Meet our Residents

Name	Background
Michael Klem, MS Third Year Resident	Education: MS, Medical Physics, Purdue University BS, Physics, University of Dallas, Irving, Texas, Minor in Applied Math Research Area: Low-frequency photoacoustic tomography, Acoustic-based proton range verification Biography: Michael completed his graduate studies in medical physics at Purdue University, with a focus on developing low-frequency thermoacoustic computed tomography with a particular application to proton range verification. He joined the Department of Radiation Oncology as a medical physics resident in July 2019.
Rajesh Panthi, PhD *Second Year Resident*	Education: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas PhD, Physics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma MS, Medical Physics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma MSc, Physics, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal Research Area: Prompt-gamma imaging, proton radiography, and x-ray spectroscopy. Biography: Rajesh completed a BSc in Physics, Mathematics, and Statistics from Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, and a MSc in Physics from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. He also completed a MS in Medical Physics with a focus on the determination of energy spectra of x-ray beams from Oklahoma State University. He worked with a research team as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Radiation Physics Department of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He joined the Department of Radiation Oncology as a medical physics resident in 2020.
Shiping Cao, PhD *First Year Resident*	Education: Postgraduate Certificate, Medical Physics, Rutgers University PhD, Physics, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences BS, Physics, Heibei University, China, Major in Applied Optics Research Area: Thermal imaging Biography: Shiping completed a PhD in physics with a focus on the experimental study of electron incident double ionization of atoms. She focused on ion mobility spectrometry before entering the field of medical physics through a certificate program at Rutgers University. She joined the Department of Radiation Oncology as a medical physics resident in July 2021.

Name

Background

Medical Physics Resident Photo_Klem Michael Klem, MS

Third Year Resident

Education:

MS, Medical Physics, Purdue University

BS, Physics, University of Dallas, Irving, Texas, Minor in Applied Math

Research Area: Low-frequency photoacoustic tomography, Acoustic-based proton range verification

Biography: Michael completed his graduate studies in medical physics at Purdue University, with a focus on developing low-frequency thermoacoustic computed tomography with a particular application to proton range verification. He joined the Department of Radiation Oncology as a medical physics resident in July 2019.

Rajesh Panthi, PhD

Second Year Resident

Education:

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

PhD, Physics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma

MS, Medical Physics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma

MSc, Physics, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal

Research Area: Prompt-gamma imaging, proton radiography, and x-ray spectroscopy.

Biography: Rajesh completed a BSc in Physics, Mathematics, and Statistics from Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, and a MSc in Physics from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. He also completed a MS in Medical Physics with a focus on the determination of energy spectra of x-ray beams from Oklahoma State University. He worked with a research team as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Radiation Physics Department of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He joined the Department of Radiation Oncology as a medical physics resident in 2020.

Medical Physics Resident Photo_Panthi Shiping Cao, PhD

First Year Resident

Education:

Postgraduate Certificate, Medical Physics, Rutgers University

PhD, Physics, Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

BS, Physics, Heibei University, China, Major in Applied Optics

Research Area: Thermal imaging

Biography: Shiping completed a PhD in physics with a focus on the experimental study of electron incident double ionization of atoms. She focused on ion mobility spectrometry before entering the field of medical physics through a certificate program at Rutgers University. She joined the Department of Radiation Oncology as a medical physics resident in July 2021.