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Casey Yesol Lee

Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Radiation Oncology
Dept of Radiation Oncology, Box 3295, Durham, NC 27710
40 Duke Medicine Circle, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology · 2023 - Present Radiation Oncology, Clinical Science Departments

Recent Publications


Age-associated change in pyruvate metabolism investigated with hyperpolarized 13 C-MRI of the human brain.

Journal Article Hum Brain Mapp · July 2023 In this study, hyperpolarized 13 C MRI (HP-13 C MRI) was used to investigate changes in the uptake and metabolism of pyruvate with age. Hyperpolarized 13 C-pyruvate was administered to healthy aging individuals (N = 35, ages 21-77) and whole-brain spatial ... Full text Link to item Cite

Catheter reconstruction and dosimetric verification of MRI-only treatment planning (MRTP) for interstitial HDR brachytherapy using PETRA sequence.

Journal Article Phys Med Biol · January 17, 2023 Objective. The feasibility of MRI-only treatment planning (MRTP) for interstitial high-dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy (BT) was investigated for patients diagnosed with gynecologic cancer.Approach. A clinical MRTP workflow utilizing a 'pointwise encoding tim ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Novel Approach to Utilization of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in High-Dose-Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy

Conference Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems · January 1, 2023 High-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy is a commonly used radiotherapy technique for treating gynecological and skin cancers. Localized delivery of the radiation is regulated by moving the radioactive isotope through catheters on various types of applicators. ... Full text Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Toronto (Canada) · 2020 Ph.D.
Western University (Canada) · 2014 M.S.
University of Toronto (Canada) · 2012 B.S.