Lei Dong

20.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
397 papers, 15.0k citations indexed

About

Lei Dong is a scholar working on Radiation, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Lei Dong has authored 397 papers receiving a total of 15.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 279 papers in Radiation, 225 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 180 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Lei Dong's work include Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (271 papers), Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (125 papers) and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (93 papers). Lei Dong is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (271 papers), Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry (125 papers) and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (93 papers). Lei Dong collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Lei Dong's co-authors include Radhe Mohan, Deborah A. Kuban, Susan L. Tucker, Adam S. Garden, Andrew K. Lee, Eugene Huang, Alan Pollack, George Starkschall, Laurence E. Court and Rex Cheung and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Lei Dong

385 papers receiving 14.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Long-Term Results of the M. D. Anderson Randomized Dose-Escalation Trial for Prostate Cancer
    2007 938 citations Deborah A. Kuban, Susan L. Tucker et al. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics profile →
  2. Quantification of volumetric and geometric changes occurring during fractionated radiotherapy for head-and-neck cancer using an integrated CT/linear accelerator system
    2004 581 citations Jerry L. Barker, Adam S. Garden et al. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics profile →
  3. Validation of an accelerated ‘demons’ algorithm for deformable image registration in radiation therapy
    2005 473 citations Lei Dong, J OˈDaniel et al. Physics in Medicine and Biology profile →
  4. Dosimetry tools and techniques for IMRT
    2011 325 citations Lei Dong et al. Medical Physics profile →
  5. Comprehensive analysis of proton range uncertainties related to patient stopping-power-ratio estimation using the stoichiometric calibration
    2012 287 citations Peter C. Park, Radhe Mohan et al. Physics in Medicine and Biology profile →
  6. Report of the AAPM TG‐256 on the relative biological effectiveness of proton beams in radiation therapy
    2019 212 citations Harald Paganetti, Eleanor A. Blakely et al. Medical Physics profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Lei Dong 11.0k 9.5k 7.2k 2.6k 1.4k 397 15.0k
Daniel A. Low 14.6k 1.3× 10.2k 1.1× 11.6k 1.6× 3.4k 1.3× 1.1k 0.8× 433 18.0k
Marcel van Herk 18.0k 1.6× 12.4k 1.3× 14.8k 2.1× 4.4k 1.7× 860 0.6× 452 22.0k
Joseph O. Deasy 8.7k 0.8× 8.6k 0.9× 9.8k 1.4× 1.9k 0.8× 2.0k 1.4× 453 17.2k
Ben Heijmen 9.2k 0.8× 6.7k 0.7× 5.8k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 324 11.4k
Di Yan 8.3k 0.8× 6.1k 0.6× 5.8k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 379 0.3× 329 10.5k
Issam El Naqa 4.4k 0.4× 6.0k 0.6× 8.3k 1.2× 2.4k 0.9× 849 0.6× 349 14.9k
James A. Purdy 10.6k 1.0× 9.7k 1.0× 7.2k 1.0× 1.8k 0.7× 2.0k 1.4× 322 15.6k
Sasa Mutic 10.4k 0.9× 6.7k 0.7× 9.3k 1.3× 2.4k 0.9× 299 0.2× 319 14.0k
Hiroki Shirato 9.8k 0.9× 11.9k 1.2× 9.3k 1.3× 2.1k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 540 21.6k
Radhe Mohan 21.6k 2.0× 19.5k 2.0× 14.4k 2.0× 3.7k 1.5× 1.8k 1.3× 546 27.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lei Dong

