Paul A Jursinic, PhD

Paul A Jursinic, PhD
Paul A Jursinic, PhD

Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences

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Paul Jursinic, Ph.D., received his undergraduate degree at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in Engineering Physics as a James scholar. He completed his Ph.D. in Biophysics at the University of Illinois and worked as a research scientist for the US Department of Agriculture for 14 years. Dr. Jursinic received a Senior Research Fellowship from the American Cancer Institute and did postdoctoral training in the Department of Medical Physics at the University of Wisconsin. He began a career in clinical work as a medical physicist in the area of radiation therapy treatment of cancer. Dr. Jursinic worked in various clinics for 30 years: he was a research associate at the University of Wisconsin, an associate professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin, clinical director of medical physics at the Battle Creek Health System, and clinical director of medical physics at West Michigan Cancer Center in Kalamazoo for 17 years. He retired in 2021 and is now working as a contracted radiation safety officer for Borgess Hospital and Western Michigan Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine. Dr. Jursinic has done important research in the field of radiation therapy physics. He has published 37 peer reviewed articles in international journals and has been invited to present his research work at numerous national and international meetings.

  • 汤头条app and Training
    • Research Fellowship 1993, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • PhD 1977, Biophysics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    • MS 1971, Biophysics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    • BS 1969, Engineering Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Research
    • Medical Physics

  • Publications

    • Jursinic P. A PIN photodiode ionizing radiation detector with small angular dependence and low buildup Radiation Measurements. 2023;166

    • Jursinic P., Jordan K., Chen C. Positions of radiation isocenter and the couch rotation center established by Winston-Lutz and optical measurements Technical Innovations and Patient Support in Radiation Oncology. 2022;21:46-50.

    • Moncion A., Wilson M., Ma R., Marsh R., Burmeister J., Dryden D., Lack D., Grubb M., Mayville A., Jursinic P., Dess K., Kamp J., Young K., Dilworth J.T., Kestin L., Jagsi R., Mietzel M., Vicini F., Pierce L.J., Moran J.M. Practical Radiation Oncology. 2022;12(4):e317-e328.

    • Jursinic P.A. Medical Physics. 2020;47(7):3191-3203.

    • Jursinic P. Physica Medica. 2019;59:86-91.

    • Jursinic P.A. Medical Physics. 2015;42(10):5633-5641.

    • Jursinic P.A. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 2014;15(1):246-261.

    • Jursinic P.A. Medical Physics. 2013;40(2)

    • Sharma R., Jursinic P.A. Medical Physics. 2013;40(7)

    • Jursinic P.A., Yahnke C.J. In vivo dosimetry with optically stimulated luminescent dosimeters, OSLDs, compared to diodes; The effects of buildup cap thickness and fabrication material Medical Physics. 2011;38(10):5432-5440.

    • Jursinic P.A. Medical Physics. 2010;37(1):132-140.

    • Jursinic P.A., Sharma R., Reuter J. MapCHECK used for rotational IMRT measurements: Step-and-shoot, Tomotherapy, RapidArc Medical Physics. 2010;37(6):2837-2846.

    • Sharma R., Jursinic P. SU鈥怗G鈥怲鈥171: Use of Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dosimeters, OSLDs, for an Independent Verification of Dose Delivered by IMRT Treatments Medical Physics. 2010;37(6):3224.

    • Jursinic P.A. Medical Physics. 2009;36(6):2165-2171.

    • Jursinic P. SU鈥怗G鈥怲鈥174: Angular Dependence of Sensitivity of Surface Diodes Medical Physics. 2008;35(6):2765-2766.

    • Ahunbay E., Chen G., Thatcher S., Jursinic P., White J., Albano K., Li X. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2007;67(4):1248-1258.

    • Jursinic P. SU鈥怓F鈥怲鈥169: Dosimetric Characteristics of An Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dosimeter, OSLD, Used for Clinical Measurements Medical Physics. 2007;34(6):2440.

    • Jursinic P.A. Medical Physics. 2007;34(12):4594-4604.

