ALUISIO CASTRO, MSc

Porto Arabia Tower **, apt 308 mobile: +974-********

Doha, Qatar e-mail: adcm2q@r.postjobfree.com

Education

Executive MBA, Coppead/UFRJ, Brazil, since 09/2017 - on hold

Master of Science, University of Heidelberg, Germany, 09/2014 - 02/2017

“Validation of RBE-weighted dose calculation for the open source treatment planning toolkit matRad”

Medical Physics Residency (Radiation Therapy), Sirio Libanes Hospital, Brazil - 2002

Bachelor of Science, Physics, University of São Paulo, Brazil - 1999

Work Experience:

Sr. Medical Physicist

Hamad Medical Corporation – Doha, Qatar

Since 02/2018

SGRT: Commissioning and Clinical Implementation of AlignRT. Responsible for Commissioning and Clinical Implementation of RayStation TPS. Cyberknife planning and QA (PSQA, Daily, Monthly and Annual QA). TG142 based Linac QA for Varian Clinac (iX and TX). Exactrac.

Deputy Technical Coordinator

Fundação do Câncer – Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

11/2016 to 02/2018

Design and implementation of a new radiation therapy department with a linear accelerator and HDR unit. Overseeing bunker construction, dealing with site licensing and managing the dosimetry equipment purchase. Coordinating ProRad-2, a Continuing Education National Program for Radiation Oncologists, Medical Physicists, Therapists and Nurses in Radiation Therapy.

Sr. Medical Physicist

Clinicas Oncologicas Integradas (COI) – Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

05/2015 to 09/2016

Leader in the implementation of the physics infrastructure of the Radiation Oncology Department equipped with an Elekta Versa HD linac, Nucletron MicroSelectron HDR Unit, Oncology Information System Mosaiq, Monaco and XiO Treatment Planning systems. Main tasks: i) commissioning of the linac, imaging systems (EPID and CBCT) and TPSs (Monaco and XiO); ii) establishment of IMRT, VMAT, SRS and SBRT (including 4DCT simulation, planning and gated treatment) external beam programs; iii) and I-125 LDR prostate implant and Ir-192 HDR brachytherapy programs. Iv) design and implementation of a comprehensive program of quality assurance based on TG142 standards and patient specific QA.

Medical Physics Coordinator

Oncologia D’Or – Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

02/2010 to 04/2015

I oversaw the physics infrastructure implementation of the Radiation Oncology Department equipped with a Brainlab Novalis Classic linac and Brainlab Exactrac System and a Varian Clinac iX (Millenium 120MLC), Aria OIS. I performed data collection and beam modeling for Varian Eclipse and Brainlab BrainScan TPS. The project also included linac, imaging systems (Exactrac), TPS (Varian Eclipse and Brainlab Brainscan) commissioning, IMRT, SRS (with cones and MLC) and Liver, Lung and Spine SBRT (including 4DCT simulation, planning and gated treatment) programs establishment in the teletherapy field and I-125 LDR prostate implant Brachytherapy. I also designed and implemented a comprehensive program of quality assurance including machine QA based on TG142 standards and patient specific QA. I was responsible for creating a residency program for medical physicist which involved contents, candidate selection process and teaching. In 2012 I became Coordinator of Medical Physics leading 11 other professionals. I also worked as Radiation Protection Officer.

Product Specialist/Consultant – Treatment Planning System

Prowess Inc. – Concord, CA, USA

04/2009 to 01/2012

I was responsible for beam modeling review, for Prowess Panther TPS on site applications and clinical training for new users. TPS Worldwide Support. I supported Marketing and Sales departments in technical related issues.

Medical Physics Support

Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Oncology Care Systems, Concord, CA, USA

10/2007 to 03/2009

Medical Physics support for customers, R&D, Sales and Marketing teams. Instructor for training onsite and local courses as Virtual Wedge, Clinical Implementation of IMRT, Artiste linac and 160MLC until the company decision to shut down the factory and go out of business.

