R. Benton Pahlka, PhD, DABR
Senior Diagnostic Medical Physicist
Phone:
832-822-1540
Languages: English
Departments:
Office location:
Texas Medical Center
6701 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77030
Get to know R. Benton Pahlka, PhD, DABR
Personal Statement
Working together with our radiologists, technologists, and other experts, my philosophy is centered on patient safety by providing the best imaging possible at the lowest radiation dose consistent with the specific diagnostic task. I strive to develop imaging protocols that are tailored to the patient’s size and specific to the imaging task.
Clinical Interests:
Medical nuclear physics (PET/CT and SPECT/CT), fluoroscopy and CT radiation dose optimization, statistical data analysis
Research Interests:
Monte Carlo simulation, radiation dose optimization, artificial intelligence
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas at Austin | PhD | Doctor of Philosophy | 2010 |
| University of Oklahoma HSC | Masters | Master of Science | 2005 |
| Texas A&M University | Masters | Master of Science | 2002 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Bachelors | Bachelor of Science | 2000 |
Organizations
| Organization Name | Role |
|---|---|
| American Association of Physicists in Medicine | Member |
| American College of Radiology | Member |
* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.
Ger RB, Meier JG, Pahlka RB, et. al., Effects of alterations in positron emission tomography imaging parameters on radiomics features. PLoS One 2019 14(9): e0221877.
Pahlka RB, Kappadath SC, Mawlawi OR, A Monte Carlo simulation of coincidence detection and imaging of gamma-ray cascades with a scintillation camera. Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express 2018 4(5): 055012.
Arnold R, Pahlka RB, et. al., Measurement of the two neutrino double beta decay half-life and search for the neutrinoless double beta decay of Cd-116 with the NEMO-3 detector. Physical Review D 2017 95(1): 012007.
Adamson P, Pahlka RB, et. al, Precision measurement of the speed of propagation of neutrinos using the MINOS detectors. Physical Review D 2015. 92(5), 052005.
Adamson P, Pahlka RB, et. al., An improved measurement of muon antineutrino disappearance in MINOS. Physical Review Letters 2012 108, 191801.
Argyriades J, Pahlka RB, et. al., Spectral modeling of scintillator for the NEMO-3 and SuperNEMO detectors. Nuclear Instrumentation and Methods 2011 A625, 20-28.