    • Kainz K., Wilson J., Schultz C., Jursinic P., li X. TU鈥怓F鈥怉2鈥03: Image鈥怗uided Helical Tomotherapy to Treat Advanced Cancers of the Scalp: Prospects for Dose Conformity and Clinical Outcome Medical Physics. 2007;34(6):2576.

    • Ahunbay E., Jursinic P., li X. MO鈥怐鈥224A鈥03: Dependence of Planar IMRT QA On MLC Positional Inaccuracies Medical Physics. 2006;33(6):2167.

    • Ahunbay E., Jursinic P., li X. TU鈥怑鈥怴alB鈥06: Direct Aperture Optimization Based Step鈥怉nd鈥怱hoot IMRT with Respiratory Gating Medical Physics. 2006;33(6):2217.

    • Jursinic P., Kainz K., Ahunbay E., Albano K. SU鈥怓F鈥怲鈥442: Use Of A 2D Array Of Diodes To Test The Accuracy Of MLC Leaf Position And Gap Width Medical Physics. 2006;33(6):2147.

    • Jursinic P.A. Medical Physics. 2006;33(6):1720-1728.

    • Wang D., Schultz C., Jursinic P., Bialkowski M., Zhu X., Brown W., Rand S., Michel M., Campbell B., Wong S., Li X., Wilson J. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2006;65(1):143-151.

    • li X., qi X., Mueller K., Jursinic P., Erickson B., Wang D., Schultz C., Firat S., Wilson J. SU鈥怓F鈥怞鈥122: Systematic Study of Inter鈥怓ractional Variations for Anatomic Sites From Head to Feet Medical Physics. 2006;33(6):2048.

    • Ahunbay E., Albano K., Jursinic P., Li X. SU鈥怓F鈥怲鈥63: Breast IMRT Based On Direct Aperture Optimization Medical Physics. 2005;32:1964.

    • Jursinic P. SU鈥怓F鈥怲鈥162: Quality Assurance for a Tomotherapy Machine: New Procedures and Comparison to TG鈥40 Recommendations for Conventional Linear Accelerators Medical Physics. 2005;32:1987.

    • Jursinic P., Rickert K., Gennarelli T., Schultz C. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2005;62:1559-1567.

    • Li X.A., Wang J.Z., Jursinic P.A., Lawton C.A., Wang D. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2005;61:1251-1257.

    • Low D., Dempsey J., Jursinic P., Oldham M. WE鈥怑鈥怲鈥6E鈥01: Multidimensional Dosimetry Without Film Processors Medical Physics. 2005;32:2148.

    • Poetker D., Jursinic P., Runge-Samuelson C., Wackym P. Otology and Neurotology. 2005;26:1220-1228.

    • Jursinic P.A., Nelms B.E. Medical Physics. 2003;30:870-879.

    • Zhu X.R., Yoo S., Jursinic P.A., Grimm D.F., Lopez F., Rownd J.J., Gillin M.T. Medical Physics. 2003;30:912-919.

    • Jursinic P., Prost R., Schultz C. Journal of Neurosurgery. 2002;97:563-568.

    • Yoo S., Grimm D., Zhu R., Jursinic P., Lopez F., Rownd J., Gillin M. Medical Physics. 2002;29:2269-2273.

    • Zhu X.R., Jursinic P.A., Grimm D.F., Lopez F., Rownd J.J., Gillin M.T. Medical Physics. 2002;29:1687-1692.

    • Jursinic P.A. Medical Physics. 2001;28:1718-1726.

    • Zhu X.R., Gillin M.T., Jursinic P.A., Lopez F., Grimm D.F., Rownd J.J. Medical Physics. 2000;27:2267-2277.

    • Jursinic P.A. Medical Physics. 1999;26:2092-2098.

    • Jursinic P.A., Thomadsen B.R. Medical Physics. 1999;26:512-517.

    • Jursinic P.A. Medical Physics. 1997;24:2001-2007.

