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Christopher (Chris) L. Deufel, Ph.D.

  1. Radiation Oncology Medical Physicist

Departments

Location

  1. Rochester, Minnesota

Languages

English

Existing patients

  1. Breast cancer
  2. Cervical cancer
  3. Eye melanoma
  4. Prostate cancer
  5. Sarcoma
  • Total skin electron body irradiation
  • High dose rate gynecological brachytherapy
  • High dose rate prostate brachytherapy
  • High dose rate breast brachytherapy
  • High dose rate biliary brachytherapy
  • Low dose rate prostate brachytherapy
  • Low dose rate ocular melanoma brachytherapy
  • Brachytherapy treatment planning systems and optimization algorithms
  1. 2010
    Resident - Therapeutic Radiation Oncology PhysicsDepartment of Radiation Oncology
  2. 2007
    Ph.D. - Experimental PhysicsCornell University
  3. 2004
    Master of Science - Experimental PhysicsCornell University
  4. 2000
    BA - Physics and MathematicsWabash College

Certifications

  1. 2013
    Therapeutic Medical PhysicsAmerican Board of Radiology

Awards and honors

  1. 2003
    Science Education Development AwardCitigroup Foundation
  2. 2002
    Molecular Biology Training ScholarshipNational Institutes for Health (NIMH)
  3. 1999
    Harry S. Truman ScholarshipHarry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation

Professional memberships

  1. 2019 - 2020
    SecretaryAmerican Brachytherapy Society
  2. 2019 - present
    2020 Scientific Program CommitteeEuropean Society for Therapeutic Radiation and Oncology
  3. 2018 - 2019
    2019 Chair-Physics ProgramAmerican Brachytherapy Society
  4. 2017 - 2020
    Board Member/OfficerAmerican Brachytherapy Society
  5. 2014 - present
    Committee MemberPhysics Clinical Practice Committee, Department of Radiation Oncology
  6. 2014 - present
    Committee MemberClinical Practice Committee, Department of Radiation Oncology
  7. 2014 - present
    ChairBrachytherapy Working Group, Department of Radiation Oncology
  8. 2014 - present
    ChairBrachytherapy Physics Committee, Department of Radiation Oncology
  9. 2014 - present
    ChairBrachytherapy DSOP Committee, Department of Radiation Oncology
  10. 2014 - present
    MemberRadiotherapy and Oncology, European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology
  11. 2014 - present
    Committee MemberAmerican Brachytherapy Society
  12. 2010 - present
    MemberAmerican Brachytherapy Society
  13. 2007 - present
    MemberAmerican Association of Physicists in Medicine

Publications

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