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Education<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Ph.D., Medical Physics, MD Anderson Cancer Center\/University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
\nB.S., Biomedical Engineering (With Distinction), <\/span>University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Clinical Areas of Expertise<\/b><\/h2>\n

HDR brachytherapy
\nLDR brachytherapy
\nHead and neck treatment planning
\nLinear accelerator QA
\nSpecial procedures<\/p>\n

Research Interests<\/b><\/h2>\n

Normal tissue toxicity
\nQuantitative Image features
\nFunctional treatment planning optimization
\nBig data<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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