Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Therapy

Heng Li

Heng Li
Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology
The University of Texas Health Science Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center,Houston, Texas, USA

Biography

Heng Li is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Physics at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He received his PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Virginia in 2006. He was a postdoctoral fellow from 2006 to 2008 and therapeutic physics resident from 2008 to 2010 at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Li has extensive experience in various imaging modality and their clinical applications, and is currently actively involved in the clinical use, research and development of proton radiotherapy. He is an ABR certified Medical Physicist in Radiological Therapeutic Physics, member of AAPM and ASTRO, and reviewer of a number of peer-reviewed journals.

Research Interest

Image guided radiotherapy (IGRT), patient specific dosimetry and quality assurance in photon and proton therapy, Medical imaging (CBCT, PET, SPECT, etc.) and their applications.