Stephanie Brako Boateng
Accra
Summary
Motivated Medical Physicist with 2years of comprehensive experience managing radiotherapy quality assurance programs and planning safe patient treatments. In-depth knowledge of radiation physics and basic medical sciences such as physiology, genetics and anatomy. Expertise in treatment planning and patient care.
Committed to advancing the field of medical physics through ongoing research, quality improvement initiatives, and the education and mentorship of the next generation of medical physicists.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Radiation Safety Officer
Sweden Ghana Medical Center
06.2022 - Current
- Develop and implement radiation safety policies and procedures in accordance with local, national, and international regulations and guidelines
- Conduct radiation safety training for all staff involved in radiotherapy, including radiation therapists, medical physicists, and radiation oncologists
- Monitor radiation exposure of all personnel working with radiation, ensuring dose limits are not exceeded
- Maintain and calibrate radiation safety equipment, including radiation monitors, shielding, and personal protective equipment
- Conduct regular safety audits and inspections to ensure compliance with radiation safety policies and procedures
- Investigate incidents and accidents involving radiation exposure, and take appropriate measures to prevent similar incidents from occurring in future
Certified Medical Physicist
Sweden Ghana Medical Center
02.2022 - Current
- Undertake all clinical activities on Linear accelerator, CT and MRI machines
- Consult with radiation oncologists on physical and radiobiological aspects of patients' treatments, and development of treatment plans
- Calculate dose distributions and machine settings for patient treatment
- Ensure accuracy of treatment unit parameters and settings used for patient's treatment, including correct transfer of parameters between simulator, treatment plan and treatment unit, and periodic review of each patient's chart
- Develop and maintain quality assurance program for all treatment modalities, localization procedures, and computational equipment and programs to assure that patients receive prescribed doses and dose distributions, within acceptable degrees of accuracy
- Address image quality issues on CT machine
- Maintain all instrumentation required for calibration of sources, measurement of radiation, and calculation of doses
- Participate in brachytherapy insertion procedures and brachytherapy treatment planning
- Assist in training interns and new medical physicists
Radiotherapy Medical Physics Intern
National Radiotherapy Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Centre
08.2020 - 12.2021
- Participated in quality assurance program for all treatment modalities, localization procedures and equipment to ensure that patients receive prescribed doses and dose distributions within acceptable degrees of accuracy
- Acquired and stored patient data for treatment planning
- Fabricated compensators, immobilization moulds and related devices, and custom-made blocks.
- Assisted in development of treatment plans for various cancer cases
- Performed monitor unit (MU) and other dosimetry calculations for administration of radiation doses to patients
- Participated in brachytherapy procedures and treatment planning for cervical and prostate cancers
- Assisted in Nuclear Medicine procedures and QAs
Teaching Assistant
University of Ghana
09.2015 - 09.2016
- Taught undergraduate level physics courses
- Lead class discussion sections, tutorials and laboratory work
- Completed laboratory projects prior to assigning them to students in order to make any modifications where needed
- Demonstrated use of laboratory equipment and enforced laboratory rules
- Evaluated and graded assignments and examinations and recorded grades
- Met with supervisors to discuss students' grades and to complete required grade related paperwork
- Assisted faculty members and final year undergraduate students with their research projects
- Prepared and proctored final examinations and class tests
- Assisted faculty members with student conferences and seminars
Healthcare assistant
St John's, Hospital
05.2014 - 08.2014
- Registered new patients and issued out medical report cards
- Entered, saved and recorded patients' information into hospital's database system
- Administered patients' medication
- Built a trusting relationship with a range of patients and received positive feedback from colleagues and patients
- Worked effectively in a large team but was able to conduct myself under own initiative when needed
- Ensured the maintenance and upkeep of patient rooms and communal areas to promote patient safety.
Education
Master of Science (MSc) - Medical Physics
University of Surrey
Guildford, Surrey11.2019
Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Physics And Computer Science
University of Ghana
Accra, Ghana05.2015
Skills
- Proficient in IMRT and 3D Monaco treatment planning
- Proficient in Oncentra TPS treatment planning
- Proficient in Oncentra brachytherapy treatment planning and quality assurance
- Fair knowledge in IMRT and 3D treatment planning on Eclipse TPS
- Proficient in linear accelerator, CT, MRI and cobalt – 60 teletherapy equipment quality assurance
- Strong communication skills and interpersonal relations
Professional Training and Workshops
- 6th AFRICAN CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION ASSOCIATION (IRPA), ACCRA-GHANA OCTOBER, 2022
“Embracing Radiation Protection Education and Safety Culture”
- RCC IMRT/VMAT COURSE, RAYOS CONTRA CANCER CENTER MAY-SEPTEMBER, 2022 Mastering IMRT/VMAT for Medical Physicists
- RCC BRACHYTHERAPY PROGRAM, RAYOS CONTRA CANCER JANUARY - JUNE, 2022
HDR Brachytherapy for Medical Physicists Course - GHANA – NORWAY SUMMER SCHOOL GAEC(RPI), ACCRA – GHANA MARCH, 2022
Quality Assurance and Radiation Protection in New Diagnostic Medical Imaging Equipment
Professional Affiliations
- Member of the Ghana Society for Medical Physics
- Member of the Ghana science association
- Member of Allied Health Professional Council of Ghana
- Member of Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM, UK)
Certification
Certified Medical Physicist, Allied Health Professions Council of Ghana
Timeline
Radiation Safety Officer
Sweden Ghana Medical Center
06.2022 - Current
Certified Medical Physicist
Sweden Ghana Medical Center
02.2022 - Current
Radiotherapy Medical Physics Intern
National Radiotherapy Oncology and Nuclear Medicine Centre
08.2020 - 12.2021
Teaching Assistant
University of Ghana
09.2015 - 09.2016
Healthcare assistant
St John's, Hospital
05.2014 - 08.2014
Master of Science (MSc) - Medical Physics
University of Surrey
Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Physics And Computer Science
University of Ghana
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