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Lei Dong. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Lei Dong based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Lei Dong. Lei Dong is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Hu, Junqing, Feilong Guo, Qingliang Zhao, et al.. (2025). CD169+ macrophages identify and eliminate tumor cells in colorectal cancer through CD169/CD43 interaction and FasL-driven apoptosis. Cell Reports. 44(10). 116351–116351. 1 indexed citations
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Cherpak, Amanda, Lei Dong, Tianyu Zhao, et al.. (2025). Multi‐institutional study on image quality for a novel CBCT solution on O‐ring linac. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 26(6). e70023–e70023. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Yong, Jiapeng Wang, Gang Wang, et al.. (2025). Investigation of the role of photoacoustic phase in N2O(v) vibrational relaxation rate determination. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 450. 139207–139207. 1 indexed citations
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Diffenderfer, Eric S., François Vander Stappen, Seyyedeh Azar Oliaei Motlagh, et al.. (2024). Commissioning, Quality Assurance, and First Canine Treatment with a Conformal Proton Flash Delivery System. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 120(2). S139–S139.
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Li, Jinyao, Yongtao Zhang, Qian Chen, et al.. (2024). FAMF-Net: Feature Alignment Mutual Attention Fusion With Region Awareness for Breast Cancer Diagnosis via Imbalanced Data. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging. 44(3). 1153–1167. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Jiajia, Lei Dong, Ran Yu, et al.. (2023). Activation of Nrf2/ARE pathway by Anisodamine (654-2) for Inhibition of cellular aging and alleviation of Radiation-Induced lung injury. International Immunopharmacology. 124(Pt A). 110864–110864. 17 indexed citations
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Kim, Michele M., Arash Darafsheh, Jan Schuemann, et al.. (2021). Development of Ultra-High Dose-Rate (FLASH) Particle Therapy. IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences. 6(3). 252–262. 36 indexed citations
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Dong, Lei, Wei Xu, Dixon Woon, et al.. (2020). Differences in contemporary biopsy Gleason score distribution in large cohorts of men diagnosed with prostate cancer from China and Canada. European Urology Open Science. 19. e1700–e1700. 2 indexed citations
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Ruan, Dan, et al.. (2020). Linear energy transfer weighted beam orientation optimization for intensity‐modulated proton therapy. Medical Physics. 48(1). 57–70. 23 indexed citations
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Paganetti, Harald, Eleanor A. Blakely, Alejandro Cárabe, et al.. (2019). Report of the AAPM TG‐256 on the relative biological effectiveness of proton beams in radiation therapy. Medical Physics. 46(3). e53–e78. 212 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lalonde, Arthur, Yunhe Xie, Lingshu Yin, et al.. (2019). Influence of intravenous contrast agent on dose calculation in proton therapy using dual energy CT. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 64(12). 125024–125024. 16 indexed citations
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O’Connor, Daniel, Dan Nguyen, Victoria Yu, et al.. (2018). Integrated beam orientation and scanning‐spot optimization in intensity‐modulated proton therapy for brain and unilateral head and neck tumors. Medical Physics. 45(4). 1338–1350. 48 indexed citations
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Park, Peter C., Heng Li, Laurence E. Court, et al.. (2016). Perturbation of water‐equivalent thickness as a surrogate for respiratory motion in proton therapy. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 17(2). 368–378. 25 indexed citations
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Sturgeon, Jared D., G. Brandon Gunn, Lifei Zhang, et al.. (2015). Improved human observer performance in digital reconstructed radiograph verification in head and neck cancer radiotherapy.. PMC. 2 indexed citations
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Followill, D, Laurence E. Court, Lei Dong, et al.. (2014). A six‐year review of more than 13,000 patient‐specific IMRT QA results from 13 different treatment sites. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 15(5). 196–206. 30 indexed citations
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Tucker, S.L., Lei Dong, Walter Bosch, et al.. (2007). Fit of a Generalized Lyman Normal-Tissue Complication Probability (NTCP) Model to Grade ≥ 2 Late Rectal Toxicity Data From Patients Treated on Protocol RTOG 94-06. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 69(3). S8–S9. 27 indexed citations
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Wu, Qiuwen, David Djajaputra, Helen H. Liu, et al.. (2005). Dose sculpting with generalized equivalent uniform dose. Medical Physics. 32(5). 1387–1396. 39 indexed citations
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Barker, Jerry L., Adam S. Garden, K. Kian Ang, et al.. (2004). Quantification of volumetric and geometric changes occurring during fractionated radiotherapy for head-and-neck cancer using an integrated CT/linear accelerator system. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 59(4). 960–970. 581 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dong, Lei. (1995). Development of automated image analysis tools for verification of radiotherapy field accuracy with an electronic portal imaging device. DigtalCommons @ Texas Medical Center Library (Texas Medical Center). 3 indexed citations

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