Curriculum Vitae Jen Yu, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine
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July 30, 2015
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University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology 22 South Green Street Baltimore, MD 21201 410-328-7145 410-328-2618 jenyu@umm.edu Mandarin (native)
B.S., Physics, Lanzhou University, China Ph.D., Physics, University of Virginia, Thesis advisor – Despina Louca, “Neutron spectroscopy study of unusual spin-glass states in Cobaltites”
Post Graduate Training 2011-2014 Residency, Therapeutic medical physics, Mayo Clinic 2014-2015 Fellowship, Proton therapy, MD Anderson Cancer Center Board Certification 2015 Therapeutic Medical Physics, American Board of Radiology Medical Licensures 2014-2015 Texas, Therapeutic Medical Physics, Texas Board of Licensure Professional Society Membership 2005 Member, American Physical Society 2011 Member, American Association of Physicists in Medicine 2013 Member, American College of Radiology Honors and Awards 2008 International Research Fellowship Award, National Science Foundation 2015 Travel fellowship, 54th Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group
J. Yu, PhD Clinical Activities 2011 - 2014 Resident, Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic Under the supervision of assigned licensed medical physicists Participated in acceptance and commissioning of Linac machine Performed Linac dose calibration Performed periodic Linac QA and CT simulator QA Performed patient-specific radiation field QA measurement, plan quality check and weekly chart check Participated in physics support to dosimetrists to ensure plan quality Provided clinical physics support for regional site as assigned Provided physics support for special simulation and treatment procedures for SBRT and respiratory gating. Provided physics support for HDR and LDR Brachytherap. Conduct proton therapy and radiation treatment related clinical research 2014 - 2015 Fellow, Proton Therapy Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center Under the supervision of assigned licensed medical physicists Performed periodic machine QA for passive scattering and spot scanning proton therapy machine Performed IAEA TRS 398 proton dose calibration Performed patient-specific radiation field QA measurement and MU calculation Participated in physics support to dosimetrists to ensure plan quality Participated in physics support to proton therapy team to solve issues that occur during patient simulation and treatment Conduct proton therapy related clinical research Teaching Experience Undergraduate Student Teaching 2005 - 2006 Instructor, University of Virginia, Physics Laboratory Courses for Principles of Physics I and II (PHYS 201L and PHYS 202L) ~ 24 students/section pre-med and engineer majors 20 hours/week for 4 semesters, 3 sections/semester Delivered lectures, supervised laboratory exercises, graded reports Resident and Fellow Teaching 2012 - 2014 Substitute Lecturer, Mayo Clinic, Radiation Physics 9, radiation oncology residents and 3, first-year medical physics residents ~ 4 lectures/year
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J. Yu, PhD Publications Peer-reviewed journal articles 1. G. Wu, J. Yu, F. Wei, X. Liu, D. Wei, “Micromagnetic studies of domain structures and switching properties in a magnetoresistive random access memory cell”, J. Appl. Phys. 97, 10E310 (2005). 2. D. Phelan, J. Yu and D. Louca, “Jahn-Teller spin polarons in perovskite Cobaltites”, Phys. Rev. B 78, 094108 (2008). 3. J. Yu, D. Louca, D. Phelan, K. Tomiyasu, K. Horigane, and K. Yamada, “Uncharacteristic phase separation trends with ionic size in Cobaltites”, Phys. Rev. B 80, 052402 (2009). 4. J. Yu, K. Kamazawa and D. Louca, “Nature of magneto-elastic coupling with the isovalent substitution at the B-site in LaCo1-yByO3”, Phys. Rev. B 82, 224101 (2010). 5. P. Tong, J. Yu, Q. Hung, K. Yamada, D. Louca, “Possible link of a structurally driven spin flip transition and the insulator-metal transition in the perovskite La1-xBaxCoO3”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 106, 156407 (2011). 6. J. Yu, D. Phelan, and D. Louca, “Spin-state transitions in PrCoO3 investigated by neutron scattering”, Phys. Rev. B 84, 132410 (2011). 7. J. Yu, D. Phelan, J. A. Rodriguez-Rivera, A. Podlesnyak, and D. Louca, “Magnetopolaron formation and field-induced effects with dilute doping in LaCo1-yNiyO3”, Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism 26, 2627 (2013). 