Stanford Radiation Oncology

04/22/2026

Please join us in congratulating Jason Ross, MD, PhD, for receiving the School of Medicine K12 Mentored Career Development Award! This award provides didactic training, mentoring, and career development to prepare junior faculty for independent careers in translation research. Congratulations, Dr. Ross!

Read more about the award here: https://med.stanford.edu/spectrum/ctsa-programs/institutional-career-development-program.html -scholars

04/14/2026

Our team is growing! The Division of Radiation Physics seeks a motivated medical physicist to join the Division as an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in the University Medical Line. We are particularly interested in candidates who are ABR board-eligible or board-certified, have a PhD, and a record of research in translational medical physics.

For a full description of the announcement, follow the attached link:

The Division of Radiation Physics in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Stanford University seeks a motivated medical physicist to join the Division as an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in the University Medical Line. We are particularly interested in candidates who are ABR board-el...

04/13/2026

Shoutout to our residents for showing up and representing Stanford Radiation Oncology at last week’s Discovery Days Activity Fair! Our residents pictured are: Zachary White (PGY V), Emily Smith (PGY III), and Jennifer Matsui (PGY II). This fair, hosted by Stanford MD Admissions, offered a great opportunity to meet and network with residents and highlight our program.

04/09/2026

Stanford Radiation Oncology unveiled a new machine on Tuesday that it says will more effectively target and treat several types of cancer by better focusing on tumors in the body.

The world's first proton therapy system has debuted at the Stanford Medicine Cancer Center.

"We're very excited to have this new technology, the world's first, that we can bring right here to the Bay Area," said Dr. Bill Loo, professor of radiation oncology at Stanford.

Watch the full NBC Bay Area spotlight here:

Stanford unveiled Tuesday a new machine it says will more effectively target and treat several types of cancer by better focusing on tumors in the body.

04/08/2026

Yesterday, Stanford Medicine officially cut the ribbon on our brand-new, first-of-its-kind ultracompact proton therapy facility.

For years, proton therapy has been limited by the massive size and cost of the equipment required to deliver it. Traditionally, these machines required buildings the size of football fields. By collaborating with industry pioneers, our faculty helped innovate a way to "shrink" this technology.

Today, Stanford is the first in the world to implement an ultracompact system that fits into a standard treatment vault.

We are incredibly proud of our team—including Dr. Bill Loo, Dr. Susan Hiniker, and Dr. Yuan James Rao—whose vision made this possible.

🔗 Read the full story by Stanford Medicine here:

Stanford Medicine is the first in the world to introduce ultracompact proton therapy that will make the advanced targeted radiotherapy more accessible to patients.

04/01/2026

We are incredibly proud and excited to share our 2025 Stanford Radiation Oncology Annual Report. In this edition, we are celebrating a legacy of innovation while spotlighting the groundbreaking research that is currently redefining cancer treatment.

Key highlights from this year’s report include:

💡 Proton Therapy Breakthrough: We have unveiled the world's most compact proton therapy system, successfully firing the first beam from a machine designed to fit within a standard radiation vault.

💡 Biology-Guided Radiotherapy (BGRT): Stanford continues to lead the world in BGRT, using real-time PET signals as a "biological beacon" to track and treat tumors with incredible precision.

💡 AI & Machine Learning: From automating total marrow lymphoid irradiation (TMLI) to deep-learning programs for lung tumor detection, we are leveraging AI to make complex care safer and more efficient.

💡 Revolutionizing Care via 3D Printing: Our Division of Radiation Physics has developed 100% safe, 3D-printed electron cutouts and custom needle guides that have significantly improved long-term local control for cervical cancer patients.

💡 Expanded Clinical Access: We are bringing Stanford-standard healthcare to the broader community by expanding clinical trials to regional sites like Cancer Center South Bay.

We invite our colleagues, friends, and the global oncology community to explore the full report and join us in shaping the future of radiation therapy.

Read the full report here:

2025 Stanford Radiation Oncology Annual Report

03/30/2026

Happy National Doctors’ Day to our Radiation Oncology therapy faculty and residents!

Thank you for the skill, steadiness, and compassion you bring to patients and families during some of their most challenging times. The time spent with each patient’s story and journey sets Stanford apart as an institution of compassionate care. Your dedication to our patients—and to teaching, mentoring, and research—makes a lasting impact every day.

Wishing you a day of well-deserved recognition and gratitude!

03/30/2026

The 2026 Medical Physics Match results are in! Huge congratulations to our newest Medical Physics residents. We’re honored and excited to have you join our team and are eager to get started on this next chapter together. Please join us in welcoming Dongrong Yang and Joshua Misa to Stanford Radiation Oncology!

03/27/2026

A new study led by Dr. Anusha Kalbasi at Stanford Medicine, in partnership with UCLA Health, has found that a triple-threat combination of radiation and immunotherapy given before surgery can help the body recognize and destroy sarcoma cells that were previously "invisible" to the immune system. This research has been published in Cancer Discovery. Congratulations to Dr. Kalbasi and the entire research team on this milestone!
Full story here:

The findings show that the approach can reshape the tumor microenvironment to activate the body’s immune cells against cancer.

03/23/2026

Congratulations to our newly matched residents! Welcome to Stanford Radiation Oncology. We are so excited to have you!

03/19/2026

For a toddler, 30 minutes in a radiation suite can feel like a lifetime. That’s why our team at Stanford Radiation Oncology created AVATAR — a device that projects videos onto a screen during treatment.
Susan Hiniker, MD, Bill Loo, MD, PhD, and Lawrie Skinner, PhD, and the team noticed that kids who couldn't stay still for a scan were perfectly calm if they had a tablet, watching their favorite TV shows and movies. By building a screen that doesn't interfere with radiation beams, they've helped nearly 80% of pediatric patients avoid daily anesthesia.
From our clinics in the Bay Area to hospitals in Romania and Kenya, we are making cancer treatment a little less scary for our smallest patients.
Read more about the AVATAR project and the Stanford Catalyst program in the latest Stanford Medicine Magazine:

The Catalyst program partners pioneering developers with industry leaders, investors and advisers to accelerate the process of getting inventions to patients.

03/12/2026

Please join us in congratulating Jason Ross, MD, PhD, for receiving the Rosenkranz Aging and Rejuvenation Seed Grant for his proposal “Depleting Myeloid-Biased Hematopoietic Stem Cells to Rejuvenate Aged Immunity and Extend Healthspan”!
Congratulations on this incredible achievement, Dr. Ross!