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                                                                       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 - March 2025
                        Able Medical Solutions, Inc.
                        12155 Warwick Circle, Parrish, FL 34219
                        Email: [email protected]
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
       CHI Memorial Ringgold ,Georgia:                                                     October 2023 - June 2024
       External Beam clinical support - SRS/SRT, SBRT, APBI
       Varian TB, Eclipse, & ARIA, RT Align; RadCalc and
       Radformation evaluation tools.
       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:
  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. 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
  1. 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 
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. CM Able, J Esham. “Reducing Accelerator Downtime – Log Monitoring and Active Management”. Med Phys 44(7) (2017): SU-I-GPD-P-1
  6. 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
Professional Association Editorial Articles:
  1. AAPM Newsletter May/June 2008: Getting credentialed of Advanced Technology Clinical Trials: One Physicist’s Experience
  2. ASTROnews June 2010: IHE-RO: Registration of Multi-Modality Images
  3. ASTROnews Sept 2010: IHE-RO: Creating Building Blocks for the Future
  4. ACR Bulletin March 2011: Radiation Therapy, Reintegrated
  5. 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 
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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
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