Stanford School of Medicine
Radiation Oncology–

Weihua Mao


Ph.D. in Physics,
Peking University, China, 1999

Research

My wide interests include theoretical and experimental researches on Materials Science and Medical Physics. My Ph.D. project was focused on magnetic materials. Upon graduation, I worked on magnetic measurements and non-destructive evaluation. After a two-year post-doctoral assignment on MRI, my current research is focused on 4D image guided radiation therapy. Specifically I am working on onboard MV/kV imaging for machine QA, image registration, and tracking tumor motion in real-time.


Publications

  1. Weihua Mao , Rodney Wiersma , and Lei Xing. Fast internal fiducial marker tracking algorithm for onboard MV and kV imaging systems. Medical Physics 35(5): 1942-1949 (2008).
  2. Weihua Mao , Louis Lee , and Lei Xing. Development of a QA phantom and automated analysis tool for geometric quality assurance of on-board MV and kV x-ray imaging systems. Medical Physics 35(4):1497-1506 (2008).
  3. Rodney Wiersma , Weihua Mao , and Lei Xing. Combined kV and MV Imaging for Real-Time Tracking of Implanted Fiducial Markers. Medical Physics 35(4): 1191-1198 (2008).
  4. Weihua Mao, Tianfang Li, Nicole Wink, and Lei Xing. CT Image Registration in Sinogram Space. Medical Physics 34: 3596-3602(2007)
  5. Weihua Mao, Zhangwei Wang, Michael B. Smith, Christopher M. Collins. Calculation of SAR for transmit coil arrays. Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part B: Magnetic Resonance Engineering, 31B: 127-131 (2007).
  6. Weihua Mao, Michael B. Smith, Christopher M. Collins. Exploring the limits of RF shimming for high-field MRI of the human head. Magnetic Resonance Medicine, 56:918-922 (2006).
  7. Wang Jinghua, Weihua Mao, Maolin Qiu, Michael B. Smith, R. Todd Constable. Factors influencing flip angle mapping in MRI: RF pulse shape, slice-select gradients, off-resonance excitation, and B0 inhomogeneities. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 56:463-468 (2006).
  8. Qing X Yang, Weihua Mao, Jinghua Wang, Michael B. Smith, Hao Lei, Xiaoliang Zhang, Kamil Ugurbil, and Wei Chen. Manipulation of image intensity distribution at 7.0 T: passive RF shimming and focusing with dielectric materials. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 24:197-202 (2006).
  9. Weihua Mao, Chronik BA, Feldman RE, Michael B. Smith, Christopher M. Collins. Consideration of magnetically-induced and conservative electric fields within a loaded gradient coil. Magn Reson Med, 55:1424-1432 (2006).
  10. Weihua Mao, Lynann Clapham, and David L. Atherton. Effects of alignment of nearby corrosion pits on MFL, NDT&E International, 36: 111-116 (2003).
  11. Weihua Mao and David L. Atherton. Residual and Compressive Stress Effects on Tensor Magnetization, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 38: 1461-1466 (2002).
  12. Weihua Mao and David L. Atherton. Effect of Tensile Stress on the 3D Reversible & Irreversible Differential Magnetic Susceptibilities, Journal of Applied Physics 89: 7251-7253 (2001).
  13. Weihua Mao, Xiaodong Zhang, Benpei Cheng, Jinbo Yang, Yingchang Yang. Structural and magnetic properties of PrFe12-xVx and their nitrides, ACTA Materialla, 49: 721-728 (2001).
  14. Weihua Mao, Catlin Mandache, Lynann Clapham, and David L. Atherton, The Effect of Bulk Stresses on Magnetic Flux Leakage Signals. Insight 43: 688-691 (2001).
  15. Weihua Mao and David L. Atherton. Effect of Compressive Stress on the Magnetization Components of a Steel Cube, Research in Nondestructive Evaluation 12: 167-177 (2000).
  16. Weihua Mao and David L. Atherton. Effect of Compressive Stress on the Reversible and Irreversible Differential Magnetic Susceptibility of a Steel Cube, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 214: 69-77 (2000).
  17. Weihua Mao and David L. Atherton. Magnetization vector directions in a steel cube, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 36: 3084-3086 (2000).
  18. Weihua Mao, Xiaodong Zhang, Changguo Ji, Benpei Cheng, Yingchang Yang. Neutron Diffraction Studies of Pr(Fe,V)12 and Pr(Fe,V)12Nx, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 11: 2487-2492 (1999).
  19. Weihua Mao, Changguo Ji, Benpei Cheng, Yingchang Yang. A study on the magnetic moments of PrFe10.5V1.5 and PrFe10.5V1.5Nx, Solid State Communications 111: 165-169 (1999).
  20. Weihua Mao, Jinbo Yang, Changguo Ji, Benpei Cheng, Yingchang Yang. Unusual magnetic properties of Ho(Fe0.4Mn0.6)12, Solid State Communications 109: 655-659 (1999).
  21. Weihua Mao, Jinbo Yang, Benpei Cheng, Yingchang Yang. Magnetic properties of RFe10.5Mo1.5Cx and their nitrides, Journal of Applied Physics 83: 6640-6642 (1998).
  22. Weihua Mao, Jinbo Yang, Benpei Cheng, Yingchang Yang. Structure and magnetic properties of a solution of carbon in YFe10.5Mo1.5 prepared by arc melting, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 10: 4379-4385 (1998).
  23. Weihua Mao, Jinbo Yang, Bo Cui, Benpei Cheng, Yingchang Yang. A study on the effect of hydrogen in the compounds with ThMn12 -type structure, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 10: 2611-2616 (1998)
  24. Weihua Mao, Jinbo Yang, Benpei Cheng, Yingchang Yang. The structure and magnetic anisotropic of Pr(Fe,M)12 and Pr(Fe,M)12Nx , Physics Letters A 243: 163-166 (1998).
  25. Weihua Mao, Jinbo Yang, Benpei Cheng, Yingchang Yang. Neutron Diffraction Studies of YFe10.5Mo1.5Cx prepared by arc melting, Solid State Communications 107: 307-310 (1998).
  26. Weihua Mao, Benpei Cheng, Jinbo Yang, Xiedi Pei, Yingchang Yang. Synthesis and characterization of hard magnetic materials: PrFe10.5V1.5Nx, Applied Physics Letters, 70: 3044-3046 (1997).

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