Charles Michael Able, MS, FACR
EDUCATION:
Frostburg State University 1982
Frostburg, Maryland
B.S, Mathematics; Psychology
The University of Texas 1987
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
Houston, Texas
M.S., Medical Physics
Relevant Training Course (most recent)
Seattle Prostate Institute, Swedish Medical Center 2006
Ultrasound-Guided Transperineal Brachytherapy
For Early Stage Prostate Cancer
Radiation Safety and Control Services, Inc 2009
Transportation of Radioactive Materials Course
Wake Forest University – Radiation Oncology 2010
Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiation Therapy
Varian Medical System, Las Vegas, Nevada 2015
TrueBeam Platform for Physicists (TB201)
Compliance Solutions, Denver, Colorado 2020
DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation
LICENSURE/REGISTRATION:
Maryland: Radiological Physicist 1989–2001
Virginia: Radiological Physics 1991-2021
North Carolina: Radiological Physicist 2003-2017
Florida: Therapeutic Radiological Physicist (TRP 479) 2014-Present
CERTIFICATION:
American Board of Radiology
Therapeutic Radiological Physics 1991
EMPLOYMENT:
Principal Medical Physicist 2020 - 2022
Able Medical Solutions, Inc.
12155 Warwick Circle, Parrish, FL 34219
Email: able_solutions@outlook.com
Providing clinical and managerial medical physics consulting services for radiation oncology practices. Radiation Safety Officer for HDR radioactive materials licenses as well as overall management of radiation safety program. In addition, direct and perform acceptance testing and commissioning of Varian accelerators, Eclipse treatment planning systems and various quality assurance systems and devices.
Contract Clinical Assignments and Development Projects
Implementation and Validation of clinical May 2022 - June 2023
software - Radformation Clear Check/Calc
Portal Dosimetry, other small projects
Archbold Memorial - Oncology Center September 2021 - April 2022
919 S. Broad Street
Thomasville, GA 31792
Dignatel Business Solutions LLC July 2021 - September 2022
Seattle, WA
Corporate Director of Medical Physics 2014-2020
Florida Cancer Specialists and Research Institute
8763 River Crossing Blvd, New Port Richey, FL 34655
Managing a team of 9 medical physicist and 13 dosimetrists performing SRS, SBRT, HDR, LDR seed implants, and radiopharmaceutical therapies. Responsible for eight radiation oncology centers treating an average of 325 external beam patients daily – ten Varian linear accelerators, 2 mobile GammaMed HDR, 4 PET-CT Simulators, 4 CT Simulators, and 3 dose calibrators. Responsible for oversight of day to day medical physics operations, equipment service contracts, project development, and technology strategic planning. Radiation Safety Officer for HDR RML as well as overall management of radiation safety program for the radiation therapy department. Directed and performed acceptance testing and commissioning of 5 Varian True Beam accelerators in 5 years.
Adjunct Assistant Professor 2015 - 2017
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Department of Radiation Oncology
Medical Center Blvd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1030
Instructor 2001 - 2002
Assistant Professor 2003–2014
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Department of Radiation Oncology
Medical Center Blvd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1030
Clinical Physicist
– WFU Comprehensive Cancer Center 2012 – 2014
Programs: Co-Chair of the Continuous Quality Improvement Committee. Lead physicist in program transformation to attain ACR accreditation for our network of radiation oncology centers; Performed commissioning of a Varian TrueBeam accelerator (Summer 2012).
Lead Physicist – High Point-WFU Regional Practice 2001- 2012
Programs: Only radiation oncology facility in WFU network to receive ACR accreditation; one of only three facilities in the state of NC to be accredited. TPS modeling completed for SBRT program development, implemented IGRT program, IMRT, 3-D Treatment Planning, Intravascular Brachytherapy, High Dose Rate Brachytherapy, Single and Multi-Lumen Partial Breast HDR Treatment Technique and Digital Imaging.
Systems: Acceptance testing and commissioning of Guidant Galileo Intravascular
Brachytherapy unit, Varian VariSource High Dose Rate Brachytherapy System,
Varian Eclipse 3-D Treatment Planning System, Kodak ACR200i Digital
Imaging System, Commissioning of a new Varian 21SCX (2003) and Varian iX (2007) linear accelerator, On-Board Imaging system.
Research Grants: Translational Science Institute (Wake Forest School of Medicine) Quality Award: Linear Accelerator Treatment Quality Control: Pilot Project Research Project - $4000: January 2009; Varian Medical System, Inc: Development of Accelerator Predictive Maintenance using Statistical Process Control Techniques - $330K: December 2011 - 2014.
