Spencer L. BowenView profile
Assistant Professor
Spencer L. Bowen, Ph.D., serves as Assistant Professor of Radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center where he leads PET research within the Radiology Research section. His work develops nuclear tomographic imaging tools to advance precision medicine for oncology, neurology, and cardiology applications through innovative scanner technologies and quantitative imaging methodologies. Dr. Bowen earned his bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Washington and doctoral degree from the University of California at Davis, followed by a research fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. His academic journey includes prior appointment as Research Assistant Professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering. His research program investigates advanced acquisition techniques, reconstruction algorithms, and post-processing methods for quantitative hybrid PET-CT/MR systems. Key focus areas include attenuation correction methodologies, partial volume correction, dedicated breast imaging systems, and cardiac PET quantification. This work bridges engineering innovation with clinical applications to improve diagnostic accuracy and treatment monitoring across multiple disease domains. Dr. Bowen's publication record demonstrates consistent contributions to medical imaging science, with recent emphasis on quantitative cardiac PET, attenuation correction techniques, and dedicated breast imaging systems. His 2016 study on partial volume correction methods in aging research and 2023 work on cardiac PET attenuation correction represent significant methodological advances in the field. As an active scientific contributor, Dr. Bowen serves as reviewer for leading journals including the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Medical Physics, Physics in Medicine and Biology, and IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science and Medical Imaging. His work has received notable recognition including a cover feature in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. The Bowen Lab maintains active collaborations across medical imaging disciplines and currently recruits PhD graduate students to advance nuclear tomography research. Dr. Bowen's mentorship extends through his role as faculty advisor and his participation in graduate training programs focused on biomedical imaging technologies.








