Duke Radiation Oncology held the 2026 Thaddeus Samulski Lecture on Wednesday, October 14 at 4 p.m. in Trent Semans Center Great Hall.
Dr. Thaddeus Samulski was one of the international leaders in hyperthermia. He was a tenured professor; served as chief physicist in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Duke University between 1992 and 2004; and established the first medical physics postdoc training program at Duke. The lectureship honors his contributions to Duke and to the field.
Departmental speaker and Thaddeus V. Samulski Associate Professor Kyle Lafata, PhD, gave a talk titled, "Wet Lab, Dry Lab, Real Impact: Bridging Experiments, Simulations and Translation in Radiation Oncology."
Featured speaker Kristy Brock, PhD, professor in the Departments of Imaging and Radiation Physics at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, gave a talk titled, "From Pictures to Predictions: How Data, Imaging and AI Are Reshaping Cancer Care."
Thanks to everyone who made this event a success!