Clinical Medical Physicist 1998–2001
Radiation Safety Officer
Washoe Health System
77 Pringle Way
Reno, Nevada 89502
Programs: Implemented Prostate Brachytherapy Program and 3-D Treatment Planning. Responsible for physics QA in radiation oncology, nuclear medicine, diagnostic radiology (60 tubes/year), and two mammography centers.
Systems: Completed acceptance testing and commissioning of Varian 21EX linear accelerator, ADAC Pinacle3,MMS Prostate Seed Planning System and two GE Light Speed CT Scanners
Chief Radiation Physicist 1989–1998
Radiological Physics Services
727 Kahn Drive
Pikesville, MD 21208
Programs: Performed calibrations and data preparation, shielding calculations, facility surveys and licensure to open four Radiation Oncology Centers in Maryland and Delaware. Implemented Prostate Brachytherapy Programs at two institutions.
Responsible for numerous diagnostic radiology and mammography centers.
Systems: Completed Acceptance Testing and Commissioning of six linear accelerators (Varian 2100’s, Philips SL15, Mitsubishi EL6) in Maryland, Delaware, and Washington D.C., two ROCS Treatment Planning Systems, several therapy simulators.
Medical Physicist 1992–1993
Rockville Radiation Care, Inc.
40 W. Gude Drive
Rockville, MD 21085
Programs: Performed calibrations and beam data analysis, shielding calculations, facility surveys and licensure to open four Radiation Oncology Centers in Maryland and Virginia.
Systems: Completed Acceptance Testing and Commissioning of four Varian 2100 linear accelerators, two ROCS Treatment Planning Systems, three therapy simulators.
Medical Physicist 1990–1992
Lancaster General Hospital
Radiology Department
555 North Duke Street
Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Programs: Responsible for physics QA in radiation oncology, nuclear medicine, and diagnostic radiology (over 60 tubes/year)
Medical Physicist 1988–1990
RADAMERICA, Inc.
9105 Franklin Square Drive, Suite 100
Baltimore, Maryland 21237
Programs: Responsible for physics supervision of four regional radiation oncology centers including HDR, LDR and radium needle implants.
Systems: Responsible for converting two centers from Cobalt-60 units to linear accelerators and commissioning MultiData treatment planning system.
Clinical Physicist 1987–1988
Biomedical Physics Division
University of New Mexico Cancer Center
Systems: Assisted in acceptance testing and commissioning Varian 2300 linear accelerator; Ir-192 prostate and breast implants.
Physics Consultant 1987–1988
13309 Mountain Road NE #108
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87112
Radiological Physics Technician 1983–1985
Radiological Physics Center ‑ Box 235
M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
1515 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77030
OTHER PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS AND INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE
High Point Regional Hospital
Member of Linear Accelerator Project 2002–2003
Member of Radiation Safety Committee 2001–2012
Authorized Medical Physicist 2008-2012
WFU-High Point Strategic Planning Committee 2001–2012
Wake Forest University School of Medicine:
Student Admissions Interviewer, 2002-2008
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
American College of Radiology 1989 –1997 & 2000 - Present
Committee Appointments
Practice Parameters & Standards 2013 – 2018
Chair – LDR Brachytherapy Physics Technical Standard 2013-2016
Co-Chair – HDR Brachytherapy Physics Technical Standard 2013- 2016
Member – IGRT Physics Technical Standard 2017 - 2018
American College of Radiology Fellow - Medical Physics 2020
American Association of Physicist in Medicine 1987-Present
Committee Appointments
Professional Economics 2002 - 2004
Allied Health Education Subcommittee 2002–2007
QA of Cooperative Clinical Trials Subcommittee/WG 2004
Clinical Trials Subcommittee/Work Group 2005–2011
Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise:
Radiation Oncology - Technical Committee 2017 – 2020
Radiation Oncology - Planning Committee 2017 – 2020
Radiation Oncology - Clinical Advisory Committee 2017 – 2020
American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 2008-Present
Committee Appointments
Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise:
Radiation Oncology Planning Committee 2006–2016
Radiation Oncology Planning Committee
Co-Chair of the Promotional Subcommittee 2010-2012
American Brachytherapy Society 2010-2013
Journal Articles:
Recent Abstracts
