Medical physics in radiation therapy

Yong Ke, Ph.D., DABR

**** ******** **., **** *********, MO 63701

Phone: 573-***-**** (C), E-Mail: ********@*****.*** HIGHLIGHT OF EXPERTISE:

• Radiation therapy (RT) equipment commissioning and machine QA (TG 142, etc. based)

• Extensive experience in SRS and SBRT treatment planning and system QA

• RT treatment planning in 3D, IMRT, HDR, LDR, Prostate Seed Implant

• Many IROC RTOG protocols and their credential tests

• ACR accreditation preparation and application

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging

• Academic research project designs and grant proposal writing / application

• Medical physics theory and teaching in radiation therapy and diagnostic radiology CERTIFICATE & LICENSE:

Diplomate of ABR in Therapeutic Radiologic Physics Missouri Qualified Expert in Medical Physics

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. University of Minnesota (Medical Physics) 1993 M.S. Montana State University (Physics) 1986

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING:

Department of Radiology, Univ. of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN 1993-1994

Department of Radiological Sciences, Univ. of California Los Angles, CA 1994-1996

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Researcher 1996-1998

Dept. of Radiological Sciences, UCLA

Los Angeles, CA

Instructor, Medical Physicist, 1998-2004

Neuroimaging Center, McLean Hospital

Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Medical Physicist 2004-2010

Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Loyola University Medical Center Maywood, IL

Senior Medical Physicist 2010-2012

Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Comprehensive Blood and Cancer Center Bakersfield, CA

Senior Medical Physicist 2012-Present

Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Saint Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau, MO

Experiences in Radiation Therapy

• Preparation and application for ACR Accreditation

• 2D, 3D and IMRT treatment planning with external photon beams

• SRS and SBRT treatment planning and QA on Cyberknife and other medical LINACs

• Elekta, Varian LINACs and Cyberknife system commissioning and QA (TG 142, etc. based)

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192Ir HDR treatment planning and machine QA on Varian GammaMed Plus, VariSource and Neucletron Afterloaders

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125I, 131I, and 192Ir LDR temporary and permanent brachytherapy and seed implants

• MONACO, CMS Focus/Xio, Varian Eclipse treatment planning systems

• Mosaiq /IMPAC and Varian Aria EMR systems, Chart rounds and weekly chart checks

• Radiation shielding design and survey

• Landauer MicroStar, TLDs, MOSFET and diodes for patient specific in vivo dosimetry

• Various electrometers, ion chambers and QA Softaware for medical physics QA

• Sun Nuclear 3D Scanner, iba Blue Phantom

• TG 51 absolute dose calibration on high energy photon and electron beams

• Various film dosimetry and analysis systems

• Various RT QA techniques and devices, including iba and SNC QA products and various End- to-End tests.

• Design and implement customized QA program for radiotherapy services

• TBI treatment and planning, superficial X-ray therapy planning and system QA

• Radiation physics lectures for technologists and Medical Residents

• State and Federal regulatory inspections and radiation safety MAJOR COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: 1992-American Association of Physicists in Medicine 1991-International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 2002 -Member of Scientific and Organization Committee of International Conference on Bio- Spectroscopy

AWARDS, HONORS AND PATENTS:

2004 NARSAD Young Investigator Award

2002 US Patent: Y. Ke: Ratio Assessment of Creatine to Phosphocreatine Concentrations in vivo 2001 US Patent: Y. Ke: Two-Dimensional MR Spectroscopy Techniques (Patent #: 6,617,169) 1999 NARSAD Young Investigator Award

1996 National Research Service Award

FUNDING INFORMATION:

2004-2006: NARSAD Young Investigator Award PI Project: Multiparametric Assessment of NAA in Schizophrenia: A J-resolved one-dimensional MRS Study. 2001-2006: NIH/NIDA (R01 DA14178) Co-PI Project: High field MR Research in Drug Abuse: A Bioengineer Partnership.

1999-2003: Office of National Drug Control Policy (DA BT63-99-CC) Co-PI Project: High field Magnetic Resonance Research to Define the Effects and Improve the Treatment of Substance Abuse and Dependence.

1999-2001: NARSAD Young Investigator Award PI Project: In vivo Measurement of Brain Glutamate and GABA in Schizophrenia Using 2D MR Spectroscopy. PUBLICATIONS:

Sixteen Peer-Reviewed Publications available

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