Associate Professor
Director of Proton Physics
Areas of Interest:
Software Systems in Radiation Oncology, Automation and Scripting, Proton Therapy
Physical address
Hazelrig-Salter Radiation Oncology Center
1700 6th Ave. South
Birmingham, Alabama 35233
Administrative Contact
Kara Bishop
205-975-0223
kjbishop@uabmc.edu
Research Interests
"My interests include building software toolsets for research and clinical use, DICOM programming, building and testing frameworks for collision avoidance and the use of computer vision in radiotherapy."
Education and Postdoctoral Training
B.S. Physics, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO, 1999-2004
Doctor of Philosophy: Medical Physics
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, 2004-2008
Awards / Honors
Jack Fowler Young Investigator Symposium Winner: AAPM Annual Meeting 2012
NIH/NIBIB T32 Training Grant Awarded 2006-2008
K.L. Cheng Scholarship in Physics 2004
Sigma Pi Sigma 2003
University of Missouri Chancellor's Award 1999-2004
University of Missouri Dean's Award 1999-2004