    • Jursinic P.A., Mueller R. Medical Physics. 1997;24:1765-1769.

    • Jursinic P.A., Mackie T.R. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 1996;41:1499-1509.

    • DeWerd L.A., Jursinic P., Kitchen R., Thomadsen B.R. Medical Physics. 1995;22:435-440.

    • Frye D.M.D., Jursinic P., Paliwal B.R., Thomadsen B.R. Medical Physics. 1995;22:249-253.

    • Jursinic P.A., Podaorsak M.B., Paliwal B.R. Medical Physics. 1994;21:357-365.

    • Paliwal B., Podgorsak M., Harari P., Haney P., Jursinic P. Medical Dosimetry. 1994;19:179-185.

    • Jursinic P.A., Dennenberg R.J. BBA - Bioenergetics. 1993;1183:281-291.

    • Stemler A., Jursinic P.A. Oxidation-reduction potential dependence of formate binding to Photosystem II in maize thylakoids BBA - Bioenergetics. 1993;1183:269-280.

    • Taoka S., Jursinic P.A., Seibert M. Slow oxygen release on the first two flashes in chemically stressed Photosystem II membrane fragments results from hydrogen peroxide oxidation Photosynthesis Research. 1993;38:425-431.

    • Burnap R.L., Sherman L.A., Shen J.R., Inoue Y., Jursinic P.A. Biochemistry. 1992;31:7404-7410.

    • Jursinic P.A., Stemler A. High rates of photosystem II electron flow occur in maize thylakoids when the high-affinity binding site for bicarbonate is empty of all monovalent anions or has bicarbonate bound Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Bioenergetics. 1992;1098:359-367.

    • Jursinic P.A., McCarthy S.A., Bricker T.M., Stemler A. Characteristics of two atrazine-binding sites that specifically inhibit Photosystem II function BBA - Bioenergetics. 1991;1059:312-322.

    • Cunningham F.X., Dennenberg R.J., Jursinic P.A., Gantt E. Growth under red light enhances photosystem II relative to photosystem I and phycobilisomes in the red alga Porphyridium cruentum Plant Physiology. 1990;93:888-895.

    • Jursinic P.A., Dennenberg R.J. Oxygen release time in leaf discs and thylakoids of peas and Photosystem II membrane fragments of spinach BBA - Bioenergetics. 1990;1020:195-206.

    • Jursinic P., Dennenberg R. Measurement of stoichiometry of photosystem II to photosystem I reaction centers Photosynthesis Research. 1989;21:197-200.

    • Jursinic P., Dennenberg R. Thylakoid photosystem II activity supported by the non-quinone acceptor Q<inf>400</inf> and an ancillary quinone acceptor Aq BBA - Bioenergetics. 1988;935:225-235.

    • Jursinic P., Stemler A. Multiple anion effects on photosystem II in chloroplast membranes Photosynthesis Research. 1988;15:41-56.

    • Jursinic P.A., Dennenberg R.J. Enhanced oxygen yields caused by double turnovers of Photosystem II induced by dichlorobenzoquinone BBA - Bioenergetics. 1988;934:177-185.

    • Dennenberg R.J., Jursinic P.A., McCarthy S.A. Intactness of the oxygen-evolving system in thylakoids and Photosystem II particles BBA - Bioenergetics. 1986;852:222-233.

    • Jursinic P., Stemler A. CORRELATION BETWEEN THE BINDING OF FORMATE AND DECREASED RATES OF CHARGE TRANSFER THROUGH THE PHOTOSYSTEM II QUINONES Photochemistry and Photobiology. 1986;43:205-212.

    • Dennenberg R.J., Jursinic P.A. A comparison of the absorption changes near 325 nm and chlorophyll a fluorescence characteristics of the Photosystem II acceptors Q<inf>a</inf> and Q<inf>400</inf> BBA - Bioenergetics. 1985;808:192-200.

    • Jursinic P., Dennenberg R. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 1985;241:540-549.

