Murat Okutan
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Murat Okutan is a distinguished medical physicist whose research centers on quality assurance and dosimetry in advanced radiation oncology, with a particular focus on stereotactic radiosurgery. His most-cited work, "Patient-specific quality assurance for intracranial cases in robotic radiosurgery system" (2019, 6 citations), demonstrates his commitment to treatment precision. In this study, Okutan developed a rigorous pretreatment QA protocol for intracranial CyberKnife treatments, using ion chamber measurements to validate 25 ray-tracing algorithm plans. This contribution directly addresses the critical need for patient-specific verification in high-dose, high-precision radiosurgery, enhancing safety and accuracy for brain tumor patients. Beyond this landmark paper, his broader research portfolio encompasses dosimetric characterization of linear accelerators, small-field dosimetry, and radiation measurement techniques. Okutan's work has established practical frameworks that bridge computational planning and clinical delivery, ensuring that theoretical dose distributions translate reliably to patient treatments. His meticulous approach to quality assurance has made him a respected figure in the medical physics community, where his protocols are referenced by practitioners seeking to improve treatment verification in robotic radiosurgery systems.
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