Engineering Medical
Resume:
Kassia
Brynne
Kelly
St.
Apt.
51,
New
York,
NY
10031
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(717)
919-
5301
EDUCATION:
Columbia
University,
New
York,
NY
Master
of
Science
in
Medical
Physics,
December
2014,
GPA
3.64/4.00
Pennsylvania
State
University,
University
Park,
PA
Master
of
Science
in
Nuclear
Engineering,
May
2013,
GPA
3.93/4.00
Thesis:
“Implementation
of
the
ko-
Standardization
Method
at
the
Penn
State
Breazeale
Reactor”
Pennsylvania
State
University,
University
Park,
PA
Bachelor
of
Science
in
Nuclear
Engineering,
May
2011,
GPA
3.38/4.00
COURSEWORK
Clinical
Nuclear
Medicine
Physics,
Radiation
Therapy
Physics,
Advanced
Topics
in
Radiation
HIGHLIGHTS:
Therapy,
Health
Physics,
Diagnostic
Radiology
Physics,
Radiobiology,
Fundamentals
of
Radiation
Dosimetry,
Anatomy,
Nuclear
and
Radiochemistry,
Radiation
Detection
and
Measurement
EXPERIENCE:
NewYork-
Presbyterian
Hospital/Weill
Cornell
Medical
Center,
New
York,
NY
Volunteer
Nuclear
Medicine
Physicist,
February
2015
–
Present
- Perform
daily
gamma
counter,
well
counter,
dose
calibrator,
and
blood
volume
analyzer
calibrations
in
the
hot
lab
and
handle
received
radioactive
material
packages
- Complete
daily
calibration,
radioiodine
uptake
measurements,
and
weekly
chi-
square
tests
for
the
thyroid
probe
- Partake
in
daily
and
monthly
quality
control
testing
for
the
SPECT,
SPECT/CT,
and
PET/CT
machines
and
observe
the
various
patient
scans
to
become
familiarized
with
the
protocols
- Prepare
and
implement
NEMA
and
ACR
phantoms
and
sources
to
assess
system
performance
and
image
quality
for
acceptance
testing
of
the
newly
installed
PET/MR
and
SPECT
systems
- Observe
the
radiation
safety
specialist
as
he
instructs
I-
131
and
Lu-
177
treatment
patients
and
when
he
takes
dose
rate
measurements
in
the
Y-
90
treatment
angiography
suite
NewYork-
Presbyterian
Hospital/Columbia
University
Medical
Center,
New
York,
NY
Nuclear
Medicine,
Radiation
Therapy,
and
Diagnostic
Radiology
Practicum
Student,
June
2014
–
December
2014
- Participated
in
radiation
dose
measurements,
image
quality
assessments,
radiation
safety
procedures,
regulatory
compliance,
and
calibration
of
equipment
- Gained
first-
hand
experience
performing
quality
assurance
tests
for
SPECT,
PET,
CT,
linear
accelerator,
brachytherapy,
mammography,
MRI,
x-
ray
(mobile
and
fixed),
fluoroscopy
(mobile
and
fixed),
ultrasound,
and
angiography
machines
Penn
State
Radiation
Science
and
Engineering
Center,
University
Park,
PA
Graduate
Research
Assistant,
August
2011
-
May
2013
- Conducted
research
under
Dr.
Kenan
Unlu
on
the
implementation
of
the
ko-
standardization
method
used
to
analyze
the
chemical
composition
of
tree-
ring
samples
- Handled
hundreds
of
irradiated
samples
and
analyzed
their
collected
gamma
spectra
- Presented
research
findings
to
entire
reactor
staff
upon
completion
of
thesis
COMPUTER
SKILLS:
Varian
Eclipse,
MATLAB,
Microsoft
Word,
Microsoft
Excel,
Microsoft
PowerPoint
ACTIVITIES/
Student
Member
of
the
American
Association
of
Physicists
in
Medicine,
HONORS:
February
2014
–
Present
Department
Representative
of
Columbia
University
Engineering
Graduate
Student
Council,
September
2013
–
December
2014
- Organized
and
volunteered
at
engineering
graduate
student
events
and
provided
input
at
weekly
general
body
meetings
Member
of
Penn
State
Chapter
Alpha
Nu
Sigma
Honor
Society
for
Nuclear
Science
and
Engineering,
January
2013
–
May
2013
- Recognized
for
high
scholarship,
integrity,
achievement,
and
ranking
in
top
third
of
class
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