Publications:41
Ren-Dih Sheu, PhD
About Me
Dr. Sheu joined Mount Sinai in 2007. He received his post-doctoral clinical training at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York. He is an American Board of Radiology certified physicist in Therapeutic Medical Physics, currently holding the position of Associate Professor of Medical Physics in the Department of Radiation Oncology. Additionally, he serves as the Clinical Assistant Chief Physicist of the Mount Sinai Health System.
Dr. Sheu has been working closely with routine clinical operations and focusing on therapeutic medical physics. His expertise lies in combining clinical experience with software development to improve the safety and efficiency of radiation therapy. He has upgraded most physics programs and developed a collection of in-house software to streamline the workflow of treatment planning while prioritizing the safety of our patients. These tools have been widely and consistently used across the Department of Radiation Oncology in Mount Sinai Health Network.
Dr. Sheu was elected as the President of the Radiological and Medical Physics Society of New York (RAMPS) in 2023. He is also serving as a committee member on the MPPG 18 working group. He is dedicated to contributing not only to clinical operations and patient care but also to education and research.
Language
English
Position
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Radiation Oncology
Publications
Selected Publications
- Novel bioabsorbable, low-dose rate brachytherapy device (CivaSheet<sup>®</sup>) with radical prostatectomy and adjuvant external beam radiation for the management of prostate cancer. Kennedy E. Okhawere, Shirin Razdan, Alp Tuna Beksac, Indu Saini, Laura Zuluaga, Kirolos Meilika, Burak Ucpinar, Ren Dih Sheu, Reza Mehrazin, John Sfakianos, Ashutosh Tewari, Richard G. Stock, Ketan Badani. BJU International
- Erratum to: Tracking and Reducing SF<sub>6</sub> Usage in Radiation Oncology: A Step Toward Net-Zero Health Care Emissions Lichter KE, Bloom JR, Sheu RD, et al. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2023 Nov-Dec;13(6): e471-e474 (Practical Radiation Oncology (2023) 13(6) (e471–e474), (S1879850023001741), (10.1016/j.prro.2023.06.003)). Katie E. Lichter, Julie R. Bloom, Ren Dih Sheu, Laszlo Tibor Zalavari, Kayla Leung, Amy Collins, Alon Witztum, Robert Chuter. Practical Radiation Oncology
- Quantification of the environmental impact of radiotherapy and associated secondary human health effects: a multi-institutional retrospective analysis and simulation. Katie E. Lichter, Kiley Charbonneau, Jacqueline R. Lewy, Julie R. Bloom, Rachel Shenker, Ali Sabbagh, Junzo Chino, Anna Rodrigues, Jason Hearn, Surbhi Grover, Ren Dih Sheu, Alon Witztum, Muhammad Mustafa Qureshi, Sue S. Yom, Chirjiv Anand, Cassandra L. Thiel, Osama Mohamad. The Lancet Oncology
Industry Relationships
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