Wayne Newhauser

Wayne Newhauser is a Professor and Director of the Medical and Health Physics Program at Louisiana State University's Department of Physics & Astronomy within the College of Science. He holds the Dr. Charles M. Smith Chair in Medical Physics and is board-certified and licensed. With a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin (1995), his career includes roles at the German National Standards Laboratory (PTB), Harvard Medical School, and MD Anderson Cancer Center. He focuses on radiation physics, specifically understanding treatment-related health risks for cancer survivors, and advancing proton therapy technologies. His research integrates medical physics, nuclear engineering, and computational methods to optimize radiation treatment safety and efficacy.

Research Interests: Medical Physics, Radiation Oncology, Proton Therapy Dosimetry, and Radiation Risk Assessment. His work emphasizes minimizing second cancer risks and improving patient outcomes through advanced radiotherapies like intensity-modulated proton therapy. Recent studies include stray radiation exposures, neutron dosimetry, and personalized risk predictions for pediatric patients.

Publications span over 80 peer-reviewed articles, with recent work addressing cosmic radiation effects, hybrid computational phantoms, and workforce analysis in medical physics. He leads federal grants and serves in leadership roles for major professional societies like the AAPM and ANS. Advising includes mentoring graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in radiation physics and medical imaging.

Labs/Teams: Director of LSU's Medical Physics Program, leading collaborative projects on proton therapy optimization, radiation safety, and translational research in particle therapy technologies.