Dr. Åsa Carlsson Tedgren

Biography

Åsa Carlsson Tedgren is an Affiliated Researcher and Docent at Linköping University, specializing in medical radiation physics with a focus on radiation dosimetry and radiation therapy, particularly brachytherapy. Her research is supported by a Senior Clinical Investigator Award from the Swedish Cancer Society, allowing her to dedicate 70% of her time to research between 2018 and 2024. In addition to her research work at Linköping University, Åsa combines her role as a medical physicist at Karolinska University Hospital, where she is connected to the Centre for Medical Image Visualization (CMIV). Åsa has a rich academic background with a Master's degree obtained in 1995, certification as a hospital physicist in 1999, and a doctorate in Medical Radiation Physics completed in 2004. Her professional journey includes positions as a physicist at the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority and as an adjunct lecturer at Linköping University. Since 2012, she has held the title of Associate Professor in Medical Radiophysics and continues to teach medical radiation physics at LiU and Stockholm University. Åsa is also actively involved in training medical physicists through her contributions to ESTRO courses, where she teaches topics related to brachytherapy. Furthermore, Åsa supervises PhD students in the field of Radiological Sciences and mentors hospital physicists in Medical Radiation Physics and Nuclear Medicine at Karolinska.

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