Medical Assistant

Location:

Madison, WI

Posted:

March 12, 2015

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Resume:

BISHNU THAPA

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OBJECTIVE

To perform the clinical physics responsibilities necessary to enrich a successful radiotherapy clinic, to enhance clinical skills and to gain additional experiences.

EDUCATION

2013 – Present: Medical Physics Residency, CAMPEP Accredited; University of Wisconsin- Madison, Madison, WI, USA (expected graduation June, 2015)

2007 - 2013: PhD, Department of Physics and Astronomy (with concentration in Medical Physics), University of Kentucky, KY, USA, 2013 (Cumulative GPA: 3.92)

Dissertation Title: Development of a Patient Specific Image Planning System for Radiation Therapy

2011 - 2013: M.S., Radiological Medical Physics, CAMPEP Accredited; University of Kentucky, KY, USA, 2013

2007 – 2010: M.S., Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kentucky, KY, USA, 2010

2002 – 2004: Master of Science (M.Sc.), Central Department of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 2005

Dissertation Title: Case Study of Molecular Energy

1998 – 2001: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Physics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 2001

CERTIFICATION STATUS

Passed American Board of Radiology (ABR) Part 1: General Physics and Clinical (August 2012)

Eligible for ABR Part 2: Therapeutic Medical Physics (August 2015)

CLINICAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Patient Specific Quality Assurance

Initial and weekly patient chart checks

IMRT QA methods using Delta4, PTW Octavius and radiographic film (EDR)/ion chamber techniques

TomoTherapy DQAs using Delta4, Mapcheck 2.0 phantom and radiochromic film (EBT)

TLD calibration and analysis of patient treatment dosimetry

Machine Quality Assurance

Varian 600C, Varian 21EX, Varian 21Platinum (with OBI and CBCT), Varian Trilogy, Varian TrueBeam STX: Daily, Monthly, and Annual QA procedures

Varian 21EX: Commissioning

Preventative Maintenance Inspection on Varian 21Platinum

TomoHDA Treatment System: Acceptance Testing; Commissioning; Daily, Monthly and Annual QA procedures

GE Lightspeed CT Simulator: Daily, Monthly, and Annual QA procedures

EPID, OBI, and CBCT: Daily, Monthly, and Annual QA procedures

Experienced in operation of Varian 600C, Varian 21EX, Varian 21Platinum, Varian Trilogy, Varian TrueBeam STX, TomoTherapy Unit, ViewRay MR/Co-60 Treatment Unit and GE Lightspeed CT simulator

Treatment Planning

Treatment planning on CMS XiO and Philips Pinnacle planning systems for various cases: Irregular field clinical plans, 3D conformal radiation therapy (chest, brain, pelvis, rectum, abdomen cases, forward planned field breast cases, head and neck, extremity cases), IMRT(head and neck, prostate cases), SBRT, VMAT (lung, prostate, brain, head and neck), and SRS.

Brachytherapy

Daily, Quarterly, and Annual QA for a Varisource and a Nucletron HDR afterloader

Quarterly and Annual LDR sealed source inventories and QA

Semi-Annual Leak Test

Treatment planning on Nucletron Oncentra, Varian Brachyvision, Prowess, Variseed, and Plaque Simulator planning systems.

Planned, and delivered various HDR gynecological implants: Tandem &Ovoids with varying optimization techniques, Vaginal Cylinders, and Wright Applicator

Planned, delivered, and surveyed LDR prostate brachytherapy procedures including volume study, I -125 and Cs-131 seed assay, pre-planning and post-planning via Variseed planning systems

Planned, delivered, and surveyed LDR Au-198 and Cs-131 vaginal implants

Planned, and delivered HDR Breast (utilizing interstitial implant, Contura and SAVI)

Participated in Eye Plaque (I-125), Theraspheres (Y-90), Beta-Cath (Sr-90), and Xofigo (Ra-223) procedures

Pending Rotations

Shielding/site planning, special procedures (e.g. PRDR, TBI, TSET, IORT, Hyperthermia), stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), ViewRay, and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).

