Medical Management

Objective: To work in a challenging radiation therapy department exercising my creativity and problem solving skills as a dosimetrist, creating custom plans for cancer patients.

Education:

Jefferson School of Health Professions, Philadelphia, PA September 2012 – August 2013

B.S. in Medical Dosimetry, GPA 3.65

Misericordia University, Dallas, PA January 2009 - December 2011

B.S. in Medical Imaging, GPA 3.94

Experience:

Helen F. Graham Cancer Center, Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE September 2014 – Present

Jefferson Medical Dosimetry Student Clinical Site

Proficient in utilizing Pinnacle v. 9.8 plans for traditional fields, 3D conformal, forward planning and IMRT techniques, as well as electron therapy.

Large facility with seven linear accelerators, multiple doctors, and treatment of a variety of disease sites.

Use of Mosaiq as a patient management system, and navigation of history using iSite and Powerchart

Able to import images from a variety of sources using Mosaiq Data Director and iSite, and to fuse in Pinnacle or Raystation

Experience with recreating old treatment fields and combining with new plans to estimate total dose distributions

Stringent dose tolerances with protocol-based constraints

Physics and Dosimetry Services, Inc., Bayonne, NJ April 2014 – June 2014

Sole Dosimetrist for Radiation Oncology department at Bayonne Medical Center

Plans created for an Elekta Synergy Linac machine with 5 and 10 MV energies

Utilized Pinnacle Version 9.2 to create plans using traditional fields, 3D conformal, forward planning, IMRT, and VMAT

Utilized Raystation TPS v. 4.0.3 for rigid and deformable fusion as well as for creating contours

Created electron plans and templates for blocks for clinical setup of electron therapy

Assisted in CT simulation using the GE Discovery PET/CT 600, and processing the images afterwards to aid the doctor in tumor definition

Familiar with Mosaiq patient management system and Radcalc for MU verification

Also performed billing, calendar building and scheduling functions

Helen F. Graham Cancer Center, Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE October 2012 – August 2013

Jefferson Medical Dosimetry Student Clinical Site

Educated in treatment planning on Pinnacle TPS V. 9.0 plans for traditional fields, 3D conformal, forward planning and IMRT techniques, as well as electron therapy.

Assisted in CT simulations on Siemens Somatom Sensation, creating thermoplast masks and Vac-Lok immobilization devices.

Rotated through CyberKnife and HDR brachytherapy planning, using Cyberknife Multiplan and Oncentra brachytherapy treatment planning systems

Hughes Cancer Center, Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg, PA August 2011 – December 2011

Misericordia Radiography Student – Radiation Therapy Internship

Aided in CT simulation for planning purposes, creating custom immobilization devices including thermoplast masks and alpha cradles

Assisted in patient setup and radiation treatment on Varian Truebeam Linacs and HDR suite

Assisted in daily and monthly QA Procedures

Manufactured Cerrobend blocks for electron beams

Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock and Moses Taylor Hospital, Scranton, PA January 2010- August 2011 Misericordia Radiography Student

Performed X-ray, fluoroscopy, and CT procedures

Gained experience in procedures utilized in ER, OR, ICU, and NICU settings

Misericordia University, Dallas, PA January 2010 – May 2012

Tutor for Medical Imaging, Physics, Research Methods, and Statistics.

Honors and Awards:

Lambda Nu Honors Society December 2011

Charlotte Newcombe Scholarship at Misericordia University 2009 – 2011

Certification:

Medical Dosimetry Certification Board (MDCB), CMD February 1, 2014

American Registry of Radiologic Technologies (ARRT), R.T. (R) December 2011

Diagnostic Radiography (scored in the 99th percentile)

CPR Certification and BLS Renewed November 2015

Professional Societies:

American Association of Medical Dosimetrists (AAMD) November 2013 – present

Activities:

Cross training January 2013 – August 2013

-Cross-trained on CMS XIO and Eclipse on sample patients in a classroom environment.

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