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SYDNEY JEFF SHEPARD

Occupation: Medical physicist specializing in imaging physics

Born: April 1, 1953

Education:

Master of Science (Radiological Physics), University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Dallas, Texas, 1981

Resident (Medical Physics), Henry Ford Hospital, Division of Radiological Physics, Detroit, Michigan,1978-1980

Bachelor of Science (Medical Physics), Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, 1977

Certifications:
Diplomat, American Board of Radiology (Diagnostic Radiological Physics), 1989

Career:

1982 -1986: Millville Hospital (Wheaton Regional Cancer Center), Millville NJ, Medical Physicist

1. Supported all clinical areas of the cancer center including diagnostic x-ray, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, radiation safety and radiation oncology
2. Education of Radiology Residents and RT students in Medical Imaging Physics
3. Private consultant in Diagnostic Medical Physics

1986 – 1994: Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, Medical Physicist

1. Supported all clinical areas of the institution including diagnostic x-ray, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, radiation safety and radiation oncology
2. Education of Radiology Residents and RT students in Medical Imaging Physics
3. Private consultant in Diagnostic Medical Physics

1994 – Present: University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

1. 1994 – 2000: Director of Equipment Quality Assurance and Radiological Engineering
2. 2000 – Present: Director of Equipment Quality Assurance
3. Supporting diagnostic x-ray, ultrasound and nuclear medicine
4. Education of Medical Physics graduate students, Radiology residents and RT students in Medical Imaging Physics
5. Co-Director of PACS project - Successfully converted a 400,000 exam/year operation to film-less over a four-year time period.

Publications:  (up to 15 major publications)

1. T Wagner, L.K., Fontenla, D.P., Kimme-Smith, C., Rothenberg, L.N., Shepard, S.J., and Boone, J.M. Recommendations on Performance Characteristics of Diagnostic Exposure Meters. Med. Phys., 19(1): 231-241, 1992.
2. Boone, J.M., Pfeiffer, D.E., Strauss, K.J., Rossi, R.P., Lin, P-J.P., Shepard, S.J., and Conway, B.J. A Survey of Fluoroscopic Exposure Rates:  AAPM Task Group 11 Report, Med. Phys., 20(3): 789-794, 1993.
3. Gray, J.E., Anderson, W.F., Shaw, C.C., Shepard, J.S., Zeremba, L.A., and Lin, P-J.P. Multiformat Video and Laser Cameras:  History, design considerations, acceptance testing, and quality control.  Med. Phys., 20(2): 427-438, 1993.
4. Tucker, D.M., Suitor, C.T., Shepard, S.J., and Schomer, D.F.  A DICOM Print Service for Chest Imaging.  J. Dig. Imaging, 10(3): 120-125, 1997.
5. Shepard, SJ, et al, Quality Control in Diagnostic Radiology, AAPM Report #74, Medical Physics Publishing, 2002.
6. Rong, S.J., Krugh, K.T., Shepard, S.J. and Geiser, W.R. Measurement of focal spot size with slit camera using computed radiography and flat-panel based digital detectors, Med., Phys., 30: 1768, 2003.
7. Samei, E., Badano , A., Chakraborty, D., Compton, K., Cornelius, C., Corrigan, K., Flynn, M. J.,  Hemminger, B., Hangiandreou, N., Johnson, J., Moxley-Stevens, D. M., Pavlicek, W.,  Roehrig, H.,  Rutz, L., Shepard, S. J., Uzenoff, R., and Wang, J., Willis, C. E., Assessment of Display Performance for Medical Imaging Systems, AAPM On-Line Report No. 03, American Association of Physicists in Medicine, Imaging Informatics Subcommittee, April 2005.
8. Willis C.E., Thompson S.K., Shepard S.J., Artifacts and misadventures in digital radiography. Applied Radiology, January, 2004: 11-20.
9. Liu H., Liu, Lit, R., Reeve D. Shepard S.J., and Willis C.E.,  Measurement of CT radiation profile width using CR imaging plates, Med. Phys. 32, 2881 (2005)  

