Faculty and Research

Fang-Fang Yin, Ph.D.
Associate Director
faculty in radiation oncology,
member of radiation therapy (RT) track.

Ehsan Samei, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Studies
faculty in radiology, physics, and biomedical engineering,
member of diagnostic imaging (DI) track.

The 40+ faculty of the Duke Medical Physics Program are drawn from 5 existing departments: radiology, radiation oncology, radiation safety, physics, and biomedical engineering. They belong to 4 tracks; each is shown below with some representative topics of research highlighting just some of the strengths of our program.

Diagnostic Imaging (DI)

magnetic resonance microscopy
molecular imaging
digital tomosynthesis
dual energy imaging
neutron stimulated emission computed tomography
computer aided diagnosis
dedicated breast CT imaging
detector and display characterization

Radiation Therapy (RT)

hyperthermia
treatment planning optimization
intensity modulated radiation therapy
3-D dosimetry
oncological imaging and image analysis
image guided radiation therapy
stereotactic radiosurgery
biological modelling of tumor and normal tissue dose responses
intra-operative radiation therapy

Nuclear Medicine (NM)

statistical iterative reconstruction algorithms
whole body PET-CT fusion imaging
dedicated PET and SPECT breast imaging systems
development of novel ECT acquisition geometries

Medical Health Physics (MHP)

real-time interventional organ dosimetry (pediatric)
dosimetry of thoracic CT procedures
organ dosimetry in cardiac cath
development of motion heart phantom for coronary CT angiography
3-D gel dosimetry in CT
search for new CT dose indices
assessment of auto current modulation technology to reduce dose

