- 1991, Certified by American Board of Radiology in
Therapeutic Radiological Physics
- 1978-1982, Division of Radiation Therapy, University of Florida
- 1982-1983, Computer Products, Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd.
- 1983-1991, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina
- 1991-1994, Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University
- 1994, Department of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine, University of Gent, Belgium
- 1994-1998, Department
of Radiation Oncology, Medical
University of South Carolina
- 1996-1998, adjunct faculty in Department of
Bioengineering, Clemson
University
- 1987-present, Sherouse Systems, Inc.,
full-time since 1998, providing independent consulting services in
Medical Physics and Radiation Oncology computing.
Computerized radiation oncology treatment design, including:
- man-machine interfaces for medical CAD
- use of medical images as geometric models
- development of analytical models supporting historically
ad hoc solutions to treatment planning problems
- software engineering, particularly object-oriented methods
- image processing and analysis
- interactive 3D computer graphics
GRATIS(tm), (George's
RAdiotherapy Treatment
desIgn System),
is the product of my research and development work over the decade of
1985 to 1995, give or take. This software was made available
for a nominal copying fee to anyone who wanted it. Several hundered
tapes were shipped.
E. Chaney, H. Fuchs, S. Pizer, J. Rosenman, G.W. Sherouse,
E. Staab, M. Varia, "A Three-Dimensional Imaging System for
Radiotherapy Treatment Planning", Proceedings of the XIV International
Conference on Medical and Biomedical Engineering and the VII
International Conference on Medical Physics, Med and Biomed
Engin Comput, 23:951-952,
1985.
S. Pizer, H. Fuchs, C. Mosher, L. Lifshitz, G. Abram, S.
Ramanathan, B. Whitney, J. Rosenman, E. Staab, E. Chaney, G.W.
Sherouse, "3D Shaded Graphics in Radiotherapy and
Diagnostic Imaging", Proc. Computer Graphics '86,
1986.
E. Chaney, J. Rosenman, G.W. Sherouse,
D. Bourland, S. Pizer, H. Fuchs, E. Staab, M. Varia, S. Mahaley, "Three
Dimensional Display of Brain and Prostate Implants", Endocurietherapy/Hyperthermia
Oncology, 2:93-99, 1986.
G.W. Sherouse, J. Naves, M.
Varia, J. Rosenman, "A Spreadsheet Program for Brachytherapy Planning",
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics,
13:639-646 1987.
G.W. Sherouse, J. Rosenman, H.
McMurry, S. Pizer, E. Chaney, "Automatic Digital Contrast Enhancement
of Radiotherapy Films", International Journal of Radiation
Oncology, Biology, Physics, 13:801-806
1987, winner of SEAAPM Annual Chapter Award.
C. Mosher, G.W. Sherouse, P.
Mills, K. Novins, S. Pizer, J. Rosenman, E. Chaney, "The Virtual
Simulator", Proc. 1986 Workshop on Interactive 3D Graphics,
UNC, ACM, New York, 37-42 1987.
C. Mosher, G.W. Sherouse, E.
Chaney, J. Rosenman, "3D Displays and User Interface Design for a
Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning CAD Tool", Proceedings
of 1987 SPIE, 902 , 64-71
1988.
J. Rosenman, G.W. Sherouse, H.
Fuchs, S. Pizer, A. Skinner, C. Mosher, K. Novins, J. Tepper,
"Three-dimensional Display Techniques in Radiation Therapy Treatment
Planning", International Journal of Radiation Oncology,
Biology, Physics, 16:263-269
1989.
G.W. Sherouse, K. Novins, E.L.
Chaney, "Computation of Digitally Reconstructed Radiographs for Use in
Radiotherapy Treatment Design", International Journal of
Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 18:651-658
1990.
S.L. Sailer, J.D. Bourland, J.G Rosenman, G.W.
Sherouse, E.L. Chaney, J.E. Tepper, "3-D Beams Need 3-D
Names" International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology,
Physics, 19:797-798 1990.
G.W. Sherouse, J.D. Bourland,
K.L. Reynolds, H.L. McMurry, T.P. Mitchell, E.L. Chaney, "Virtual
Simulation in the Clinical Setting: Some Practical Considerations", International
Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics,
19:1059-1065 1990.
M. Levoy, H. Fuchs, S.M. Pizer, J. Rosenman, E.L. Chaney, G.W.
Sherouse, V. Interrante, J. Kiel, "Volume Rendering in
Radiation Treatment Planning", Proc. First Conference on
Visualization in Biomedical Computing, Atlanta, March, 1990.
