Amanda Swanson, M.S., DABR

  • Medical Physicist
  • Assistant Professor, Radiation Medicine, School of Medicine

Biography

Amanda is an assistant professor of medical physics and faculty coordinator for the Radiation Medicine department's medical physicist assistants. She currently serves as president of the northwest chapter of the AAPM (2026).

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.S., 2020, OHSU
  • Residency

    • Ohio State University, 2022
  • Certifications

    • DABR

Memberships and associations:

  • AAPM

Areas of interest

  • Linear accelerator quality assurance
  • Total body irradiation
  • Stereotactic radiotherapy
  • MP Residency Program: Preceptor for TBI and SRS/SBRT rotations
  • MP Graduate Program: Instructor for Therapy Physics Lab II (MP564)
  • RTT Program: Instructor for Radiation Physics I (RDTT 420)
  • Improving clinical risk assessment strategies, out-of-field dose measurement, and validation of custom 3D-printed phantoms

Publications

Publications