Zhilei Shen, PhD

Title(s)Assistant Professor Of Clinical Radiation Oncology
SchoolKeck School of Medicine of Usc
Address1441 Eastlake Avenue
Health Sciences Campus
Los Angeles CA 90033
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    Dr. Zhilei (Julie) Shen is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology-Medical Physics at USC Norris Cancer Hospital and USC + Los Angeles County Medical Center. She joined USC in November 2019.

    Dr. Zhilei (Julie) Shen graduated from Southeast University in Nanjing, China with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Biomedical Engineering. She received her doctorate degree in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, and completed her residency in medical physics at Cleveland Clinic in 2016.

    After completing her residency, Dr. Shen became a clinical assistant professor at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) specializing in medical physics. Dr. Shen has presented and published in multiple areas including biomaterials, biomechanics, ultrasound imaging, medical physics, and medical dosimetry. Her research interests include advanced treatment planning, deformable image registration, and image-guided radiation therapy.

    Medical Physics Expertise: Treatment Planning, SRS/SBRT, Gamma Knife, IGRT, DIBH, 4DCT, TBI, TSET, HDR, LDR

    Languages Spoken: English and Chinese (Mandarin)

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    1. Hippocampal sparing radiation therapy for brain metastases: treatment techniques and clinical implementation. Chin Clin Oncol. 2023 Oct; 12(5):56. Woods K, Shen ZL, Xu Z, Zhang H, Natsuaki Y, Cheng K, Li V, Kim N, Ma L, Chang E. PMID: 37964545.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    2. Radiation therapy practice changes in the COVID-19 pandemic era: A pilot study in California. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2022 Nov; 23(11):e13770. Liu X, Zhang J, Ruan D, Yu AS, Sehgal V, Qi XS, Barker MC, Shen ZL, Goetsch S. PMID: 36018624; PMCID: PMC9538496.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    3. Automatic segmentation of high-risk clinical target volume for tandem-and-ovoids brachytherapy patients using an asymmetric dual-path convolutional neural network. Med Phys. 2022 Mar; 49(3):1712-1722. Cao Y, Vassantachart A, Ragab O, Bian S, Mitra P, Xu Z, Gallogly AZ, Cui J, Shen ZL, Balik S, Gribble M, Chang EL, Fan Z, Yang W. PMID: 35080018; PMCID: PMC9170543.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    4. Surviving Over a Decade With Glioblastoma: A Clinical Course Characterized by Multiple Recurrences, Numerous Salvage Treatments, and Novel Use of Cesium-131 Tiles. Cureus. 2021 Nov; 13(11):e19573. Mehta S, Vassantachart AK, Fossum CC, Yang W, Shen ZL, Chang KE, Ye JC, Chen TC, Chang EL. PMID: 34926045; PMCID: PMC8671070.
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    5. Automatic detection and segmentation of multiple brain metastases on magnetic resonance image using asymmetric UNet architecture. Phys Med Biol. 2021 01 13; 66(1):015003. Cao Y, Vassantachart A, Ye JC, Yu C, Ruan D, Sheng K, Lao Y, Shen ZL, Balik S, Bian S, Zada G, Shiu A, Chang EL, Yang W. PMID: 33186927; PMCID: PMC11298320.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 22     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    6. Technical Note: Characterization of x-ray beam profiles for a fluoroscopic system incorporating copper filtration. Med Phys. 2019 Nov; 46(11):4918-4922. Wunderle KA, Godley AR, Shen ZL, Dong FF. PMID: 31437308.
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    7. Three IMRT advanced planning tools: A multi-institutional side-by-side comparison. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2019 Aug; 20(8):65-77. Lu L, Sheng Y, Donaghue J, Liu Shen Z, Kolar M, Wu QJ, Xia P. PMID: 31364798; PMCID: PMC6698808.
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    8. Evaluation of auto-planning in IMRT and VMAT for head and neck cancer. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2019 Jul; 20(7):39-47. Ouyang Z, Liu Shen Z, Murray E, Kolar M, LaHurd D, Yu N, Joshi N, Koyfman S, Bzdusek K, Xia P. PMID: 31270937; PMCID: PMC6612692.
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    9. Volumetric-based image guidance is superior to marker-based alignments for stereotactic body radiotherapy of prostate cancer. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2018 Mar; 19(2):198-203. Li W, Lu L, Stephans KL, Sharma N, Vassil A, Shen ZL, Stockham A, Djemil T, Tendulkar RD, Xia P. PMID: 29450961; PMCID: PMC5849820.
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    10. Percent depth doses and X-ray beam characterizations of a fluoroscopic system incorporating copper filtration. Med Phys. 2017 Apr; 44(4):1275-1286. Wunderle KA, Godley AR, Shen ZL, Rakowski JT, Dong FF. PMID: 28094856.
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    11. Dosimetric impact of orthopedic metal artifact reduction (O-MAR) on Spine SBRT patients. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2015 09 08; 16(5):106-116. Shen ZL, Xia P, Klahr P, Djemil T. PMID: 26699295; PMCID: PMC5690188.
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    12. In vivo study of transverse carpal ligament stiffness using acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging. PLoS One. 2013; 8(7):e68569. Shen ZL, Vince DG, Li ZM. PMID: 23861919; PMCID: PMC3702590.
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    13. Biomechanical interaction between the transverse carpal ligament and the thenar muscles. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2013 Jan 15; 114(2):225-9. Shen ZL, Li ZM. PMID: 23221960; PMCID: PMC3544500.
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    14. Pressure-morphology relationship of a released carpal tunnel. J Orthop Res. 2013 Apr; 31(4):616-20. Kim DH, Marquardt TL, Gabra JN, Shen ZL, Evans PJ, Seitz WH, Li ZM. PMID: 23184493; PMCID: PMC3836188.
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    15. A digit alignment device for kinematic analysis of the thumb and index finger. Gait Posture. 2012 Jul; 36(3):643-5. Shen ZL, Mondello TA, Nataraj R, Domalain MF, Li ZM. PMID: 22633016; PMCID: PMC3597988.
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    16. Ultrasound assessment of transverse carpal ligament thickness: a validity and reliability study. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2012 Jun; 38(6):982-8. Shen ZL, Li ZM. PMID: 22502882; PMCID: PMC3348456.
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    17. Viscoelastic properties of isolated collagen fibrils. Biophys J. 2011 Jun 22; 100(12):3008-15. Shen ZL, Kahn H, Ballarini R, Eppell SJ. PMID: 21689535; PMCID: PMC3123930.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 75     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    18. In vitro fracture testing of submicron diameter collagen fibril specimens. Biophys J. 2010 Sep 22; 99(6):1986-95. Shen ZL, Dodge MR, Kahn H, Ballarini R, Eppell SJ. PMID: 20858445; PMCID: PMC2941005.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 26     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    19. Stress-strain experiments on individual collagen fibrils. Biophys J. 2008 Oct; 95(8):3956-63. Shen ZL, Dodge MR, Kahn H, Ballarini R, Eppell SJ. PMID: 18641067; PMCID: PMC2553131.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 75     Fields:    Translation:Animals
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