Sr. Physicist Radiation Therapy

Hospital Sírio Libanês, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

02/2002 to 08/2007

I started as Jr. Medical Physicist and progressively took responsibility for chart reviewing, 2D, 3D, IMRT, LDR and HDR planning tasks (TMS Helax, Prowess Panther, Siemens Konrad and Brainlab BrainScan), machine and patient specific QA routines. I had opportunity to work in the implementation of MLC, Lantis OIS and lately the IMRT program. As Sr. Medical Physicist I was the implementation leader of the SRS program with a Moduleaf MLC-equipped Siemens Mevatron linac.

Teaching

Professional Master in Medical Physics, National Program of Education in Radiation Therapy (PRONON), Fundação do Cancer, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, 21 students

09/2016

Radiation Therapy Physics, Radiation Therapy and Nuclear Medicine Specialization Course for Technicians, Senac, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 30 students

03/2002 to 11/2002

Professional affiliation

American Association of Physicists in Medicine, 2008 – present

Brazilian Association of Medical Physics, 2002 – present

Certifications and Licenses

Radiation License (Number 2709) - State of Qatar

Radiation Therapy Physics Specialist (RT 186/983) by Brazilian Association of Medical Physics (ABFM) - 2002

Radiation Protection Officer (FT-0169) by National Commission of Nuclear Energy (CNEN) - 2002

Clinical Experience

3D Conformal, IMRT, VMAT, Linac-based and Cyberknife SRS and SBRT (Lung, Liver and Spine), Respiratory Gated Treatments.

I-125 Prostate Implant Low Dose Brachytherapy

Ir-192 High Dose Rate Brachytherapy

Technical experience

Advanced user of Varian Eclipse, Elekta Monaco and XiO, Accuray Multiplan and Precision, RayStation, Brainlab iPlan and Prowess Panther.

Oncology Information System: Aria and Mosaiq

Linac commissioning: Elekta Versa HD, Varian Clinac iX, Novalis Classic

Cyberknife planning and QA

Treatment Planning System Commissioning

Linac Quality Assurance Program (AAPM TG142)

SRS, IMRT and VMAT Patient Specific QA

Photon and Electron beams dosimetry (IAEA TRS-398)

Special Dosimetry equipment: PTW Octavius4D, PTW Ion Chamber array (729 and SRS), SunNuclear MapCheck and ArcCheck, PTW MP3 and IBA BluePhantom

SGRT with AlignRT

Scientific work:

References have been translated to English when work was in non-English

Published peer-reviewed articles

1.Campos, L, Carmén, C, Alves, VG, Castro, A, Almeida, A; DeAlmeida, CE. ”A method for an external quality audit programme in radiosurgery with TLDs and radiochromic film”. Medical Dosimetry

2.Castro, A, Nguyen, B; DeAlmeida, CE. “Determination of Tongue and Groove parameters for multileaf collimators”. Brazilian Journal of Medical Physics; 6(2):21-4, 2012.

3.Castro, A, Montenegro, C.R.B., Mundt, A. “Pelvic Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy”, Câncer Hoje (3), 11: 10-12, 2005.

Published non peer-reviewed articles

1.Faroni, L.; Castro, A. “Stereotatic Body Radiotherapy Benefits”. Onco& Nacional (5) 27: 26-29, 2015

Abstracts in conferences and workshops

1.Castro, A.; Ecker, S.; Ellerbrock, M.; Jäkel, O.; Karger C.; Bangert, M. “Evaluation of RBE-weighted dose calculation for the open source treatment planning toolkit matRad”. World Congress on Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering, Prague, Czech Republic, June 3rd to 8th, 2018.

2.Teixeira, F. C. S.; DeAlmeida, C. E.; Salmon Jr, H.; Castro, A. “Application of failure mode and effects analysis to evaluate the radiosurgery process in Rio de Janeiro”. In: II International Conference on Radiation and Dosimetry Various Fields of Research, 2014, Nis. conference proceedings, 2014.

3.Teixeira, F. C. S.; DeAlmeida, C. E.; Castro, A.; Salmon Jr, H.; M Saiful Huq. “A Prospective Study on Possible Cause of Failure in Radiosurgery Using Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) in Rio de Janeiro”. I Americas Congress of Medical Physics and XII Argentinean Congress of Medical Physics, Buenos Aires – Argentina, 2014.

