Yue Yan

Overview

Yue Yan is a medical physicist with a passion for developing and applying novel techniques to improve patient healthcare in radiation oncology. He received his PhD 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. 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.

Research Interests

MRI-guided radiation therapy; application of machine learning in radiation therapy; personalized radiation therapy

Education

• BS, Sciences & Technology of Electronic Information, Xiamen University 2005
• DSc, Theoretical Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2010
• PhD, Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin Madison School of Medicine 2015

Professional Activities

• Member, AAPM
• Member, ASTRO

Selected Publications

• Impact of geometric distortion on dose deviation for photon and proton treatment plans. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 2022, 23(3), e13517
• A methodology to investigate the impact of image distortions on the radiation dose when using magnetic resonance images for planning. Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2018, 63(8), 085005
• Dosimetric aspects of breast radiotherapy with three-dimensional and intensity-modulated radiotherapy helical tomotherapy planning modules. Medical Dosimetry, 2017, 42(1), 42–46
• Dosimetric differences in flattened and flattening filter-free beam treatment plans. Journal of Medical Physics, 2016, 41(2), 92–99
• Characterization of a 0.35 T MR system for phantom image quality stability and in vivo assessment of motion quantification. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 2015, 16(6), 30–40