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Julius V. Turian, PhD

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Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology

Rush Medical College

Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology

Chief of Medical Physics

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Chicago, IL 60612
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PhD, Medical Physics, Rush University
Julius V. Turian, PhD, is a board-certified medical physicist and holds an academic position as an associate professor at Rush University in the Department of Radiation Oncology. He is currently the chief of medical physics and served as director of the Medical Physics Residency Program for five years. His clinical expertise is centered on developing and overseeing the implementation of advanced treatment techniques (SRS, SBRT, IORT, etc.) into clinical use.

He earned a doctoral degree from Rush University and completed training at the University of Chicago Hospitals and University of Illinois at Chicago. His research interest includes the use of advanced radiotherapy technologies for cancer treatment.
CO-PI Tomo research contract: “Helical Tomotherapy Treatment of Dominant Intraprostatic Lesions Targeted with Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy; A Feasibility Study.” Budget $180,000.00 over two years. Completed in 2010.

CO-PI Varian research contract: “Biological Model Based Optimization for High Dose Rate Brachytherapy Treatment Plans.” Budget $240,466.00. Completed in 2012.

CO-PI Varian research contract: “Automatic Volume Segmentation for Thoracic Radiotherapy." Funds; $108,000.00. Completed in 2014.

PI Varian research contract: “Automatic Segmentation for Lung and Brain Cancers.” Funds; $62,000.00. Completed in 2015.

PI Varian research contract: “Development of Knowledge-based Prescription, Plan Review and Treatment Monitoring Solutions for Radiation Therapy.” Funds; $150,000.00 over two years. Awarded in November 2016.
1. J. Turian, “EPID dosimetry”, University of Michigan Department of Medical Physics, Ann Arbor, MI, June 13,2005
2. J. Turian, “Pre-clinical Use of the Axxent EBS”, AAPM Symposium “Using Xoft’s Axxent Electronic Brachytherapy System in the Clinic”, AAPM meeting Orlando, FL, July 31, 2006
3. J. Turian ”SBRT program at Rush University Medical Center”, MWAAPM chapter meeting, Loyola University Medical Center, November 10, 2012
4. J. Turian, “Establishing a SRS-SBRT program using TrueBeam STX system”, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, August 9, 2013
5. J. Turian, “SRS-SBRT program using TrueBeam STX system”, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, October 17, 2014

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