INVITED PRESENTATIONS:
American Association of Physicist in Medicine Southeast Chapter Meeting January 2022
Keynote Address: Physicist at the Intersection of Creativity & Science - The Power to Empower
American Association of Physicist in Medicine Florida Chapter Meeting Sept 2017
Presentation: Minimizing Accelerator Downtime
American Association of Physicist in Medicine Annual Conference August 2016
Presentation: Predicting Accelerator Dysfunction
Radiological Society of North America Annual Conference December 2014
Presentation: Predictive Maintenance of Medical Accelerators: A customized Dashboard Interface
Demonstration Video: Predictive Maintenance Customized Dashboard Interface
American Association of Physicist in Medicine Annual Conference July 2014
Presentation: Analysis of Accelerator Generated Log Files for Preemptive Maintenance
Radiological Society of North America Annual Conference December 2013
Presentation: Analysis of Predictive Maintenance of Linear Accelerator Beam Uniformity Using Statistical Process Control
American Association of Physicist in Medicine Annual Conference August 2013
Presentation: Effective Control Limits for Predictive Maintenance of Accelerator Beam Uniformity
Demonstration Video: Predictive Maintenance of Medical Linear Accelerators
Research Collaborations Meeting at VMS Imaging Laboratory March 2012
Presentation: Accelerator Predictive Maintenance (PdM) Using Statistical Process Control Techniques
Southeast Chapter-American Association of Physicist in Medicine April 2012
Presentation: Clinical Quality Control Metrics in Radiation Oncology
North Carolina IMRT/IGRT Symposium October 2010
Presentation: Statistical Process Control – A New Paradigm in Radiotherapy QA
16th International Conference on the Use of Computers in Radiation Therapy May 2010
IHE-RO: Use Cases - From Conception to the Clinic
North Carolina IMRT/IGRT Symposium July 2009
Presentation: IMRT/IGRT Patient Treatment: A Community Hospital Experience
International Congress on Medical Physics, Beijing, China Nov. 2008
Presentation: Linear Accelerator Quality Control Using Clinical Treatment
Delivery: A Feasibility Study
South Carolina State University October 2008
Presentation: Statistical Process Control: Linear Accelerator Mechanical
Quality Control
South Carolina State University October 2007
Presentation: Brachytherapy in Treatment of Prostate Cancer
American Association of Medical Dosimetrist Annual Conference June 2007
Presentation: Treatment Planning Quality Assurance in the Era of Image Guided Radiotherapy
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Nov 2006
International Conference on Quality Assurance and New Techniques in Radiation Medicine, Vienna, Austria
Presentation: New phantom design testing MR image transmission integrity
and image fusion in radiotherapy treatment planning
EDUCATION:
Frostburg State University 1982
Frostburg, Maryland
B.S, Mathematics; Psychology
The University of Texas 1987
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
Houston, Texas
M.S., Medical Physics
Relevant Training Course (most recent)
Seattle Prostate Institute, Swedish Medical Center 2006
Ultrasound-Guided Transperineal Brachytherapy
For Early Stage Prostate Cancer
Radiation Safety and Control Services, Inc 2009
Transportation of Radioactive Materials Course
Wake Forest University – Radiation Oncology 2010
Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiation Therapy
Varian Medical System, Las Vegas, Nevada 2015
TrueBeam Platform for Physicists (TB201)
Compliance Solutions, Denver, Colorado 2020
DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation
LICENSURE/REGISTRATION:
Maryland: Radiological Physicist 1989–2001
Virginia: Radiological Physics 1991-2021
North Carolina: Radiological Physicist 2003-2017
Florida: Therapeutic Radiological Physicist (TRP 479) 2014-Present
CERTIFICATION:
American Board of Radiology
Therapeutic Radiological Physics 1991
EMPLOYMENT:
Principal Medical Physicist 2020 - 2022
Able Medical Solutions, Inc.
12155 Warwick Circle, Parrish, FL 34219
Email: able_solutions@outlook.com
Providing clinical and managerial medical physics consulting services for radiation oncology practices. Radiation Safety Officer for HDR radioactive materials licenses as well as overall management of radiation safety program. In addition, direct and perform acceptance testing and commissioning of Varian accelerators, Eclipse treatment planning systems and various quality assurance systems and devices.