4.Alonso, JL, Batista, D, Panichella, JD, Bardella, L, Castro, A. Daily Dosimetric Parameters Verification of Photon and Electron Beams with SunNuclear DailyQA System. 15th Brazilian Society of Radiation Oncology, Fortaleza, CE - Brazil, Jul 1-4, 2013.

5.Castro, A; Bardella, L; Panichella, J; Erlich, F; Batista, D. Pelvic Treatment Setup Differences Between Skin Markers Based and Bony References Using Brainlab Exactrac. 55th American Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, Aug 4-8, 2013.

6.Castro, A; Batista, D; Erlich, F; Panichella, JD; Bardella, L. “Respiratory Gated Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) Validation”. 14th Brazilian Society of Radiation Oncology, Curitiba, PR - Brazil, Jun 20-23, 2012.

7.Castro, A, Haddad, CK, Pelosi, EL, Capella, E, Mancini, A, Goncalves, VD, Silva, JLF. “Analysis of IMRT Quality Assurance Results of Sirio Libanes Hospital”. VI Brazilian Society of Radiotherapy, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, Oct 28-30, 2004.

8.Castro, A, Mancini, A, Pelosi, E., Silva, JLF., Haddad CK. “Definitions of Step and Shoot Prostate IMRT Planning Parameters Through Objective Function”. IX Brazilian Congress of Medical Physics, Rio de Janeiro RJ – Brazil, 2004

9.Castro, A, Silva, JLF, Haddad, CK, Pelosi, EL, Arruda FF. “Head and Neck Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy: Sirio Libanes Hospital Experience”. V Brazilian Society of Radiotherapy Annual Meeting, Natal, RN – Brazil, Sep 11-13, 2003.

10.Castro, A, Haddad, CK, Pelosi, EL, Capella, E, Cassese, M, A, Arruda, FF, Silva, JLF. “Dosimetric Qualitative Evaluation of IMRT Treatments with Radiographic Films in an Anthropomorphic Phantom”. VIII Brazilian Congress of Medical Physics, Porto Alegre, RS – Brazil, May 13-16, 2003

11.Castro, A, Mancini, A, Pelosi, E, Silva, JLF., Haddad CK. “Setup Patient Variation in Head and Neck Intensity Modulation Radiation Therapy Treatment - Institutional Protocol”. XIII CRILA Congress, Campos do Jordão, SP – Brazil, 2002

12.Castro, A; Abreu, CEV; Pelosi, EL; Canhoto, E; Silva, JLF; Haddad, CK. “Analysis of Spatial Setup Errors Distribution and Margin Definition in Prostate Conformal Radiation Therapy Treatment”. 31ª Sao Paulo State Meeting of Radiology, São Paulo SP – Brazil, Apr 14th, 2001

Book Chapter

1.Aluísio Castro. 2012. IMRT Quality Assurance Program: Typical Examples. In: Carlos E. De Almeida. Physical Basis of an IMRT Quality Assurance. Rio de Janeiro: Biology Institute /Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), 181-198

Presentations

Invited presentation in conferences and lectures in schools

1.Aluisio Castro, “Targets and Organs at Risk Definition, Dose Prescription in IMRT (a review of ICRU 50, 62 and 83)”. Refresh Course for Medical Physicists – National Education Program in Radiation Therapy, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 31st to Jun 4th, 2017.

2.Aluisio Castro, “IMRT types and Technologies”. Refresh Course for Medical Physicists – National Education Program in Radiation Therapy, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 31st to Jun 4th, 2017.

3.Aluisio Castro, “IMRT Basic Concepts: fluence, beamlets, constraints, objective function and inverse optimization”. Refresh Course for Medical Physicists – National Education Program in Radiation Therapy, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 31st to Jun 4th, 2017.

4.Aluisio Castro, “Prostate SBRT”. 2nd National Institute of Cancer Medical Physics Residency Meeting”, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sep 04-05, 2016.

