Stereotactic Radiosurgery Institute

Curriculum Vitae

 

John N. Kordomenos Ph.D.,  DABR

 

Work Address

Advanced Radiotherapy Consulting

P.O. Box 187

Kalamazoo, MI  49004

Tel 616.343.2065

Fax 616.343.2096

e-mail: johnkord@yahoo.com

web   www.physics-arc.com

www.sonoluminescence.com

 

 

Education

 

Master of Science, Medical Physics, December 1998

University of Wisconsin in Madison, Madison, WI

 

      Doctor of Philosophy Physics, August 1996

University of Mississippi, University, MS

 

Master of Science, Physics, August 1992

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

 

Bachelor of Science Physics & Mathematics, May 1990

      Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

 

 

Professional Experience

 

     Senior Partner Clinical Physicist March 2001 - Present

       Advanced Radiotherapy Consulting

 

·        Provide interim and long term clinical coverage to numerous radiation therapy centers in the upper Midwest both hospital based and freestanding. Have brought up over 10 sites to clinical readiness to implement IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy)

 

·        Awarded exclusive contract to conduct advanced IMRT training for Computerized Medical Systems

 

·        Provide turnkey training and implementation of many modern modalities for radiation therapy departments such as IMRT, HDR, 3D CT simulation, and vascular brachytherapy

 

·        Developing a wide array of equipment specifically for the radiation therapy market

 

·        Developed exclusive agreement with Siemens OCS for “VELOCITY” a service of pre-commissioning linear accelerators at factory to customers specifications and requirements. This service will spare weeks of added downtime after installation of a new accelerator.

 

·        Developed networking infrastructure and marketed  “C4” a remote IMRT treatment planning service. With this service patient data sets are transferred to a central ARC hub and a computer treatment plan is generated and then reviewed by ARC staff. This product serves the radiation oncology market that wants to capitalize on the current increased revenue for IMRT but does not posses the technical expertise or manpower to implement it in a timely manner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research Associate, October. 1999- Present

Teachspin

Buffalo, New York, USA

 

 

•         Developed SL100B a research grade instrument marketed to colleges and universities for obtaining sonoluminescence. Developed circuitry for signal processing as well as overall enclosure and design of instrument with worldwide market.

 

•         Demonstrate sonoluminescence at various conferences and invited talks.

 

 

 

Clinical Physicist, December 1998 – March 2001

Department of Radiation Therapy, Midwestern Regional Medical Center

Zion, Illinois, USA

 

•         Develop QA program for a new department utilizing CT based 3D conformal radiation treatment planning. Experience with Picker ACUSIM CT.

 

•         Perform monthly and annual QA on Clinac 2100CD accelerator. Responsible for  weekly chart checks. Radiation safety officer for therapy department.

 

•         Perform 3D brachytherapy treatments planning on GYN, breast, and prostate using Varisource remote afterloader as well as QA for monthly and day of treatment.

 

•         Develop QA for implementing IMRT using HELIOS on 80 leaf dynamic MLC.

 

 

Clinical Physicist, August. 1997- November 1998

Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics

Madison, Wisconsin, USA

 

•         Configuration and commissioning of the multileaf collimator for a clinac 2100

 

•         Perform weekly and semiannual QA on all radiotherapy accelerators. Participate in daily chart checks

 

•         Perform daily QA on high dose rate brachytherapy. Administer HDR treatments and treatment planning for various gynecological brachytherapy procedures on a daily basis. Perform QA and treatment planning for prostate seed implant procedures.

 

•         Participation in Linac-based stereotactic radiosurgery treatment QA, treatment planning, and delivery.

 

 

 

 

Research Scientist, August 1996 to May 1997

Division of Instrumentation & Measurements, Oak Ridge National Labs

     Oak Ridge, Tennessee USA

 

·        Computer modeling of subcritical systems using Californium driven  noise analysis.

 

·        Extensive modeling of subcritical systems with MCNP.

 

 

Research Fellow, September 1994 to August 1996

National Center for Physical Acoustics, University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi USA

 

·        Study of microwave emission from a sonoluminescing bubble. Constructed various data acquisition hardware for acoustic and microwave signals. Extensive programming modeling nonlinear dynamics. Extensive experience in analog electronics and instrumentation prototyping.

 

·        Study of standing and traveling wave thermoacoustic elements. Constructed various thermoacoustic heat exchangers and resonance cavities.

 

Research Assistant, September 1990 to August 1992

High Energy Physics Group, Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland USA

 

·        Developed acquisition software for a multidetector cosmic ray telescope. Extensive programming using nonlinear optimization. Extensive work with NIM and FASTBUS electronics.

 

·        Worked on silicon microstrip particle detectors.

 

 

Teaching Assistant, September 1993 to May 1994

Department of Physics, University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi, USA

 

 

·        Co-instructor of sophomore level introductory physics laboratory. Grading and helping students with physics related problems.

 

Teaching Assistant, September 1990 to May 1992

Department of Physics, Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

 

·        Instructor of sophomore level class and laboratory.

Publications:

 

1.       Thermoacoustics of Traveling Waves, JASA.  94 2232-2239

 

2.      Experimental Study of a Thermoacoustic Termination of a Traveling Wave Tube, JASA.  98 1623-1628

 

3.      Investigation of Parametric Drive of a Longitudinal Gas Filled Resonance Tube, JASA.  99 725-729

 

 

4.      Experimental Microwave Radiometry of a Sonoluminescing Bubble, Phys. Rev. E. 59 1781-1784

 

5.      A Simple Explanation of the Observed Jitter in Single Bubble Sonoluminescence, (in preparation)

 

 

 

 

 

Certification and Affiliations:

 

·        Member: AAPM, AAPT, JASA, & Sigma Xi

 

·        American Board of Radiology     Therapy Physics