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Sean M. Tanny, Ph.D.

Sean M. Tanny, Ph.D.

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About Me

Dr. Tanny is an Assistant Professor of Physics in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He is board-certified by the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Medical Physics.

Dr. Tanny originally came to the University of Rochester as an underg...
Dr. Tanny is an Assistant Professor of Physics in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He is board-certified by the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Medical Physics.

Dr. Tanny originally came to the University of Rochester as an undergraduate, where he earned a Bachelors of Science in Physics and Astronomy at the River Campus. He earned his Doctorate in Physics in 2015 at the University of Toledo focusing on radiation shielding and small field dosimetry for radiation oncology. Dr. Tanny has worked as a Therapeutic Medical Physicist and Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY.

Faculty Appointments

Assistant Professor - Department of Radiation Oncology (SMD)

Credentials

Education

PhD | University of Toledo. Physics. 2015

MS | University of Toledo. Physics. 2013

BS | University of Rochester. Physics and Astronomy. 2009

Research

Dr. Tanny has been a part of many aspects of radiation oncology research. He has published papers on radiation shielding, small-field dosimetry, electron radiation, and patient outcomes relating to advanced treatment techniques, such as respiratory gating and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBR...
Dr. Tanny has been a part of many aspects of radiation oncology research. He has published papers on radiation shielding, small-field dosimetry, electron radiation, and patient outcomes relating to advanced treatment techniques, such as respiratory gating and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT).

Dr. Tanny is interested in radiation oncology workflow and harnessing big data techniques on electronic medical record technologies to improve clinical evidence for patient outcomes.

Publications

Journal Articles

Does extending the body contour into air enhance surface dose calculation accuracy?

Wancura JN, Lemus OMD, Tanny SM, Yoon J, Webster MJ, Constine LS, Zheng D

Medical dosimetry : official journal of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists.. 2025 January 9 Epub 01/09/2025.

MU variability in CBCT-guided online adaptive radiation therapy.

Tanny S, Dona Lemus OM, Wancura J, Sperling N, Webster M, Jung H, Zhou Y, Li F, Yoon J, Podgorsak A, Zheng D

Journal of applied clinical medical physics. 2024 September 25 (9):e14440. Epub 06/19/2024.

Cone-Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT)-Based Online Adaptive Radiation Therapy (oART) for a Prostate Cancer Patient With Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Bilateral Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Case Report.

Webster M, Dona Lemus OM, Tanny S, Cummings M, Zheng D

Cure?us.. 2024 September 16 (9):e68990. Epub 09/09/2024.

Case study with dosimetric analysis: Total body irradiation to a patient with a left ventricular assist device.

Webster M, Dona Lemus OM, Zheng D, Wancura JN, Tanny S, Sakthivel G, Constine L

Clinical case reports.. 2024 May 12 (5):e8868. Epub 05/15/2024.

Dosimetric evaluation of LINAC-based single-isocenter multi-target multi-fraction stereotactic radiosurgery with more than 20 targets: comparing MME, HyperArc, and RapidArc.

Jung H, Yoon J, Dona Lemus O, Tanny S, Zhou Y, Milano M, Usuki K, Hardy S, Zheng D

Radiation oncology.. 2024 February 719 (1):19. Epub 02/07/2024.

Influence of air mapping errors on the dosimetric accuracy of prostate CBCT-guided online adaptive radiation therapy.

Lemus OMD, Tanny S, Cummings M, Webster M, Wancura J, Jung H, Zhou Y, Yoon J, Pacella M, Zheng D

Journal of applied clinical medical physics. 2023 October 24 (10):e14057. Epub 06/05/2023.

New dosimetric guidelines for linear Boltzmann transport equations through comparative evaluation of stereotactic body radiation therapy for lung treatment planning.

Webster M, Tanny S, Joyce N, Herman A, Chen Y, Milano M, Usuki K, Constine L, Singh D, Yeo I

Journal of applied clinical medical physics. 2021 December 22 (12):115-124. Epub 11/16/2021.

Heterogeneous Versus Homogeneous Radiation Dose Calculations of Twice-Daily Fractionation in Small Cell Lung Carcinoma.

Thibodeau R, Li HK, Tanny S, Gajra A, Bogart J

Cure?us.. 2021 December 13 (12):e20226. Epub 12/07/2021.

Advantages of real-time transabdominal ultrasound guidance in combined interstitial/intracavitary cervical brachytherapy: a case-based review.

Thibodeau R, Simone BA, Tanny S, Hahn SS, Aridgides PD

Journal of contemporary brachytherapy.. 2021 April 13 (2):211-220. Epub 04/14/2021.

Dosimetric comparison of the INTRABEAM and Axxent for intraoperative breast radiotherapy.

Tanny S, Shaikh MY

Brachytherapy.. 2020 19 (2):234-240. Epub 12/24/2019.

Outcomes Following Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy with Intensity-Modulated Therapy versus Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy in Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Mix M, Tanny S, Nsouli T, Alden R, Chaudhari R, Kincaid R, Rosenbaum PF, Bogart JA, Aridgides P

Lung cancer : targets and therapy.. 2019 10 :151-159. Epub 12/20/2019.

Clinical outcomes following advanced respiratory motion management (respiratory gating or dynamic tumor tracking) with stereotactic body radiation therapy for stage I non-small-cell lung cancer.

Aridgides P, Nsouli T, Chaudhari R, Kincaid R, Rosenbaum PF, Tanny S, Mix M, Bogart J

Lung cancer : targets and therapy.. 2018 9 :103-110. Epub 11/05/2018.

Technical Note: Influence of Compton currents on profile measurements in small-volume ion chambers.

Parsai EI, Sperling N, Holmes S, Tanny S

Medical physics.. 2015 October 42 (10):5768-72. Epub 1900 01 01.

Correction factor measurements for multiple detectors used in small field dosimetry on the Varian Edge radiosurgery system.

Tanny S, Sperling N, Parsai EI

Medical physics.. 2015 September 42 (9):5370-6. Epub 1900 01 01.