Overview
My research interest focuses on machine learning and AI application in radiation oncology treatment planning, including prostate cancer, head-and-neck cancer and pancreatic cancer etc.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
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2022 - Present
Radiation Oncology,
Clinical Science Departments
Recent Publications
Foresight planning: Radiotherapy plan optimization via self-supervised model predictive control.
Journal Article Med Phys · November 2025 BACKGROUND: Treatment planning for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) relies on meticulous operation of the inverse optimization, a complex and iterative process of adjusting dose-volume objectives to a ... Full text Link to item CiteA technique for achieving arbitrary machine dose rates via MLC leaf motion modulation using fixed-gantry IMRT delivery mode.
Journal Article Med Phys · June 2025 BACKGROUND: The medical linear accelerator (Linac) typically operates at a constant but discrete dose rate for both 3D conformal fields and intensity modulation radiotherapy (IMRT) fields. However, in certain clinical and radiobiological scenarios, such as ... Full text Link to item CiteA machine learning toolkit assisted approach for IMRT fluence map optimization: feasibility and advantages.
Journal Article Biomed Phys Eng Express · April 22, 2025 Purpose. Traditional machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) applications in treatment planning rely on complex model architectures and large, high-quality training datasets. However, they cannot fully replace the conventional optimization process. Th ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Strategizing Beam-Arc Placement and Dominance Choice for RapidArc Dynamic Delivery
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Varian Medical Systems, Inc. · 2025 - 2027Understanding Human-Robot Interaction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tool in Radiation Oncology: An application of Breast Cancer Treatment Planning Agent
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Association of Physicists in Medicine · 2021 - 2023Clinical Experience Guided Reinforcement Learning for Pancreas SBRT
ResearchCollaborating Investigator · Awarded by Varian Medical Systems, Inc. · 2019 - 2022View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
2017
Ph.D.
Duke University ·
2014
M.S.