Professor and Chief Physicist
Thomas P. Mitchell Professorship in Clinical Physics
Research Interests
- Enhanced dynamic wedge
- Benchmark Datasets data collection
- Intensity-modulated radiation therapy delivery and verification
- Dose and machine output calculation
- Treatment planning optimization
- Computer modeling of dynamic therapy treatment using multileaf collimator
- Technical improvements in delivery of radiation
- Computerized routine treatment procedures
- Image registration and image-guided radiation therapy
- High precision radiation therapy (rigid and non-rigid)
- Quality assurance automation
- Characterization of radiation therapy devices
- Optical tracking system to improve patient treatment quality and safety
- Paperless departmental procedure optimization
Education
| 1988 | PhD (Physics) | University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE |
| 1985 | MS (Physics) | University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE |
| 1980 | BS (physics | National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China |
Professional Appointments
| May 2015-present | Thomas P. Mitchell Professorship in Clinical Physics, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida |
| Jul 2009-present | Professor and Chief of Physics, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida, |
| Jul 2012-present | Affiliate Faculty, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida |
| Jul 1999-June 2009 | Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida |
| Jul 1994-Jun 2012 | Affiliate Faculty, Department of Nuclear Engineering, University of Florida |
| Oct 1993-Jul 1999 | Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida |
| Jul 1992-Jun 1993 | Assistant Member, Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital |
| Jul 1992-Sep 1993 | Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Radiology, Division of Radiation Oncology, University of Tennessee |
Professional Memberships
| 1996-2016 | American Association of Physicists in Medicine |
Awards and Honors
| 2013 | Fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine |
| 2006-2007 | College of Medicine Divisional Superior Accomplishment Award |
| 1988 | Sigma Xi Travel Grant Award |
| 1979 | National Science Foundation Fellowship, Taiwan |
Publications
Dr. Liu’s publications can be found at the following public database: My NCBI Bibliography (Chihray R. Liu, PhD).
