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Chia-ho Hua, PhD

Member, St. Jude Faculty

Director of Medical Physics Research, Radiation Oncology Department

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Contact Information

Chia-ho Hua, PhD

Radiation Oncology

MS 210, Room I3133

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

262 Danny Thomas Place

Memphis,  TN 38105-3678

(901) 595-3610(phone)

(901) 595-3113(fax)

Affiliations

Department of Radiation Oncology

Comprehensive Cancer Center

Neurobiology and Brain Tumor Program

Education

MS – National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan PhD – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Postdoctoral Fellowship – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York

Honors & Awards

  • 2023  Fellow, American Association of Physicists in Medicine
  • 2022 Distinguished referee for journal of Medical Physics
  • 2019  Scientific Research Highlights, St. Jude Scientific Report
  • 2019  Top downloaded paper in journal of Medical Physics
  • 2016  Science Council Winner, American Association of Physicist in Medicine
  • 2014  Finalist of Employee of the Year, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
  • 2013  St. Jude 5100 Club Induction
  • 2012  Mentor, Best in Physics Award, American Association of Physicist in Medicine

Research Interests

  • Improving proton therapy targeting accuracy
  • Advanced imaging for precision radiation therapy
  • Predictive modeling for tumor response and treatment late effects

Clinical Trials

Closed
SJPROTON2: Effects of Patient Positioning on Accuracy of Pediatric Proton Therapy

Study goal:

The main goal of this study is to collect information about how a patient is positioned and set up for radiation therapy.

St. Jude Publications