Office
(631) 444-2906
Email
paul.vaska@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Stony Brook Medicine
Department of Radiology
HSC Level 4, Room 120
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8460
Paul Vaska, PhD
Professor, Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology,
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Research Program
Imaging, Biomarker Discovery and Engineering Sciences
Department
Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology
Research Interest
My group develops quantitative PET techniques, especially for the human brain and in preclinical models with an emphasis on the underlying physics. We have pioneered multiple new types of medical imaging instrumentation and data processing algorithms. In particular, with a team at Brookhaven National Laboratory we developed the RatCAP conscious animal PET scanner and one of the first simultaneous PET/MRI imaging systems.
We have developed and are now testing a high-resolution, MRI-compatible PET scanner for imaging primary breast cancer lesions, with a focus on understanding intratumoral heterogeneity, it’s evolution over time, and it’s clinical impact.
Education
Post Doc, Research Physicist, ADAC/UGM Medical Systems, 1997-2000
PhD, Nuclear Physics, Stony Brook University, 1997
MA, Physics, Stony Brook University
BA, Physics, Clarkson University
Publications
A complete list of publications can be found HERE.