L, Ding M, Palacio E, T-B Nguyen, Ma C-M, Pollack A. Dosimetric evaluation of MRI-based treatment planning for prostate cancer. Phys Med Biol. 2004;49:5157-70.
5. Chen L, Price RA Jr., Wang L, Li JS, Qin L, Shawn M, Ma C-M, Freedman GM and Pollack A. MRI-Based Treatment Planning for Radiotherapy: Dosimetric Verification for Prostate IMRT. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004 Oct 1;60(2):636-47. PubMed