Clinical Imaging Physics

The Section of Clinical Imaging Physics supports the department’s clinical mission by providing technical expertise and coordinating physics resources.

Section members partner with modality chiefs to provide well-rounded perspectives in problem solving. For example, they help optimize imaging protocols, troubleshoot image degradation problems, conduct acceptance testing of new equipment, and perform routine quality assurance testing.

Services & Resources

Services

Section members engage in and collaborate on a wide variety of activities, such as:

  • Ensuring patient and occupational safety with ionizing and non-ionizing radiation as well as acoustic energy (in MRI and US)
  • Optimizing imaging protocols, reconstruction, and post-processing
  • Standardizing and managing imaging protocols
  • Supporting clinical translation and development for innovation
  • Evaluating and selecting equipment
  • Conducting regulatory and accreditation testing
  • Developing policies, procedures, and workflows
  • Site planning, siting and shielding
  • Providing accreditation support
  • Training and providing educational resources to radiology staff, residents and fellows
  • Acting as liaisons with imaging professional communities and efforts in standards and practice parameters

Resource Website

The Section of Clinical Imaging Physics has a SharePoint site accessible with a UW Health account. Information includes:

  • Physics and Informatics Education
  • Shieling and Siting
  • Manuals and References
  • Equipment and Schedules
  • Physics Testing Reports

Resource Website

Personnel

Alisa Walz-Flannigan, PhD

Associate Professor (CHS)
Mammography, Radiography, and Informatics

Mosa Alhamami, PhD, MCCPM

Assistant Professor (CHS)
Fluoroscopy, Mammography, and Focused Ultrasound

Tyler Bradshaw, PhD

Assistant Professor (CHS)
NM/PET and Informatics

Alexandra Christensen, PhD

Assistant Professor
Ultrasound

John Garrett, PhD

Associate Professor
Informatics

Frank Korosec, PhD

Professor (CHS)
MRI

Walter Peppler, PhD

Professor (CHS)
Informatics

Leah Henze Bancroft, PhD

Assistant Professor (CHS)
MRI, Breast MRI, and Informatics

Alan McMillan, PhD

Professor (CHS)
PET-MRI and Informatics

Frank Ranallo, PhD, DABR®, FAAPM

Professor (CHS)
CT, Radiography, Fluoroscopy, and Radiation Shielding and Safety

Samuel Hurley, PhD

Assistant Professor (CHS)
MRI and Informatics

Veena Nair, PhD

Professor (CHS)
Functional MRI

Ivan Rosado-Mendez, PhD

Assistant Professor
Ultrasound

Alexey Samsonov, PhD

Associate Professor (CHS)
Neuro MRI and Informatics

Michael Speidel, PhD

Interim Chair, Department of Medical Physics
Interventional Cardiology

Tim Szczykutowicz, PhD, DABR®

Associate Professor (CHS)
CT

Orhan Unal, PhD

Assistant Professor (CHS)
Informatics

Karl Vigen, PhD

Associate Professor (CHS)
MRI

Alisa Walz-Flannigan, PhD

Associate Professor (CHS)
Mammography, Radiography, and Informatics

Ran Zhang, PhD

Assistant Professor
CT and Informatics

Medical Physics Assistants

Kevin Blanco

Dominic Marr

Section Administrative Assistant

Kelsey Dzanic

Medical Program Assistant