Contract Clinical Assignments and Development Projects
Implementation and Validation of clinical May 2022 - June 2023
software - Radformation Clear Check/Calc
Portal Dosimetry, other small projects
Archbold Memorial - Oncology Center September 2021 - April 2022
919 S. Broad Street
Thomasville, GA 31792
Dignatel Business Solutions LLC July 2021 - September 2022
Seattle, WA
Corporate Director of Medical Physics 2014-2020
Florida Cancer Specialists and Research Institute
8763 River Crossing Blvd, New Port Richey, FL 34655
Managing a team of 9 medical physicist and 13 dosimetrists performing SRS, SBRT, HDR, LDR seed implants, and radiopharmaceutical therapies. Responsible for eight radiation oncology centers treating an average of 325 external beam patients daily – ten Varian linear accelerators, 2 mobile GammaMed HDR, 4 PET-CT Simulators, 4 CT Simulators, and 3 dose calibrators. Responsible for oversight of day to day medical physics operations, equipment service contracts, project development, and technology strategic planning. Radiation Safety Officer for HDR RML as well as overall management of radiation safety program for the radiation therapy department. Directed and performed acceptance testing and commissioning of 5 Varian True Beam accelerators in 5 years.
Adjunct Assistant Professor 2015 - 2017
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Department of Radiation Oncology
Medical Center Blvd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1030
Instructor 2001 - 2002
Assistant Professor 2003–2014
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Department of Radiation Oncology
Medical Center Blvd.
Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1030
Clinical Physicist
– WFU Comprehensive Cancer Center 2012 – 2014
Programs: Co-Chair of the Continuous Quality Improvement Committee. Lead physicist in program transformation to attain ACR accreditation for our network of radiation oncology centers; Performed commissioning of a Varian TrueBeam accelerator (Summer 2012).
Lead Physicist – High Point-WFU Regional Practice 2001- 2012
Programs: Only radiation oncology facility in WFU network to receive ACR accreditation; one of only three facilities in the state of NC to be accredited. TPS modeling completed for SBRT program development, implemented IGRT program, IMRT, 3-D Treatment Planning, Intravascular Brachytherapy, High Dose Rate Brachytherapy, Single and Multi-Lumen Partial Breast HDR Treatment Technique and Digital Imaging.
Systems: Acceptance testing and commissioning of Guidant Galileo Intravascular
Brachytherapy unit, Varian VariSource High Dose Rate Brachytherapy System,
Varian Eclipse 3-D Treatment Planning System, Kodak ACR200i Digital
Imaging System, Commissioning of a new Varian 21SCX (2003) and Varian iX (2007) linear accelerator, On-Board Imaging system.
Research Grants: Translational Science Institute (Wake Forest School of Medicine) Quality Award: Linear Accelerator Treatment Quality Control: Pilot Project Research Project - $4000: January 2009; Varian Medical System, Inc: Development of Accelerator Predictive Maintenance using Statistical Process Control Techniques - $330K: December 2011 - 2014.
Clinical Medical Physicist 1998–2001
Radiation Safety Officer
Washoe Health System
77 Pringle Way
Reno, Nevada 89502
Programs: Implemented Prostate Brachytherapy Program and 3-D Treatment Planning. Responsible for physics QA in radiation oncology, nuclear medicine, diagnostic radiology (60 tubes/year), and two mammography centers.
Systems: Completed acceptance testing and commissioning of Varian 21EX linear accelerator, ADAC Pinacle3,MMS Prostate Seed Planning System and two GE Light Speed CT Scanners
Chief Radiation Physicist 1989–1998
Radiological Physics Services
727 Kahn Drive
Pikesville, MD 21208
Programs: Performed calibrations and data preparation, shielding calculations, facility surveys and licensure to open four Radiation Oncology Centers in Maryland and Delaware. Implemented Prostate Brachytherapy Programs at two institutions.
Responsible for numerous diagnostic radiology and mammography centers.
Systems: Completed Acceptance Testing and Commissioning of six linear accelerators (Varian 2100’s, Philips SL15, Mitsubishi EL6) in Maryland, Delaware, and Washington D.C., two ROCS Treatment Planning Systems, several therapy simulators.
Medical Physicist 1992–1993
Rockville Radiation Care, Inc.
40 W. Gude Drive
Rockville, MD 21085
Programs: Performed calibrations and beam data analysis, shielding calculations, facility surveys and licensure to open four Radiation Oncology Centers in Maryland and Virginia.
Systems: Completed Acceptance Testing and Commissioning of four Varian 2100 linear accelerators, two ROCS Treatment Planning Systems, three therapy simulators.
Medical Physicist 1990–1992
Lancaster General Hospital
Radiology Department
555 North Duke Street
Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Programs: Responsible for physics QA in radiation oncology, nuclear medicine, and diagnostic radiology (over 60 tubes/year)
Medical Physicist 1988–1990
RADAMERICA, Inc.
