About Us
Chapter History
The Arizona Chapter is young and hip, let us tell you about it!
Our Officers
Who We Are
Yuxiang Zhou, PhD, DABR
President
Yuxiang is a diagnostic imaging physicist at Mayo Clinic Arizona who has been an active member of AAPM for 18 years, 8 years as an Arizona chapter AAPM member and has served in several committees/task groups in the AAPM. He is also an active member of the RSNA Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers Alliance (QIBA) subcommittees/task groups, with a focus to improve the value and practicality of quantitative imaging biomarkers by reducing variability across devices, sites, patients, and time. Yuxiang desires to continue the excellent service to current Arizona chapter members. He desires to lead the chapter to establish strong collaborative relationships and partnerships with other organizations(RSNA, ISMRM, ASTRO...) with common interests that complement our strengths. He believes this will allow us to exchange ideas, rekindle old friendships, make new friends, and share our collective passion.
Jonathan Thropay, MS, DABR
Secretary-Treasurer
Jonathan is the lead radiation oncology medical physicist and radiation safety officer for the two Arizona Prostate Cancer Centers located in Phoenix and Scottsdale Arizona. He is a guest on the AAPM's Professional Services Committee with a desire to give back by helping develop programs and services to support and enhance career opportunities for medical physicists.
Jason Shen, PhD, DABR
Board Representative
Jason is an associate professor and radiation oncology medical physicist at Mayo Clinic, Phoenix Arizona. He has been a member of the Arizona Chapter of the AAPM since 2013. He has been actively participating in the chapter events and has served as the treasurer/secretary of the Arizona chapter of the AAPM for three years (2018-2020). He also volunteered himself as the treasurer for a local garden club with more than 200 members from 2020 to present. Jason feels fulfilled by serving the professional society and the local community. It is his aim to serve the interests of the AZ AAPM at the board meetings and to report back to AZ AAPM of any significant news and important information.
Past President
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