Adam B. Paxton, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments: Radiation Oncology - Assistant Professor (Clinical)

Academic Office Information

Adam.Paxton@hci.utah.edu

Board Certification

  • American Board of Radiology (Therapeutic Medical Physics)

Research Interests

  • Patient Safety
  • Motion Management in Radiation Therapy
  • Radiosurgery
  • Brachytherapy
  • Protons

Adam Paxton, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Utah and a Medical Physicist at Huntsman Cancer Hospital (HCH). Dr. Paxton received his BS from the College of Idaho and his MS and PhD from the University of Wisconsin. He completed his residency training in Medical Physics at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Paxton’s clinical and research interests include implementing new technologies in the clinic, patient safety, motion management, radiosurgery, and proton therapy.

Education History

Residency University of California, San Diego
Radiation Therapy 		Resident
Doctoral Training University of Wisconsin
Medical Physics 		Ph.D.
Graduate Training University of Wisconsin
Medical Physics 		M.S.
Undergraduate College of Idaho
Physics and Mathematics 		B.S.

Selected Publications

  1. Dial C, Sarkar V, Nelson G, Paxton A, Salter B (2022). Technical Note: A method for generating lesion-specific non-uniform rotational margins for targets remote from isocenter. Med Phys.
  2. Zhao H, Paxton A, Sarkar V, Price RG, Huang J, Su FF, Li X, Rassiah P, Szegedi M, Salter B (2022). Surface-Guided Patient Setup Versus Traditional Tattoo Markers for Radiation Therapy: Is Tattoo-Less Setup Feasible for Thorax, Abdomen and Pelvis Treatment? Cureus, 14(8), e28644.
  3. Odell DW, Albrechtsen RD, Sindt JE, Gole R, Brown S, Parsons MW, Paxton AB, Sarkar V, Lloyd S, Brogan SE, Tao R (2021). The Effect of Measured Radiotherapy Dose on Intrathecal Drug Delivery System Function. Neuromodulation, 24(7), 1204-1208.
  4. Huang YJ, Sarkar V, Paxton A, Zhao H, Su FF, Price R, Salter BJ (2021). An Investigation of Radiation Treatment Learning Opportunities in Relation to the Radiation Oncology Electronic Medical Record: A Single Institution Experience. Adv Radiat Oncol, 7(1), 100812.
  5. Szegedi M, Sarkar V, Paxton A, Rassiah P, Salter BJ (2021). Seismic reinforcement of a linac installation. J Appl Clin Med Phys, 22(4), 166-171.
  6. Zhao H, Paxton A, Sarkar V, Huang YJ, Frances Su FC, Haacke C, Rassiah-Szegedi P, Szegedi M, Salter B (2020). Prevention of Radiation Therapy Treatment Deviations by a Novel Combined Biometric, Radiofrequency Identification, and Surface Imaging System. Pract Radiat Oncol, 11(2), e229-e235.
  7. Nelson G, Paxton A, Kunz J, Huang J, Szegedi M, Sarkar V, Salter B (2020). FMEA occurrence values for four failure modes occurring using look-up tables for dose calculations. J Appl Clin Med Phys, 22(2), 9-12.
  8. Sarkar V, Szegedi M, Paxton A, Nelson G, Rassiah-Szegedi P, Reddy CB, Tao R, Hitchcock YJ, Kokeny KE, Salter BJ (2020). Erratum: "Preliminary clinical experience with Calypso anchored beacons for tumor tracking in lung SBRT" [Med. Phys. (2020)]. Med Phys (48(1), p. 533). United States.
  9. Sarkar V, Lloyd S, Paxton A, Dial C, Rassiah P, Szegedi MW, Hitchcock YJ, Salter BJ (2021). Evaluation of the dosimetric impact of changes in shoulder position on target coverage for spine SBRT to metastases in the lower cervical spine region. J Radiosurg SBRT, 7(4), 321-328.
