David J. Carlson, PhD, DABR, FASTRO, FAAPM
Professor of Therapeutic RadiologyCards
About
Titles
Professor of Therapeutic Radiology
Vice Chair for Physics, Therapeutic Radiology; Director of Medical Physics, Therapeutic Radiology
Biography
Dr. Carlson serves as Professor, Vice Chair, & Director of Physics in the Department of Therapeutic Radiology at the Yale School of Medicine and Yale-New Haven Health. He completed his residency in Radiation Oncology Physics at Stanford University and received his PhD in Medical Physics from Purdue University. He is certified by the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Radiologic Physics. He currently serves as Executive Editor and Section Editor for Physics for the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics. He is a Fellow and past Member of the Board of Directors of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) and the Past Chair of the Science Education and Program Development committee of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). He was recently elected Fellow of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (FASTRO). The goals of Dr. Carlson’s research are to improve radiation therapy outcomes for cancer patients by developing accurate models of treatment response and to advance our understanding of the underlying biophysical mechanisms that govern radiation response.
Appointments
Therapeutic Radiology
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Other Departments & Organizations
Education & Training
- PhD
- Purdue University (2006)
- BA
- Middlebury College, Physics (2002)
- Resident
- Stanford University
- Intern
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Research
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
Links & Media
News
- February 28, 2024
YCC Research Publications
- January 04, 2024
Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven becomes first hospital in the northeast to offer SCINTIX biology-guided radiotherapy by RefleXion
- September 29, 2023
New Yale Cancer Center Research Highlighted at Top Radiation Oncology Conference
- July 19, 2023
Dr. David Carlson named a Fellow of the American Society for Radiation Oncology