Biography
My work as a diagnostic medical physicist is primarily in nuclear medicine and mammography. I also provide services for CT, fluoroscopy and radiography. In the capacity as a physicist, I perform quality assurance and annual testing on UNMH imaging equipment. I consult with physicians regarding patient radiation dose and imaging. I am also a member of the Radiation Control Committee which is responsible for oversight programs using radioactive materials and radiation safety at the University. I teach radiology residents, medical physics residents and also graduate students in the medical physics Graduate program.
Personal Statement
My work as a diagnostic medical physicist is primarily in nuclear medicine and mammography. I also provide services for CT, fluoroscopy and radiography. In the capacity as a physicist, I perform quality assurance and annual testing on UNMH imaging equipment. I consult with physicians regarding patient radiation dose and imaging. I am also a member of the Radiation Control Committee which is responsible for oversight programs using radioactive materials and radiation safety at the University I began my work as an educator at UNM as a lecturer in the nuclear medicine technology program. After several years of teaching, I became the program director of that program. During this time, I also taught medical physics to residents and graduate students in medical physics. In 2011, I obtained AB certification in diagnostic medical physics. Afterwards, my focus moved from primarily teaching nuclear medicine technology students to primarily teaching medical physics to radiology residents. Over the past few years, I taught most of the physics classes for the first year residents. I also developed and taught a medical physics review course for the AB Core Exam. I have also developed and taught an 80 hour course for radiology residents and cardiology fellows to provide didactic and laboratory experience for use towards authorized user status. At the regional and national level, I was a member of the AP Imaging Physics Curricula Subcommittee. The committee wrote a curriculum for radiology residents and educators to use as a guide for the study of medical physics.
Areas of Specialty
Specialization #1 Nuclear Medicine Specialization #2 Mammography
Certifications
Certification #1 DAR Certification #2 ABYSM
Achievements & Awards
In Progress
Key Publications
Arlington TX"
English Native or Bilingual
Languages
- May 2018 C. A. Kelsey
- Daniel J. Anodal
- Natalie L. Adolph and Kimberly S. Affect. Radiation Biology of Medical Imaging
- Hoboken
- 315 pages
- G. W. Cooper
- C. L. Ritz
- "Calibration of a direct nuclear activation diagnostic which uses boron nitride to measure energetic deuterium ions"
- 70(1)
- "QC Imaging Challenges"
Courses Taught
Authorized User Course, Physics Review for AB Core Exam ADS 480 - Cross Sectional Anatomy
Research and Scholarship
Clinically-relevant quality improvement projects G.D. Chambers, Development of a positron-emitting surrogate microampere for image-based dosimeter in yttrium-90 reconsolidation therapy"