J. Fred Harmon, Ph.D., DABR
Assistant Professor

Phone: (970) 297-4063, (970) 491-5417
Fax: (970) 297-1254
Email: Joseph.Harmon@colostate.edu
Office: 152 Animal Cancer Center
James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Diplomat, American Board of Radiology (Therapeutic & Diagnostic Radiologic Physics)

American College of Radiology - qualified mammography physicist and qualified MRI scientist

Degrees

• Ph.D., Medical Physics, University of Florida
• M.S., Nuclear Science, Air Force Institute of Technology
• B.S., Physics, The Citadel

Research Interests

Development and application of Ionizing and non-ionizing medical imaging modalities. Optimization of therapeutic radiation oncology treatment methods such as Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Stereotactic Radiosurgery, and kV/MV on-board Imaging.

Selected Publications

• J. Harmon, D. Van Uffelen, S. LaRue, Assessment of a Radiotherapy Patient Cranial Immobilization Device Using Daily On-Board Kilovoltage Imaging, Vet Radiol Ultrasound, Vol. 50, No. 2, 2009

• A. Dragun, E. Aguero, J. Harmon, J. Harper, J. Jenrette, “Chest Wall Dose in MammoSite™ Breast Brachytherapy: Radiobiologic Estimations of Late Complication Risk Based on Dose-Volume Considerations”, Brachytherapy, Vol. 4, Issue 4, 2005

• S. Meeks, J. Harmon, K. Langen et al., Performance characterization of megavoltage computed tomography imaging on a helical tomotherapy unit, Med Phys, Vol. 32, No. 8, 2005

• A. Dragun, J. Harmon, E. Aguero, “Defining Targets and Protecting Normal Tissues in Inverse-Planned IMRT for Prostate, Head and Neck, and Gynecologic Cancers: A Comparative Review”, Community Oncology, July/Aug 2005

• J. Harmon, F. Bova, S. Meeks, “Inverse Radiosurgery Treatment Planning Through Deconvolution and Constrained Optimization”, Medical Physics, Oct 1998