Biography I am an associate professor in the Department of Radiation Medicine, where I apply my skills as a physicist and research scientist to the study of physics in medicine and daily clinical practice. I assess the available literature, test and safely implement new modalities and provide quality assurance of existing techniques and equipment. I …
Biography 2018 Physics Residency Alumna I am a board-certified Medical Physicist and Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Medicine at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. My primary focus is on educational initiatives, and I serve as the Director of the Medical Physics Residency program. I have a passion for teaching and sharing the fun world …
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Biography 2022 Physics Residency Alumna My clinical work focuses on adaptive and MR-guided radiotherapy through my work with the ViewRay MRIdian system. This system gives us the opportunity, via MR imaging, to adapt the patient’s radiation plan to their anatomy on the day of treatment and enables us to visualize the anatomy throughout treatment. In …
Biography I am a medical physicist board-certified in radiation oncology in both the U.K., where I did my initial training, and the U.S.A. As the Department of Radiation Medicine’s Director of Dosimetry Physics, my primary focus is supporting radiation treatment plan generation and optimization of workflows that result in high-quality, safe and efficient treatments. Additionally, …
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Biography My primary focus is on clinical care, and within that area, the implementation and management of treatment planning systems. We are leveraging new software technologies to bring all relevant patient information and data into one environment in order to facilitate treatment plan design. This not only applies to calculating treatment dose, but also supporting …
Biography Dr. Carri Glide-Hurst, PhD, DABR, FAAPM, is a tenured Professor in the Department of Human Oncology and serves as the Associate Chair of Radiation Oncology Physics and Bhudatt Paliwal Endowed Professor at the University of Wisconsin. She began her academic path with a degree in Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences from the University of Michigan, …
Biography I am an associate professor in the Department of Radiation Medicine. My primary role is to provide clinical medical physics services in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the UW Health University Hospital. In the clinic, I perform tasks to ensure that patients are being treated safely and accurately on each day of their …
Biography I am an associate professor in the Department of Radiation Medicine with roles in the clinic, research and teaching. In the clinic, my primary focus is patient safety and quality improvement. I serve as the co-chair of our departmental Quality Assurance committee, which oversees many different initiatives related to quality and safety. I also …