5.Aluisio Castro, Renan Serrano, Laura Furnari. “Mini course: IGRT”. XX Brazilian Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug 12-15, 2015.

6.Aluisio Castro. “4D Imaging Overview: Treatment”. 17th Brazilian Society of Radiation Oncology, Foz do Iguacu, PR, Brazil, Jun 17-20, 2015.

7.Aluisio Castro. “SBRT and SRS QA: Main Aspects”. 16th Brazilian Society of Radiation Oncology, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Apr 30 - May 3, 2014.

8.Aluisio Castro. “Special Techniques: Lung SBRT with VMAT”. XIV Last Generation Radiotherapy and Quality Assurance Course. Sirio Libanes Hospital, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, Oct 23-24, 2014.

9.Aluisio Castro. “SBRT and SRS QA: Main Aspects”. XV Brazilian Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Apr 30 – May 3, 2014.

10.Aluisio Castro. “Adaptive Radiotherapy”. 14th Brazilian Society of Radiation Oncology, Curitiba, PR, Brazil, Jun 20-23, 2012.

11.Aluisio Castro. “Small Field Photon Dosimetry with Diode and Micro-Chamber”. 4th Congress of Radio-Chemotherapy and Brachytherapy, Cordoba, Argentina, Jun 12-15, 2013.

12.Aluisio Castro. “Physical Aspects of SRS and Spine SBRT”. 4th Congress of Radio-Chemotherapy and Brachytherapy, Cordoba, Argentina, Jun 12-15, 2013.

13.Aluisio Castro. “Adaptive Radiotherapy”. XVII Brazilian Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting, Salvador, BA, Brazil, Oct 8-11, 2012.

14.Aluisio Castro. “IMRT Quality Assurance”. XI Last Generation Radiotherapy and Quality Assurance Course. Sirio Libanes Hospital, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, Oct 27-28, 2011.

15.Aluisio Castro. “Frameless Stereotactic Radiotherapy”. XV Brazilian Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting, Aracaju, SE, Brazil, Aug 18-21, 2010.

16.Aluisio Castro. “Acceptance Criteria for Treatment Planning System Commissioning in SRS”. XIV Brazilian Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct 8-12, 2009

17.Aluisio Castro. “Physics Basis of Radiosurgery”. III Academic Congress of Medical Physics. Sao Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP – Brazil, May 19th, 2007.

18.Aluisio Castro. “Extensive Nasopharyngeal Tumor: Planning and Treatment”. V Last Generation Radiotherapy and Quality Assurance Course. Sirio Libanes Hospital, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, Sep 15-16, 2005.

19.Aluisio Castro. “Dynamic Wedge Quality Assurance”. Workshop on New Technologies in Radiotherapy. Hospital do Cancer, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, Aug 17, 2005.

20.Aluisio Castro. “Prostate and Lymph Nodal Irradiation” 35th Sao Paulo State Meeting of Radiology, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, Apr 21-24, 2005.

21.Aluisio Castro. “Step and Shoot IMRT: Practical Examples”. VI Brazilian Society of Radiotherapy Annual Meeting. Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, Oct 28-30, 2004.

22.Aluisio Castro. “Virtual Wedge” III Last Generation Radiotherapy and Quality Assurance Course. Sirio Libanes Hospital, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, Jul 10-11, 2003

23.Aluisio Castro. “Physical Aspects of Head and Neck IMRT” 33th Sao Paulo State Meeting of Radiology, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, May 01-04, 2003.

Seminars and Colloquia

1.Aluisio Castro. “Modern Techniques in Radiotherapy: Frameless Stereotatic Radiotherapy”. Radiological Sciences Laboratory of Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Mar 11, 2011.

Participation in conferences and workshops

61st American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting, Chicago, Sep 15-18, 2019.

World Congress on Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering, Prague, Czech Republic, June 3rd to 8th, 2018.

2nd National Institute of Cancer Medical Physics Residency Meeting”, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sep 04-05, 2016.

XX Brazilian Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug 12-15, 2015.

