Katja Langen
Overview
Katja M. Langen, PhD, serves as Associate Director of the Division of Medical Physics in the Department of Radiation Oncology and as Director of Proton Physics at Emory Proton Therapy Center. Dr. Langen joined the department faculty and the medical physicist team at Emory Proton Therapy Center in 2019. Prior to Emory, Dr. Langen was Associate Chief of Proton Physics at Maryland Proton Treatment Center.
Dr. Langen is an active member of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine's Therapy Physics Committee. She is also a member of the Varian Advisory Committee on Proton Therapy.
Education
Degrees
- PhD from University of Wisconsin–Madison
Research
Publications
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Validation of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Nonmetastatic Breast Cancer Receiving Comprehensive Nodal Irradiation in the RadComp Trial.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys Volume: 120 Page(s): 149 - 161
09/01/2024 Authors: Hahn EA; Pugh SL; Lu HL; Vela AM; Gillespie EF; Nichols EM; Wright JL; MacDonald SM; Cahlon O; Baas C -
Dosimetric Evaluation and Reproducibility of Breath-hold Plans in Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy: An Initial Clinical Experience.
Adv Radiat Oncol Volume: 9 Page(s): 101392
03/01/2024 Authors: Sabouri P; Molitoris J; Ranjbar M; Moreau J; Simone CB; Mohindra P; Langen K; Mossahebi S -
Initial experience and patient tolerance of proton stereotactic body radiotherapy.
J Radiosurg SBRT Volume: 9 Page(s): 121 - 128
01/01/2024 Authors: Ali N; Zhou J; Eaton BR; Switchenko JM; Cao Y; Stokes WA; Patel PR; Langen KM; Slopsema R; Bradley JD -
Effect of the initial energy layer and spot placement parameters on IMPT delivery efficiency and plan quality.
J Appl Clin Med Phys Volume: 24 Page(s): e13997
09/01/2023 Authors: Zhu M; Flampouri S; Stanforth A; Slopsema R; Diamond Z; LePain W; Langen K -
Characterization of 250 MeV Protons from the Varian ProBeam PBS System for FLASH Radiation Therapy.
Int J Part Ther Volume: 9 Page(s): 279 - 289
01/01/2023 Authors: Charyyev S; Chang C-W; Zhu M; Lin L; Langen K; Dhabaan A -
Validation of a CBCT-Based Online Evaluation Workflow for Proton Therapy
Volume: 49 Page(s): E871 - E871
06/01/2022 Authors: Chang C; Nilsson R; Andersson S; Bohannon D; Lin L; Patel S; Patel P; Langen K; Bradley J; Liu T -
Efficient Pencil Beam Scanning Proton Treatment for Cranial-Spinal Irradiation
Volume: 49 Page(s): E877 - E877
06/01/2022 Authors: Zhu M; Stanforth A; LePain W; Pasha M; Langen K -
Simultaneous dose and dose rate optimization (SDDRO) of the FLASH effect for pencil-beam-scanning proton therapy.
Med Phys Volume: 49 Page(s): 2014 - 2025
03/01/2022 Authors: Gao H; Liu J; Lin Y; Gan GN; Pratx G; Wang F; Langen K; Bradley JD; Rotondo RL; Li HH -
Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy Treatment Planning for Postmastectomy Patients with Metallic Port Tissue Expanders.
Adv Radiat Oncol Volume: 7 Page(s): 100825
01/01/2022 Authors: Zhu M; Langen K; Nichols EM; Lin Y; Flampouri S; Godette KD; Dutta SW; McDonald MW; Patel SA -
Rapid Comparative Planning to Predict Oropharyngeal Toxicity Reduction for Proton Therapy vs. VMAT.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys Volume: 111 Page(s): e396 - e397
11/01/2021 Authors: McDonald MW; Stokes WA; Tian S; Dhere VR; Xu KM; Pfister NT; Remick JS; Rudra S; Bates JE; Langen KM