VUPPU SRINIVAS
Hyderabad
Summary
Medical Physicist and Certified Radiation Safety Officer with solid understanding of radiation physics and dosimetry. Involved in various commissioning and quality assurance activities.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Physicist and Certified Radiation Safety Officer
MNJ Institute of Oncology& Regional Cancer Center Hyderabad
2012.12 - Current
- Involved in Acceptance-testing procedures (CAP) for Varian accelerators, prior to the commissioning measurements for TrueBeam SVC 2.5 HD120MLC (First in India)
- Experience in Commissioning of Varian TrueBeam STx Linear accelerators with IMRT IGRT RapidArc, SRS, and SRT (Royal Hospital, Muscat)
- Experience in Commissioning of three Varian Linear Accelerators: TrueBeam, DHX, 600c
- Clinac Beam data configuration for Eclipse v 13.6, 8.9, Pinnacle Treatment Planning Systems
- Involved in implementing IMRT, IGRT, Rapid Arc, SRS, SRT and SBRT in the Department
- Commissioned 4D-CT for Varian RPM & 6 Degree of freedom perfect pitch couch from Varian
- Involved in implementing TSE (Total skin electron therapy)
- Commissioned ArcCheck, Daily QA3, 3DVH and 4d Gating software from SUN NUCLEAR
- Commissioned Varian Portal Dosimetry V13.6 DMI portal imager, IMATRIXX 2D Array for IMRT QA
- Quality Assurance of High Definition MLC, Millennium MLC & SRS and SRT patient specific QA
- Participated in the Commissioning and Quality Assurance of Phillips Big Bore CT simulator and Varian Acuity RT simulator
- Involved in upgradation and Commissioning of Varian Gammamed plus HDR Brachytherapy Unit, Micro Selectron HDR Brachytherapy Unit
- Experience in Elekta and Varian Linacs.
Medical Physicist
Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital Hyderabad
2012.10 - 2012.11
- Facilities available: 6 Linacs, 1HDR unit, CT Simulator, Cyclotron, PET-CT.
Medical Physicist
Manipal Hospital Bangalore
2011.01 - 2012.09
- Facilities available: Elekta High energy Linear accelerator (6MV & 15MV) used to treat all kinds of 3DCRT & IMRT cases like carcinoma of cervix, Esophagus, all Head& neck carcinoma, Brain tumors, palliative treatments, breast cases with mastectomy or BCS, lung cancers etc
- Also treated few cases of prostate cancer with IGRT (with gold seed marker)
- Electron beam therapy (6Mev, 9Mev, 12Mev& 15Mev) is used to treat breast cases at the end of the photon beam radiation treatment as a booster dose.
Education
RSO (Radiation Safety Officer-Medical Level-III) Certification -
AERB
Post M.Sc Diploma in Radiological physics -
Osmania University
01.2010
M.Sc in Physics -
Nagarjuna University
01.2007
B.Sc Computer Science -
Osmania University
01.2000
Intermediate -
Tarakarama Jr. College Suryapet
01.1997
S.S.C -
Siddhartha High School Suryapet
01.1995
Skills
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Rapid Arc (RA)
- Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
- High Dose Rate Brachytherapy (HDR)
- Radiation Safety
- Nuclear medicine
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Teaching
Training
- One Week training at Varian Medical Systems, Cham, Switzerland for TrueBeam Platform Physics and Administration Course (October 2017)
- Onsite Training by Application Specialists from Varian Medical System for ARIA13.6 & TRUEBEAM2.5
- Onsite Training by Application Specialists from Varian Medical System for Portal Dosimetry (Aug 2017)
- Two months training at CELT (Centre for English Language Training) University college of Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad for Communication Skills and Personality Development (March-May 2018)
References
- Prof. Komanduri Ayyangar, Emeritus Professor, University of Nebraska, akomanduri@gmail.com
- Dr.G. Srikrishna, Chief Medical Physicist, MNJ Institute of Oncology and Regional Cancer Center, gsrikrishna7@gmail.com, 09866100640
- Prof.P.Yadagiri Reddy, Professor, Dept of Physics, College of science, Osmania University, yadagirireddy@yahoo.com, 09441231003
Personal Information
- Gender: Male
- Date of Birth: 05/28/80
- Nationality: Indian
Job Description
Provide technical supervision of equipment operation and maintenance. Maintain records demonstrating technical compliance with regulatory authority and accrediting body standards and requirements. Participate in or undertake research and development either individually or as part of a broader clinical team. Participate in education and training programs. Provide supervision and participate in radiation protection and safety programs. Establishment, implementation, and supervision of quality assurance programs. Drive optimization of physical aspects of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Develop equipment specifications for radiation therapy treatment, brachytherapy, simulation, and radiation measurement. Develop procedures for the initial