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Daniel G. Robertson, Ph.D.

  1. Radiation Oncology Medical Physicist
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Departments

Specialty Groups

  1. Radiation Oncology Medical Physics

Location

  1. Phoenix, Arizona

Languages

English

Existing patients

Daniel G. Robertson, Ph.D., is a proton therapy physicist specializing in proton therapy machine testing and measurement tools. His clinical focus includes machine quality assurance and patient respiratory motion management.

In addition to his clinical activities, Dr. Robertson pursues research in scintillation dosimetry, proton beam testing devices, proton radiography, and medical physics applications of computer vision.

Dr. Robertson is the program director of the Mayo Clinic Arizona Medical Physics Summer Fellowship for undergraduates.

  1. Proton therapy
  • Proton therapy
  • Scintillation dosimetry
  • 3D dosimetry
  1. 2016
    Residency - Therapy Medical PhysicsThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
  2. 2014
    PhD - Medical PhysicsThe University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston
  3. 2008
    BS - Applied PhysicsBrigham Young University

Certifications

  1. 2017
    Therapeutic Medical PhysicsAmerican Board of Radiology

Awards and honors

  1. 2016
    Aaron Blanchard Research Award in Medical PhysicsThe University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston
  2. 2013
    Presidents Research ScholarshipThe University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston
  3. 2012
    Andrew Sowell-Wade Huggins Scholarship in Cancer ResearchThe University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston

Professional memberships

  1. 2019 - present
    Associate Program DirectorMedical Physics Residency - Arizona, Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
  2. 2019 - present
    AdvisorClinical Project Module, Medical Physics Residency - Arizona, Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences
  3. 2018 - 2019
    Mock Oral Board Examiner for Resident EducationMedical Physics Residency - Arizona, Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
  4. 2018 - present
    Associate AdvisorDose Measurements Module, Medical Physics Residency - Arizona, Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences
  5. 2017 - 2019
    Program DirectorMedical Physics Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship - Arizona, Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
  6. 2017 - present
    MemberParticle Therapy Co-Operative Group
  7. 2009 - present
    MemberAmerican Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)

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