Teh Lin, Fox Chase Cancer Center Medical Physicist, Named Fellow of Prestigious Medical Association

Teh Lin, PhD, DABR, FAAPM, an associate professor in Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Department of Radiation Oncology, has been named a Fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM).

“I’m thrilled to receive this recognition. It’s such an honor to be able to represent AAPM in this way,” she said. Lin is a medical physicist, a clinician who oversees effective radiation treatment and develops and tests the scanning and imaging equipment used. AAPM fellows are distinguished individuals who have made significant contributions to the organization and the field of medical physics.

“It is an immense accomplishment to become a fellow of the AAPM,” said Eric M. Horwitz, MD, FABS, FASTRO, Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Fox Chase and the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. “We’re incredibly proud of Dr. Lin and are very fortunate to have her on our team.”

Lin has been at Fox Chase since 2005, when she came for a three-year medical physics residency. In her final year, she was chief resident. Following her residency, she was made an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2020.

She earned her doctorate in electrical engineering and computer science from the University of Michigan and her Bachelor of Science in nuclear science from the National Tsing Hua University in Hsinchu, Taiwan.

Lin has been involved with the AAPM since 2005 and has contributed to over 130 publications covering a wide array of subject areas, including motion artifacts and laser-accelerated proton therapy.

The AAPM is an organization of medical physicists who work to improve their field through the implementation of science, education, and professional training. The organization, which was founded in 1958 and boasts over 8,000 members, continuously produces research that improves the care and safety of patients.

In addition to her work with the AAPM and Fox Chase, Lin has served as the lead physicist on several projects. She is a member of both the American Society for Radiation Oncology and the International Organization for Medical Physics. She is also on the editorial board for the Journal of Cancer Research and Cellular Therapeutics and a reviewer for several other journals in medical physics and radiation oncology.

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Fox Chase Cancer Center (Fox Chase), which includes the Institute for Cancer Research and the American Oncologic Hospital and is a part of Temple Health, is one of the leading comprehensive cancer centers in the United States. Founded in 1904 in Philadelphia as one of the nation’s first cancer hospitals, Fox Chase was also among the first institutions to be designated a National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center in 1974. Fox Chase is also one of just 10 members of the Alliance of Dedicated Cancer Centers. Fox Chase researchers have won the highest awards in their fields, including two Nobel Prizes. Fox Chase physicians are also routinely recognized in national rankings, and the Center’s nursing program has received the Magnet recognition for excellence sixconsecutive times. Today, Fox Chase conducts a broad array of nationally competitive basic, translational, and clinical research, with special programs in cancer prevention, detection, survivorship, and community outreach. It is the policy of Fox Chase Cancer Center that there shall be no exclusion from, or participation in, and no one denied the benefits of, the delivery of quality medical care on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, disability, age, ancestry, color, national origin, physical ability, level of education, or source of payment.

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