Hugh Lee

Hugh Lee, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine, affiliated with the Division of Medical Physics and Siteman Cancer Center. He joined the faculty in 2022 after completing a residency in medical physics at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

• BSc in Electrical Engineering, Hanyang University (2009)
• MSc in Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University (2011)
• PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University (2016)
• Residency in Medical Physics, UT Southwestern Medical Center (2022)

His research focuses on adaptive radiotherapy and proton therapy, leveraging real-time volumetric imaging and AI-driven workflow optimization. He has pioneered work on proton stopping power ratio estimation using dual-energy CT and developed ultra-fast imaging systems for O-ring linear accelerators.

Recent publications highlight his expertise in medical imaging, with trends spanning adaptive radiotherapy, dual-energy CT, collagen analysis, and fluorophore-based neural imaging. His lab collaborates on central nervous system injury and radiation physics projects.