Professor, Vice Chair of Medical Physics, Director of Medical Physics Residency Program, Radiation Oncology
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FLASH Radiotherapy

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Postdoctoral Fellow in Medical Physics, Stanford University 2003 - 2005

FLASH radiotherapy is an emerging technique that delivers ultra-high dose rates of radiation (>40 Gy/s) in very short pulses (<500 ms). This method has shown promise in preclinical studies for effectively eliminating tumors while significantly reducing damage to surrounding healthy tissues compared to conventional radiotherapy. The mechanism behind this tissue-sparing effect is not fully understood but may involve oxygen depletion and altered cellular responses. Early clinical trials are underway to evaluate FLASH radiotherapy's safety and efficacy in human patients. If successful, this approach could revolutionize cancer treatment by improving tumor control and reducing side effects.

Best in Physics – Therapy Award – American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 56th Annual Meeting) 2014
Henry S. Kaplan Memorial Prize for Teaching in Radiation Oncology - Stanford University 2013
Teacher of the Year Award - Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology, Stanford University 2009
Orsak Innovation Fund - Stanford Cancer Center, Stanford University 2006
Young Investigator Travel Scholarship - Academy of Molecular Imaging, Stanford University 2004
Young Investigator Fellowship - German Academic Exchange Program 2000
Student Investigator Fellowship - Nachwuchs Foerderungs Gesetz, Germany 1998

Peter Maxim is a Professor and Vice-Chair of Medical Physics at UC Irvine, where he leads the development of advanced, curative radiation therapy for various types of malignancies and new indications. With over 18 years of experience in medical physics and biophysics, he is an expert in stereotactic ablative radiation therapy (SABR), four-dimensional computed tomography (4D CT), and ultra-rapid FLASH radiation.
He is also a Co-founder of TibaRay, Inc., a company designing and building a next-generation medical linear accelerator that can deliver radiation in sub-second timescales, effectively 'freezing' all tumor and organ motion while increasing the therapeutic index of radiotherapy. Peter holds multiple patents and publications in radiation oncology and has received several honors and awards for his teaching and innovation. He is certified by the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Radiologic Physics and holds a PhD in Biophysics from Humboldt University, Berlin. His vision is to increase survival worldwide from top cancer and non-cancer causes of mortality through novel and safe radiation therapy.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=maxim%2C+p.g.

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ASTRO, AAPM, RRS

Associate Professor and Director of Medical Physics
Indiana University 2018—2021

Assistant Professor
Stanford University 2007—2018

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09/12/2024