  10. Szegedi M, Boehm C, Paxton A, Rassiah-Szegedi P, Sarkar V, Zhao H, Su F, Kokeny KE, Lloyd S, Tward J, Salter BJ (2020). Comparison of transperineal ultrasound image guidance technique to transabdominal technique for prostate radiation therapy. Med Phys, 47(12), 6113-6121.
  11. Paxton AB, Sarkar V, Kunz JN, Szegedi M, Zhao H, Huang YJ, Nelson G, Rassiah P, Su FF, Salter BJ (2020). Evaluation of the effects of implementing a diode transmission device into the clinical workflow. Phys Med, 80, 335-341.
  12. Sarkar V, Szegedi M, Paxton A, Nelson G, Rassiah-Szegedi P, Reddy CB, Tao R, Hitchcock YJ, Kokeny KE, Salter BJ (2020). Preliminary clinical experience with Calypso anchored beacons for tumor tracking in lung SBRT. Med Phys, 47(9), 4407-4415.
  13. Rassiah P, Su FF, Huang YJ, Spitznagel D, Sarkar V, Szegedi MW, Zhao H, Paxton AB, Nelson G, Salter BJ (2020). Using failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) to generate an initial plan check checklist for improved safety in radiation treatment. J Appl Clin Med Phys, 21(8), 83-91.
  14. Paxton AB (2020). SGRT for Proton Therapy. In Hoisak JDP, Paxton AB, Waghorn B, Pawlicki T (Eds.), Surface Guided Radiation Therapy (1st Edition, pp. 421-436). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
  15. Zhao H, Paxton AB (2020). Commissioning and Routine Quality Assurance of the Varian IDENTIFY System. In Hoisak JDP, Paxton AB, Waghorn B, Pawlicki T (Eds.), Surface Guided Radiation Therapy (1st Edition, pp. 137-155). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
  16. Hoisak JDP, Paxton AB, Waghorn B, Pawlicki T (Eds.) (2020). Surface Guided Radiation Therapy. (1st Edition). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
  17. Sarkar V, Paxton A, Rassiah P, Kokeny KE, Hitchcock YJ, Salter BJ (2020). Evaluation of dose distribution differences from five algorithms implemented in three commercial treatment planning systems for lung SBRT. J Radiosurg SBRT, 7(1), 57-66.
  18. Sarkar V, Paxton A, Kunz J, Szegedi M, Nelson G, Rassiah-Szegedi P, Zhao H, Huang YJ, Su F, Salter BJ (2019). A systematic evaluation of the error detection abilities of a new diode transmission detector. J Appl Clin Med Phys, 20(9), 122-132.
  19. Sarkar V, Lloyd S, Paxton A, Huang L, Su FC, Tao R, Tward J, Zhao H, Salter B (2018). Daily breathing inconsistency in pancreas SBRT: a 4DCT study. J Gastrointest Oncol, 9(6), 989-995.
  20. Sarkar V, Paxton A, Szegedi MW, Zhao H, Huang L, Nelson G, Huang YJ, Su F, Rassiah-Szegedi P, Salter BJ (2018). An evaluation of the consistency of shifts reported by three different systems for non-coplanar treatments. J Radiosurg SBRT, 5(4), 323-330.
  21. Paxton AB, Manger RP, Pawlicki T, Kim GY (2017). Evaluation of a surface imaging system's isocenter calibration methods. J Appl Clin Med Phys, 18(2), 85-91.
  22. Manger R, Paxton A, Cervio L (2016). Dosimetric assessment of brass mesh bolus for postmastectomy photon radiotherapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys, 17(6), 86-96.
  23. Manger RP, Paxton AB, Pawlicki T, Kim GY (2015). Failure mode and effects analysis and fault tree analysis of surface image guided cranial radiosurgery. Med Phys, 42(5), 2449-61.
  24. Paxton AB, Davis SD, Dewerd LA (2012). Determining the effects of microsphere and surrounding material composition on (90)Y dose kernels using egsnrc and mcnp5. Med Phys, 39(3), 1424-34.
  25. Paxton AB, Culberson WS, DeWerd LA, Micka JA (2008). Primary calibration of coiled 103Pd brachytherapy sources. Med Phys, 35(1), 32-8.