Kyuhak Oh, PhD
Department of Radiation Physics, Division of Radiation Oncology
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Physics - Pt Care, Division of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2016 | University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, US, Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering, Ph.D |
| 2011 | University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, US, Nuclear Engineering, M.S |
Postgraduate Training
| 2023-2025 | Resident, Medical Physics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska |
| 2022-2023 | Postdoctoral Associate, Electron Flash Therapy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska |
| 2019-2022 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Radiation treatment delivery system for low and middle income countries, University of Washington and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2015-2016 | Certificate in Medical Physics, CAMPEP Accredited, University of Florida |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2026 | Board Certified by the American Board of Radiology |
| 2026 | Texas Medical Board, Therapeutic Radiological Physics |
Experience & Service
Other Professional Positions
Research Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, 2012 - 2016
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Chair, eFLASH QA and Dosimetry Management Working Group, Varian Flash Forward Consortium, Varian Medical Systems Inc, 2023 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2024 - Present | Early Career Mentorship, Winter Institute of Medical Physics |
| 2020 - Present | Postdoc Science Symposium Award, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2011 - Present | Travel Award, American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting, American Nuclear Society |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
National Presentations
- 2024. Bi-Directional Global Health Rotation: An International Exchange between Residency Training Programs in a High-Income Country and Low- to Middle-Income,. Poster. AAPM 66th Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, California, US.
- 2024. Impact of Disabling Jaw Tracking on Portal Dosimetry Passing Rate for Lung SBRT Patients. Poster. AAPM 66th Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, California, US.
- 2024. Development of Radiochromic Film Analysis Software for Medical Physics Research in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Poster. AAPM 66th Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, California, US.
- 2024. FlashForward Consortium: Multi-institutional evaluation of dosimetry systems using the electron FLASH research extensions. Poster. AAPM 66th Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, California, US.
- 2024. Unlocking the Full Potential of Flash Radiotherapy: Optimizing Fractional Doses in a Theoretical Framework. Poster. AAPM 66th Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, California, US.
- 2024. Enhancing Survival Outcome Predictions in Advanced-Stage Lung Cancer through Radiomics Analysis. Poster. AAPM 66th Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, California, US.
- 2024. Independent Validation of a Commercial FLASH Diamond Detector Using the Novel FLEX System. Poster. AAPM Spring Clinical Meeting. St Louis, Missouri, US.
- 2023. Consensus Recommendations from The Flashforward™ Consortium E-Flash Radiation Safety Working Group,. Poster. FLASH Radiotherapy and Particle Therapy Conference. Toronto, CA.
- 2023. Dosimetric investigation of a commercial plastic scintillator detector using the electron FLASH Research Extension (FLEX) system. Poster. FLASH Radiotherapy and Particle Therapy Conference. Toronto, CA.
- 2023. Ion recombination and polarity effects in two prototype parallel-plate chambers using the FLASH research extension (FLEX) system. Poster. FLASH Radiotherapy and Particle Therapy Conference. Toronto, CA.
- 2023. Initial experience with the commercial electron FLASH research Extension. Poster. ASTRO Annual Meeting. San Diego, California, US.
- 2023. Design of 3D-Printed in Vitro Sample Holder for Cell Culture Studies with Electron Flash. Poster. AAPM 65th Annual Meeting. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Commissioning of the 16 Mev Electron Flash Research Extension (FLEX) in the Eclipse Treatment Planning System with the Emc Algorithm Using Radiochromic Film. Poster. AAPM 65th Annual Meeting. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Failure Mode and Effects Analysis for a Novel Electron Flash Research Extension (FLEX) System. Poster. AAPM 65th Annual Meeting. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Investigation of Flash Dose-Rate Effect on Breast Normal and Cancer Cells Using the Novel Electron Flash Research Extension (FLEX) System. Poster. AAPM 65th Annual Meeting. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Development of a Monte Carlo Simulation Model for the Novel Electron Flash Research Extension (FLEX). Poster. AAPM 65th Annual Meeting. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Investigational Treatment Planning Study Using the 16 Mev Electron Flash Research Extension (FLEX) for a Patient with Skin Cancer. Poster. AAPM 65th Annual Meeting. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. MR Radiomics Model to Predict Mortality after 1-Year Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer. Poster. AAPM 65th Annual Meeting. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Electron Flash Dosimetry Using the First-Installed Varian FLEX System. Poster. AAPM 65th Annual Meeting. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2022. Cobalt compensator-based IMRT for head and neck treatment in low- and middle-income countries. Poster. ASTRO Annual Meeting. San Antonio, Texas, US.
