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Zohaib Iqbal, Ph.D.

Zohaib Iqbal, Ph.D.

Titles and Appointments

Assistant Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Radiation Oncology
  • Biography

    Zohaib Iqbal, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He is faculty in the Department’s Division of Medical Physics & Engineering and the lead physicist for the Vision RT surface-guided radiation therapy system.

    Dr. Iqbal received his bachelor’s degree in physics from The College of New Jersey as well as his Ph.D. in biomedical physics from the University of California, Los Angeles. He followed this by completing his radiation oncology medical physics residency training at UT Southwestern. Following graduation, he joined the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Department of Radiation Oncology as an Assistant Professor. In 2022, he returned to UT Southwestern’s Department of Radiation Oncology as faculty.

    Dr. Iqbal has been a reviewer for numerous publications, including the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics and the Cureus Journal of Medical Science. He is also an active reviewer of the Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. He is an active member of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM).

  • Research Interest
    • Adaptive radiation therapy
    • Artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine
    • MR spectroscopy
  • Publications
    Feasibility and Impact of a Radiation Therapy Technologist-Driven Workflow for Cone Beam Computed Tomography Guided Partial Breast Adaptive Radiation Therapy
    Parsons DD, Domal S, Chambers E, Salazar D, Visak J, Arbab M, Holgado F, Li XD, Okoro C, Wandrey N, Iqbal Z, Alluri P, Cai B, Keen H, Cleaton J, Godley A, Sher D, Badiyan S, Rahimi AS, Lin M International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2025
    Adaptive Radiation Therapy in Lymphomas: Indications, Early Experiences, and Future Directions
    Kumar KA, Zhong X, Iqbal Z, Geethakumari PR, Awan FT, Yilmaz E, Wolfe HR, Zahid M(, Li H, Mallik A, Parsons DD, Desai NB, Badiyan SN, Lin M, Timmerman RD, Kozak MM International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2025
    Establishing a Safety Net in X-Ray–Based Online Adaptive Radiation Therapy: Early Detection of Planning Deficiencies through Upstream Physics Plan Review
    Iqbal Z, Park YK, Parsons D, Godley A, Jiang S, Sher D, Badiyan S, Timmerman R, Lin MH International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 2025
    Mitigating Risks in Cone Beam Computed Tomography Guided Online Adaptive Radiation Therapy: A Preventative Reference Planning Review Approach
    Rahman M, Iqbal Z, Parsons D, Salazar D, Visak J, Zhong X, Wang S, Stanley D, Godley A, Cai B, Sher D, Lin MH Advances in Radiation Oncology 2024 Nov 9
    Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy for Cervical Cancer: Review and Potential Prognostic Applications
    Iqbal Z, Albuquerque K, Chan KL Cancers 2024 Jun 16
    Prospective Evaluation of Automated Contouring for CT-Based Brachytherapy for Gynecologic Malignancies
    Kraus AC, Iqbal Z, Cardan RA, Popple RA, Stanley DN, Shen S, Pogue JA, Wu X, Lee K, Marcrom S, Cardenas CE Advances in Radiation Oncology 2024 Apr 9
    Acute Toxicity of Total Body Irradiation Using Volumetric Arc Therapy With a Focus on the Effect of Lung Dose Rate
    Melton MK, Stanley DN, Iqbal Z, Keene KS, Simiele E, McDonald A Advances in Radiation Oncology 2024 Apr 9
    The accuracy of artificial intelligence deformed nodal structures in cervical online cone-beam-based adaptive radiotherapy
    Wang E, Yen A, Hrycushko B, Wang S, Lin J, Zhong X, Dohopolski M, Nwachukwu C, Iqbal Z, Albuquerque K Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology 2024 Jan 29
    Stability and reproducibility comparisons between deep inspiration breath-hold techniques for left-sided breast cancer patients: A prospective study
    Parsons D, Joo M, Iqbal Z, Godley A, Kim N, Spangler AE, Albuquerque K, Sawant A, Zhao B, Gu X, Rahimi A Journal of applied clinical medical physics 2023 May 24
    Dictionary learning compressed sensing reconstruction: pilot validation of accelerated echo planar J-resolved spectroscopic imaging in prostate cancer
    Joy A, Nagarajan R, Saucedo A, Iqbal Z, Sarma MK, Wilson N, Felker E, Reiter RE, Raman SS, Thomas MA Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine 2022 Aug 35 667-682
  • Honors & Awards
    • Dissertation Year Fellowship, UCLA
      (2017)
    • Magna Cum Laude Abstract Merit Award, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
      (2015)
    • Merit-Based Scholarship, The College of New Jersey
      (2012)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Association of Physicists in Medicine (2018)
    • American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) (2024)
    • American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) (2021)
    • Clinical Application of Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (2021)