Giovanni Lasio

Giovanni M. Lasio, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He also serves as the Radiation Safety Officer for the department. His research focuses on imaging in radiotherapy and dosimetry for radiobiological experiments.

• Education: Laurea in Physics from University of Torino, PhD in Physics and Astronomy from University of California at Irvine, postdoctoral training at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Dr. Lasio's work bridges medical imaging and radiation physics, with core contributions to CT image quality improvement and accurate dosimetry in both clinical and research settings. His research emphasizes collaboration between physicists and biologists for precision radiation applications.

Recent publications highlight trends in Cone Beam CT optimization, image-guided lung therapy, deep learning for fibrosis segmentation, and small animal dosimetry. These works span Medical Physics, Radiation Oncology, and Biomedical Imaging disciplines.

Dr. Lasio collaborates extensively in radiation biology teams and clinical research groups at University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, with ongoing projects in dose accuracy and image-guided protocols. He has contributed to multi-center dosimetry standardization efforts through publications and technical reviews.