Joseph Rakowski
Narrative Bio
Education
(2004) Ph.D.. Radiological Science, Medical College of Ohio (now The University of Toledo), Toledo, OH
(1984) M.S., Hyg. Radiation Health, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA
(1983) B.S., Physics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Post Graduate Training
(2001-2003) Residency, Radiation Therapy Physics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Detroit, MI
Faculty Appointments
(2008-Present) Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology (Radiation Oncology), Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
Hospital or Other Professional Appointments
(2014-Present) Member, Medical Physics Graduate Program Student Advisory Committee, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
(2014-Present) Member, Medical Physics Graduate Program Curriculum and Evaluations Committee, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
(2013-Present) Member, WSU Affiliated Radiation Safety Committee Chairs
(2012-Present) Member, Medical Physics Graduate Program Admissions Committee, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
(2011-Present) Member, Harper Hospital Radiation Safety Committee, Detroit, MI
(2009-Present) Annual Radiation Injury Treatment Network Exercise
(2007-Present) Member, Coordinator, & Secretary, Radiation Safety Committee, Karmanos Cancer Center, Detroit, MI
(2005-Present) Medical Radiation Physicist / Radiation Safety Officer, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI
(2002-2005) Medical Radiation Physicist / Radiation Safety Officer, Flower Memorial Hospital, Promedica Health System, Sylvania, OH
(1991-2002) Medical Radiation Physicist, St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, OH1989-1991 - Base Radiation Safety Officer, Commissioned Officer, Biomedical Sciences Corps, Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM
(1988-1989) Radiation Safety Officer / Medical Physicist,Commissioned Officer, Biomedical Sciences Corps, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, San Antonio, TX
(1985-1989) Assistant Radiation Safety Officer/Medical Physicist, Commissioned Officer, Biomedical Sciences Corps, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, San Antonio, TX
(1983-1984) Lab Assistant, Physics Department, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Major Professional Societies
(2008-Present) American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
(1985-Present) American Association of Physicists in Medicine
(1985-Present) Health Physics Society
Middle name
T.Areas of Interest
Motion management;
Nanoparticle enhanced radiotherapy;
4D planning simulation and treatment;
Graphene-quantum dot photon detectors;
Low energy, high LET radiotherapy and dosimetry;
GammaKnife radiosurgery.
Publications
- *Wunderel KA, Rakowski JT, Dong F: Approaches to interventional fluoroscopic dose curves. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 17(1) 342-352 (2016). Impact Factor 1.11. Ph.D. committee member/co-advisor to student*.
- Abernathy LM, Fountain MD, Rothstein SE, David JM, Yunker CK, Rakowski J, Lonardo F, Joiner MC, Hillman GG: Soy isoflavones promote radioprotection of normal lung tissue by inhibition of radiation-induced activation of macrophages and neutrophils. J Thorac Oncol. 2015 Dec;10(12):1703-12.
- *Dumas M, Rakowski JT: Sensitivity and variability of Presage dosimeter formulations in sheet form with application to SBRT and SRS QA. Med Phys 2015 Dec;42(12):7138. Impact Factor 3.01. *M.S. Advisor to student (first author).
- Rakowski JT, *Laha SS, Snyder MG, **Buczek MG, **Tucker MA, Liu F, Mao G, ***Hillman Y, Lawes G: Measurement of gold nanofilm enhancement using unlaminated radiochromic film. Med Phys 2015 Oct;42(10):5937-44. Impact Factor 3.01. Experiment conception and design; manuscript writing. Ph.D. committee member for student second author*, **M.S. Advisor to students, mentor to undergraduate student***.
- Gilda Hillman, Fulvio Lonardo, David G. Hoogstra, Joseph Rakowski, Christopher K. Yunker, Michael C. Joiner, Gregory Dyson, Shirish Gadgeel, Vinita Singh-Gupta: Axitinib improves radiotherapy in murine xenograft lung tumors. Translational Oncology 7 (June 2014) 400-409