Slade Klawikowski, PhD

Assistant Professor

Locations

Radiation Oncology

Contact Information

Education

PhD, Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 2003
BS, Physics and Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI, 1996

Biography

Training

Medical Physics Residency, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (2014-2017)

Postdoctoral Fellowship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX (2011-2014)

Research Assistant, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX (2011)

Clinical Appointments

Staff Physicist: Department of Radiation Oncology, Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee,WI (2017-present)

Staff Physicist: Department of Radiation Oncology, Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI (2017-present)

Representative Publications

Research Interests

Areas of image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT), scintillation dosimetry and 3D dosimetry

Correction: Lenarczyk et al. T Cells Contribute to Pathological Responses in the Non-Targeted Rat Heart following Irradiation of the Kidneys. Toxics 2022, 10, 797.

(Lenarczyk M, Alsheikh AJ, Cohen EP, Schaue D, Kronenberg A, Geurts A, Klawikowski S, Mattson D, Baker JE.) Toxics. 2023 Feb 16;11(2) PMID: 36851074 PMCID: PMC9959763 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85149176377 03/01/2023
Myocardial Contractility Pattern Characterization in Radiation-Induced Cardiotoxicity Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Pilot Study with ContractiX.

(Ibrahim EH, Sosa A, Brown SA, An D, Klawikowski S, Baker J, Bergom C.) Tomography. 2022 Dec 22;9(1):36-49 PMID: 36648991 PMCID: PMC9844312 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85146484422 01/18/2023
Evaluation of Radiation-induced Pleural Effusions after Radiotherapy to Support Development of Animal Models of Radiation Pneumonitis.

(Aqeel M, Medhora M, Gore E, Borkenhagen J, Klawikowski S, Eastwood D, Banerjee A, Jacobs ER.) Health Phys. 2021 Oct 01;121(4):434-443 PMID: 34546223 PMCID: PMC8500166 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85117425583 09/22/2021
Dosimetric Predictors of Cardiotoxicity in Thoracic Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer.

(Borkenhagen JF, Bergom C, Rapp CT, Klawikowski SJ, Rein LE, Gore EM.) Clin Lung Cancer. 2019 Nov;20(6):435-441 PMID: 31303452 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85068540623 07/16/2019
The Dosimetric Impact of Interfractional Organ-at-Risk Movement During Liver Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy.

(Schmid RK, Tai A, Klawikowski S, Straza M, Ramahi K, Li XA, Robbins JR.) Pract Radiat Oncol. 2019 Nov;9(6):e549-e558 PMID: 31176791 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85069501222 06/10/2019
Estimation of changing gross tumor volume from longitudinal CTs during radiation therapy delivery based on a texture analysis with classifier algorithms: a proof-of-concept study.

(Schott D, Schmidt TG, Hall W, Knechtges P, Noid G, Klawikowski S, Erickson B, Li XA.) Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2019 Jul;9(7):1189-1200 PMID: 31448206 PMCID: PMC6685807 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85076403234 08/27/2019
Measurement validation of treatment planning for a MR-Linac.

(Chen X, Paulson ES, Ahunbay E, Sanli A, Klawikowski S, Li XA.) J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2019 Jul;20(7):28-38 PMID: 31254376 PMCID: PMC6612768 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85068650421 06/30/2019
A fast 4D IMRT/VMAT planning method based on segment aperture morphing.

(Klawikowski S, Tai A, Ates O, Ahunbay E, Li XA.) Med Phys. 2018 Apr;45(4):1594-1602 PMID: 29394460 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85042275205 02/03/2018
PRESAGE 3D dosimetry accurately measures Gamma Knife output factors.

(Klawikowski SJ, Yang JN, Adamovics J, Ibbott GS.) Phys Med Biol. 2014 Dec 07;59(23):N211-20 PMID: 25368961 PMCID: PMC4285621 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84910644198 11/05/2014
Preliminary evaluation of the dosimetric accuracy of the in vivo plastic scintillation detector OARtrac system for prostate cancer treatments.

(Klawikowski SJ, Zeringue C, Wootton LS, Ibbott GS, Beddar S.) Phys Med Biol. 2014 May 07;59(9):N27-36 PMID: 24732073 PMCID: PMC4083835 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84898679703 04/16/2014
SU‐E‐T‐125: Gamma Knife Perfexion Output Factor Measurements Using PRESAGE 3D Optical Dosimeters

(Klawikowski S, Yang J, Adamovics J, Ibbott G.) Medical Physics. June 2013;40(6):232 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85024813652 01/01/2013
TU‐C‐103‐08: Determination of CT Texture Variability Among Several CT Scanners

(Christensen E, Hunter L, Stingo F, Klawikowski S, Court L.) Medical Physics. June 2013;40(6):438 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85022062220 01/01/2013