8. L. Courneyea, C. Beltran., C.T. Wan, J. Yu, M. Herman, “Reduction of treatment times for breath-hold patients in a spot-scanning proton machine through the use of mini-ridge filters”, Med. Phys. 41, 061713 (2014). 9. J. Yu, C. Beltran and M. Herman, “Implication of spot position error on plan quality and patient safety in pencil-beam-scanning proton therapy”, Med. Phys. 41, 081706 (2014). Abstracts and/or Proceedings 1. J. Yu, D. Brinkman, R. Mutter, M. Herman, and S. Park, “Assessment of metrics to identify which left‐sided breast cancer patients Will Benefit From a Moderate Deep Inspiration Breath‐Hold Technique”, MO‐A‐137‐07, Med. Phys. 40, 388 , 2013. 2. J. Yu, M. Herman, L. Brown, R. Mutter, and S. Park, “A pilot study of respiratory motion impact on breast cancer dosimetry in pencil-beam-scanning proton therapy”, International Journal of Particle Therapy, Vol. 1, No. 2, O16, 2014. 3. L. Song, E. Tryggestad, J. Johnson, J. Yu and M. Herman, “SBpRT as a Non-invasive Treatment for Cardiac Arrhythmias: a Proton Planning Study of Motion Interplay Effect”, International Journal of Particle Therapy, Vol. 1, No. 2, P103, 2014. 4. J. Yu, X. Zhang, L. Liao, H. Li, R. Zhu, N. Sahoo, M. Gillin, J. Chang, R. Komaki and S. H. Lin, “Motion-robust intensity modulated proton therapy for distal esophageal cancer”, Particle Therapy Co-Operative Group (PTCOG) 54, San Diego, CA, May 2015. 5. J. Yu, L. Liao, N. Sahoo, R. Zhu, M. Gillin, and X. Zhang, “Experimental verification of robustness optimized intensity modulated proton therapy plans for craniospinal irradiation”, American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting, Anaheim, CA, July 2015. 3
J. Yu, PhD Proffered Communications 1. J. Yu and D. Louca, “Spin-State Transitions in ACo(M)O3 (M = Fe, Ni)”, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Users Week., Oak Ridge, TN, Poster, 2007. 2. J. Yu and D. Louca, “Magnetic Phase Competition and Lattice Effect in Cobaltites”, APS March Meeting, New Orleans, LA., Oral presentation, 2008. 3. J. Yu and D. Louca, “Magnetic Phase Competition and Lattice Effect in Cobaltites”, American Conference on Neutron Scattering 2008, Santa Fe, NM, Poster, 2008. 4. J. Yu and D. Louca, “Uncharacteristic phase separation trends with ionic size in Cobaltites”, APS March Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA., Oral presentation, 2009. 5. J. Yu and D. Louca, “Evidence of high spin-state in LaCo1-yNiyO3”, American Crystallographic Association conference, Toronto, Canada, Poster, 2009. 6. J. Yu and D. Louca, “A New Low-Energy Excitation in LaCo1-yNiyO3”, American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting, Portland, OR, Oral presentation, 2010. 7. J. Yu and D. Louca, “Evolution of magnetic and lattice interactions with hole and electron doping in perovskite Cobaltites”, Neutron Scattering Contractors’ Meeting, Warrenton, VA., Poster, 2010. 8. L. Courneyea, H. Wan Chan Tseung, C. Beltran, J. Yu, and M. Herman, “Reduction of treatment times for breath-hold patients in a spot-scanning proton machine through the use of mini-ridge filters”, PTCOG 52, Essen, Germany, Poster, 2013. 9. J. Yu, C. Beltran and M. Herman, “Implication of spot position error on plan quality and patient safety in pencil-beam-scanning proton therapy”, AAPM annual meeting, Indianapolis, IN, Poster, 2013. 10. J. Yu, D. Brinkmann, and S. Park, “Moderate deep inspiration breath-hold technique for leftsided breast cancer patients: Which patients benefit and by how much?” American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO), San Antonio, TX, Poster, 2013. 11. J. Yu, D. Brinkmann, and S. Park, “A predictive clinical metric to quantitate cardiac dose reduction from a moderate deep inspiration breath hold in left-sided breast cancer patients”, American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), Atlanta, GA, Poster, 2013. 12. J. Yu, D. Brinkmann, and S. Park, “Does inspiration breath-hold reduce lung dose for breast cancer radiotherapy?’’, AAPM spring clinical meeting, Denver, CO, Poster, 2014. 13. J. Yu, M. Herman, R. Mutter, and S. Park, “A pilot study of respiratory motion impact on breast cancer dosimetry in pencil-beam-scanning proton therapy”, PTCOG 53, Shanghai, China, Oral presentation, 2014.
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