Wonmo Sung

Wonmo Sung

Medical Physicist

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Associate Professor at the College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea

  • Education

    • 한국과학기술원 / KAIST

      2006 - 2011
      Bachelor of Science (BS) Physics

      Activities and Societies: KAIST Orchestra

    • 서울대학교 (Seoul National University)

      2013 - 2018
      Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Medical Physics Honors

      CAMPEP-accreditedAwarded Graduate School High HonorsSupervised by Dr. Sung-Joon Ye & Dr. Il-Han KimBiological modeling (RBE) of nanoparticle radiation thearpy

    • 서울대학교 (Seoul National University)

      2011 - 2013
      Master of Science (MS) Medical Physics

      CAMPEP-accreditedPacemaker malfunction in radiation therapyCommissioning experiences of Varian TrueBeam, Trilogy, and Clinac ix

  • Experience

    • Jeju National University, Republic of Korea

      Mar 2013 - Feb 2014
      Medical Physicist

      Treatment Planning (> 50 patients) using the Varian Eclipse for the three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT), Electron therapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), volumetric-modulated radiation therapy (VMAT) Quality assurance (QA - daily, monthly, annual) of Varian IX medical linear accelerator, on-board imaging and cone-beam computed tomography (OBI-CBCT) systems, electronic portal imaging devices (EPID)Patient specific QA using MAPCHECK2 (IBA) for IMRT & VMATIn-vivo dosimetry using MOSFET (Best Medical)Chart checkPhysics Consulting Show less

    • Massachusetts General Hospital

      Jun 2016 - Dec 2016
      Visiting Scholar / PhD Candidate

      Supervised by Dr. Harald Paganetti & Dr. Jan Schuemannnanoparticle radiation therapy, proton therapy

    • Harvard Medical School

      Apr 2018 - Sept 2020
      Postdoctoral Research Fellow

      Supervised by Dr. Harald Paganetti & Dr. Clemens GrassbergerMathematical modeling of the immuno-radiation therapy

    • The Catholic University of Korea

      Sept 2020 - now

      Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine

      • Associate Professor

        Mar 2025 - now
      • Assistant Professor

        Sept 2020 - Feb 2025
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Wonmo Sung
      ASTRO Basic/Translational Science Junior Investigator Award American Society for Radiation Oncology Aug 2019
    • Awarded to Wonmo Sung
      Student/Youth Paper Competition Award Korean Nuclear Society May 2017
    • Awarded to Wonmo Sung
      Young Scientist Award Korean Society of Medical Physics Sep 2013
    • Awarded to Wonmo Sung
      Presidential Scholarship Korea Student Aid Foundation (KOSAF) Mar 2006 Awarded by Korea President 40K USD