Deshan Yang

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Deshan Yang is a leading figure in the advancement of adaptive proton therapy, a cutting-edge approach to cancer treatment that personalizes radiation delivery in real time. His research sits at the intersection of medical physics, imaging, and treatment planning, with a focus on overcoming the geometric uncertainties inherent in proton therapy. Yang’s most cited work, "Toward adaptive proton therapy guided with a mobile helical CT scanner" (2018, 18 citations), introduces a novel framework for integrating a mobile CT scanner directly into the treatment room. This innovation enables rapid, on-the-fly imaging to recalculate dose distributions as a patient’s anatomy changes—due to weight loss, tumor shrinkage, or organ motion—without requiring a separate, time-consuming CT simulation. By demonstrating the feasibility of a streamlined, in-room adaptive workflow, Yang’s research has laid critical groundwork for making proton therapy more precise and responsive, potentially reducing side effects and improving outcomes. His contributions are particularly notable for bridging the gap between theoretical adaptive planning and practical clinical implementation, earning recognition among peers for addressing a key bottleneck in modern radiotherapy.