Dilini Pinnaduwage
University of California, San Francisco, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
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About
Dilini Pinnaduwage is a leading medical physicist whose research focuses on advancing stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), particularly using the CyberKnife robotic radiosurgery system. Her work has fundamentally improved how clinicians plan and deliver high-precision radiation treatments for prostate, brain, and lung cancers. A major contribution is her pioneering investigation into the clinical advantages of a robotic linac equipped with a multileaf collimator (MLC), demonstrating its superiority for both brain and prostate cancer treatments (55 citations). She has also driven critical advancements in motion management, comparing 4DCT-based target margins with real-time tumor tracking for lung SBRT (30 citations), and has exposed the significant impact of interfraction anatomical variability on rectal dose in prostate SBRT (30 citations). By standardizing dose constraints for prostate CyberKnife treatments (21 citations) and analyzing pneumonitis risks for central lung tumors (18 citations), Pinnaduwage has established objective criteria that enhance plan quality, consistency, and patient safety. Her work evaluating Monte Carlo versus Ray Tracing algorithms for lung SBRT further underscores her commitment to dosimetric accuracy. With over 150 citations across her key publications, Pinnaduwage is recognized as an authority in robotic radiosurgery and SBRT, shaping clinical protocols and improving outcomes for cancer patients worldwide.
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