Quentin E. Adams, MD
About Dr. Adams
The relationships you have the opportunity to build with patients while guiding them through the course of their treatment is what makes our field so unique. It is my privilege to provide high-quality care with cutting edge technologies while I help support patients and their families during the difficult circumstances of cancer treatment
Dr. Adams
Licensure
North Carolina #319471
South Carolina #91099
Awards & Affiliations
Education
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
2012 - 2016
Iowa City, Iowa
Doctor of Medicine
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2008 - 2012
Chapel Hill, NC
Bachelor of Science, Biology
Employment
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
2022 - 2023
Iowa City, Iowa
Chief Resident, Radiation Oncology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
2018 - 2022
Iowa City, Iowa
Research Internship, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
2017 - 2018
Iowa City, Iowa
Internship in General Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
2016 - 2017
Iowa City, Iowa
Publications
- Massock W, Kim Y, Dresner AM, Sun W, Caster J, Adams Q, Jespersen J, St-Aubin J. MRI guided High Dose Rate Gynecological Brachytherapy using an MR-Linac as an MR simulator: A Single Institutional Experience. Practical Radiation Oncology, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prro.2023.08.003.
- Hopfensperger, KM, Adams, QE, Kim, Y, et al. The population percentile allowance method for determining systematic spatial error tolerances for temporary intensity modulated brachytherapy. Med Phys. 2023; 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1002/mp.16668
- Hopfensperger KM, Adams Q, Kim Y, Wu X, Xu W, Patwardhan K, Thammavong B, Caster J, Flynn RT. Needle-Free Cervical Cancer Treatment Using Helical Multi-Shield Intracavitary Rotating Shield Brachytherapy with the 169Yb Isotope. Med Phys. 2020; 47(5): 2061-2071. PMID: 32073669. DOI:10.1002/mp.14101.
- Adams Q, Hopfensperger KM, Kim Y, Xu W, Flynn RT. 169 Yb-Based Rotating Shield Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer. Med Phys, 2020;. PMID: 33051866. doi:10.1002/mp.14533.
- Flynn RT, Adams Q, Hopfensperger KM, Wu X, Xu W, Kim Y. Efficient 169Yb high-dose-rate brachytherapy source production using re-activation. Med Phys. 2019 Jul;46(7):2935-2943. DOI:10.1002/mp.13563. Farrington Daniels Award for Outstanding Paper on Radiation Therapy Dosimetry, Planning, or Delivery.
- Callaghan C, Adams Q, Flynn RT, Wu X, Xu W, Kim Y. Systematic review of intensity-modulated brachytherapy (IMBT): static and dynamic techniques. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. pii: S0360-3016(19)30630-3. DOI:10.1016/j.ijrobp.201
Selected Meeting Presentations
- Hopfensperger K, Adams Q, Kim Y, Wu X, Patwardhan K, Thammavong B, Flynn R. Comparing Non-Invasive High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy Using Partially-Shielded Applicators to Intracavitary/Interstitial Brachytherapy for Cervical Cancer. General ePoster. AMOS 2020 Joint AAPM | COMP Virtual Meeting.
- Flynn R, Adams Q. The Modular Remote Afterloader: A New Approach for Distributing and Delivering Yb-169 to Enable Clinical Intensity Modulated Brachytherapy. General ePoster. AMOS 2020 Joint AAPM | COMP Virtual Meeting.
- Flynn R, Adams Q, Hopfensperger K. The Effect of Spatiotemporal Variations in Thermal Neutron Transmission On Yb-169 Source Re-Activation Efficiency. General ePoster. AMOS 2020 Joint AAPM | COMP Virtual Meeting.
- Adams Q, Hopfensperger KM, Kim Y, Yusung Kim, Flynn R. Mechanical Evaluation of a Helical Drive System for Rotating Shield Brachytherapy in Prostate Cancer. Blue Ribbon ePoster. AMOS 2020 Joint AAPM | COMP Virtual Meeting.
- Hopfensperger KM, Adams QE, Kim Y, Wu X, Xu W, Patwardan K, Thammavong B, Flynn RT. Delivering intracavitary/interstitial equivalent dose distributions with intracavitary-only helical rotating shield brachytherapy approach for cervical cancer. Oral Presentation, 2019 AAPM Annual Meeting.
- Yi J, Wu X, Adams QE, Hopfensperger KM, Patwardhan KA, Flynn RT, Kim Y, Xu W. Optimization rotating shield brachytherapy treatment plan under treatment time budget. Poster, 2019 AAPM Annual Meeting.
Intellectual Property
- Flynn R, Wu X, Liu Y, Adams Q, Edwards D, Enger S, Woodin BR. 2013. “Advanced Rotating-Shield Brachytherapy and Planning of the Same.” U.S. Patent No.: 14/803,427.
- Flynn, R. T., Kim, Y., Wu, X., Adams, Q. E., Hopfensperger, K. 62/736,814, “Apparatus and Method for Rotating Shield Brachytherapy.” WO 2020/068972 A1. 02 April 2020.
- Flynn, R. T., Hopfensperger, K. M., Adams, Q. E., “Re-Activatable Radiation Source for Brachytherapy.” WO 2020/167761 A1. 20 August 2020.
- Flynn, R. T., Adams, Q. E., “Rotating Shield Brachytherapy Apparatus and Method.” WO 2020/191007 A1. 24 September 2020.
- Flynn, R. T., Adams, Q. E., “Modular Remote Afterloader for Brachytherapy Delivery and Cartridge for Same.” WO 2021/155099 A1. 05 August 2021.
