David J. Carlson
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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.
Education & Training
- PhDPurdue University (2006)
- BAMiddlebury College, Physics (2002)
- ResidentStanford University
- InternMedical College of Wisconsin
Activities
- Visting FacultyMunich, BY, Germany 2017Invited to speak and collaborate with faculty in the Department of Experimental Physics at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany.
- Invited SpeakerVienna, Vienna, Austria 2017Invited to speak in a scientific symposium at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO 36) in Vienna, Austria.
- Visiting FacultySeoul, South Korea 2016Invited to speak and collaborate with faculty in the Departments of Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine at Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
- Invited SpeakerKyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan 2015Invited to speak in an international symposium at the International Congress of Radiation Research (ICRR 2015) in Kyoto, Japan.
- Visiting FellowHeidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg Region, Germany 2011Participated in the Foreign Scientist Program in the Division of Medical Physics at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Invited Participant to an International Workshop on “The Role of Oxygen in Radiation Therapy” at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences | 2023 | |
Fellow | American Society for Radiation Oncology | 2023 |
Host of a Podcast for the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics on Advances in Particle Therapy | https://www.redjournal.org/audio-do/red-journal-podcast-july-15-2023 | 2023 |
Appointed by the Faculty of Science to serve as an External Expert Referee for an Associate professorship in Medical Radiation Physics in the Department of Physics, Stockholm University | 2020 | |
Fellow | American Association of Physicists in Medicine | 2018 |
Outstanding Young Alumni Award | Purdue University School of Health Sciences | 2014 |
Honored as an “Outstanding Reviewer” of 2012 | International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics | 2012 |
Certified in Therapeutic Radiologic Physics | American Board of Radiology (ABR) | 2009 |
Editor’s Award | Radiation Research Society | 2009 |
Scholar-in-Training Travel Award | Radiation Research Society | 2007 |
Scholar-in-Training Travel Award | Radiation Research Society | 2006 |
Ross Fellowship | Purdue University | 2003 |
Graduate Student Travel Award | Purdue University | 2003 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics | Executive Editor & Section Editor, Physics | 2019 - Present |
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics | Associate Senior Editor, Editorial Board | 2016 - 2019 |
American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) | Board of Directors, Member | 2015 - 2017 |
Connecticut Area Medical Physics Society chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) | Representative | 2015 - 2017 |
Therapeutic Radiology Departmental Thesis Committee | Member | 2014 - 2016 |
Clinical Competence Committee for the Therapeutic Radiology Residency Program | Member | 2013 - 2016 |
American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) | Member, Science Education and Program Development Committee | 2013 - 2016 |
American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) | Peer Reviewer, 55th-59th Annual Meetings | 2013 - 2017 |
American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) | Member, Task Group No. 256 on Proton Relative Biological Effectiveness (RBE) | 2013 - 2016 |
Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs | Reviewer | 2013 |
Medical Physics Residency Training Program | Committee Member | 2012 - 2015 |
American Association of Physicists in Medicine | Committee Member | 2012 - 2014 |
American Association of Physicists in Medicine | Committee Member | 2011 - 2014 |
Connecticut Area Medical Physics Society chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) | President | 2011 - 2013 |
American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) | Reviewer | 2009 - 2014 |
American Association of Physicists in Medicine | Vice Chair | 2007 - 2015 |
San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) | President | 2007 - 2009 |
International Journal of Radiation Biology | Reviewer | |
Medical Physics | Associate Editor | |
Medical Physics | Reviewer | |
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics | Reviewer | |
Radiation Research | Reviewer | |
Physics in Medicine and Biology | Reviewer | |
British Journal of Radiology | Reviewer | |
American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) | Member | |
American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) | Member | |
Radiation Research Society (RRS) | Member | |
Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center (YCCC) | Member |