Within the Departments of Radiological Sciences and Radiation Oncology, the medical physics faculty active pursue research in a variety of fields, exhibiting a strong presence at professional conferences, and regularly publishing in peer-reviewed journals. Many graduate student research thesis project become published abstracts and journal submissions, presenting a showcase of local talent on a national stage. While the specifics of each faculty's research interest maybe best investigated via the lists of recent publications on their individual web-pages, the topics include, yet are not limited to:
- Monte Carlo Simulation of Charged Particles
- Modeling Radio-Biological Response
- Proton Radiotherapy Workflow
- Patient Quality Assurance Design and Efficiency
- Proton Radiobiology
- Imaged Guided Radiotherapy
- Proton Radiography
- Model Based Brachytherapy
- Small Field Dosimetry
- Radiochromic Film Dosimetry
- Site Based Comparative Treatment Planning Assessment
- Novel Phantom Design and Construction Techniques
- Patient Immobilization and Analysis
- Magneto-responsive Pharmaceutical Delivery
- Detector Design and Simulation
- Novel Teaching Methodology Efficacy
- Diagnostic Imaging Dose Estimation
- MRI Sequence Clinical Design and Efficacy