Graduate Studies in Medical Physics
Department of Chemical and
 Nuclear Engineering
MSC01 1120
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Phone: 505.277.5431
FAX: 505.277.5433

Medical Physics Research Projects

  • Diagnostic X-Ray:  Philip H. Heintz, Ph.D.
  • Radiological Physics:  Philip H. Heintz, Ph.D. and Charles A. Kelsey, Ph.D.
  • IMRT Optimization:  Shaun Luan, Ph.D.
  • Treatment Planning Design:  Philip H. Heintz, Ph.D., Shaun Luan, Ph.D.
  • Ultrasound Imaging:  Philip H. Heintz, Ph.D.
  • Diagnostic X-ray Image Perception:  Charles A. Kelsey, Ph.D.
  • Diagnostic Radiology QA:  Philip H. Heintz, Ph.D., Daniel Sandoval, M.S.
  • Monte Carlo Dose Calculations for Charged Particles and Photons:  Adam Hecht, Ph.D., Shaun Luan, Ph.D.

Research in both radiation oncology and diagnostic radiology benefit from the program’s presence in the clinical environment. The MR research group works at the UNM Mind Research Network in close collaboration with the physicians on new MR imaging and spectroscopy techniques.

Radiology Clinical Research Faculty

Robert D. Rosenberg, M.D.
Principal investigator for the State of New Mexico for diagnostic mammographic screening results stemming out of a nationwide outcome study.

L.  Ketai, M.D.
Research project looking at the effects of various therapies on the inflammation of blood vessels of the lung.

Nuclear Engineering Faculty

Gary W. Cooper, Ph.D.
Radiation detection and measurements particularly as applied to the measurement of fusion plasmas and energetic particles generated in z-pinch plasmas.

Anil K. Prinja, Ph.D.
Mathematical modeling, analysis, and simulation of high energy charged particle transport using Monte Carlo and deterministic finite element methods; closure-and nonclosure-based approaches for particle transport in random media; fundamental transport theory.

Computer Science Faculty

Shaung (Sean) Luan, Ph.D.
Research interests include (1) computational medicine and biomedical engineering, (2) algorithms design, analysis and implementation, and (3) computational geometry. Computational medicine is an emerging and promising inter-disciplinary field and serves as a bridge between biology, medical physics and medical applications. Current research emphasizes on the design and development of efficient and effective computer algorithms and software for radiation oncology.