Zhe (Jay) Chen, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Therapeutic Radiology
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zhe.chen@yale.edu Phone: 203.688.1967 Appt Phone: Fax: 203.688.8682 Yale University School of Medicine Hunter Radiation Therapy Center WWW 215 P.O. Box 208040 New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8040 |
Degrees/Education :
B.S. in physics, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (1982)
M. Phil. in physics, City University of New York (1985)
Ph.D. in physics, City University of New York (1989)
Postdoctoral Research Associate in physics, Brown University (1989-1992)
Faculty Appointments :
Assistant Professor, SUNY at Stony Brook, Department of Radiation Oncology (1992-1995)
Research Collaborator, Medical Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory (1992-1995)
Assistant Professor, Yale University School of Medicine, Therapeutic Radiology (1999-2002)
Associate Professor, Yale University School of Medicine, Therapeutic Radiology (2002 – present)
Certifications/Honors:
American Board of Medical Physics (ABMP) in Radiation Oncology Physics (1997)
American Board of Radiology (ABR) in Therapeutic Radiaologic Physics (2002)
University Award for Outstanding Students, Fudan University (1979)
Selected by Nobel Laureate T.D. Lee’s CUSPEA program (from the entire 1982 graduating physics class in China) to pursue graduate study of physics in U.S. (1982)
CUSPEA Graduate Study Fellowship (1983-1985)
American Physical Society STEP travel grant (1985)
New York State/UUP Professional Study Leave Award (1994)
Connecticut Area Medical Physics Society (CAMPS) president-elect (1999)
Connecticut Area Medical Physics Society (CAMPS) president (2000)
Clinical Interests :
Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
Image guided radiation therapy (IGRT)
Total skin electron therapy (TSET)
Total body irradiation (TBI)
Cranial and body stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
Treatment plan optimization and evaluation
Research Interests :
Theoretical and experimental radiation dosimetry
Radiobiological analysis and modeling for enhanced radiation therapy
Image-guidance in tumor identification, treatment planning, treatment setup & verification, and treatment response evaluation for individualized adaptive radiation therapy
Selected PubMed article listing
Training:
Medical Physicist, University Hospital, SUNY at Stony Brook, Department of Radiation Oncology (1994-95)