Awards:

American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Activities:

• 1990 – 1992: Task Group No. 11, A survey of Fluoroscopic Exposure Rates (Member)
• 1/1/1991 – 12/31/1999: Task Group No. 12, Quality Control in Diagnostic Radiology (Chair)
• 1/1/1991 – 12/31/1993: Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Committee (Member)
• 1992 – SWAAPM Symposium, Mammography Physics, Scientific Program Director
• 1993: Secretary, SW Chapter of the AAPM
• 1/1/1993 – 12/31/1998: Task Group No. 4, Instrumentation Requirements of Diagnostic Radiological Physicists (Member)
• 11/1/1994 – 10-31-2005: Task Group No. 10, Computed Radiography (Member)
• 1/1/1994 – 3/25/2005: Task Group No. 15, Digital Mammography for Stereotactic Localization (Member)
• 1/1/1995 – 12/31/1997: Board of Directors (SW Chapter Representative)
• 1/1/1997 – 12/31/1998: Calibration Laboratory Accreditation Subcommittee
• 1999 – SWAAPM Symposium, Quality Assurance in the New Millennium, Scientific Program Director (Diagnostic)
• 1/1/1999 – 5/1/2005: Task Group No. 18, Acceptance Testing & Quality Control of Electronic Devices for Soft-copy Display, (Member)
• 1/1/2000 – 12/31/2002: Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Committee (Member)
• 1/1/2003 – Present: Task Group No. 22, Testing of Film Processors (Member)
• 2004 AAPM Annual Meeting: Continuing Education Faculty (Image Quality and Dose in DR, Calibration and QC of Monitors and Displays)
• 2004 AAPM Summer School: Faculty (DICOM Basics for R/F Systems)
• 2004 RSNA: AAPM Medical Physics Education of Allied Health Professionals, Faculty
• 1/2/2004 – 12/31/2004: Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Committee (Member)
• 1/1/2004 – Present: Task Group No. 116, DR Exposure Index Task Group (Co-Chair)
• 2005 AAPM Annual Meeting: Continuing Education Faculty (Converting from F/S to DR)
• 1/1/2005 – Present: Imaging Physics Committee (Member as Chair of Radiography and Fluoroscopy Subcommittee)
• 1/1/2005 – Present: Radiography and Fluoroscopy Subcommittee (Chair)
  2006 AAPM Annual Meeting: Continuing Education Faculty (Characteristics and Performance Evaluation of Digital Image Displays)

Additional Professional Organization Activities:

American College of Medical Physics

1. 2005 ACMP Annual Meeting: Faculty (Shielding for Multi-slice CT Scanners)

Society for Computer Applications in Radiology (SCAR), Member

1. 2004 SCAR University: Faculty (QA of Primary Display Devices)
2. 2005 SCAR University: Faculty (Selecting and Maintaining Displays)

Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (Member)

Radiological Society of North America –

1. 1996 RSNA: Annual Meeting: Categorical Course Faculty (Road-mapping, Last-Image Hold and Pulsed Fluoro: Technology Review)
2. 2003 RSNA: Annual Meeting: Continuing Education Course Faculty (Clinical Implementation of DR)
3. 2004 RSNA: Annual Meeting: Refresher Course Faculty (Clinical Implementation of DR)
4. 2005 RSNA: Annual Meeting: Refresher Course Faculty (Clinical Implementation of DR)

Civic Activities:

Avocations and Special Interests:

Digital Radiography (including CR) Clinical Implementation and Quality Control
Image display technology and QC
PACS QC Workflow
Hard copy image production and QC
Capital Asset Management in Diagnostic Imaging

Family: Married to Julayne (Juli) Madsen (28 years and counting), three cats, 2 wonderfully supportive parents.

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