Principal Investigators
Brian W. Pogue, PhD
Robert A. Pritzker Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical optics; medical physics; radiation therapy imaging; photodynamic therapy; fluorescence-guided surgery
Petr Brůža, PhD
Associate Professor of Engineering
Optics in medicine; biomedical imaging to guide cancer therapy; dose imaging in radiation therapy; Cherenkov light imaging
David J. Gladstone, ScD
Research Professor of Engineering (Bio-medical), Adjunct Professor of Medicine (Radiation Oncology), Director of Medical Physics Education Program at Dartmouth College, Director of Medical Physics Education and Research at Dartmouth Health
Ultra-high dose rate radiotherapy to spare normal tissue; Cherenkov and scintillation imaging to efficiently assure quality of treatment; Fluorescence-based detection of radio-chemically produced reactive molecules to better understand the basis of radiotherapy; Drug-eluting spacers to deliver chemotherapy concurrently with low dose rate implants
Arthur Pétusseau, PhD
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Image-guided surgery; fluorescence imaging; molecular imaging; oximetry; radiotherapy; ultra-high dose rate radiotherapy; cancer research
Xu Cao, PhD
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Ultra-high dose rate radiotherapy; flash radiotherapy; Oxygen imaging; fluorescence imaging; molecular imaging
Valentin Demidov, PhD
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Faculty
PhDs
Roman Vasyltsiv
PhD Candidate
Shiru Wang
Shiru is a 3rd year PhD Candidate. His research interests include Fluorescence-guided surgery, optical imaging, and Deep learning assistant image analysis. Outside of research, he loves playing badminton and watching movies.
Alexander Geiersbach
Xander Geiersbach earned his undergraduate degree from Colby College where he studied physics and mathematics. He went on to receive his masters in science at Brown University in medical physics prior to joining the PhD innovation program at Dartmouth College. When he is not in the lab, he enjoys racing and playing cello.
Kevin Willy
1st year PhD student researching methods for patient safety, beam monitoring, and beam control for FLASH radiation therapy. Kevin is a veteran of the US Navy where he served as a Nuclear Machinist Mate on submarines for almost 10 years. He earned his undergraduate degree in Physics from Liberty University. Outside of his work he enjoys cycling sports, history, and art.
Natasha Mulenga
PhD Student
David Hunter
PhD Student
Rafael Carballeira
1st year PhD student researching Treatment Planning System (TPS) implementation for FLASH radiotherapy via Monte Carlo simulations. Rafael earned a bachelor’s degree in physics and mathematics from Saint Peter’s University. He worked in the theoretical quantum computing space prior to joining Dartmouth College.
Matthew Reed
1st year PhD student researching Treatment Planning System (TPS) implementation for FLASH radiotherapy via Monte Carlo simulations. Rafael earned a bachelor’s degree in physics and mathematics from Saint Peter’s University. He worked in the theoretical quantum computing space prior to joining Dartmouth College.
Corbin Narita
1st year PhD student researching Treatment Planning System (TPS) implementation for FLASH radiotherapy via Monte Carlo simulations. Rafael earned a bachelor’s degree in physics and mathematics from Saint Peter’s University. He worked in the theoretical quantum computing space prior to joining Dartmouth College.
Collaborators
Rongxiao Zhang, PhD
Director of Medical Physics, Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of Missouri
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Lesley A. Jarvis, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine;
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P. Jack Hoopes, PhD
Adjunct Professor of Engineering, Thayer School of Engineering;
Professor of Surgery and Radiation Oncology, Geisel School of Medicine;
Director, Surgery and Radiation Research Laboratories;
Director, Center for Comparative Medicine and Research;
Co-Director NCCC Cancer Nanotechnology Working Group
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Daniel A. Alexander, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology and Applied Sciences, Geisel School of Medicine
Alumni
| Name | Degree | Program | Graduated from Lab | First Job Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Sunnerberg | PhD | Medical Physics | 2025 | Medical Physics Resident, UPenn |
| Megan Clark | PhD | Medical Physics | 2025 | Medical Physics Resident, Stanford |
| Savannah Decker | PhD | Medical Physics | 2024 | Medical Physics Resident, UCSD |
| Arthur Petusseau | PhD | Optics | 2023 | PostDoc, Dartmouth |
| Mahbubur Ronny Rahman | PhD | Medical Physics | 2022 | Medical Physicist, New York Medical School |
| Daniel Alexander | PhD | Medical Physics | 2022 | Medical Physics Resident, UPenn |
| M. Ramish Ashraf | PhD | Medical Physics | 2021 | Medical Physics Resident, Stanford |
| Jacqueline Andreozzi | PhD | Medical Physics | 2018 | Medical Physicist, Moffitt Cancer Center |