9105 Franklin Square Drive, Suite 100
Baltimore, Maryland 21237
Programs: Responsible for physics supervision of four regional radiation oncology centers including HDR, LDR and radium needle implants.
Systems: Responsible for converting two centers from Cobalt-60 units to linear accelerators and commissioning MultiData treatment planning system.
Clinical Physicist 1987–1988
Biomedical Physics Division
University of New Mexico Cancer Center
Systems: Assisted in acceptance testing and commissioning Varian 2300 linear accelerator; Ir-192 prostate and breast implants.
Physics Consultant 1987–1988
13309 Mountain Road NE #108
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87112
Radiological Physics Technician 1983–1985
Radiological Physics Center ‑ Box 235
M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
1515 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77030
OTHER PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS AND INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE
High Point Regional Hospital
Member of Linear Accelerator Project 2002–2003
Member of Radiation Safety Committee 2001–2012
Authorized Medical Physicist 2008-2012
WFU-High Point Strategic Planning Committee 2001–2012
Wake Forest University School of Medicine:
Student Admissions Interviewer, 2002-2008
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
American College of Radiology 1989 –1997 & 2000 - Present
Committee Appointments
Practice Parameters & Standards 2013 – 2018
Chair – LDR Brachytherapy Physics Technical Standard 2013-2016
Co-Chair – HDR Brachytherapy Physics Technical Standard 2013- 2016
Member – IGRT Physics Technical Standard 2017 - 2018
American College of Radiology Fellow - Medical Physics 2020
American Association of Physicist in Medicine 1987-Present
Committee Appointments
Professional Economics 2002 - 2004
Allied Health Education Subcommittee 2002–2007
QA of Cooperative Clinical Trials Subcommittee/WG 2004
Clinical Trials Subcommittee/Work Group 2005–2011
Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise:
Radiation Oncology - Technical Committee 2017 – 2020
Radiation Oncology - Planning Committee 2017 – 2020
Radiation Oncology - Clinical Advisory Committee 2017 – 2020
American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 2008-Present
Committee Appointments
Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise:
Radiation Oncology Planning Committee 2006–2016
Radiation Oncology Planning Committee
Co-Chair of the Promotional Subcommittee 2010-2012
American Brachytherapy Society 2010-2013
Journal Articles:
- Able, C.M., Mills, M.D., Hogstrom, K.R., McNeese, M.:Evaluation of a total scalp electron irradiation technique. Int J Radia Onc Biol Phys 1991 Sep;21 (4):1063-72.
- Able, C.M., Thomas, M.D.: Fundamental Reproducibility Test for the Phillips ADAC Pinnacle3. Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 2005 Aug:6(3):13-22
- Field, C., Able, C.M., Linton, N.: IHE-RO: Use Cases - From Conception to the Clinic. Proceeding of the 16th International Conference on the Use of Computers in Radiation Therapy 2010
- Rengan, R., Curran, B., Able, C., et al: Addressing Connectivity Issues: The Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise- Radiation Oncology (IHE-RO) Initiative. Practical Radiation Oncology,( 2011) 1, 226-231
- Able CM, Hampton CJ, Baydush AH, Munley MT.: Initial investigation using statistical process control for quality control of accelerator beam steering. Radiation Oncology 2011 6:180. doi:10.1186/1748-717X-6-180.
- Able, C.M., Bright, M., Frizzell, B.: “Quality Control of High-Dose-Rate Brachytherapy: Treatment Delivery Analysis Using Statistical Process Control”. Int J Radia Onc Biol Phys, 85 (2013), pp 828-833. doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.05.016
- Frizzell, B., Lovato, J., Foster, J., Towers, A., Lucas, J., Able, C.M.: “Impact of Bladder Volume on Radiation Dose to the Rectum in the Definitive Treatment of Prostate Cancer”. J of Community and Supportive Oncology, 13 (2015), pp 288-291.
