Daniel Low, PhD, DABMP
Professor and Vice Chair of Medical Physics Research and Innovation
Dr. Low earned his PhD in Physics in 1988 from Indiana University and was a postdoctoral fellow for two years in radiation therapy physics at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. He moved to Washington University where he eventually became a Professor and Director of Medical Physics. Dr. Low moved to UCLA in 2010 as the Vice Chair and Director of Medical Physics. Dr. Low is board certified by the American Board of Medical Physics in Therapeutic Medical Physics and by the American Board of Radiology and is a fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine.
He has published nearly 300 peer-reviewed articles, including the most cited article in Medical Physics Journal’s history. His research interests include modeling of human breathing motion, radiation therapy safety, quality assurance methods, and image-guided radiation therapy including magnetic resonance-image guided radiation therapy.