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Ontario, Canada

Developing training for Health Physicists

Port Hope, Ontario

- Supervised the implementation of the site’s Radiation Protection (RP) Program by performing daily field inspections and reviewing daily field reports in a construction setting- Developed, revised, and delivered training for RP staff and Nuclear Energy Workers- Led a self-assessment to verify compliance of the RP program with the project technical RP specifications- Reviewed work instructions and prepared Radiation Safety Assessments for all radioactive work- Responded to unplanned events (contamination incidents and program non-compliances) and performed investigations to determine the cause- Created and implemented corrective actions to strengthen the site’s ALARA program- Assisted with Class 7 Transportation of Dangerous Goods characterization, classification, and shipment- Revised the site Radiation Protection Plan to increase efficiency related to the implementation of ALARA- Administrated the internal and external dosimetry program including providing dose estimates

Darlington, Ontario

Retube and Feeder Replacement of Unit 2 at Ontario Power Generation - Darlington.- Assessed radiological work to develop As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) plans and dose assessments related to reactor refurbishment work- Performed shielding calculations to reduce radiation levels in radioactive work areas- Observed field work and made suggestions to improve dose reduction and contamination control- Assisted with the investigation of RP non-compliances and incidents- Implemented corrective actions to reduce the occurrence of adverse events- Acted as the site sponsor for over 2000 workers, managed worker dose histories and exposure limits- Partially automated production of Exposure Control Limit (ECL) forms using Visual Basic- Reviewed Radiation Protection governance to assist with answering technical questions- Participated in Adverse Condition and Event Reporting review meetings- Performed walk-downs in highly hazardous environments (conventional and radiological)- Instructed RP on-boarding training for refurbishment contract workers

Chalk River

- Acted as the Custodian of Source Registry for all registered sources on site- Performed the annual source registry inspection with responsible users of over 100 registered sources- Reviewed and approved plans to perform radiography and compaction testing on site- Assessed radiological hazards related to Research and Development (R&D) projects and instructed on proper radiation protection practices- Investigated a radiological incident involving a radiography source using an Apparent Cause Analysis, developed corrective actions, and presented the report to the site Corrective Action Review Board- Performed audits of x-ray emitting devices on site- Responded to personnel contamination incidents in laboratory environments- Participated in and assisted with the organization of Emergency Preparedness Training exercises- Instructor for Group 1 Radiation Protection Training courses and Responsible Source User Training- Reviewed dose reduction strategies and contamination control practices to ensure that doses to employees are As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA)- Continuously reviewed radiation protection policies and regulations to ensure that work performed on-site was compliant

Toronto, Canada

- Analyzed data and created a report for the PET Utilization Study- Quality assurance and management of data on System Performance website using WordPress- Managed focus group project with an external vendor- Organized and created how-to documentation for the department’s EndNote library- Participated in and chaired several progress and brainstorming meetingsPublications:Vorauer E, Louzado C, DeCaria K, Hernandez J, Rahal R, Jiu J, Lockwood G, Bryant H. Use of PET in the management of non-small-cell lung cancer in Canada. Curr Oncol; 2014:21(6).

Toronto, Canada

- Performed research on deformable image registration and dose accumulation for adaptive radiation therapy of pancreatic cancer images using Pinnacle, 3DSlicer, and DIRART- Analyzed data using MATLAB and prepared a scientific report on using texture analysis and diffuse optical spectroscopy images for early prediction of chemotherapy response in breast cancer patients- Extensive use of Microsoft Office tools for organizing and presenting data- Completed monthly CT Simulator QA on multiple occasions- Collaborated with various Medical Doctors and PhDs on research studies and technical papersPublications:Sadeghi-Naini A, Vorauer E, Chin L, Falou O, Wright F, Gandhi S, Yaffe M, Czarnota G. Early detection of chemotherapy-refractory patients by monitoring textural alterations in diffuse optical spectroscopic images. Med Phys; 2015:42(11).Presentations and Abstracts:Vorauer E, Le P, Glick D, Chung H, Chin L. “Adaptive radiation therapy of pancreatic cancer patients treated using Tomotherapy: Validation of dose accumulation algorithms using deformable image registration in SlicerRT”, IUPESM 2015 World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Toronto, ON, 06/2015.Vorauer E, Tonolete F, Glick D, Chung H, Chin L. “Comparing Deformable Image Registration Packages using KVCT and MVCT Pancreatic Cancer Images”, CARO COMP 2013 – Innovations in Imaging, Montreal, QC, 09/2013.Chin L, Wronski M, Livergant J, Vorauer E, Agbanti A, Yohan D, Balogh J, Lasso A, Fichtinger G. “Integration of SlicerRT into the Radiation Therapy Clinical Workflow”, ImNO 2013 - Imaging Network Ontario Symposium, Toronto, ON, 02/2013.

Master’S Degree, Nuclear Engineering, 3.97

Courses: Radiation Detection and Measurement, A+ Advanced Radiation Biophysics and Microdosimetry, A+ Nuclear Plant Systems and Operation.

Bachelor’S Degree, Medical Physics Co-Operative Program, 3.58/4.33

Activities and Societies: Science Rendezvous Coordinator, Science and Engineering Co-op Program Volunteer Leader.Graduated with Honours..