Stewart J. Becker, PhD DABR
New York, NY (917) 580-2320 sjbecker2@gmail.com
PROFILE
Board-certified physicist with recognized teaching, research, and supervisory experience. Promising leader, having established residency program and hired and mentored residents. Change driver, implementing new technologies into the clinic and ensuring proper training at all levels. Excellent critical thinker who conducted research that changed clinical practice. Rising star in AAPM/ASTRO educational programs. Team oriented, demonstrating strong communication skills with physicists and non-physicists alike.
EXPERIENCE
NYU Langone Medical Center , New York, NY 2006 - Present Medical Physicist / Assistant Professor Director – Physics Residency Program Responsible for multiple types of QA, implementing new programs and systems into the clinic and training other faculty and staff. Teach medical and physics residents as Course Director and Director of Medical Physics residency program, along with research responsibilities.
Clinical/Teaching/ Research
Clinical Achievements: Developed and implemented VMAT, SBRT, Tomo, and CBCT programs in the department; trained all levels of faculty and staff in use of each program Orchestrated gaining accreditation for multiple National Protocols Physics Course Director Achievements: Served as Course Director for Physics program for Radiation Oncology Medical Residents Named ARRO 2010-2011 Educator of the Year Residents achieved 100% pass rate on the physics board exam Reinvented program by developing web-based modules and interactive classes Physics Residency Program Achievements: Founded and developed residency program for medical physicists in 2011 Secured funding and positions for two resident slots Awarded CAMPEP accreditation (June 2013) Chaired selection committee to successfully hire residents Entrepreneurship
Medical Physics Enterprises, New York, NY Entrepreneurship venture founded to pursue areas of interest.
2010 - Present
Programs in development Medical physics software for clinical and research applications American Board of Radiology exam prep course, including web-based modules Professional Service
EDUCATION
Committees Radiation Oncology Medical Physics Education Subcommittee (AAPM) Invited to join new subcommittee in 2011 Develop web-based educational modules for Radiation Oncology Residents
_ 2011-Present
RAPHEX (Radiological Physics Exams) - Editorial Board
2011-Present
Radiogenomics Consortium USA Lead Physicist Journals Editor: TCRT-Express Ad-Hoc Associate Editor: Medical Physics Reviewer: Medical Physics, TCRT, IJROBP, Radiotherapy & Oncology, JACMP
2011-Present _ 2013-Present 2011-Present 2009-Present
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON Ph.D. in Medical Physics (advisor: T. Rock Mackie) Thesis: Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation with Helical Tomotherapy in the Prone Position M.S. in Medical Physics (advisor: T. Rock Mackie) RICE UNIVERSITY B.A. in Physics Thesis: Detecting Lambda Particle Head manager of Men‟s basketball team
. 2006 2002 . 2000
Stewart J. Becker, PhD DABR LICENSES & CERTIFICATES PATENTS AWARDS
New York, NY (917) 580-2320 sjbecker2@gmail.com
New York State – Medical Physicist (Therapeutic Radiological) Issued 2009 American Board of Radiology – Radiological Physics (Therapy) 2009 Gamma Knife Course – Perfexion Unit 2010 US Patent #7,450,688 – “Low skin dose patient positioning device for radiation treatment of prone breast” US Patent #7,519,149 – “Small field intensity modulated radiation therapy machine" Educator of the Year - Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology (ARRO)
2010-2011
University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center Grant Title: Conformal Avoidance Tomotherapy for Breast Cancer
2005
University of Wisconsin Vilas Travel Grant
2005
INTERESTS
Teaching, software & algorithm development, international travel, cooking (award-winning gumbo chef)
RECENT LECTURES
American Association of Physicists in Medicine Annual Meeting Speaker (Live Debate): Brachytherapy is better than external beam therapy for PBI Moderator & Speaker: How to Prepare of the ABR Therapy Physics Exam Moderator & Speaker: How to Prepare of the ABR Diagnostic Physics Exam Moderator: How to Be a Journal Referee NYU Medical Center, Prone Breast Radiotherapy Course: The NYU Technique Speaker: CT Simulation Step-by-Step
2013 2011-13 2012-13 2012-13 2009, „11, „13
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Whole brain dose from treating mets, prone breast, low dose away from treatment site, solving practical issues in the clinic
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Todar, D., Becker, S.J., Orton, C. “Brachytherapy is better than external beam therapy for partial breast irradiation,” Point/Counterpoint, Med. Phys. 40,(2013) Becker S.J., Culberson, W., Flynn, R.T. “Collision indicator charts for gantry-couch position combinations for Siemens Oncor and Elekta Infinity linacs”, J App Clin Med Phys, 14(5), 278-83, 2013 Becker, S.J., Elliston, C., DeWyngaert, J.K., Jozsef, G., Brenner, D., and Formenti, S., "Breast radiotherapy in the prone position primarily reduces the maximum out-of-field measured dose to the ipsilateral lung," Med. Phys. 39, 2417-23, 2012; *Editor’s Pick Award* Hardee M.E., Raza S., Becker S.J., Jozsef G., Lymberis S.C., Hochman T., Goldberg J.D., DeWyngaert K.J., Formenti S.C. "Prone Hypofractionated Whole-Breast Radiotherapy Without a Boost to the Tumor Bed: Comparable Toxicity of IMRT Versus a 3D Conformal Technique," Int J of Radiat Onc Bio Phys, Mar 1;82(3):415-23, 2012 Jozsef, G., DeWyngaert, J.K., Becker, S.J., Lymberis, S, and Formenti, S.C. “Prospective Study of ConeBeam Computed Tomography Image-Guided Radiotherapy for Prone Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation”, Int J of Radiat Onc Bio*Phys, Oct 1;81(2):568-74, 2011 Becker S.J. “Collision indicator charts for gantry-couch position combinations for Varian linacs”, J App Clin Med Phys, Mar 2;12(3): 16-22, 2011 Becker, S.J., Jozsef, G., DeWyngaert, J.K. "Characterization of the Transmission of the Elekta Stereotactic Body Frame (ESBF) and Accounting for it During Treatment Planning", Med Dosim 34(2): 154-157, 2009 Becker, S. J., Patel, R. R. & Mackie, T. R. Increased skin dose with the use of a custom mattress for prone breast radiotherapy. Med Dosim 32, 196-199, 2007 Patel, R.R., Becker, S.J., Das, R.A., Mackie, T.R. "A Comparison of Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Techniques: Multi-catheter Interstitial Brachytherapy, 3D-CRT, and Supine versus Prone Helical Tomotherapy", Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 68(3):935-42, 2007 Book Chapter DeWyngaert J.K., Jozsef G., Lymberis S., Becker S.J., Formenti S.C., Breast Cancer Overview, in ImageGuided Radiation Therapy: A Clinical Perspective (Mundt AJ, Roeske JC, editors)