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Daniel Hyer, PhD

Professor of Radiation Oncology

Current Positions

  • Professor of Radiation Oncology
  • MR-Linac Technical Director, Radiation Oncology
  • Director of Clinical Physics, Radiation Oncology

Education

  • BS in Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
  • MS in Medical Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
  • PhD in Medical Physics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
  • Resident in Medical Physics, University of Iowa

Licenses & Certifications

  • Therapeutic Medical Physics, American Board of Radiology
  • Radiation Therapy Physicist, Iowa Department of Public Health, Iowa

Selected Publications

  • Snyder JE, Fast MF, Uijtewaal P, Borman PTS, Woodhead P, St-Aubin J, Smith B, Shepard A, Raaymakers BW, Hyer DE. Enhancing Delivery Efficiency on the MR-Linac: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Prostate SBRT using VMAT. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2024 Oct 25:S0360-3016(24)03520-X. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.10.028. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39490905.
  • Hyer DE. Triple Adaptive Therapy For Prostate Cancer. Med Phys. 2023 June;50(6):e498-500. doi: 10.1002/mp.16525.
  • Hyer DE. For The Proposition: Future Mainstream Platform For Online ART Will Be Using MRI Guidance Instead Of (CB)CT. Med Phys. 2023 June;50(6):e472-473. doi: 10.1002/mp.16525.
  • Hyer DE. Feedback And Difficult Conversations. Med Phys. 2023 June;50(6):e254-255. doi: 10.1002/mp.16525.
  • Bennett L, Hyer DE, Erhart KJ, Nelson NP, Culberson WS, Smith BR, Hill PM, Flynn RT. Validation of the analytical Pencil Beam Trimming Algorithm (PETRA) for proton therapy dose calculations with the Dynamic Collimation System. Med Phys. 2023 June;50(6):e694. doi: 10.1002/mp.16525.
  • Geoghegan TJ, Caster JM, Smith BR, St-Aubin JJ, Snyder JE, Shepard AJ, Zhang H, Mullan S, Byrne J, Smith M, Buatti JM, Sonka M, Hyer DE. Efficient adaptive radiation therapy with automated contouring of prostate and adjacent organs. Med Phys. 2023 June;50(6):e236. doi: 10.1002/mp.16525.
  • Geoghegan TJ, Nelson NP, Patwardhan KA, Boland T, Smith BR, Hill PM, Flynn RT, Yu J, Gutierrez AN, Smeets J, Hyer DE. The development, integration and validation of the Dynamic Collimation System for pencil beam scanning proton therapy. Med Phys. 2023 June;50(6):e393. doi: 10.1002/mp.16525.
  • Smith BR, Hyer DE, Flynn RT. Speleo Filter: A beam filtration apparatus and method for efficient scanned proton beam arc therapy. Med Phys. 2023 June;50(6):e220. doi: 10.1002/mp.16525.
  • Nelson NP, Culberson WS, Hyer DE, Geoghegan TJ, Patwardhan KA, Smith BR, Flynn RT, Boland T, Smeets J, Yu J, Gutierrez AN, Hill PM. Treatment planning considerations for dynamically collimated pencil beam scanning proton therapy. Med Phys. 2023 June;50(6):e142. doi: 10.1002/mp.16525.
  • Nelson NP, Culberson WS, Hyer DE, Geoghegan TJ, Patwardhan KA, Smith BR, Flynn RT, Boland T, Smeets J, Yu J, Gutierrez AN, Hill PM. Monte Carlo characterization, integration, and dosimetric validation of a Dynamic Collimation System for pencil beam scanning proton therapy. Med Phys. 2023 June;50(6):e519. doi: 10.1002/mp.16525.