Yue Yan, PhD, DSc
Appointments/Titles:
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology and Applied Sciences
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Thayer School of Engineering
Education and Training:
B.S. Sciences & Technology of Electronic Information | Xiamen University, 2005
D.Sc. Theoretical Physics | Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2010
Ph.D. Medical Physics | University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2015
Residency Therapeutic Medical Physics | MC Anderson Cancer Center, 2017
About Dr. Yan:
Dr. Yan is a medical physicist with a passion for developing and applying novel techniques to improve patient healthcare in radiation oncology. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed his therapeutic residency training at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Prior to joining Dartmouth, he worked as a medical physicist at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, covering photon and proton treatments. Dr. Yan's research interests focus on investigating the dosimetric impact of geometric distortion in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on radiation therapy. His recent research includes the application of machine learning techniques in radiation therapy and the development of new techniques for MRI-guided radiation therapy
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Teaching:
RAD-001: Radiation Protection and Safety (F26)