Yulia Lyatskaya
Overview
Yulia Lyatskaya, PhD, DABR, is an associate professor and serves as director of physics implementation and innovation in the Division of Medical Physics of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine.
Prior to joining Emory, Dr. Lyatskaya was associate director of the Harvard Medical Physics residency and certificate program. She was also chief of dosimetry at Brigham and Womens Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Prior to her time at Harvard, she was a research associate at Carnegie Mellon University.
Dr. Lyatskaya earned her PhD in physics and mathematics at the Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg, Russia. She holds a Master of Science in physics from Leningrad State University.
Dr. Lyatskaya is a recognized educator and was awarded Mentor of the Year in 2012 by the Harvard Medical Physics Residency Program and Faculty Award for Education from Brigham and Womens Hospital in 2024. Her research focuses on implementing new technologies into the clinic to improve efficiency, quality and safety.
Academic Appointment
- Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine
Education
Degrees
- PhD from Institute of Macromolecular Compounds
- MS from Leningrad State University
Research
Publications
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Pulsed beam monitoring for electron FLASH.
Med Phys Volume: 52 Page(s): 1810 - 1822
03/01/2025 Authors: Morris T; Rajapakse A; Lyatskaya Y; Zygmanski P; Bredfeldt J; Sajo E; Brivio D -
Perspectives on program duration and research: A survey of graduates of a 3-year medical physics residency program.
J Appl Clin Med Phys Volume: 26 Page(s): e14534
01/01/2025 Authors: Hurwitz M; Gierga DP; Winey B; Zygmanski P; Kiger WS; Lyatskaya Y -
Improving Management and Compliance of Radiation Therapy Linear Accelerator Quality Assurance Program With Automated Tracking Tools.
Adv Radiat Oncol Volume: 9 Page(s): 101469
05/01/2024 Authors: Lyatskaya Y; Killoran J; Kukluk J; Cormack R; Quirk S -
Impact of Prepectoral vs. Subpectoral Tissue Expander Placement on Post-mastectomy Radiation Therapy Delivery: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Volume: 11 Page(s): e5434
12/01/2023 Authors: Copeland-Halperin LR; Lyatskaya Y; Bellon JR; Dey T; Carty MJ; Barbie T; Erdmann-Sager J -
Combined clinical and research training in medical physics in a multi-institutional setting: 13-year experience of Harvard Medical Physics Residency Program.
J Appl Clin Med Phys Volume: 24 Page(s): e13806
01/01/2023 Authors: Lyatskaya Y; Winey B; Kiger WS; Hurwitz M; Zygmanski P; Makrigiorgos GM; Bortfeld TR; Doppke KP; Lu X-Q; Chin LM -
Less Time Is Less Motion: Analysis of Practical Efficiencies Gained With a Modified Workflow Integrating Planar kV Midimaging With CBCT for Spine Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy.
Adv Radiat Oncol Volume: 7 Page(s): 100961
01/01/2022 Authors: Hu DY; Xu Y; Chen Y-H; Khosravi M; Lyatskaya Y; Bredfeldt JS; Hacker FL; Balboni TA; Spektor A; Cagney D -
Conditional random fields for phase-based lung feature tracking with ultra-low-dose x-rays.
Med Phys Volume: 46 Page(s): 2337 - 2346
05/01/2019 Authors: Jerg KI; Lyatskaya Y; Stratemeier J; Hesser JW; Aschenbrenner KP -
Feasibility of using single photon counting X-ray for lung tumor position estimation based on 4D-CT.
Z Med Phys Volume: 27 Page(s): 243 - 254
09/01/2017 Authors: Aschenbrenner KP; Guthier CV; Lyatskaya Y; Boda-Heggemann J; Wenz F; Hesser JW -
Prospective assessment of deep inspiration breath-hold using 3-dimensional surface tracking for irradiation of left-sided breast cancer.
Pract Radiat Oncol Volume: 5 Page(s): 358 - 365
01/01/2015 Authors: Tanguturi SK; Lyatskaya Y; Chen Y; Catalano PJ; Chen MH; Yeo W-P; Marques A; Truong L; Yeh M; Orlina L -
Automation of clip localization in Digital Tomosynthesis for setup of breast cancer patients.
Phys Med Volume: 29 Page(s): 75 - 82
01/01/2013 Authors: Ng SK; Lyatskaya Y; Stsepankou D; Hesser J; Bellon JR; Wong JS; Zygmanski P