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Medical Physicist

PAUL DOOLAN

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Dr Paul Doolan trained and worked in University clinics in the United Kingdom and USA, before coming to Cyprus. After completing his undergraduate degree, he started his career in Medical Physics with the NHS Clinical Scientist Training Scheme, in London. Following this, an interest in the potential of Proton Therapy led to him to read for a Medical Physics PhD at UCL, with Research Scholar positions at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. After his successful research exploits he returned to the clinic at UCLH as a Proton and Radiotherapy Physicist and he became state registered in the UK. He joined the German Oncology Center at the commencement of its operation in 2017 and has been at the centre of delivering state-of-the-art services not previously offered to Cypriot patients.

The Department of Medical Physics co-operates closely with Radiation Therapy Oncologists, Nuclear Medicine Physicians and Radiologists, on a daily basis. The principle tasks of the department can be separated into three areas: (i) quality control; (ii) optimisation; and (iii) research and development.

i. It is critical that all medical equipment (both hardware and software) is functioning optimally and the Medical Physics team follow international guidelines (AAPM, EANM, IPEM) for the recommended tests and their periodicity.

ii. All patient treatments and diagnostic tests are optimised to minimise the exposure to ionising radiation, without compromising quality. The Department also ensures compliance with state radiation protection regulations for personnel, patients and the general public.

iii. The German Oncology Center has a strong research ethos, and all members of the Medical Physics team take part in internal and external projects across External Beam Radiation Therapy, Brachytherapy, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine. Additionally, it is the responsibility of the Medical Physics Department to ensure that the services offered remain state-of-the-art, that they are optimal for every patient, and that they are implemented efficiently and safely.

The Medical Physics Department works alongside the physicians of each discipline and undertakes a program of continuous professional development, to ensure that every patient receives the best diagnosis and treatment.”

Paul Doolan
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CURRICULUM VITAE

