CALTECH NAMES FOUR DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

Quynh-Thu Xuan Le (BS '89, Biology and Chemistry)
Katharine Dexter McCormick and Stanley McCormick Memorial Professor
Professor and Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University.
Le is being recognized for her contributions to the development of new radiotherapy treatment paradigms for cancer of the head, neck, and lungs, and for her leadership in medicine on prominent national panels and as chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Stanford University.  Full story

Iris Gibbs, MD, Named ELAM Fellow for 2015-2016
 
Iris Gibbs, MD, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at Stanford Medicine, has been named a fellow in the 2015-2016 class of the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women. The ELAM fellowship is dedicated to helping women develop the professional and personal skills required to lead and manage in today's complex health care environment, with special attention to the unique challenges facing women in leadership positions.

BEST IN RADIATION THERAPY PHYSICS AT AAPM 2014- STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY FOR RENAL SYMPATHETIC NERVE ABLATION

Peter G. Maxim, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at Stanford University, discusses sterotatactic radiotherapy for renal sympathetic nerve ablation for the treatment of refractory hypertension, and some of the challenges involved, with Imaging Technology News Editorial Director Melinda Taschetta-Millane. Full story »

LEI XING RECEIVES NIH R01 GRANT FOR THEIR PROJECT “DASSIM-RT AND COMPRESSED SENSING-BASED INVERSE PLANNING."

Lei Xing, PhD, the Jacob Haimson Professor and Director of the Radiation Physics Division, and colleagues from the SCI and the School of Engineering earned an NIH R01 grant for their project “DASSIM-RT and Compressed Sensing-based Inverse Planning." The five year, $2.4 million grant will support the team's development of novel planning and delivery strategies for a new generation of radiation therapy technique called station parameter optimized radiation Full story »

DR. QUYNH LE IS SELECTED AS A 2014 AMERICAN SOCIETY OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY FELLOW (FASTRO)

Dr. Quynh Le, Chair of Radiation Oncology, was selected as a 2014 American Society of Radiation Oncology Fellow (FASTRO) inductee. This honor is conferred in recognition of her leadership and significant service to ASTRO, and her contributions to the field of radiation oncology. Full story »