Education
- BS, Physics: Austin Peay State University (2014)
- MS, Medical Physics: Georgia Institute of Technology (2015)
- PhD, Nuclear and Radiological Engineering: Georgia Institute of Technology (2018)
- Residency, Therapeutic Medical Physics: Emory University (2021)
Biography
Joseph Harms, PhD is an assistant professor of radiation oncology at Washington University School of Medicine. His areas of expertise within radiation therapy include proton therapy, online adaptive radiation therapy, and automated treatment planning. Dr. Harms’ research broadly focuses on incorporation of novel technology into the clinic. Recently, he has led a Radiation Oncology Institute-funded project focusing on radioluminescent imaging for real-time quality assurance of proton FLASH beams. Dr. Harms’ has published over 35 peer-reviewed journal articles, with presentations at regional, national, and international conferences. He serves as an associate section editor for the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, and serves as a regular reviewer for several journals, including Medical Physics, Physics in Medicine and Biology, and Practical Radiation Oncology.
Before joining the Division of Medical Physics in 2024, he served as an assistant professor of radiation oncology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where his clinical services included proton therapy physics and adaptive therapy using the Varian Ethos system, in addition to leading UAB’s working group on Clinical Deployment of Autoplanning. Prior to joining the faculty at UAB, Dr. Harms completed his MS and PhD degrees from Georgia Tech and his medical physics residency at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.