Joe Foy, Ph.D.

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

Biography

Joe Foy is a board-certified medical physicist specializing in gynecological brachytherapy applications. He received his undergraduate and master’s degree from the University of Michigan in Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences. He earned his PhD in Medical Physics from the University of Chicago with his residency completed from Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago as well. He has been a physicist with OHSU in Radiation Medicine since 2022 where he tends to various brachytherapy-related responsibilities, teaches physics graduate students and residents, and conducts research with graduate students aiming to complete their master’s degrees.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • Ph.D., 2020, University of Chicago

  • Residency

    • Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 2022

Memberships and associations:

  • AAPM

Areas of interest

  • Gynecological and Ocular Brachytherapy
  • Clinical Program Development and Error Mitigation
  • Machine Quality Assurance
  • Medical Physics Graduate Program: Radiation Therapy Physics, Radiation Therapy -Practicum, Professional Development, Thesis Advisor
  • Medical Physics Residency Program: Brachytherapy and Radiation Shielding Rotations
  • Radiation Oncology Residency Program: Brachytherapy Rotation Instructor
  • High-Dose Rate Brachytherapy Clinical Program Development
  • Machine Learning and Computer Vision

Publications

Publications