Michael Lyon
Zeeland,MI
Summary
Certified Medical Physicist with 15 years of experience in clinical Radiation Oncology. Extensive experience in radiation therapy quality assurance, system and product commissioning and special procedure planning and delivery.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Medical Physicist
Spectrum Health Medical Group
Grand Rapids, MI
05.2014 - Current
- Integrated into a team of 6 physicists that service a 3 site Radiation Oncology system
- Lead Physicist at main downtown campus (4 Linacs: Varian Edge with Perfect Pitch, two Varian Truebeams, one Clinac iX which will be replaced Q1/Q2 2022) treating with IMRT/VMAT, IGRT, SRS, SBRT, DIBH, SGMS, Respiratory Gaiting and TBI treating 100-120 patients per day
- Perform daily, monthly, annual QA on linear accelerators and Siemens Somatom Confidence CT
- Principal physicist in charge of vibrant SRS program including treatment planning and delivery.
- Perform patient specific QA using Sun Nuclear MapCheck 2, ArcCheck, SRS MapCheck and ion chamber/electrometer.
- Point physicist for ACRO accreditation renewals and inspections
- Commissioned 3 Varian Truebeam linear accelerators, collected beam data, modeled and verified accuracy.
- Principal Physicist at satellite facility that treats 30-40 patients/day on Varian Clinac iX (IMRT/IGRT, VMAT, DIBH, 3D conformal)
- Performed I-125 and Pd-103 LDR Prostate seed implants
- Commissioned and trained staff on SGMS
- Participated in accreditation, planning and data submission of RTOG, ECOG-ACRIN and COG protocol studies
Staff Medical Physicist
Spectrum Health Medical Group
Grand Rapids, MI
10.2007 - 05.2014
- Staff Physicist at downtown main campus (4 Linacs: Varian Novalis with BrainLab ExacTrac SRS, three Clinac iX treating with IMRT/VMAT, IGRT, SRS, SBRT and TBI treating 100-120 patients per day
- Perform daily, monthly, annual QA on linear accelerators and Siemens GE Lightspeed 16 slice CT scanner
- Lead SRS physicist using BrainLab iPlan/Exactract planning and delivery system
- Perform patient specific QA using PTW 729 2D array, SRS MapCheck and ion chamber/electrometer.
- Commissioned 5 Clinac iX linear accelerators, collected beam data, modeled and verified accuracy.
- Assistant Physicist at satellite facility that treats 30-40 patients/day on Varian Clinac iX (IMRT/IGRT, VMAT, 3D conformal)
- Performed I-125 and Pd-103 LDR Prostate seed implants
Medical Physics Internship
Saint Mary's Hospital
Grand Rapids, MI
06.2006 - 09.2006
- Performed daily, monthly QA on Tomotherapy treatment machine and 2 Siemens Oncor linear accelerators.
- Performed initial contouring and treatment planning for patient radiation treatments.
- Performed patient specific IMRT QA for Tomotherapy and linear accelerator delivered treatments.
Education
Master of Science - Medical Physics
Duke University
Durham, NC2007
Bachelor of Science - Applied Mathematics
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI2003
Skills
- Certified Medial Physicist (DABR)
- QA Tools: Sun Nuclear Daily QA 3, MapCheck 2, ArcCheck, SRS MapCheck, IC Profiler, Profiler 2, Multimet, StereoPhan, Sun Nuclear 1D scanner, PTW Beamscan, MP1, MP3,
- RT software: Varian Eclipse, Aria, Velocity, BrainLab iPlan RT Image, iPlan RT Dose VisionRT AlignRT,Lifeline RadCalc, Radformation Clear Check
- Excellent communication and team oriented
Accomplishments
- Spectrum Health: Ace Award winner (Employee of the Year- System Wide)
Timeline
Senior Medical Physicist
Spectrum Health Medical Group
05.2014 - Current
Staff Medical Physicist
Spectrum Health Medical Group
10.2007 - 05.2014
Medical Physics Internship
Saint Mary's Hospital
06.2006 - 09.2006
Master of Science - Medical Physics
Duke University
Bachelor of Science - Applied Mathematics
Grand Valley State University
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