Dr. A SARAVANA KUMAR

Dynamic Medical Physicist and Researcher with over 14 years of expertise in radiotherapy physics, radiation protection, and imaging optimization. Key contributor to India's national initiatives on Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs), Surface Guided Radiotherapy (SGRT) implementation, and dosimetry quality assurance. Proficient in advanced radiotherapy systems such as Radixact with Synchrony, Varian TrueBeam HyperArc, and C-RAD Catalyst HD, while advocating for radiation safety in low- and middle-income country settings. Passionate about education as an Associate Professor, dedicated to shaping the next generation of academics and workforce pioneers through innovative teaching methods and collaborative learning environments.

• Life Member of Association of Medical Physicist of India (AMPI) (LM-2000)
• Life member of Indian Society of Radiation Biology (ISRB)
• Member of World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET)

• Organized Bridging Medical Physics and Practice - Workshop on Clinical Radiotherapy Dosimetry - 2025. (Organizing Chairman)
• Organized First International Workshop on Surface Guided Radiotherapy (SGRT) on April 20, 2024. (Organizing Chairman)
• Organized International webinar serious on radiation safety of patients and staffs (endorsed by IAEA) during July 13 – 19, 2021. (Course Director)
• Organized two days Workshop on Radiological Safety and Imaging Techniques during November 25-26, 2017. (Organizing Secretary)
• Organized third International (INDO-US) workshop on radiation protection for interventionists’, Non-radiology physicians and fluoroscopy technologists during December 17-18, 2012. (Organizing Secretary)

• Guide Recognition No: 26071/A2/2018 & 23/10/2018
• University: Bharathiar University, Coimbatore

• Thesis title: Radiotherapy Physics, Student Name: Mr. E. Rajadurai, Year of admission: 2019
• Thesis title: Establishment of dental DRLs in India, Student Name: Mr. Amal Jose (completed), Year of admission: 2018-2022

• 2025 - Trieste, Italy – One-month Associate Fellowship at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP).
• 2025 - Vienna, Austria – Presented original research at ESTRO 2025 (European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology) held at the Vienna Convention Centre.
• 2024 - Zug, Switzerland – One-week TrueBeam Physics and Administration Training at the Varian Training Center.
• 2024 - Trieste, Italy – One-month Associate Fellowship at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP).
• 2024 - Los Angeles, USA – Attended and presented research work at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Annual Meeting held at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
• 2024 - Madison, USA – Three-day Physics Differences for Radixact with Synchrony Training Course at the Accuray Training Center, Wisconsin.
• 2024 - Madison, USA – One-week Radixact Physics Essentials Training Course at the Accuray Training Center, Wisconsin.
• 2023 - Berlin, Germany – Hands-on training in Varian Advanced Techniques Clinical School: IMRT & RapidArc.
• 2023 - Copenhagen, Denmark – Hands-on training in Varian Advanced Techniques Clinical School: IMRT & RapidArc.
• 2023 - Zug, Switzerland – One-week Varian Advanced Techniques Physics: IMRT & RapidArc Training at the Varian Training Center.
• 2022 - Seattle, USA – One-month Radiotherapy Clinical Observation in the Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington Medical Center (October 1 – November 2, 2022).
• Munich, Germany – Hands-on training in Surface Guided Radiation Therapy at Munich University Hospital.
• Malmö, Sweden – Hands-on training in Surface Guided Radiation Therapy at Lund University.
• Florida, USA – One-week Radiotherapy Quality Assurance and Dosimetry Symposium.
• 2019 - Trieste, Italy – Fellowship: Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on the Establishment and Utilization of Diagnostic Reference Levels in Medical Imaging.
• 2018 - Prague, Czech Republic – Attended the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering.
• 2016 - Trieste, Italy – Fellowship: Joint ICTP-IAEA Workshop on Computed Tomography.
• 2015 - Lisbon, Portugal – Workshop on European Pediatric Diagnostic Reference Levels, conducted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
• Zurich, Switzerland – field visit at Zurich University Hospital.

• Served as internal/external examiner for Allied Health Sciences students of The TamilNadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai
• Handling Radiation Physics for MD Radio diagnosis and MBBS students @ PSG
• Handling classes for M. Sc Medical Physics students from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
• M.Sc Project Guided – 15
• B. Sc Radiology and Imaging Technology course co-ordinator
• Departmental National Accreditation Board of Hospitals (NABH) co-ordinator
• Radiation Safety Committee member @ PSG Hospitals

