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Lifeng Yu, Ph.D.

  1. Medical Physicist

Departments

Specialty Groups

Location

  1. Rochester, Minnesota

Languages

English

Lifeng Yu is a professor of medical physics at Mayo Clinic and a diagnostic physicist certified by the American Board of Radiology (ABR). He received his BS degree in nuclear physics in 1997 and his MEng degree in nuclear technology in 2000, both from Beijing University, and his PhD in medical physics from the University of Chicago in 2006. His areas of focus include CT physics, image quality assessment, radiation dose, and multi-energy CT. He is a fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) and the International society for optics and photonics (SPIE).

  • CT imaging physics
  • Radiation dose
  • Image quality
  • Multi-energy CT
  1. 2006
    PhD - Medical PhysicsUniversity of Chicago
  2. 2000
    M Eng - Nuclear TechnologyBeijing University
  3. 1997
    BS - Nuclear PhysicsBeijing University

Certifications

  1. 2010
    Diagnostic Medical PhysicsAmerican Board of Radiology

Awards and honors

  1. 2023
    Fellow of SPIEInternational society for optics and photonics (SPIE)
  2. 2018
    Fellow of AAPMAmerican Association of Physicists in Medicine
  3. 2012
    Reese-Hartman Award, Carmen Award for Excellence in ResearchMayo Clinic in Rochester
  4. 2012
    Best of Current Clinical Trials (Hough et al)European Congress of Radiology
  5. 2012
    First Place Scientific Paper Award (Froemming AT, et al.)Society of Uroradiology Annual Meeting
  6. 2011
    Best Translational Science Poster (Hough DM, et al)Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance
  7. 2010
    Cum Laude Education Exhibit (Hara A, et al)96th Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting
  8. 2009
    Derek Harwood-Nash Award (Morris JM, et al)American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology
  9. 2005
    Young Investigators Award (Second-Place)American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)
  10. 2003
    Paul Hodges AwardDepartment of Radiology, University of Chicago

Professional memberships

  1. 2021 - present
    Physics of Medical Imaging Conference ChairSPIE - The International Organization for Optics and Photonics
  2. 2021 - present
    CT Subcommittee ChairAmerican Association of Physicists in Medicine
  3. 2021 - present
    Physics Subcommittee MemberRadiological Society of North America
  4. 2017 - present
    MemberAmerican Association of Physicists in Medicine, Working Group on IEC Coordination
  5. 2017 - present
    MemberProgram Committee, SPIE - The International Organization for Optics and Photonics
  6. 2016 - 2020
    ChairRadiological Society of North America (RSNA), Refresher Course Committee Physics Track
  7. 2016 - present
    MemberComputed Tomography Subcommittee, American Association of Physicists in Medicine
  8. 2016 - present
    MemberInternational Electrotechnical Commission
  9. 2016 - present
    Scientific Committee MemberSPIE - The International Organization for Optics and Photonics
  10. 2015 - 2016
    Vice ChairRadiological Society of North America (RSNA), Refresher Course Committee Physics Track
  11. 2014 - 2020
    Section HeadCT Physics Section, Department of Radiology
  12. 2013 - present
    MemberSPIE - The International Organization for Optics and Photonics
  13. 2013 - 2015
    Committee MemberAnnual Meeting Coordinate Committee, American Association of Physicists in Medicine
  14. 2013 - 2014
    Scientific Program DirectorAmerican Association of Physicists in Medicine
  15. 2012 - 2013
    Scientific Program Co-ChairAmerican Association of Physicists in Medicine
  16. 2012
    Track ChairmanWorld Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
  17. 2012 - present
    Scientific Session ModeratorAmerican Association of Physicists in Medicine
  18. 2012 - present
    Scientific Committee MemberX-ray CT Meetings
  19. 2011 - 2012
    MemberEducation Coordination Subcommittee, Radiological Society of North America
  20. 2007 - 2010
    MemberRadLex CT Committee, Radiological Society of North America
  21. 2007 - present
    MemberAmerican Association of Physicists in Medicine
  22. 2006 - 2016
    MemberSociety of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Publications

Research activities

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