Jason Matney, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Locations and Contact
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
4501 X St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Additional Numbers
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Philosophy of Care
I collaborate with radiation oncologists to support the continuous implementation of new and advanced technology to support our patients' fight against cancer.
Clinical Interests
Dr. Matney is a board certified medical physicist. He has a background and research interest in treatment of brain cancer with Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) and treatment of lung cancer with Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT). Additional research interests include improvements in image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT), surface-guided radiation therapy (SGRT) and High dose rate brachytherapy (HDR).
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Matney's research focuses on the use of new technologies to safely and effectively perform Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS), Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) and High dose rate brachytherapy (HDR).
Division
Radiation Oncology
Center/Program Affiliation
Undergraduate School
B.S., Ball State University, Muncie IN 2004
Other School
M.S., Medical Physics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA 2008
Other School
Ph.D., Medical Physics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston TX 2013
Kaidar-Person O, Zagar TM, Oldan JD, Matney J, Jones EL, Das S, Jensen BC, Zellars RC, Wong TZ, Marks LB. Early cardiac perfusion defects after left-sided radiation therapy for breast cancer: is there a volume response? Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2017 Jul;164(2):253-262. doi:10.1007/s10549-017-4248-y. Epub 2017 Apr 21. PMID:28439736.
Zagar TM, Kaidar-Person O, Tang X, Jones EE, Matney J, Das SK, Green RL, Sheikh A, Khandani AH, McCartney WH, Oldan JD, Wong TZ, Marks LB. Utility of Deep Inspiration Breath Hold for Left-Sided Breast Radiation Therapy in Preventing Early Cardiac Perfusion Defects: A Prospective Study. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2017 Apr 1;97(5):903-909. doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.12.017. Epub 2016 Dec 18. PMID:28333011.
Tang X, Jones E, Matney J, Das S, Green R, Sheikh A, Khandani A, McCartney W, Wong T, Marks LB. Prospective assessment of deep inspiration breath hold to prevent radiation-associated cardiac perfusion defects in patients with left-sided breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2015;33(28):41. doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.572.
Matney JE, Park PC, Li H, Court LE, Zhu XR, Dong L, Liu W, Mohan R. Perturbation of water-equivalent thickness as a surrogate for respiratory motion in proton therapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2016 Mar 8;17(2):368-378. doi:10.1120/jacmp.v17i2.5795. PMID:27074459.
Matney J, Park PC, Bluett J, Chen YP, Liu W, Court LE, Liao Z, Li H, Mohan R. Effects of respiratory motion on passively scattered proton therapy versus intensity modulated photon therapy for stage III lung cancer: are proton plans more sensitive to breathing motion? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2013 Nov 1;87(3):576-82. doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.07.007. PMID:24074932.
Matney JE, Parker BC, Neck DW, Henkelmann G, Rosen II. Target localization accuracy in a respiratory phantom using BrainLAB ExacTrac and 4DCT imaging. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2011 Mar 8;12(2):3296. doi:10.1120/jacmp.v12i2.3296. PMID:21587171.