- 2022. Bridging the Gap in Access to Radiotherapy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Using a Co-Compensator Based IMRT Device: A Treatment Planning System Study of Head & Neck and Cervical Cases. Poster. AAPM 64th Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, US.
- 2022. A New Generation Co-IMRT Device for Low- and Middle-Income Countries: The Effect of Co-Source Size On IMRT Plan Quality for Head and Neck Cases. Poster. AAPM 64th Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, US.
- 2022. AI-Dose Predictor for Secondary Dose Calculation for a Novel Compensator-Based IMRT System for Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Poster. AAPM 64th Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, US.
- 2021. Enriching a Fully Remote Medical Physics Lab Culture: A Self-Assessment. Poster. AAPM 63rd Annual Meeting. virtual, US.
- 2021. Commissioning of a Novel Compensator-based IMRT system for Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Poster. AAPM 63rd Annual Meeting. virtual, US.
- 2020. Feasibility of an automated radiation treatment planning system for cost-effective cancer therapy in low- and middle-income countries. Invited. 10th Annual Postdoc Science Symposium. virtual, US.
- 2020. A novel compensator based IMRT device for low- and middle-income countries. Poster. AAPM 62nd Annual Meeting. virtual, US.
- 2019. A Monte Carlo study for the diagnosis of stomach cancer based on the reactions of the thermal neutron capture γ-ray emission. Invited. International Conference on the Use of Computer in Radiotherapy and the International Conference on Monte Carlo Techniques for Medical Applications. Montreal, CA.
- 2017. A Monte Carlo model for the elevated trace element concentration for diagnosis of breast cancer. Invited. International Conference on Monte Carlo Techniques for Medical Applications. Napoli, IT.
- 2015. Design of an Automated Particle Detection System Using LabVIEW. Poster. IBM T. J. Watson Poster Exhibition. Yorktown Heights, New York, US.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Wang, S, Belemlilga, D, Lei, Y, Ganti, AP, Lin, C, Asif, S, Marasco, JT, Oh, K, Zhou, S. Enhancing Survival Outcome Predictions in Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Through PET Radiomics Analysis. Cancers (Basel) 16(22):3731, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39594686.
- Oh K, Hyun M, Gallagher K, Yan Y, Zhou S. Characterization of a commercial plasticscintillator for electron FLASH dosimetry. J Appl Clin Med Phys 25(8):e14451, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38952057.
- Oh K, Gallagher KJ, Yan Y, Zhou S. Commissioning and initial validation of Eclipse eMC algorithm for the electron FLASH research extension (FLEX) system for pre-clinical studies. J Appl Clin Med Phys 25(5):e14289, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38319666.
- Oh K, Gallagher KJ, Hyun M, Schott D, Wisnoskie S, Lei Y, Hendley S, Wong J, Wang S, Graff B, Jenkins C, Rutar F, Ahmed M, McNeur J, Taylor J, Schmidt M, Senadheera L, Smith W, Umstadter D, Lele SM, Dai R, Jianghu James D, Yan Y, Su-Min Z. Initial experience with an electron FLASH research extension (FLEX) for the Clinac system. J Appl Clin Med Phys 25(2):e14159, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37735808.