• Saravana Kumar A, Sudhir Kumar, Govindarajan KN, Manojkumar T, Prasanna S, Sapra BK. “Estimation of mean glandular dose using breast-equivalent phantoms: a foundational study for regional DRL formulation in mammography in India”. J Radiol Prot. 45 (2025) 031516.
• Saravana Kumar A, Juergen Meyer, A. Dinesh Babu, Sekar Sankar, Esposito Marco, "Commissioning and Quality Assurance of Catalyst+ HD Surface-guided Radiotherapy on TrueBeam HyperArc Linear Accelerator: An Indian Experience in Precision Radiotherapy", Journal of Medical Physics, 50 (2025) 288-296.
• Rajadurai E, Saravana Kumar A, Govindarajan KN, Bharath Pandu, G. Gowrishankar, Saro Jacob, "Dosimetric Comparison of Tangential Beam and Equally Spaced Beam Intensity-modulated Radiation Therapy in Right Breast Cancer Following Breast-conserving Surgery: A Retrospective Study", Journal of Medical Physics, 50 (2025) 320-328.
• Saravana Kumar A., Leel Malar, Nithyanandan, Sankar Sekar, Dinesh Babu, Balaji T., Esposito M. Integrating Surface Guidance to Optimize Daily CBCT in Advanced Radiotherapy: A Multi-Site Evidence-Based Study. Journal of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology. Volume 206, Supplement 1, 2025.
• Rajadurai E, Saravana Kumar A., Govindarajan K.N., Bharath Pandu, Saro Jacob. Planning and Dosimetry Study of Dynamic Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy and Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy for Carcinomas of the Pharynx Using 6MV Flattening Filter and Flattening Filter-Free Beams. Journal of Medical Physics. 50: 1, 75-85, 2025.
• Rajadurai Elavarasan, Saravana Kumar A., Govindarajan K.N., Ganesh K.M., Sharma S.D. Extensive Review of Different Dosimeters and Detectors in Small-Field Dosimetry. African Journal of Biomedical Research. 27(4s): 2274–2283, 2024.
• Saravana Kumar A., Sudhir Kumar, Manojkumar T., Devanand B., Elango N., Govindarajan K.N., Sapra B.K. Assessment of Local Diagnostic Reference Levels (LDRLs) for Full-Field Digital Mammography (FFDM) and Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) in Tamil Nadu, India. Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 199: 1–7, 2024.
• Amal Jose, Saravana Kumar A., Govindarajan K.N., Sharma S.D. Assessment of Regional Diagnostic Reference Levels in Dental Radiography in Tamil Nadu. Journal of Medical Physics. 47: 86–92, 2022.
• Amal Jose, Saravana Kumar A., Govindarajan K.N., Manimaran P. Assessment of Pediatric Diagnostic Reference Levels for Panoramic Radiography Using Dose Area Product. Journal of Medical Physics. 45: 182–186, 2020.
• Amal Jose, Saravana Kumar A., Govindarajan K.N., Manimaran P. Establishment of Pediatric Local Diagnostic Reference Levels for Intraoral Radiography. Radiation Protection and Environment. 43: 77–81, 2020.
• Amal Jose, Saravana Kumar A., Govindarajan K.N., Manimaran P. Assessment of Adult Diagnostic Reference Levels in Intraoral Radiography in Tamil Nadu Region, India. Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 2020(00): 1–6, 2020.
• Amal Jose, Saravana Kumar A., Govindarajan K.N., Devanand B. Assessment of Frontal Face Radiation During Panoramic and Cephalometric Dental Radiography Using Miniature Dosimeter. Journal of Dental Research and Review. 7: 15–20, 2020.
• Amal Jose, Saravana Kumar A., Govindarajan K.N., Devanand B., Elango N. Assessment of Adult Diagnostic Reference Levels for Panoramic Radiography in Tamil Nadu Region. Journal of Medical Physics. 44: 292–297, 2019.
• Saravana Kumar A., Vaideki K., Govindarajan K.N., Jayakumar S., Devanand B. Assessment of Regional Pediatric CT Dose Indices in Tamil Nadu. Journal of Medical Physics. 42: 48–54, 2017.
• Saravana Kumar A., Vaideki K., Govindarajan K.N., Jayakumar S., Devanand B. Assessment of Computed Tomography Diagnostic Reference Levels in Select Procedures in South India. International Journal of Radiation Research. 14: 341–347, 2017.
• Saravana Kumar A., Vaideki K., Govindarajan K.N., Jayakumar S., Devanand B. Estimation of Diagnostic Reference Levels in Computed Tomography for Select Procedures in Kerala, India. Journal of Medical Physics. 40: 115–119, 2015.
• Saravana Kumar A., Vaideki K., Govindarajan K.N., Jayakumar S., Devanand B. Cost-Effective Pediatric Head and Body Phantoms for Computed Tomography Dosimetry and Its Evaluation Using Pencil Ion Chamber and CT Dose Profiler. Journal of Medical Physics. 40: 170–175, 2015.
• Saravana Kumar A., Vaideki K., Govindarajan K.N., Jayakumar S. Development of Indigenous Cost-Effective Pediatric Head and Body Computed Tomography Dose Index (CTDI) Phantom for Pediatric CT Dose. Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics. 30: 7, 2014.
• Saravana Kumar A., Vaideki K., Govindarajan K.N., Jayakumar S. Establishment of Diagnostic Reference Levels in Computed Tomography for Select Procedures in Puducherry, India. Journal of Medical Physics. 39: 50, 2014.

I have received the Junior Associate Award (2023–2029) from the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy, in recognition of sustained academic contribution and potential for collaborative international research. I was conferred the Best Poster Presentation Award (2019) by ICTP and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) during the Joint ICTP–IAEA Workshop on Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs) in Medical Imaging held at ICTP, Trieste, Italy. I was also awarded a competitive ICTP Fellowship (2019) to attend the Joint ICTP–IAEA training program on Diagnostic Reference Levels in Medical Imaging at ICTP, Trieste, Italy. In 2018, I received an International Travel Grant from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Government of India, to participate in the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering in Prague, Czech Republic. Earlier, I was selected for an ICTP Fellowship (2016) to attend the Joint ICTP–IAEA training program on Computed Tomography (CT) Imaging at ICTP, Trieste, Italy, and received an International Travel Fellowship (2015) from PSG Institutions to attend the International Conference on Paediatric CT Diagnostic Reference Levels in Lisbon, Portugal. Additionally, I was recognized with the Best Tech-NOVATOR Project Award (2013) by PSG-STEP, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, for innovation and excellence in applied research and development, and the Best Paper Award at RADTECH-2011 (2011), held at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, for outstanding research presentation.

• Journal of Medical Physics – PubMed Publication
• European Journal of Medical Physics – Physica Medica, Elsevier
• The Journal for Radiation Physics, Radiation Chemistry and Radiation Processing – Elsevier