Director of Medical Physics
New York Proton Center
Dr. Lin, an Associate Research Professor and Director of Medical Physics at the esteemed New York Proton Center, also holds adjunct faculty positions at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Albert Einstein School of Medicine. He earned his Ph.D. in Physics and M.S. in Medical Physics from the University of Missouri in 2009. His journey into the field led him to undertake medical physics residency training at UPenn, where he later distinguished himself as Chief Resident. Before his current role, Dr. Lin was the lead proton physicist at UPenn's Proton Center.
His professional pursuits center around proton therapy radiation dosimetry, treatment planning, motion management, and pioneering advanced techniques such as FLASH RT and SFRT (Spatially Fractionated Radiotherapy). Dr. Lin is an engaged member of numerous prestigious professional societies, including AAPM, ASTRO, PTCOG, ABR, RAMPS, RSS, NRG, ECOG, and IAEA.
Dr. Lin's scholarly contributions are substantial, with over 60 peer-reviewed publications, 5 book chapters, and more than 140 conference abstracts to his credit. He further enriches the field as an editorial member of journals like Medical Physics, JACMP, Cancers, and Frontiers in Oncology. In recognition of his outstanding contributions, Dr. Lin was honored with AAPM Fellow status in 2023.