and continuing evaluation of radiation therapy treatment, brachytherapy, simulation, and radiation measurement equipment. Provide evidence of compliance of equipment for radiation therapy treatment, brachytherapy, simulation, and radiation detection, with regulatory and accreditation agency rules and recommendations. Measure and characterize medical radiation from radiation therapy treatment, brachytherapy, and simulation equipment prior to clinical utilization. Perform acceptance testing, evaluation and commissioning of equipment used for external-beam therapy, brachytherapy, simulation, treatment-planning, and radiation detection; acceptance testing and evaluation of their associated computer systems, algorithms, data, and output. Approve radiation oncology technical procedures prior to clinical use. Develop and/or evaluate, in conjunction with the medical practitioner, policies and procedures related to the appropriate therapeutic use of radiation. Develop and/or evaluate, with the medical practitioner, the dosimetric component of patients' treatment plans. Review of radiation oncology dosimetry information noted in patient records. Develop and manage a comprehensive Quality Management Program that monitors, evaluates, and optimizes radiation oncology processes. Develop and/or evaluate a comprehensive clinical radiation safety program in radiation oncology. Direct the Radiation Oncology Physics program to include the technical direction of staff responsible for treatment planning, machine maintenance and repair and other physics support staff. Provide consultation on patient or personnel radiation dose and associated risks. Provide radiation oncology physics and radiation dosimetry training for medical practitioners and other health-care providers. Provide consultation to assure accurate radiation dose delivery. Provide institutional consultation on program development in radiation oncology. Plan and specify thickness, material, and placement of shielding needed to protect patients, workers, the general public and the environment from radiation produced incidentally to diagnosis or treatment of humans. Assess and evaluate installed shielding designed to protect patients, workers, and the general public from radiation produced incident to diagnosis or treatment of humans. Use imaging procedures as they pertain to the simulation, treatment planning and treatment delivery in therapeutic radiologic procedures. Participate in informatics development and direction. Apply other medical applications of physics as appropriate to safely carry out therapeutic radiologic procedures. Develop and apply Medical Health Physics procedures associated with the practice of Therapeutic Radiology.
Publications
Comparison of IMRT Plans with and Without Bone Marrow Sparing For the Treatment of Cervical Cancer, International Journal of Medical Physics, Sri Krishna Gangarapu, Srinivas Vuppu, 18, 6, 409-413, 2021 In-house quality check of external beam plans using 3D treatment planning systems - a DVH comparison, Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Ayyalasomayajula Anil Kumar, Roopa Rani Akula, Komanduri Ayyangar, Krishna Reddy P, Srinivas Vuppu, P. V. Lakshmi Narayana, 17, 3, 2016 DVH Analysis of Cobalt-60 treatment plans incorporating a recently developed MLC, International Journal of Cancer Therapy and Oncology, Gangarapu Sri Krishna, Vuppu Srinivas, Komanduri Ayyangar, Palreddy Yadagiri Reddy, 4, 3, 2016 Clinical implications of Eclipse analytical anisotropic algorithm and Acuros XB algorithm for the treatment of lung cancer, Journal of Medical Physics, Gangarapu Sri Krishna, Vuppu Srinivas, Palreddy Yadagiri Reddy, 41, 4, 2016 Comparative study of old and new versions of treatment planning system using dose volume histogram indices of clinical plans, Journal of Medical Physics, Gangarapu Sri Krishna, Vuppu Srinivas, KM Ayyangar, Palreddy Yadagiri Reddy, 41, 3, 2016 Evaluation of Eclipse 3D plans using an independent treatment planning system, Unknown, A.Anil kumar Ayyalasomayajula, Komanduri Ayyangar, Vuppu Srinivas, Akula Roopa Rani, Paladugu venkata Lakshmi Narayana, Angalakuduru Durga Prasada Rao, 2017
Timeline
Medical Physicist and Certified Radiation Safety Officer
MNJ Institute of Oncology& Regional Cancer Center Hyderabad
2012.12 - Current
Medical Physicist
Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital Hyderabad
2012.10 - 2012.11
Medical Physicist
Manipal Hospital Bangalore
2011.01 - 2012.09
RSO (Radiation Safety Officer-Medical Level-III) Certification -
AERB
Post M.Sc Diploma in Radiological physics -
Osmania University
M.Sc in Physics -
Nagarjuna University
B.Sc Computer Science -
Osmania University
Intermediate -
Tarakarama Jr. College Suryapet
S.S.C -
Siddhartha High School Suryapet
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