- Bhandari, A, Johnson, K, Oh, K, Yu, F, Huynh, LM, Lei, Y, Wisnoskie, S, Zhou, S, Baine, M, Lin, C, Zhang, C, Wang, S. Developing a novel dosiomics model to predict treatment failures following lung stereotactic body radiation therapy. Front Oncol 14, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39726705.
- Oh K, Sengupta B, Olanrewaju A, Zhang L, Nair SS, Mani T, Palanisamy M, KanduKuri US, Netherton TJ, Cardenas CE, Court LE, Ford EC. Commissioning and dosimetric validation of a novel compensator-based cobalt-60 IMRT system for evaluating suitability to automated treatment planning. Med Phys 50(7):4466-4479, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37086040.
- Oh K, Gronberg MP, Netherton TJ, Sengupta B, Cardenas CE, Court LE, Ford EC. A deep-learning-based dose verification tool utilizing fluence maps for a cobalt-60 compensator-based intensity-modulated radiation therapy system. Phys Imaging Radiat Oncol 26:100440, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37342210.
- Sengupta B, Oh K, Sponseller P, Zaki P, Eastman B, Dinh TT, Cardenas CE, Court LE, Parvathaneni U, Ford E. Cobalt compensator-based IMRT device: A treatment planning study of head and neck cases. Phys Med 106:102526, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36621080.
- Oh K. Neutronic design of pulsed neutron facility (PNF) for PGNAA studies of biological samples. Nucl Eng Technol 54(1):262-268, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Oh K, Christenson MP. Design of an Automated Particle Detection System for Rutherford Backscattering using LabVIEW. Instrum Sci Technol 47(3):312-324, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Weaver CL, Schott RJ, Prelas MA, Wisniewski DA, Rothenberger JB, Lukosi ED, Oh K. Radiation resistant PIDECa cell using photon intermediate direct energy conversion and a 210Po source. Appl Radiat Isot 132:110-115, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29197822.
- Oh K, Prelas MA, Rothenberger JB, Lukosi ED, Jeong J, Montenegro D, Schott RJ, Weaver CL, Wisniewski DA. Theoretical Maximum Efficiencies of Optimized Slab and Spherical Betavoltaic Systems Utilizing Sulfur-35, Strontium-90, and Yttrium-90,”. Nucl Technol 179(2):234-242, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Oh K, Heuser B, Kustra R. Design of a UIUC pulsed neutron facility for interrogation of special nuclear materials using MCNPX. Trans Am Nucl Soc 111:1025-1027, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Schott RJ, Weaver CL, Prelas MA, Oh K, Rothenberger JB, Thompson RV, Winiewski DA. Photon Intermediate Direct Energy Conversion Using a 90Sr Beta Source. Nuclear Technology. Nucl Technol 181(2):349-353, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Oh K, Prelas MA, Lukosi ED, Rothenberger JB, Schott RJ, Weaver CL, Montenegro DE, Wisniewski DA. The Theoretical Maximum Efficiency for a Linearly Graded Alphavoltaic Nuclear Battery. Nucl Technol 179(2):243-249, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
Abstracts
- Zhao Y, Tam KH, Douglas R, Oh K, Wang X, Subashi ED, Yang J, Court LE. Feasibility of a General-Purpose Deep Learning Dose Engine: A Multi-Site Validation Study. 68th American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Annual Meeting & Exhibition. e-Pub 2026.
- Rhee DJ, Zhao Y, Douglas R, Oh K, Court L. A Deep Learning Engine for Fast Dose Calculation in Adaptive Radiotherapy and Treatment Planning. Radiation Physics Research and Clinical Development Meeting, MD Anderson Cancer Center. e-Pub 2025.
Book Chapters
- Ford E, Sengupta B, Oh K. Innovation: low-cost radiotherapy machines and novel ring-based compensator intensity-modulated radiation therapy. In: Approaching Global Oncology. IOP Publishing Ltd, 18-1 to 18-3, 2022.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified August 14, 2026