Ryan G. Price

Ryan G. Price, PhD, DABR

Languages spoken: English

Academic Information

Departments Primary - Radiation Oncology

Board Certification

  • American Board of Radiology (Therapeutic Medical Physics)

Research Interests

  • Patient Safety
  • Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
  • Motion Management in Radiation Therapy

Ryan G. Price, PhD, DABR, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Utah and a Medical Physicist at Huntsman Cancer Hospital (HCH). Dr. Price received his BS in Physics from the University of Utah, and his PhD in Medical Physics from Wayne State University while completing a Research Assistantship with Henry Ford Health System. He completed his residency training in Medical Physics at the University of Washington, and prior to joining HCI held a faculty appointment at the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Washington. Dr. Price's research interests include functional imaging for radiation therapy, patient safety, image guided radiation therapy (IGRT), and implementation of new technology into the clinic.

Education History

Residency University of Washington School of Medicine
 Resident
Doctoral Training Wayne State University School of Medicine
 PhD
Undergraduate University of Utah
 BSc (Hons)

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Zhao H, Nelson N, Streitmatter S, Nordin B, Martin T, Price RG, Kunz JN, Bhagroo S, Huang YJ, Nelson G (2025). Correlation between exposure (mAs) and image quality for a rapid cone-beam CT on a ring gantry linear accelerator. J Appl Clin Med Phys, 26(12), e70374.
  2. Dial C, Nelson G, Sarkar V, Paxton A, Price R, Salter B (2024). Automation framework for online review of daily dose distributions using CT on Rails in proton therapy. Phys Med, 123, 103379.
  3. Price RG, Lloyd S, Wang X, Haaland B, Nelson G, Salter B (2023). Adipose Tissue Distribution and Body Mass Index (BMI) Correlation With Daily Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT) Shifts of Abdominal Radiation Therapy Patients. Cureus, 15(6), e40979.
  4. Sarkar V, Paxton A, Su F, Price R, Nelson G, Szegedi M, James SS, Salter BJ (2023). An evaluation of the use of DirectSPR images for proton planning in the RayStation treatment planning software. J Appl Clin Med Phys, 24(5), e13900.
  5. Wang KM, Rickards AJ, Bingham T, Tward JD, Price RG (2022). Technical note: Evaluation of a silicone-based custom bolus for radiation therapy of a superficial pelvic tumor. J Appl Clin Med Phys, 23(4), e13538.
  6. Huang YJ, Sarkar V, Paxton A, Zhao H, Su FF, Price R, Salter BJ (2021). An Investigation of Radiation Treatment Learning Opportunities in Relation to the Radiation Oncology Electronic Medical Record: A Single Institution Experience. Adv Radiat Oncol, 7(1), 100812.
  7. Meyer J, Smith W, Geneser S, Koger B, Kalet AM, Young LA, Cao N, Price RG, Norris C, Horton T, Womeldorf J, Alexandrian AN, Wootton LS (2019). Characterizing a deformable registration algorithm for surface-guided breast radiotherapy. Med Phys, 47, 352-362.
  8. Price RG, Apisarnthanarax S, Schaub SK, Nyflot MJ, Chapman TR, Matesan M, Vesselle HJ, Bowen SR (2018). Regional Radiation Dose-Response Modeling of Functional Liver in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients With Longitudinal Sulfur Colloid SPECT/CT: A Proof of Concept. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 102(4), 1349-1356.

Abstract

  1. Paxton A, Sarkar V, Price RG, St James S, Dial C, Poppe MM, Salter BJ (2023). CT-on-Rails Utilization for Image Guidance and Plan Adaptation at a Single-Room Proton Therapy Center [Abstract]. 117(2), e704.