David Anthony Jaffray (born 1966) is a

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. He is the inaugural chief technology and digital officer at the

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. Jaffray is the inventor, together with John Wong and

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, of on-line volumetric kv- imaging guidance system for

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Early life and education

Jaffray was born in 1966 in

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, Canada. He was one of 10 children and grew up on a farm. After completing his

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degree in physics at the

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, Jaffray was recruited by Jerry Battista to apply to the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jaffray, David Canadian physicists Living people 1966 births Scientists from Alberta Medical physicists Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Academic staff of the University of Toronto University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center faculty