Miscellaneous

Strong programming skill with MATLAB (programming in Matlab since last 3 years in most part of my research work)

Experience with MOSAIQ Record and Verify System

Experience with ARIA Record and Verify System

Experience with MimVista software system

Experience with PIPSprosoftware System

Utilized deformable image registration for purposes of dose accumulation and adaptive treatment planning Experience with 4DCT imaging, structure delineation and planning

Experience with Welhofer and IBA dosimetry(OmniPro software) 3D water phantom

Proficient in using ion chambers, diodes, films, TLDs

Construction of Custom bolus and Cerrobend blocks for photon and electron beam therapy

Construction of EBRT patient molds/compensators

QA and calibration for diagnostic modalities including radiographic x-ray, fluoroscopy, cardiac catheterization, mammography, and MRI

Presented articles in departmental journal club and residency seminars

Research Experience

Graduate Research Assistant (2010- 2013) at University of Kentucky, Department of Radiation Medicine, KY, USA

Developed divergent ray algorithm that can predict the absolute values of tissue contrast that will be produced by a common radiotherapy planar imaging chain

Developed patient specific image planning system for radiation therapy

Research (2013-Present) at Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA

Feasibility study of total skin irradiation using helical Tomotherapy as a substitute of conventional six dual fields technique

Improving safe and accurate dose delivery to patients with cervical cancer using brachytherapy, and is working to make existing treatment planning faster, more accurate, and more efficient.

Other Research Interests

Novel image integration into radiotherapy

Adaptive radiotherapy

Deformable image registration

Plan quality metrics

TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE:

Graduate Research Assistant (2010- 2013) at University of Kentucky, Department of Radiation Medicine, KY, USA

Graduate Teaching Assistant (2007 - 2010) at University of Kentucky, Department of Physics, KY, USA

General College Physics Lab

Worked as lab instructor

Worked as super TA and was responsible for lab set up

Prepared classroom presentations and assignments.

Graded lab reports and quizzes

Helped students in office hours.

Assistant Professor (2005 - 2007) Department of Physics, Prithvi Narayan Campus, Institute of Science and Technology, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Taught all levels of graduate and undergraduate physics courses and supervised the lab works.

Supervised, assisted and evaluated graduate and undergraduate physics students.

Physics Lecturer (2005-2007) at Janapriya Multiple Campus, Pokhara, Nepal

Taught physics courses to higher secondary (10+2) school students.

Physics Lecturer (2005-2007) at Novel Academy, Pokhara, Nepal(2005-2007)

Taught A-level physics courses.

Physics Lecturer (2005-2007) at Cosmos International college, Pokhara, Nepal (2005-2007)

Taught A-level physics courses.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

American Association of Physicists in Medicine, AAPM

American Physical Society, APS

Nepal Physical Society, NPS, Nepal

PUBLICATIONS

Professional publications:

1. B. Thapa, and J. Molloy, “Feasibility of an image planning system for kilo- voltage image-guided radiation therapy,” Med. Phys. 40, 061303(1)- 061703(14), (2013).

2. B. Thapa, J. Zhang, and J. Molloy, “Prospective image planning in radiation

therapy for optimization of image quality and reduction of patient dose,” (Accepted in Physica Medica)

Published abstracts:

1. B.Thapa,J.Molloy, “ProspectiveImagePlanninginRadiationTherapy for Optimization of Image Quality and Reduction of Patient Dose”, Oral presentation at the 55th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), Indianapolis, IN; August 04- August 08, 2013.

2. B. Thapa, J. Molloy, “Development of Image Planning System for Radiation Therapy,” Poster presentation at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), Charlotte, NC; July 29- Aug 02, 2012, SU-E-J-178, Medical Physics, Vol. 39, No.6, Page 3693 (2012).

3. J. Molloy, B. Thapa, “Feasibility of a Quantitative, Patient-Specific Image Planning System for Radiation Therapy,” Poster presentation at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) and 2011 Joint AAPM/COMP meeting, Vancouver, B. C., Canada; July 31- Aug 04, 2011, SU-E-J-103, Medical Physics, Vol. 38, No.6, Page 3466 (2011).

SOCIAL SERVICE

Member of Nepali American Friendship Association (NAFA, Est. 2005): Actively working to help new Nepalese immigrants learn US culture, language etc.

REFERENCES

Rupak K. Das, Ph.D.

Professor, Director of Residency Program

Department of Human Oncology

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Email: *****@******.****. edu

Phone: 608-***-****

Janelle A. Molloy, Ph.D.

Professor, Director of Medical Physics

Department of Radiation Medicine