Petr Novák, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor

BSc, MSc, and PhD in Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic

Phone: (501) 686-5863

E-mail: pnovakATuams.edu

Dr. Novak's research interests include engineering aspects of Thermal Therapy, clinical medical device design for ultrasound hyperthermia, controlling software for thermotherapy device design and implementation, in-vivo experimental device design, medical image/signal processing (enhancement, registration, segmentation, analysis, 3D), medical device Risk Analysis, and modelling of nonlinear ultrasound propagation. Dr. Novak was at the Department of Radiation Oncology at Washington University in St. Louis, MO, where he performed post-doctoral studies in 2001-2005 and developed the architecture of an clinical grade ultrasonic hyperthermia system that is compatible with concurrent delivery of photon/electron beam radiation therapy. He completed his dissertation studies on ultrasonic imaging of tissue temperature distributions at the Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic, and did experiments for his dissertation thesis at the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg, Germany.

Memberships:

• Society for Thermal Medicine (STM) - STM is former NAHS - North American Hyperthermia Society
• The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)
• The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology

Honors:

2005	Investigator Travel Award, Society for Thermal Medicine
2000	Chancellor's Award for outstanding study results, Czech Technical University (CTU)
1999	Scholarship Preciosa, granted by Preciosa company, CTU
1998	Poster 98, physics section winner in a graduate student competition, CTU

Published peer-reviewed papers:

P. Novak, I. Zuna, L. Pousek and J. Vrba: Ultrasonic Approach to Noninvasive Temperature Monitoring during Microwave Thermotherapy. Radioengineering, 2001;10(2): pp 32-37.

E. G. Moros, P. Novak, W. L. Straube, P. Kolluri, D. A. Yablonskiy and R. J. Myerson: Thermal contribution of compact bone to intervening tissue-like media exposed to planar ultrasound. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 2004;49(6): pp 869-886.

A. K. Singh, E. G. Moros, P. Novak, W. Straube, A. Zeug, J. E. Locke and R. J. Myerson: MicroPET-compatible, small animal hyperthermia ultrasound system (SAHUS) for sustainable, collimated and controlled hyperthermia of subcutaneously implanted tumours. International Journal of Hyperthermia, 2004;20(1): pp 32-44.

P. Novak, E. G. Moros, W. L. Straube and R. J. Myerson: SURLAS: A new clinical grade ultrasound system for sequential or concomitant thermoradiotherapy of superficial tumors: Applicator description. Medical Physics, 2005;32(1): pp 230-240.

P. Novak, E. Moros, W. Straube and R. Myerson: Treatment delivery software for a new clinical grade ultrasound system for thermoradiotherapy. Medical Physics, 2005;32(11): pp 3246-3257.

J. Locke, A. Zeug, D. Thompson Jr., J. Allan, K. Mazzarella, P. Novak, D. Hanson, A. Singh, E. Moros and T. Pandita: Localized versus regional hyperthermia: comparison of xenotransplants treated with a small animal ultrasound and waterbath limb immersion. International Journal of Hyperthermia, 2005; 21(3): pp 271-281.

P. Novak, E. Moros, J. Parry, B. Rogers, R. Myerson, A. Zeug, J. Locke, R. Rossin, W. Straube and A. K. Singh: Experience with a Small Animal Hyperthermia Ultrasound System (SAHUS): Report on 83 Tumors. Physics in Medicine and Biology, 2005; 50: pp 5127-5139.

Conference proceedings and presentations: over 40 (list available upon request).