- CM Able, AH Baydush, C Nguyen, J Gersh, A Ndlovu, et al. “A Model for Preemptive Maintenance of Medical Linear Accelerators – Predictive Maintenance”. Radiation Oncol. 2016; 11:36. doi: 10.1186/s13014-016-0602-1
- Nguyen, C.M., Baydush, A.H., Ververs, J.D., Isom, S., Able, C.M., Munley, M.T.: “Operational consistency of medical linear accelerators manufactured and commissioned in series”. Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology, 7 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tipsro.2018.05.001
Recent Abstracts
- Y Wang, J Park, J McCoy, C Able. “A Prospective Study of Prone Positioning in Whole-Breast Irradiation” , Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 2015: S2079
- CM Able, AH Baydush, C Nguyen, J Gersh, A Ndlovu, et al. “Predicting accelerator Dysfunction”. Med Phys 43(6):3754-3755 (2016). DOI: 10.1118/1.4957532
- R. Zakikhani, CM Able. “MLC Based SRS Beam Commissioning – Minimum Target Size Investigation”. Med Phys 43(6):3595-3595 (2016). DOI: 10.1118/1.4956759
- CM Able, R Zakikhani, K Yan, et al. “Photon Beam Matching Analysis at Multiple Sites Up to Twelve Years Post Installation”. Med Phys 43(6): 3576-3576 (2016). DOI: 10.1118/1.4956676
- CM Able, J Esham. “Reducing Accelerator Downtime – Log Monitoring and Active Management”. Med Phys 44(7) (2017): SU-I-GPD-P-1
- R. Zakikhani, H Lee, CM Able. “Portal Dosimetry for SRS/SBRT Patient Specific Plan Quality Control”. Med Phys 44(7) (2017): SU-I-GPD-T-494
- AAPM Newsletter May/June 2008: Getting credentialed of Advanced Technology Clinical Trials: One Physicist’s Experience
- ASTROnews June 2010: IHE-RO: Registration of Multi-Modality Images
- ASTROnews Sept 2010: IHE-RO: Creating Building Blocks for the Future
- ACR Bulletin March 2011: Radiation Therapy, Reintegrated
- AAPM Newsletter July/August 2011: IHE-RO: Use Cases - From System Incompatibility to Clinical Solutions
INVITED PRESENTATIONS:
American Association of Physicist in Medicine Southeast Chapter Meeting January 2022
Keynote Address: Physicist at the Intersection of Creativity & Science - The Power to Empower
American Association of Physicist in Medicine Florida Chapter Meeting Sept 2017
Presentation: Minimizing Accelerator Downtime
American Association of Physicist in Medicine Annual Conference August 2016
Presentation: Predicting Accelerator Dysfunction
Radiological Society of North America Annual Conference December 2014
Presentation: Predictive Maintenance of Medical Accelerators: A customized Dashboard Interface
Demonstration Video: Predictive Maintenance Customized Dashboard Interface
American Association of Physicist in Medicine Annual Conference July 2014
Presentation: Analysis of Accelerator Generated Log Files for Preemptive Maintenance
Radiological Society of North America Annual Conference December 2013
Presentation: Analysis of Predictive Maintenance of Linear Accelerator Beam Uniformity Using Statistical Process Control
American Association of Physicist in Medicine Annual Conference August 2013
Presentation: Effective Control Limits for Predictive Maintenance of Accelerator Beam Uniformity
Demonstration Video: Predictive Maintenance of Medical Linear Accelerators
Research Collaborations Meeting at VMS Imaging Laboratory March 2012
Presentation: Accelerator Predictive Maintenance (PdM) Using Statistical Process Control Techniques
Southeast Chapter-American Association of Physicist in Medicine April 2012
Presentation: Clinical Quality Control Metrics in Radiation Oncology
North Carolina IMRT/IGRT Symposium October 2010
Presentation: Statistical Process Control – A New Paradigm in Radiotherapy QA
16th International Conference on the Use of Computers in Radiation Therapy May 2010
IHE-RO: Use Cases - From Conception to the Clinic
North Carolina IMRT/IGRT Symposium July 2009
Presentation: IMRT/IGRT Patient Treatment: A Community Hospital Experience
International Congress on Medical Physics, Beijing, China Nov. 2008
Presentation: Linear Accelerator Quality Control Using Clinical Treatment
Delivery: A Feasibility Study
South Carolina State University October 2008
Presentation: Statistical Process Control: Linear Accelerator Mechanical
Quality Control
South Carolina State University October 2007
Presentation: Brachytherapy in Treatment of Prostate Cancer
American Association of Medical Dosimetrist Annual Conference June 2007
Presentation: Treatment Planning Quality Assurance in the Era of Image Guided Radiotherapy
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Nov 2006
International Conference on Quality Assurance and New Techniques in Radiation Medicine, Vienna, Austria
Presentation: New phantom design testing MR image transmission integrity
and image fusion in radiotherapy treatment planning