Daniel Polan, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncology - Physics
330 East Liberty S
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2274
[email protected]

Available to mentor
Daniel Polan, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
  • About
  • Qualifications
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
    • About

    Dr. Polan is a Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology. His research focuses on the development of novel radiation treatment planning strategies, centered around integrating patient data and personalized outcome predictions directly into the planning process. Dr. Polan has active collaborations with the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering for advanced treatment plan optimization and Department of Radiology for multi-modality radiation therapy.

    Qualifications
    • PhD
      University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor
    • MSE
      University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor
    • BSE
      University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor
    Research Overview

    Areas of Interest:
    Patient-specific outcome-guided treatment planning
    Multi-modality treatment approaches
    Image processing and deformable image registration

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      PET/CT-Based Absorbed Dose Maps in 90Y Selective Internal Radiation Therapy Correlate with Spatial Changes in Liver Function Derived from Dynamic MRI.
      Lu Z, Polan DF, Wei L, Aryal MP, Fitzpatrick K, Wang C, Cuneo KC, Evans JR, Roseland ME, Gemmete JJ, Christensen JA, Kapoor BS, Mikell JK, Cao Y, Mok GSP, Dewaraja YK. J Nucl Med, 2024 Aug 1; 65 (8): 1224 - 1230. DOI:10.2967/jnumed.124.267421
      PMID: 38960710
    • Journal Article
      Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) following Yttrium-90 (90Y) selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT): a feasibility planning study using90Y delivered dose.
      Mee SF, Polan DF, Dewaraja YK, Cuneo KC, Gemmete JJ, Evans JR, Lawrence TS, Dow JS, Mikell JK. Phys Med Biol, 2023 Mar 10; 68 (6): DOI:10.1088/1361-6560/acbbb5
      PMID: 36780696
    • Journal Article
      Direct incorporation of patient-specific efficacy and toxicity estimates in radiation therapy plan optimization.
      Polan DF, Epelman MA, Wu VW, Sun Y, Varsta M, Owen DR, Jarema D, Matrosic CK, Jolly S, Schonewolf CA, Schipper MJ, Matuszak MM. Med Phys, 2022 Oct; 49 (10): 6279 - 6292. DOI:10.1002/mp.15940
      PMID: 35994026
    • Journal Article
      Tissue segmentation of computed tomography images using a Random Forest algorithm: a feasibility study.
      Polan DF, Brady SL, Kaufman RA. Phys Med Biol, 2016 Sep 7; 61 (17): 6553 - 6569. DOI:10.1088/0031-9155/61/17/6553
      PMID: 27530679
    • Proceeding / Abstract / Poster
      Implementing Therapeutic Dose-Volume Liver Response in Biomechanical Modeling
      Feng M, Lawrence T, Ten Haken R, Brock K. 2014 Feb 1;
    • Journal Article
      Deep Learning-Based Dose Prediction for Thoracic Radiation in a Statewide Radiation Oncology Quality Consortium
      Polan D, Hadley C, Matrosic C, Grubb M, Jolly S, Paximadis PA, Matuszak MM. International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics, 2024 Oct; 120 (2): s218 - s219. DOI:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.07.2300
    • Journal Article
      Sequential 90Y Selective Internal Radiation Therapy (SIRT) and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) Using 90Y PET-Based Absorbed Dose Maps: Interim Analysis of a Phase I Study
      Polan D, Mikell J, Fitzpatrick K, Gemmete J, Christensen J, Anbari H, Roseland M, Evans JR, Chang DT, Sanogo M, Kapoor BS, Schipper M, Cao Y, Aryal MP, Lawrence TS, Dewaraja Y, Cuneo KC. International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics, 2024 Oct; 120 (2): s182 - s183. DOI:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.07.2226
    • Journal Article
      Development of Total Toxicity Burden Model in Head and Neck Cancer: Correlation of Clinician and Patient Reported Outcomes
      Regan SN, Vaishampayan N, Van Til M, Polan D, Matuszak MM, Rosen BS, Aryal MP, Cao Y, Schipper M, Shah JL, Mierzwa ML, Schonewolf CA. International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics, 2022 Nov; 114 (3): e297 DOI:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.1332