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Erik J. Tryggestad, Ph.D.

  1. Radiation Oncology Medical Physicist
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Departments

Specialty Groups

  1. Radiation Oncology Medical Physics

Location

  1. Rochester, Minnesota

Languages

English

Existing patients

  1. Image-guided radiation therapy
  2. Radiation therapy
  3. Stereotactic body radiotherapy
  • Stereotactic radiotherapy
  • Radiosurgery
  • Image-guided radiotherapy
  • Breathing motion management
  1. 2006
    Postdoctoral Fellowship - Medical Physics training position; performed academic research and clinical duties to support the needs of Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences at Johns HopkinsDepartment of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  2. 2004
    Postdoctoral Fellowship - Experimental nuclear physics; basic physics research.Institut de Physique Nucleaire d'Orsay
  3. 2002
    Postdoctoral Research Associate - Experimental nuclear physics; basic physics researchNational Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University
  4. 2001
    Ph.D. - Experimental nuclear physicsDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University
  5. 1996
    BA - PhysicsWittenberg University
  6. 1995
    Internship - Atomic physics; basic physics researchScience and Engineering Research Semester, United States Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory
  7. 1995
    Internship - Experimental nuclear physics at the National Superconducting Cyclotron LaboratoryResearch Experience for Undergraduates, United States National Science Foundation, Michigan State University

Certifications

  1. 2009
    Therapeutic Medical PhysicsAmerican Board of Radiology

Awards and honors

  1. 2006
    Young Investigator AwardMid-Atlantic Chapter, American Association of Physicists in Medicine
  2. 2002
    Sherwood K. Haynes Graduate Physics Award.Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University
  3. 1996
    Graduate Fellowship AwardNational Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University
  4. 1995
    Weaver Physics PrizeWittenberg University
  5. 1992
    Lutheran Scholar AwardWittenberg University

Professional memberships

  1. 2017 - 2018
    Full MemberInternational Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
  2. 2017 - present
    Voting MemberDepartment of Radiation Oncology Research Committee
  3. 2015 - present
    Voting MemberJacobson MR Clinical Practice Committee, Diagnostic Radiology, Department of Radiology
  4. 2008 - present
    Associate MemberAmerican Society for Radiation Oncology
  5. 2004 - present
    Senior MemberAmerican Association of Physicists in Medicine

Publications