Nuclear medicine
Vinna Hallowe
Nuclear Medicine Physicist
Nairobi
Summary
Responsible Medical Physicist/Nuclear Medicine Technologist offering two-year background planning successful radiation treatments for cancer patients and developing new medical technologies and radiation-based treatments. Outstanding researcher comfortable working under pressure and within deadline restraints. Expertise in radiotherapy,brachytherapy and nuclear medicine paired with excellent analytical, quantitative reasoning and multitasking abilities.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Medical Physicist
Texas Cancer Centre
Nairobi
01.2021 - Current
- Evaluated, inventoried and tested sealed sources of radioactive materials.
- Evaluated, researched and developed new imaging and analytical techniques.
- Developed techniques to look inside body such as ultrasound scanning, gamma cameras, MRI, laser and x-ray systems.
- Planned radiation treatments for cancer patients to determine amount of needed radiation and number of treatments.
- Personnel Dosimetry and technical radiation safety and radiation audits
- Quality control checks on the afterloader before treatment with Brachytherapy Machine.
- Manual treatment for chestwalls and drawing contours for dose distribution.
- Calculation of reference dose and treatment time for EBRT patients.
- Daily QA/QC on treatment machines before treatment.
- Proactively participating in meetings and helping create new practices.
- Handling patients complains with empathy and composure
Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Texas Cancer Centre
Nairobi
01.2021 - Current
- Radioiodine Ablation to patients diagnosed with hyperthyroidism ,papillary and follicular thyroid carcinoma including metastatic disease.
- Carrying out radiation safety assessments in wards with I-131 patients
- Quality Assurance and control tests on Gamma Camera in Nuclear Medicine.
- Proper handling of radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
- Ensuring the appropriate radioactive material is given to the correct patient through the proper route for imaging and treatment purposes.
- Assist with the education of Nuclear medicine to healthcare professionals in the department.
- Responsible for dose administration an calculation.
- Performing Quality control procedures including understanding imaging technologies employed including theory of operation and rationale for QC procedures performed.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Physics
The University of Nairobi
Nairobi,Kenya 09.2015 - 09.2020
KCSE - Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
Nakuru Elite Kawama Academy
Nakuru,Kenya 01.2011 - 10.2014
Skills
Organization and Time Management
undefinedAccomplishments
- Collaborated with Pediatric Radiation Oncology Society (PROS) in Essen Germany from 8th to 11th june 2022 on the following principal themes.
• Contouring workshop
• Educational session on Radiation Therapy
• IAEA / LMIC session
• Proffered papers sessions
• Proton therapy and other advanced technologies
• Meet the experts session (additional resources
for supportive care)
• Medical Physics Symposium (flash irradiation)
• Trial update session (non-CNS Tumors)
• Psychosocial support during radiotherapy
• Quality of life
• Special Aspects in Young Adult Care
• D’Angio Symposium on New technologies
and inatended consequences
• Visit of the West German Proton Therapy Center
Essen (WPE)
Affiliations
- Associate member of the Eastern African Association of Radiation Protection.(EAARP)
- Associate member of the Pediatric Radiation Oncology Society.(PROS)
Certification
[Administering Ionizing Radiation to Persons at Licensed Medical Radiation Facilities. - (Renewable every year)
Interests
Timeline
[Administering Ionizing Radiation to Persons at Licensed Medical Radiation Facilities. - (Renewable every year)
07-2021
Medical Physicist
Texas Cancer Centre
01.2021 - Current
Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Texas Cancer Centre
01.2021 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Physics
The University of Nairobi
09.2015 - 09.2020
KCSE - Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
Nakuru Elite Kawama Academy
01.2011 - 10.2014
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