J. Rosenman, S.L. Sailer, G.W. Sherouse,
E.L. Chaney, J.E. Tepper, "Virtual Simulation: Initial Clinical
Results", International Journal of Radiation Oncology,
Biology, Physics, 20:843-851
1991.
G.W. Sherouse, E.L. Chaney, "The
Portable Virtual Simulator", International Journal of
Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 21:475-482
1991.
S.L. Sailer, G.W. Sherouse, E.L.
Chaney, J.G. Rosenman, J.E. Tepper, "A Comparison of Postoperative
Techniques for Carcinomas of the Larynx and Hypopharynx Using 3-D Dose
Distributions", International Journal of Radiation Oncology,
Biology, Physics, 21:767-777
1991.
G.W. Sherouse, "Coordinate
Transformation as a Primary Representation of Radiotherapy Beam
Geometry", Medical Physics, 19:175-179
1992.
L.B. Marks, D.P. Spencer, G.C. Bentel, S.K. Ray, G.W.
Sherouse, M.R. Sontag, R.E. Coleman, R.J. Jaszczak, T.G.
Turkington, V. Tapson, L.R. Prosnitz, "The Utility of SPECT Lung
Perfusion Scans in Minimizing and Assessing the Physiologic
Consequences of Thoracic Irradiation" International Journal
of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 26:659-668
1993.
G.W. Sherouse, "A Mathematical
Basis for Selection of Wedge Angle and Orientation" Medical
Physics, 20:1211-1218 1993.
L.B. Marks, G. Bentel, G.W. Sherouse,
D.P. Spencer, K. Light "Craniospinal Irradiation for Trilateral
Retinoblastoma Following Ocular Irradiation" Medical
Dosimetry, 18:125-128 1993.
L.B. Marks, M.E. Hebert, G.C. Bentel, D.P. Spencer, G.W.
Sherouse, L.R. Prosnitz, "To Treat or Not to Treat the
Internal Mammary Nodes: A Possible Compromise", International
Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics,
29:903-909 1994.
M.S. Anscher, T. Murase, D.M. Prescott, L.B. Marks, H.
Reisenbichler, G.C. Bentel, D.P. Spencer, G.W. Sherouse,
R.L. Jirtle, "Changes in Plasma TGF-beta Levels During Pulmonary
Radiotherapy as a Predictor of the Risk of Developing Radiation
Pneumonitis", International Journal of Radiation Oncology,
Biology, Physics, 30:671-676
1994.
J. Jacky, I. Kalet, J. Chen, J. Coggins, S. Cousins, R.
Drzymala, W. Harms, M. Kahn, S. Kromhout-Schiro, G.W.
Sherouse, G. Tracton, J. Unger, M. Weinhous, D. Yan,
"Portable Software Tools for 3-D Radiation Therapy Planning", International
Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics,
30:921-928 1994.
G.C. Bentel, L.B. Marks, G.W. Sherouse,
D.P. Spencer, M.S. Anscher, "The Effectiveness of Immobilization During
Prostate Irradiation", International Journal of Radiation
Oncology, Biology, Physics, 31:143-148
1995.
G.C. Bentel, L.B. Marks, G.W. Sherouse,
D.P. Spencer, "A Customized Head and Neck Support System", International
Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics,
32:245-248 1995.
L.B. Marks, D.P. Spencer, G.W. Sherouse,
G.C. Bentel, R. Clough, K. Vann, R. Jaszczak, R.E. Coleman, L.R.
Prosnitz, "The Role of Three Dimensional Functional Lung Imaging in
Radiation Treatment Planning: The Functional Dose-Volume Histogram", International
Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 33:65-75
1995.
L.B. Marks, G.W. Sherouse, S.
Das, G. Bentel, D. Spencer, D. Turner "Conformal Radiation Therapy With
Fixed Shaped Coplanar or Noncoplanar Radiation Beam Bouquets: A
Possible Alternative to Radiosurgery" International Journal
of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, 33:1209-1219
1995.
L.B. Marks, G.W. Sherouse, M.T.
Munley, G.C. Bentel, D.P. Spencer, "Incorporation of Functional Status
Into Dose-Volume Analysis", Medical Physics, 26:196-199
1999.
G. Starkschall, G.W. Sherouse,
W.R. Hendee, Point/Counterpoint, speaking against the proposition that
"The Future Will Not Need Clinical Therapy Physicists.", Medical
Physics, 28:865-7 2001.
G.W. Sherouse, "In regard to
Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Collaborative Working Group, IJROBP
2001", International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology,
Physics, 53:1088-9 2002.
Stay in the company of lovers.
Those other kinds of people, they each
want to show you something.
A crow will lead you to an empty barn,
a parrot to sugar.
-- Rumi