  • Education
  • Professional experience
  • Memberships and Distinctions
  • Publications
  • 2005 – 2009: MPhys Physics, University of Warwick, UK
  • 2009 – 2011: MSc Radiation Physics, University College London, UK
  • 2011 – 2014: PhD Medical Physics, University College London, UK
  • 2013 – 2014: Research Scholar, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, USA
  • 2009 – 2011: Clinical Scientist, NHS Clinical Scientist Training Part I, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
  • 2013 – 2014: Research Scholar, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
  • 2014 – 2015: Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University College London, UK
  • 2015 – 2017: Radiotherapy Physicist, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
  • 2016 – 2017: Proton Therapy Physicist, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
  • 2016 – 2017: Visiting Lecturer on MSc Radiation Physics, University College London, UK
  • 2016 – 2017: Visiting Lecturer on BSc Physics with Medical Physics, University College London, UK
  • 2017 – 2020: Medical Physicist, German Oncology Center, Limassol, Cyprus
  • 2020 – Present: General Co-ordinator of Medical Physics, German Oncology Center, Limassol, Cyprus
  • 2015 – Present: Medical Physics Editor for the IPEM SCOPE Magazine
  • 2015: Physics in Medicine and Biology article (doi:10.1088/0031-9155/60/5/1901) featured in the top ten downloads of the journal for 2015, and featured on medicalphysicsweb
  • 2015: Medical Physics article (http://dx.doi.org/10.1118/1.4915492) selected as Editor’s Pick for 2015, Author’s Choice for 2015 and featured in ESTRO bimonthly magazine
  • 2016 – Present: Registered Medical Physicist with Cypriot Medical Physics Association
  • 2017 – Present: Registered Clinical Scientist with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), UK
  • 2019 – Present: Secretary of the IPEM Working Group on EPID In Vivo Dosimetry
  1. Doolan P, Bentefour E H, Testa M, Cascio E, Sharp G, Royle G, Lu H-M, 2019, Higher order analysis of time-resolved proton radiographs, Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express 5 057002
  2. Alshaikhi J, Doolan P, D’Souza D, Holloway S, Amos R, Royle G, 2019, Impact of varying planning parameters on proton pencil beam scanning dose distributions in four commercial treatment planning systems, Medical Physics 46(3) 1150-1162
  3. Doolan P, Roussakis Y, Antorkas G, Komisopoulos G, Georgiou L, Anagnostopoulos G, 2018, Automated monitoring of every treatment fraction using SNC PerFRACTION, IPEM Online Monitoring of Radiotherapy
  4. Jee K-W, Zhang R, Bentefour E H, Doolan P J, Cascio E, Sharp G, Flanz J and Lu H-M, 2017, Investigation of time-resolved proton radiography using x-ray flat-panel imaging system, Physics in Medicine and Biology 61 8085-8104
  5. Doolan P, Collins-Fekete C-A, Dias M, D’Souza D, Seco J, 2016, Inter-comparison of relative stopping power estimation models for proton therapy, Physics in Medicine and Biology 61 8085-8104
  6. Doolan P, Testa M, Sharp G, Bentefour E H, Royle G, Lu H-M, 2015, Patient-specific stopping power calibration for proton therapy based on single-detector proton radiography, Physics in Medicine and Biology 60(5) 1901-1917
  7. Doolan P, Royle G, Gibson A, Lu H-M, Prieels D, Bentefour E H, 2015, Dose ratio proton radiography on the proximal side of the Bragg peak, Medical Physics 42(4) 1871-1883
  8. Doolan P, Alshaikhi J, Rosenberg I, Ainsley C G, Gibson A, D’Souza D, Bentefour E H, Royle G, 2015, A comparison of the dose distributions from three proton treatment planning systems in the planning of meningioma patients with single-field uniform dose pencil beam scanning, Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 16(1) 86-99
  9. Doolan P, Bentefour E H, Testa M, Royle G, Lu H-M, 2015, WE-EF-303-10: Single-detector proton radiography as a portal imaging equivalent for proton therapy, Medical Physics 42(6) 3680
  10. Collins-Fekete C-A, Doolan P, Dias M, Beaulieu L, Seco J, 2015, Developing a phenomenological model of the proton trajectory within a heterogeneous medium required for proton imaging, Physics in Medicine and Biology 60 (13) 5071-5082
  11. Collins-Fekete C-A, Doolan P, Dias M, Beaulieu L, Seco J, 2015, TU-F-CAMPUS-J-02: Developing a phenomenological model of the proton trajectory within a heterogeneous medium required for proton imaging, Medical Physics 42(6) 3645
  12. Jee K-W, Doolan P, Bentefour E H, Cascio E, Sharp G, Flanz J, Lu H-M, 2015, Initial investigation of proton radiography xsing an X-ray flat-panel imaging system, PTCOG 54
  13. Doolan P, Dias M, Collins-Fekete C-A, Seco J, 2014, SU-E-T-550: Range effects in proton therapy caused by systematic errors in the stoichiometric calibration, Medical Physics 41(6) 354
  14. Doolan P, Testa M, Sharp G, Bentefour E H, Royle G, Lu H-M, 2014, TH-C-BRD-05: Reducing proton beam range uncertainty with patient-specific CT HU to RSP calibrations based on single-detector proton radiography, Medical Physics 41(6) 551
  15. Doolan P, Sharp G, Testa M, Bentefour E H, Royle G, Lu H-M, 2014, 034: An optimization scheme to produce patient-specific calibration curves for proton therapy, PTCOG 53
  16. Doolan P, Sharp G, Testa M, Bentefour E, Royle G, Lu H-M, 2014, A method to produce patient-specific calibration curves for proton therapy using proton radiography, NEAAPM Young Investigators’ Symposium
  17. Testa M, Doolan P, Bentefour E H, Paganetti H, Lu H-M, 2014, Proton radiography based on time-resolved dose measurements, PTCOG 53
  18. Testa M, Doolan P, Bentefour E H, Paganetti H, Lu H-M, 2014, SU-E-J-158: Experimental investigation of proton radiography based on time-resolved dose measurements, Medical Physics 41 192
  19. Lu H-M, Testa M, Doolan P, Cascio E, Sharp G, Flanz J, Bentefour E H, 2014, Single detector based proton imaging and its application in reducing proton beam range uncertainty, Micro-Mini Nano Dosimetry and Prostate Cancer Treatment Workshop
  20. Collins-Fekete C-A, Dias M, Doolan P, Hansen D, Beaulieu L, Seco J, 2014, SU-E-J-37: Combining proton radiography and X-Ray CT information to better estimate relative proton stopping power in a clinical environment, Medical Physics 41(6) 163
  21. Dias M, Collins-Fekete C-A, Riboldi M, Doolan P, Hansen D, Baroni G, Seco J, 2014, SU-E-J-83: Ion imaging to better estimate in-vivo relative stopping powers using X-ray CT prior-knowledge information, Medical Physics 41(6) 174
  22. Alshaikhi J, Amos R, Doolan P, D’Souza D, Royle G, Rosenberg I, 2014, Comparison of proton treatment planning systems, International Conference on Radiation Medicine P48
  23. Eaton D and Doolan P, 2013, Review of backscatter measurement in kilovoltage radiotherapy using novel detectors and reduction from lack of underlying scattering material, Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 14(6) 5-17
  24. Doolan P, Kacperek A, Gibson A, Royle G, 2013, P133: Water-equivalent path length measurement using the dose ratio method with a CMOS APS, PTCOG 52 P133
  25. Doolan P, Rosenberg I, Ainsley C, Gibson A, Royle G, 2013, PD-0570: A comparison of the beam configuration modules of two proton treatment planning systems, ESTRO 2nd Forum
  26. Doolan P, Aldridge M, Waddington W, 2010, Multiple Gated Acquisition (MUGA): A validation study between two gamma camera systems, IPEM Medical Physics and Engineering Conference

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