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Although Dr. Petti retired in 2007, she continues to provide physics support for the proton ocular melanoma treatment program. Dr. Petti is also a dedicated teacher and is involved in training medical residents in areas of radiation therapy physics.

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Publications

Petti PL. Evaluation of a pencil-beam dose calculation technique for charged-particle radiotherapy. Int J Rad Onc Biol Phys 35:1049-1057, 1996.

Daftari IK, Renner TR, Verhey LJ, Singh RP, Nyman M, Petti PL, Castro JR. New UCSF proton ocular facility at the Crocker Nuclear Laboratory Cyclotron (UC Davis). Nucl Instru and Methods in Phys Res A380:597-612, 1996.

Shu H-K G, Sneed PK, Shiau C-Y, McDermott MW, Lamborn KR, Park E, Ho M, Petti PL, Smith V, Verhey LJ, Wara WM, Gutin PH, Larson DA. Factors influencing survival after Gamma Knife radiosurgery for patients with single and multiple brain metastases. The Cancer Journal for Scientific American 2:335-342, 1996.

Baumann GS, Wara Wm, Larson DA, Sneed Pk, Gutin PH, Ciricillo SF, McDermott MW, Park E, Stalpers LJ, Verhey LJ, Smith V, Petti PL, Edwards MS. Gamma knife radiosurgery in children. Pediatric Neurosurgery 24(4):193-201, 1996.

Shiau C-Y, Sneed PK, Shu H-K G, Lamborn KR, McDermott MW, Chang S, Nowak P, Petti PL, Smith V, Verhey LJ, Ho M, Park E, Wara WM, Gutin PH, Larson DA. Radiosurgery for brain Metastases: Relationship of dose and pattern of enhancement to local control. Int J Rad Onc Biol Phys 37:375-383, 1997.

Castro JR, Phillips TL, Prados M, Gutin P, Larson DA, Petti PL, Daftari I, Collier, JM, Lillis-Hearne P. Neon heavy charged particle radiotherapy of glioblastoma of the brain. Int J Rad Onc Biol Phys 38:257-261, 1997.

Petti PL. New compensator design strategies for protons and heavier charged particles. Phys Med Biol 42:1289-1300, 1997.

Daftari IK, Char DH, Verhey LJ, Castro JR, Petti PL, Meecham WJ, Kroll S, Blakely EA. Anterior segment sparing to reduce charged particle radiotherapy complications in uveal melanoma. Int J Rad Onc Biol Phys 39: 997-1010, 1997.

Castro JR, Char DH, Petti PL, Daftari IK, Quivey JM, Singh RP, Blakely EA, Phillips TL. 15 years experience with helium ion radiotherapy for uveal melanoma. Int J. Rad Onc Biol Phys 39:989-996, 1997.

Seung SK, Sneed PK, McDermott MW, Shu, H-K G, Leong SP, Chang S, Petti PL, Smith V, Verhey LJ, Wara WM, Phillips TL, Larson DA. Gamma Knife radiosurgery for malignant melanoma brain metastases. The Cancer Journal from Scientific American 4:103-109, 1998.

Daftari I, Castenadas C, Petti PL, Singh RP, Verhey LJ. An application of GafChromic MD-55 film for 67.5 MeV clinical proton beam dosimetry. Phys. Med. Biol. 44:2735-2745, 1999.

Ojemann SG, Sneed Pk, Larson DA, Gutin PH, Berger MS, Verhey L, Smith V, Petti PL, Wara W, Park E, McDermott MW. Radiosurgery for malignant melanoma: Results in 22 patients. J. Neurosurg. (Suppl 3) 93:62-67, 2000.

Nakamura JL, Verhey LJ, Smith VS, Petti PL, Lamborn KR, Larson DA, Wara WM, McDermott MW, Sneed PK. Dose Conformity of gamma knife radiosurgery and risk factors for complications. Int J Rad Onc Biol Phys, 51:1313-1319 2001.

Petti PL. Checking monitor units using coordinate transformation to calculate off-axis distances in the collimator frame of reference. Med. Phys. 29:2763-2766. 2002.

Nakamura JL, Pirzkall A, Carol M, Xia P, Smith V, Wara WM, Petti PL, Verhey LV, Sneed PK. Comparison of intensity modulated radiosurgery to gamma knife for challenging skull base lesions. Int J Rad Onc Biol Phys 55:99-109, 2003.

Coleman J, Park C, Villarreal-Barajas JE, Petti P, Faddegon B. Monte Carlo Calculation of Heart and Lung Dose for the Electron Boost in the Treatment of Breast Cancer. Int J Rad Onc Biol Phys, 61:21-28, 2004.

Petti PL, Chuang C, Smith V, Larson DA. Peripheral Doses in CyberKnife Radiosurgery. Med. Phys. 2006.