Dr. Hania Al-Hallaq is a Professor at the University of Chicago in the Department of Radiation & Cellular Oncology. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago Medical Physics program in 1994 after studying the oxygenation status of tumors using BOLD MRI in Greg Karczmar’s laboratory. Hania was also the first resident in Therapeutic Physics at The University of Chicago graduating in 2002.
After a couple of years as a clinical physicist at a large hospital system in the Chicago suburbs, she returned as faculty in Radiation Oncology at the University of Chicago in 2004. She is currently Associate Director of the Graduate Program in Medical Physics and served as Director of the Medical Physics Certificate Program. Her research focuses on the use of medical imaging to guide treatment positioning and assess treatment response following radiotherapy. She has developed expertise in both x-ray and 3D surface imaging modalities for breast cancer treatments and served as chair of TG-302: Surface image-guided radiotherapy. She has published on the use of CT radiomics to predict which patients might later develop RT-induced pneumonitis.
She has served as Physics PI for national protocols studying the safety and efficacy of SBRT for metastatic disease (NRG-BR001, NRG-BR002, ALLIANCE-A091505). Currently, she is chair of AAPM Medical Physics Residency Training and Promotion Subcommittee and a vice-chair of AAPM Education and Training Committee (ETC).
American Board of Radiology
Tuscon, AZ
- Therapeutic Physics Certification
2003
The University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
- Therapeutic Physics Residency
2002
The University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Ph.D. - Medical Physics
2000
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PA
A.B. - Physics
1994
ChatGPT: Can a Natural Language Processing Tool Be Trusted for Radiation Oncology Use?
ChatGPT: Can a Natural Language Processing Tool Be Trusted for Radiation Oncology Use? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023 Aug 01; 116(5):977-983.
PMID: 37037358
ASO Visual Abstract: Intraoperative Radiation Therapy for Colorectal or Anal Cancer at Risk for Margin-Positive Resection: Initial Results of a Single-Institution Registry.
ASO Visual Abstract: Intraoperative Radiation Therapy for Colorectal or Anal Cancer at Risk for Margin-Positive Resection: Initial Results of a Single-Institution Registry. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Jan; 30(1):333-334.
PMID: 36224512
Can Physics Consults Improve Patient-Centered Care in Radiation Oncology?
Can Physics Consults Improve Patient-Centered Care in Radiation Oncology? Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2023 01 01; 115(1):244-246.
PMID: 36526382
Intra-operative Radiation Therapy for Colorectal or Anal Cancer at Risk for Margin-Positive Resection: Initial Results of a Single-Institution Registry.
Intra-operative Radiation Therapy for Colorectal or Anal Cancer at Risk for Margin-Positive Resection: Initial Results of a Single-Institution Registry. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Oct 18.
PMID: 36255512
ASO Visual Abstract: Intraoperative Radiation Therapy for Colorectal or Anal Cancer at Risk for Margin-Positive Resection: Initial Results of a Single-Institution Registry.
ASO Visual Abstract: Intraoperative Radiation Therapy for Colorectal or Anal Cancer at Risk for Margin-Positive Resection: Initial Results of a Single-Institution Registry. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Oct 12.
PMID: 36224512
Multicriteria Optimization in Brachytherapy.
Multicriteria Optimization in Brachytherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2022 10 01; 114(2):177-180.
PMID: 36055313
Toward understanding deep learning classification of anatomic sites: lessons from the development of a CBCT projection classifier.
Toward understanding deep learning classification of anatomic sites: lessons from the development of a CBCT projection classifier. J Med Imaging (Bellingham). 2022 Jul; 9(4):045002.
PMID: 35903414
Interviewing for residency positions while completing a graduate degree: Considerations for graduate students, mentors, and program directors.
Interviewing for residency positions while completing a graduate degree: Considerations for graduate students, mentors, and program directors. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2022 08; 23(8):e13700.
PMID: 35699204
Surface guided radiation therapy: An international survey on current clinical practice.
Surface guided radiation therapy: An international survey on current clinical practice. Tech Innov Patient Support Radiat Oncol. 2022 Jun; 22:1-8.
PMID: 35402740
AAPM task group report 302: Surface-guided radiotherapy.
AAPM task group report 302: Surface-guided radiotherapy. Med Phys. 2022 Apr; 49(4):e82-e112.
PMID: 35179229
Franca Kuchnir Award for Excellence in Physics Residency Teaching
The University of Chicago
2020
Fellow
American Association of Physicists in Medicine
2020
NRG Oncology Outstanding Manuscript
NRG Oncology Clinical Trials
2017
Kurt Rossmann Award for Excellence in Medical Physics Graduate Teaching
The University of Chicago
2017
Franca Kuchnir Award for Excellence in Physics Residency Teaching
The University of Chicago
2009
Kurt Rossmann Award for Excellence in Medical Physics Graduate Teaching
The University of Chicago
2006