    • Wydrzynski T., Huggins B.J., Jursinic P.A. Uncoupling of detectable O<inf>2</inf> evolution from the apparent S-state transitions in Photosystem II by lauroylcholine chloride: Possible implications in the photosynthetic water-splitting mechanism BBA - Bioenergetics. 1985;809:125-136.

    • Jursinic P.A., Stemler A. Effects of bicarbonate depletion on secondary acceptors of Photosystem II BBA - Bioenergetics. 1984;764:170-178.

    • Theg S.M., Jursinic P.A., Homann P.H. Studies on the mechanism of chloride action on photosynthetic water oxidation BBA - Bioenergetics. 1984;766:636-646.

    • Jursinic P.A., Kyle D.J. Changes in the redox state of the secondary acceptor of Photosystem II associated with light-induced thylakoid protein phosphorylation BBA - Bioenergetics. 1983;723:37-44.

    • Stemler A., Jursinic P. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 1983;221:227-237.

    • Beckwith A.C., Jursinic P.A. An alternative mathematical approach to the analysis of photosynthetic oxygen evolutiont Journal of Theoretical Biology. 1982;97:251-265.

    • Jursinic P., Govindjee Effects of hydroxylamine and silicomolybdate on the decay in delayed light emission in the 6-100 渭s range after a single 10 ns flash in pea thylakoids Photosynthesis Research. 1982;3:161-177.

    • Jursinic P., Stemler A. A seconds range component of the reoxidation of the primary Photosystem II acceptor, Q. Effects of bicarbonate depletion in chloroplasts BBA - Bioenergetics. 1982;681:419-428.

    • Gardner H.W., Jursinic P.A. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 1981;665:100-112.

    • Gugliemelli L.A., Dutton H.J., Jursinic P.A., Segelman H.W. ENERGY TRANSFER IN A LIGHT鈥怘ARVESTING CAROTENOID鈥怌HLOROPHYLL c鈥怌HLOROPHYLL a鈥怭ROTEIN OF PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM Photochemistry and Photobiology. 1981;33:903-907.

    • Jursinic P. BBA - Bioenergetics. 1981;635:38-52.

    • Khanna R., Jursinic P.A. Absence of divalent cation effects on photosystem II reactions as monitored by oxygen evolution FEBS Letters. 1981;126:318-322.

    • Jursinic P. POLAROGRAPHIC DETECTION OF AN ENDOGENOUS REDUCTANT GENERATED DURING FLASH ILLUMINATION OF CHLOROPLASTS Photochemistry and Photobiology. 1980;32:61-65.

    • Jursinic P. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 1979;196:484-492.

    • Jursinic P., Govindjee , Wraight C.A. MEMBRANE POTENTIAL AND MICROSECOND TO MILLISECOND DELAYED LIGHT EMISSION AFTER A SINGLE EXCITATION FLASH IN ISOLATED CHLOROPLASTS Photochemistry and Photobiology. 1978;27:61-71.

    • Jursinic P.A. Flash polarographic detection of superoxide production as a means of monitoring electron flow between photosystems I and II FEBS Letters. 1978;90:15-20.

    • Wong D., Jursinic P. ANALYSIS OF MICROSECOND FLUORESCENCE YIELD AND DELAYED LIGHT EMISSION CHANGES AFTER A SINGLE FLASH IN PEA CHLOROPLASTS: EFFECTS OF MONO鈥 AND DIVALENT CATIONS Photochemistry and Photobiology. 1978;28:963-974.

    • Jursinic P., Govindjee TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE OF DELAYED LIGHT EMISSION IN THE 6 to 340 MICROSECOND RANGE AFTER A SINGLE FLASH IN CHLOROPLASTS Photochemistry and Photobiology. 1977;26:617-628.

    • Jursinic P., Govindjee BBA - Bioenergetics. 1977;461:253-267.

    • Jursinic P., Warden J., Govindjee BBA - Bioenergetics. 1976;440:322-330.

    • JURSINIC P., GOVINDJEE Photochemistry and Photobiology. 1972;15:331-348.