17th Brazilian Society of Radiation Oncology, Foz do Iguacu, PR, Brazil, Jun 17-20, 2015

XIV Last Generation Radiotherapy and Quality Assurance Course. Sirio Libanes Hospital, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, Oct 23-24, 2014.

56th American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Sep 14-17, 2014.

16th Brazilian Society of Radiation Oncology, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Apr 30- May, 3 2014.

XV Brazilian Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Apr 30 – May 3, 2014.

55th American Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, Aug 4-8, 2013.

4th Congress of Radio-Chemotherapy and Brachytherapy, Cordoba, Argentina, Jun 12-15, 2013.

XVII Brazilian Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting, Salvador, BA, Brazil, Oct 8-11, 2012.

14th Brazilian Society of Radiation Oncology, Curitiba, PR, Brazil, Jun 20-23, 2012

XI Last Generation Radiotherapy and Quality Assurance Course. Sirio Libanes Hospital, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, Oct 27-28, 2011.

53rd American Society for Radiation Oncology Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, Oct 2-6, 2011.

XV Brazilian Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting, Aracaju, SE, Brazil (2010)

ESTRO 2010 Modern Brachytherapy Techniques, Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Brazil, Feb 27- Mar 1, 2010.

XIV Brazilian Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct 8-12, 2009

IMRT/IGRT Symposium, Albert Einstein Hospital, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, Jun 29-30, 2007

V Last Generation Radiotherapy and Quality Assurance Course. Sirio Libanes Hospital, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, Sep 15-16, 2005.

Workshop on New Technologies in Radiotherapy. Hospital do Cancer, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, Aug 17, 2005.

35th Sao Paulo State Meeting of Radiology, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, Apr 21-24, 2005.

VI Brazilian Society of Radiotherapy Annual Meeting. Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, Oct 28-30, 2004.

III Last Generation Radiotherapy and Quality Assurance Course. Sirio Libanes Hospital, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, Jul 10-11, 2003

VIII Brazilian Congress of Medical Physics, Porto Alegre, RS – Brazil, May 13-16, 2003

33th Sao Paulo State Meeting of Radiology, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, May 1-4, 2003.

VI Brazilian Society of Radiotherapy, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, Oct 28-30, 2004.

44th American Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, Jul 14-18, 2002.

32th Sao Paulo State Meeting of Radiology, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, Ap 27-30, 2002

10th Anniversary High Dose Rate Brachytherapy in Latin America, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, Aug 4, 2001

I Last Generation Radiotherapy and Quality Assurance Course. Sirio Libanes Hospital, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, Jun 28-29, 2001

31th Sao Paulo State Meeting of Radiology, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, Apr 11-14, 2001

30th Sao Paulo State Meeting of Radiology, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, Apr 27-30, 2000

29th Sao Paulo State Meeting of Radiology, Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil, Apr 22-25, 1999

Awards/Honors/Recognitions

1.German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Scholarship - 2015

2.Best Radiotherapy Panel at the V Brazilian Society of Radiotherapy Annual Meeting, Natal, RN – Brazil, Sep 11-13, 2003: Castro, A, Silva, JLF, Haddad, CK, Pelosi, EL, Arruda FF. “Head and Neck Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy: Sirio Libanes Hospital Experience”.

3.1st Place in the Brazilian Association of Medical Physics (ABFM) Radiation Therapy Physics Specialist National Exam - 2002

4.National Council for Scientific and Technical Development (CNPq) Undergraduate Scholarship (1997-1998)

Relevant Courses

MRI in Practice Course 2020, Doha, Qatar, Feb 19-22, 2020

Cyberknife Physics, Accuray Training Center, Madison, WI – USA, March 25-29, 2019

Accuray Precision TPS for Cyberknife System, Accuray Training Center, Madison, WI – USA, April 1-5, 2019

Other activities

Training

Participation in International Agency of Atomic Energy (IAEA) Project Improvement of Radiotherapy Treatment in Sao Paulo, Brazil - BRA/6/020 (2017-2010)

Undergraduate research (1997 – 1998)

Optical Characterization of Hydroxyapatite and Dental Enamel, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Languages

Fluent in English and Portuguese

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