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Daniel Low, PhD, FASTRO

UCLA Radiation Oncology
Los Angeles, CA, United States

Dr. Daniel Low earned his Ph.D. in Physics in 1988 and joined M.D. Anderson Cancer Center as a postdoctoral fellow to transition to Medical Physics. Upon completing his fellowship, he joined Washington University in 1990 as an Instructor. He spent almost 20 years at Washington University, responsible for clinical duties and developing an academic career. He was promoted through the academic ranks and in 2005 became the Director of Medical Physics, taking over from James Purdy, his long-time mentor. In 2010, Dr. Low joined UCLA as the Vice Chair of Medical Physics, where he remains today as the Vice Chair of Medical Physics Research and Innovation. Dr. Low has authored almost 300 peer-reviewed publications and has been the PI on 5 NIH R01 grants. His research spanned from IMRT QA, image-guided radiation therapy, MR-guided radiation therapy, and the study and application of human breathing motion and dynamics. Dr. Low has had a long record of volunteering for ASTRO, including advocacy days and acting as the Chair of the Science Council.

Disclosures:

  • Employment: UCLA:Professor:Employee
  • Compensation: TAE Life Sciences: Advisory Board, Advisory Board Type, Advisory Board Proprietary, Compensation Payment-End Date: to present ;ViewRay: Advisory Board, Advisory Board Type, Advisory Board Proprietary, Consultant, Research Grants, Research Funding, Research Salary Support, Grant Research Funding, Travel Expenses, Salary Support, Compensation Payment-End Date: to present ;Triplet State LLC: Consultant, Grant Research Funding-End Date: to present ;Pulmonum LLC: Compensation Payment-End Date: to present ;Ursus Arctos:Role Topic Description-End Date: to present ;Varian: Research Grants, Research Funding, Research Salary Support, Grant Research Funding, Salary Support-End Date: to present
  • Ownership: Pulmonum LLC:Limited Liability;Triplet State LLC:Limited Liability;Ursus Arctos LLC:Limited Liability
  • Leadership: none

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