Lori Young, PhD, DABR
Associate Professor
Overview
Area(s) of Research Focus:
- Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dosimetry research in neutron and proton therapy
- Development of absolute dosimetry measurement methods and procedures for small animal PPRP project
- Clinical developments of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)
Education and Training
College: University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
Graduate School: University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Selected Publications
V.M. Williams, B. Mansoori, L. Young, N.A. Mayr, L.M. Halasz, B.A. Dyer, Simulation-based learning for enhanced gynecologic brachytherapy training among radiation oncology residents, Brachytherapy, DOI 10.1016/j.brachy.2020.08.022(2020).
L. Young, L. Wootton, A.M. Kalet, O. Gopan, F. Yang, S. Day, M. Banitt, J.J. Liao, Dosimetric effects of bolus and lens shielding in treating ocular lymphomas with low-energy electrons, Med Dosim, 44 (2019) 35-42.
O. Gopan, W.P. Smith, A. Chvetsov, K. Hendrickson, A. Kalet, M. Kim, M. Nyflot, M. Phillips, L. Young, A. Novak, J. Zeng, E. Ford, Utilizing simulated errors in radiotherapy plans to quantify the effectiveness of the physics plan review, Med Phys, 45 (2018) 5359-5365.
W.P. Smith, L. Young, M.H. Phillips, M. Cheung, L.M. Halasz, J.K. Rockhill, Clinical Positioning Accuracy for Multisession Stereotactic Radiotherapy With the Gamma Knife Perfexion, Technol Cancer Res Treat, 16 (2017) 893-899.
L. Young, F. Yang, D. Woodworth, Z. McCormick, G. Sandison, Commissioning optically stimulated luminescence in vivo dosimeters for fast neutron therapy, Med Phys, 43 (2016) 314.
L. Young, F. Yang, N. Cao, J. Meyer, Rounded leaf end modeling in Pinnacle VMAT treatment planning for fixed jaw linacs, J Appl Clin Med Phys, 17 (2016) 149-162.
F. Yang, N. Cao, L. Young, J. Howard, W. Logan, T. Arbuckle, P. Sponseller, T. Korssjoen, J. Meyer, E. Ford, Validating FMEA output against incident learning data: A study in stereotactic body radiation therapy, Med Phys, 42 (2015) 2777-2785.