- Adjunct Assistant Professor
- Phone: 401.444.4000
- Email: yyang@lifespan.org
- Office Location: Rhode Island Hospital
Radiation Oncology
593 Eddy Street
Providence, RI 2903
Biography
2019 – Present: Medical Physicist, Dept. Radiation Oncology Rhode Island Hospital
2015 – 2018: Medical Physicist, Dept. Radiation Oncology Duke Univ Med Ctr NC
2014 – 2015: Instructor/ Physicist, Dept. Clinical Education Varian Medical Systems, NV
2011 – 2013: Medical Physics Resident, Dept. Radiation Oncology Duke Univ. Med. Ctr. NC
2007 –2010: Medical Physics Intern, Dept. Radiation Oncology Tufts Medical Center MA
Education
2008 – 2010:Ph.D. in Medial Physics UMass Lowell MA
2006 – 2008:M.Sc. in Radiological Sciences and Protection UMass Lowell MA
2002 –2006:B.E. in Electronic Science and Technology Tianjin University China
Selected Publications
Book Chapters
- Y Yang, M J Rivard. Phantoms in brachytherapy. in: The Phantoms in Medical and Health Physics. edited by LA DeWerd, MW Kissick, (Taylor & Francis Books, Inc., New York, 2014) Chap. 5, pp. 77-87.
Peer-reviewed Articles
- Y Yang, M J Rivard, “Monte Carlo simulations and radiation dosimetry measurements of peripherally-applied HDR 192Ir breast brachytherapy D-shaped applicators,” Med. Phys. 36, 809–815 (2009).
- Y Yang, M J Rivard, “Dosimetric optimization of a conical breast brachytherapy applicator for improved skin-dose sparing,” Med. Phys. 37, 5665–5671 (2010).
- Y Yang, C S Melhus, S Sioshansi, and M J Rivard, “Treatment planning of a skin-sparing conical breast brachytherapy applicator using conventional brachytherapy software,” Med. Phys. 38, 1519–1525 (2011).
- E A Bannon, Y Yang, M J Rivard, “Accuracy of the superposition principle for evaluating dose distributions of elongated and curved brachytherapy sources,” Med. Phys. 38, 2957–2963 (2011).
- Y Yang, M J Rivard, “Evaluation of brachytherapy lung implant dose distributions from photon-emitting sources due to tissue inhomogeneities,” Med. Phys. 38, 5857–5862 (2011).
- J Adamson, J Newton, Y Yang, B Steffey, J Cai, J Adamovics, M Oldham, J Chino, O Craciunescu, “Commissioning a CT-compatible LDR tandem and ovoid applicator using Monte Carlo calculation and 3D dosimetry,” Med. Phys. 39, 4515–4523 (2012).
- J Adamson, Y Yang, L Rankine, J Newton, J Adamovics, O Craciunescu, M Oldham, “Towards comprehensive characterization of Cs-137 seeds using PRESAGE dosimetry with optical tomography,” 7th International Conference on 3D Radiation Dosimetry, IC3DDose 2012; Sydney, NSW; Australia, Journal of Physics: Conference Series 444 (2013) Article number 012100.
- Y Yang, S Catalano, C Kelsey, D Yoo, F-F Yin, J Cai, “Dosimetric effects of rotational offsets in lung SBRT for medially located tumors,” Med. Dosim. 39, 117–121 (2014).
- J Adamson, Y Yang, T Zhuang, L Rankine, J Adamovics, F-F Yin, M Oldham, “On the feasibility of polyurethane based 3D dosimeters with optical CT for dosimetric verification of low energy photon brachytherapy seeds,” Med. Phys. 41, 71705:1–9 (2014).
- T Li, Q Wu, Y Yang, F-F Yin, Q Wu, “Quality assurance for online adapted treatment plans: Benchmarking and delivery monitoring simulation,” Med. Phys. 42, 381–390 (2014).
- Y Yang, T Li, L Yuan, Y Ge, F Yin, W R Lee, J Wu, “Quantitative comparison of knowledge-guided automatic IMRT treatment planning to expert planning for prostate cancer,” J. Appl. Clin. Med. Phys. 16, 241–250 (2015).
- M Susko, O Craciunescu, S Meltsner, Y Yang, B Steffey, J Cai, J Chino, “Vaginal dose is associated with toxicity in image guided tandem ring or ovoid based brachytherapy,” Intl. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol., Phys. 94, 1099–1105 (2016).
Awards and Honors:
2010 : Outstanding Graduate Student Radiological Sciences Program in UMass Lowell
2013 : Resident Travel Grant Award American Brachytherapy Society (annual meeting)
2013 : Basic Science Abstract Award American Society for Radiation Oncology (annual meeting)