Christopher J. Tien, Ph.D.

Affiliations: 
2008-2011 Medical Physics University of Florida, Gainesville, Gainesville, FL, United States 
 2011-2013 Radiation Oncology Brown University / Rhode Island Hospital 
 2013-2016 Radiation Oncology Community Hospital 
 2016- Therapeutic Radiology Yale School of Medicine/Yale New Haven Hospital 
Area:
Brachytherapy; Radiosurgery; Radiation biology
Website:
https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/christopher_tien/
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Bio:

Dr. Christopher Tien is a board-certified therapeutic medical physicist in the department of Therapeutic Radiology at the Yale School of Medicine and has been the primary brachytherapy physicist at Yale-New Haven Hospital since 2016. Dr. Tien also regularly assists with Gamma Knife radiosurgery. In addition to his clinical involvement, his research focuses on brachytherapy (gynecological, prostate, ocular, and skin) applications, radiobiological modeling, and radiosurgery.

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Alex F. Bielajew grad student 2007-2008 University of Michigan
 (M.S.E.)
David E. Hintenlang grad student 2008-2011 UF Gainesville
 (Ph.D. Dissertation: Optimal dose reduction in computed tomography methodologies predicted from real-time dosimetry.)
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Tien CJ, Chen Z. (2023) Radiobiological evaluation of the stepping-source effect in single-fraction monotherapy high-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy. Brachytherapy
Tien CJ, Draeger E, Pinkham DW, et al. (2023) Re: Letter to the editor with regards to "Impact of detector selection on commissioning of Leipzig surface applicators with improving immobilization in high-dose-rate brachytherapy" by Li et al. Brachytherapy
Tien CJ, Bond JE, Chen ZJ. (2020) Associating dose-volume characteristics with theoretical radiobiological metrics for rapid Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery plan evaluation. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics
Tien CJ, Chen ZJ. (2020) A prototype open-ended multichannel intracavitary-interstitial hybrid applicator for gynecological high-dose-rate brachytherapy. Radiological Physics and Technology
Tien CJ, Pinkham DW, Chen ZJ. (2020) Feasibility of using multiple-dwell positions in Ir Leipzig-style brachytherapy surface applicators to expand target coverage and clinical application. Brachytherapy
Tien CJ, Chen ZJ. (2019) Deployment and performance of model-based dose calculation algorithm in Ir shielded cylinder brachytherapy. Brachytherapy
Tien CJ, Carlson DJ, Nath R, et al. (2019) High-dose-rate brachytherapy as monotherapy for prostate cancer: The impact of cellular repair and source decay. Brachytherapy
Tien CJ, Hoerner MR, Damast S, et al. (2019) Is MR-Exclusive Brachytherapy Planning Feasible for Vaginal Cylinders with Stainless Steel Components? Brachytherapy. 18: S112-S113
Tien CJ, Chen Z. (2019) Producing Optimal Dose Distributions with a Novel “Virtual Ring” Applicator Design Brachytherapy. 18: S109-S110
Tien CJ, Chen Z, Damast S, et al. (2019) The Theoretical Benefits of a 15 Ci Ir-192 Source for HDR Brachytherapy Brachytherapy. 18: S25
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