Fahed M. Alsanea, Ph.D.
Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2018 | UT MD Anderson Cancer Center UT Health, Houston, Texas, US, Medical Physics, Ph.D |
| 2014 | Purdue University West, Lafayette, Indiana, US, Medical Physics, M.S |
| 2012 | Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, US, Clinical Radiation Science, BS |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2023 | Therapeutic Medical Physics - Texas Medical Board |
| 2022 | Therapeutic Medical Physics - America Board of Radiology |
Experience & Service
Other Professional Positions
Assistant Professor, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present
Radiation Therapy Physics Residency, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2019 - 2021
Graduate Research Assistant, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center UT Health, Houston, TX, 2014 - 2019
Clinical Intern, Faith Love and Hope Cancer Center, Lafayette, IN, 2013 - 2013
Graduate Research Assistant, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 2012 - 2014
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richard, TX, 2011 - 2012
Honors & Awards
| 2021 | ROC-STaR, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2017 - 2018 | American Legion Auxiliary Fellowships in Cancer Research |
| 2017 | AAPM Expanding Horizons Travel Award |
| 2013 | BEST IN PHYSICS (THERAPY), AAPM Annual Meeting |
| 2012 - 2014 | 2 Year Master's Degree Scholarship Kuwait MOHE |
| 2007 - 2012 | Kuwait Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) Scholarship |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Regional Presentations
- 2024. Treatment Planning of Stereotactic Body Proton Therapy (SBPT) for Reirradiation of Head and Neck Cancers. Invited. Texas Radiological Society 111th Annual Meeting. Dallas, Texas, US.
- 2023. Feasibility Study of Proton-Based Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy of Small Volume Skull-Base Tumors. Conference. Annual North American Skull Base Society Meeting, US.
- 2022. Feasibility of Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy for Treating Pancreatic Cancer Using a Hypofractionated Approach. Conference. AAPM, US.
- 2020. Ionization quenching correction for 3D scintillator detectors for spot scanning proton therapy. Conference. ESTRO, US.
- 2020. MRI guided radiation therapy near metal implants in a 1.5T MR-Linac system. Conference. International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, US.
- 2018. Light yield and ionization quenching measurements of the 3D scintillator detector for proton therapy. Conference. ESTRO, US.
- 2017. Ionization Quenching Correction of Volumetric Organic Scintillators for use in Proton Therapy. Conference. Conference on Scintillating Materials and their Applications, US.
- 2016. A Real-Time Method to Simultaneously Measure Linear Energy Transfer and Dose for Proton Therapy Using Organic Scintillators. Conference. AAPM, US.
- 2015. SU-E-T-486: In Vivo Skin Dosimetry Using the Exradin W1 Plastic Scintillation Detector for Passively Scattered ProtonBeam Therapy. Conference. AAPM, US.
- 2014. SU-E-CAMPUS-T-02: Exploring Radiation Acoustics CT Dosimeter Design Aspects for Proton Therapy. Conference. AAPM, US.
- 2013. TH-C-144-01: BEST IN PHYSICS (THERAPY) Use of Radiation-Induced Ultrasound to Image Proton Dosimetry. Conference. AAPM, US.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Wang, H, Alsanea, FM, Rhee, DJ, Zhang, X, Liu, W, Yang, J, Wen, Z, Zhao, Y, Williamson, TD, Hunter, R, Balter, PA, Briere, TM, Zhu, XR, Lee, A, Moreno, AC, Reddy, JP, Garden, AS, Rosenthal, D, Gunn, GB, Phan, J. Advanced External Beam Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Skull Base Reirradiation. Cancers 17(3), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39941906.
- Darne CD, Robertson DG, Alsanea F, Collins-Fekete CA, Beddar S. A novel proton-integrating radiography system design using a monolithic scintillator detector: experimental studies. Nucl Instrum Methods Phys Res A 1027, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35221402.
- Tendler I, Robertson D, Darne C, Panthi R, Alsanea F, Collins-Fekete CA, Beddar S. Image quality evaluation of projection- and depth dose-based approaches to integrating proton radiography using a monolithic scintillator detector. Phys Med Biol 66(14), 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34144537.
- Alsanea F, Darne C, Robertson D, Beddar S. Ionization quenching correction for a 3D scintillator detector exposed to scanning proton beams. Phys Med Biol 65(7):075005, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32079001.
- Darne CD, Alsanea F, Robertson DG, Guan F, Pan T, Grosshans D, Beddar S. A proton imaging system using a volumetric liquid scintillator: a preliminary study. Biomed Phys Eng Express 5(4), 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 32194988.
- Alsanea F, Darne C, Robertson D, Beddar S. A novel imaging scheme for optical cameras used in a quality assurance detector for discrete spot scanning proton beam systems. Nuclear instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 939:16 - 21, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Alsanea F, Therriault-Proulx F, Sawakuchi G, Beddar S. A real-time method to simultaneously measure linear energy transfer and dose for proton therapy using organic scintillators. Med Phys 45(4):1782-1789, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29446078.
- Alsanea F, Wootton L, Sahoo N, Kudchadker R, Mahmood U, Beddar S. Exradin W1 plastic scintillation detector for in vivo skin dosimetry in passive scattering proton therapy. Phys Med 47:58-63, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29609819.
- Darne CD, Alsanea F, Robertson DG, Sahoo N, Beddar S. Performance characterization of a 3D liquid scintillation detector for discrete spot scanning proton beam systems. Phys Med Biol 62(14):5652-5667, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28593931.
- Alsanea F, Beddar S. Evaluating analytical ionization quenching correction models for 3D liquid organic scintillator detector. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 847.1:012022, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Hui C, Robertson D, Alsanea F, Beddar S. Fast range measurement of spot scanning proton beams using a volumetric liquid scintillator detector. Biomed Phys Eng Express 1(2), 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 27274863.
- Alsanea F, Moskvin V, Stantz KM. Feasibility of RACT for 3D dose measurement and range verification in a water phantom. Med Phys 42(2):937-46, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25652506.
Review Articles
- Zhu, XR, Hojo, Y, Chen, M, Alsanea, FM, Poenisch, F, Li, Y, Yang, M, Zhang, X, Whitaker, TJ, Sahoo, N. Advancements in Accelerator and Beam Delivery Technology. Cancer Journal (United States) 32(2), 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41880266.
Abstracts
- Alsanea F, Tho D, Yang M, Titt U, Robertson D, Beddar S. IONIZATION QUENCHING OF SCINTILLATORS IN ULTRA-HIGH DOSE RATE PROTON BEAMS. 62nd Annual PTCOG Conference, 2024.
- Wang H, Zhang X, Yang J, Wen Z, Rhee DJ, Sims C, Alsanea F, Lee A, Hunter R, Williamson T, Gunn GB, Frank SJ, Phan J. Proton Based Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Skull Base Patients: Dosimetric Comparison to 4 Modern Radiation Treatment Modalities. ASTRO 2023, 2023.
- Alsanea FM, Wang H, Williamson T, Poenisch F, Whitaker TJ, Hunter R, Wang X, Gunn GB, Lee A, Frank S, Phan J. Feasibility Study of Proton-Based Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy of Small Volume Skull-Base Tumors. NASBS 2023, 2023.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified September 22, 2026