Jenny is a New England native from western Connecticut. Jenny launched her healthcare career in high school when she became a certified nursing assistant. Through her experiences working in acute care, Jenny discovered her passion for oncology. With a desire to combine her aptitude for STEM with her compassionate nature, she chose to pursue a career in Medical Physics. Jenny attended the University of Rhode Island, from which she earned her B.S. in Physics along with her M.S. in Medical Physics. She continued her graduate education at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, having earned her Ph.D. While at Dalhousie, Jenny modified a commercial 2.5 MV imaging beamline on a TrueBeam to implement a novel sintered diamond target. Her doctoral thesis examined the use of this beam in both imaging and treatment applications for improved image quality and dose fall-off, respectively.
Outside of work, Jenny enjoys cooking/baking, spending time with friends and family, going sailing and visiting Prudence Island.
Julia is a Californian turned East Coaster who discovered her passion for Medical Physics through her love of physics and interest in healthcare. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Physics from UC Berkeley, where she was first introduced to radiation detection through an experiment using gamma ray spectroscopy to determine the minimum spatial separation distance between radioactive sources. She went on to earn her Master of Science in Medical Physics from Brown University. Her thesis focused on how differing radiomics workflows can influence outcome predictions for non-small cell lung cancer. During graduate school, she gained clinical experience by working as a quality assurance technician in the Radiation Oncology department at Rhode Island Hospital. Outside of work, Julia enjoys cooking, running and Pilates, reading, traveling, and spending time with her friends, family, and two cats.