Dr. Leon Dunn, BSc (Hon 1), PhD, MACPSEM, CMPS

Dr. Leon Dunn is currently the Deputy Chief Medical Physicist for GenesisCare (Victoria). Dr. Dunn completed his BSc at RMIT in Applied Physics with 1^st class Honours and continued at RMIT to undertake a PhD in Medical Physics. Dr. Dunn’s Doctoral Thesis was on the impact of motion on treatment planning during stereotactic radiotherapy of lung cancer.

Towards the end of his PhD in 2011 he helped establish the Australian Clinical Dosimetry Service before leaving in 2014 to begin his clinical training at Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Wellness Centre, Epworth Radiation Oncology and finally ICON Cancer Centre. In 2017 he was awarded the prestigious Boyce Worthley Young Achiever Award which is given for a significant contribution to the profession of physical and engineering sciences in medicine by the Australian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine.

Dr. Dunn has published over 40+ research papers and continues to be active in research. His current interests are automation for clinical processes, stereotactic radiotherapy and innovative treatment techniques.