List of Faculty

Name	Title	Phone	e-mail	Track DI=diag img, RT=rad therapy, NM=nuc med, MHP=med health phys
Radiology http://www.radiology.duke.edu
Gerald Bida PhD	Associate Research Professor of Radiology	(919) 684-7704	jerry.bida@duke.edu	NM
Ed Coleman MD	Professor of Radiology	(919) 684-7244	colem010@mc.duke.edu	NM
James Dobbins PhD	Associate Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering Director, Medical Physics Graduate Program	(919) 684-7761	james.dobbins@duke.edu	DI
Don Frush MD	Chief, Division of Pediatric Radiology Professor of Radiology	(919) 684-7343	frush943@mc.duke.edu	DI, MHP
Ronald Jaszczak PhD	Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering	(919) 684-7685	rjj@dec3.mc.duke.edu	NM
Al Johnson PhD	Charles E. Putman University Professor of Radiology, Physics, and Biomedical Engineering Director of Diagnostic Physics Director of the Center for In Vivo Microscopy	(919) 684-7754	gaj@orion.duhs.duke.edu	DI
Joseph Lo PhD	Assistant Research Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering	(919) 684-7763	joseph.lo@duke.edu	DI
James MacFall PhD	Associate Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering Director, Diagnostic Imaging Track, Medical Physics Graduate Program	(919) 684-7808	james.macfall@duke.edu	DI
Srini Mukundan MD PhD	Assistant Professor of Radiology	(919) 684-2718	mukun001@mc.duke.edu	DI
Neil Petry MS	Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology, Director, Radiopharmacy and Nuclear Medicine Laboratory	(919) 684-3773	petry005@mc.duke.edu	NM
Jim Provenzale MD	Professor of Radiology Chief, Neuroradiology	(919) 684-7218	prove001@mc.duke.edu	DI
Ehsan Samei PhD	Director, Duke Advanced Imaging Laboratories Director of Graduate Studies, Medical Physics Graduate Program Associate Professor, Departments of Radiology, Physics, and Biomedical Engineering	(919) 684-7756	samei@duke.edu	DI
Paul Segars PhD	Assistant Professor of Radiology	(919) 684-1473	paul.segars@duke.edu	DI
Allen Song PhD	Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering	(919) 684-1215	asong@duke.edu	DI
Leonard Spicer PhD	University Distinguished Service Professor of Radiology Director, Duke University NMR Center Professor of Biochemistry	(919) 684-4327	spicer@biochem.duke.edu	DI, NM, MHP
Martin Tornai PhD	Associate Professor of Radiology & Biomedical Engineering	(919) 684-7940 (919) 684-7943	martin.tornai@duke.edu	NM, DI
Georgia Tourassi PhD	Associate Research Professor of Radiology	(919) 684-1447	georgia.tourassi@duke.edu	DI
Timothy Turkington PhD	Associate Research Professor of Radiology and BME Director, Nuclear Medicine Track, Medical Physics Graduate Program	(919) 684-7706	timothy.turkington@duke.edu	NM
Ganesan Vaidyanathan PhD	Research Professor of Radiology	(919) 684-7811	ganesan.v@duke.edu	NM, DI
Bruce Wieland PhD	President, Bruce Technologies, Inc. Associate Consulting Professor of Radiology	(919) 933-1577	wielandb@bellsouth.net	NM
Terry Wong MD PhD	Assistant Professor of Radiology	(919) 684-7647	wong0015@mc.duke.edu	NM, RT
Michael Zalutsky PhD	Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering Associate Professorof Pathology	(919) 684-7708	zalut001@mc.duke.edu	NM, RT
Radiation Oncology http://www.radonc.duke.edu/
James Bowsher PhD	Senior Research Associate of Radiation Oncology	(919) 684-7788	james.bowsher@duke.edu	RT, NM
Oana Craciunescu PhD	Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiation Oncology	(919) 660 2192	oana.craciunescu@duke.edu	RT
Shiva Das PhD	Associate Research Professor of Radiation Oncology	(919) 660-2183 (919) 681-7123	shiva.das@duke.edu	RT
Mark Dewhirst DVM PhD	Gustavo S. Montana Professor of Radiation Oncology	(919) 684-4180	dewhirst@radonc.duke.edu	RT, DI
Chuan-Yuan Li PhD	Associate Research Professor of Radiation Oncology	(919) 681-4721	cyli@radonc.duke.edu	RT
Lawrence B. Marks MD	Professor of Radiation Oncology	(919) 668 5640 (919) 660 2100	marks@radonc.duke.edu	RT
Mark Oldham PhD	Associate Clinical Professor of Radiation Oncology Director, Radiation Therapy Track, Medical Physics Graduate Program	(919) 668-0349	mark.oldham@duke.edu	RT, DI
Thad Samulski PhD	Professor of Radiation Oncology	(919) 668 5221 (919) 668 5222	tvs@radonc.duke.edu	RT
Paul Stauffer MSEE CCE	Professor of Radiation Oncology	(919) 660 2180 (919) 668 7419	paul.stauffer@duke.edu	RT
Zeljko Vujaskovic MD PhD	Associate Clinical Professor of Radiation Oncology	(919) 684-4180 (919) 681 1675	vujas@radonc.duke.edu	RT
Zhiheng Wang PhD	Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiation Oncology	(919) 660-2188	zwang@radonc.duke.edu	RT
Jackie Wu PhD	Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiation Oncology	(919) 660-2180	jackie.wu@duke.edu	RT
Fang-Fang Yin PhD	Professor and Director of Radiation Physics Department of Radiation Oncology Associate Director, Medical Physics Graduate Program	919-660-2185	fangfang.yin@duke.edu	RT, DI
Su-Min Zhou PhD	Associate Research Professor of Radiation Oncology	(919) 660-2180 (919) 660 2176	zhou@radonc.duke.edu	RT
Radiation Safety http://www.safety.duke.edu/RadSafety/
Robert Reiman MD	Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology	(919) 668-3186	reima001@mc.duke.edu	MHP
Terry Yoshizumi PhD	Duke University Radiation Safety Officer Associate Professor of Radiology Director, OESO Radiation Safety Division Director, Health Physics Track, Medical Physics Graduate Program Director, Joint Radiation Dosimetry Laboratory	919-668-3188	yoshi003@mc.duke.edu	MHP, NM, DI
Physics http://phy.duke.edu/
Calvin Howell PhD	Professor of Physics	(919) 660 2632	howell@tunl.duke.edu	DI
Biomedical Engineering http://www.bme.duke.edu/
Steve Smith PhD	Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology	(919) 660-5160 (919) 660-5131	stephen.w.smith@duke.edu	DI
Gregg Trahey PhD	Professor of Biomedical Engineering	(919) 660-5169	gregg.trahey@duke.edu	DI
Adam Wax PhD	Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering	(919) 660 5143	a.wax@duke.edu	DI

updated Sep 9, 2007