Siteman Cancer Center
Center for Advanced Medicine
4921 Parkview Place, Floor LL
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 747-7236
Mailing Address:
Washington University School of Medicine
Department of Radiation Oncology
4921 Parkview Place, Campus Box 8224
St. Louis, MO 63110
(314) 747-3721 eklein@radonc.wustl.edu
Areas of Clinical Interest:
Dr. Klein is working on Proton Radiotherapy Implementation and directs the Physics Group assigned to Protons. Dr. Klein also developed a Modulated Electron Radiotherapy program involving Monte Carlo Calculations. Dr. Klein also serves the Department by reviewing Quality Assurance Programs.
Board Certification:
Certified, American Board of Radiology in Radiological Physics
Education:
1980, Bridgewater State College, Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics
1987, Master of Science in Applied Physics
2006, Ph.D., Medical Physics, Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin
University
Selected Publications:
Klein EE, Drzymala RE Purdy JA, Michalski, JM. Errors in Radiation Oncology: A Study in Pathways and Dosimetric Impact. J Appl Clin Med Phys, July, 2005. (JACMP Best General Medical Physics Article, 2005)
Klein EE., Maserang B, Wood R, Mansur DB, Peripheral Doses from Pediatric IMRT. Med Phys. 2006 Jul;33(7):2525-31.
Klein EE, Gerbi BJ, Price RA, Balter JM, Paliwal B, Hughes L, Huang E, ASTRO’s 2007 Core Physics Curriculum for Radiation Oncology Residents. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys.2007, Volume 68, 1276-1288.
Klein EE, Vicic M, Ma CM, Low, DA, Drzymala, RE, Validation of Modulated Electron Radiotherapy Delivered using Conventional Photon Multileaf Collimators. Phys. Med. Biol. 53 (2008) 1183-1208.
Klein EE, Mamalui-Hunter M, Low, DA Delivery of Modulated Electron Beams with Conventional Photon Multileaf Collimators. Phys Med Biol 54. 327-339, 2009.
Klein EE, Balancing the Evolution of Radiotherapy Quality Assurance, Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys.,71, 664-66, 2009.
Klein EE, A Grid to Facilitate Physics Staffing Justification, J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2009 Dec 3;11(1):2987.
Klein EE et al, AAPM TG-142: Linear Accelerator Quality Assurance, Medical Physics, 36, 4197-4212. August, 2009.
Surucu M (1st post-doctoral publication),Klein EE (Prime Mentor), Mamalui-Hunter M, Mansur DB, Low DA, Planning Tools for Modulated Electron Radiotherapy Med Phys. 2010 May;37(5):2215-24.
Chang AJ, Wahab S, Zhao H, Moore K, Santanam L, Taylor M, Zoberi I, Powell SN, Klein EE, Image Guidance for External Beam Partial Breast Irradiation, Accepted to Practical Radiation Oncology, May, 2011.
