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Curriculum Vitae Prakash Aryal, PhD, DABR Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD

Date 9/29/16

Contact Information

Business Address Department of Radiation Oncology University of Maryland Union Hospital 152 Railroad Avenue Elkton, MD, 21921 Business phone (410) 392 3798 Email [email protected] Foreign languages Nepali (fluent), Hindi (working knowledge) Citizenship USA

Education

1998 B.Sc., Physics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

1991 M.Sc., Physics, Tribhvan University, Nepal

1995 Dip. R.P., Radiological Physics, Bombay University, India

1999 MSBS, Radiation Therapy, University of Toledo Health Center (Formerly Medical College of Ohio), Toledo, OH

2014 Ph.D., Physics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY Dissertation title, “Reevaluation of the AAPM TG-43 Brachytherapy Dosimetry Parameters for an 125I Seed, and the Influence of Eye Plaque Design on Dose Distributions and Dose- Volume Histograms”. Thesis Advisors: Janelle A. Molloy, PhD, and Mark J. Rivard, PhD Certifications

2003 Proxima Therapeutics GliaSite RTS training certificate 2004 Novoste Beta-Cath vascular brachytherapy training certificate 2004 American Board of Radiology (ABR), Therapeutic Radiological Physics Employment History

1993-1994 Assistant Lecturer of Physics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. 1995-1997 Medical Physicist and Radiation Safety Officer, Bir Hospital, Nepal 1999-2000 Medical Physicist, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA 2000-2009 Medical Physicist, University of Kentucky, 2009-present Instructor, University of Kentucky 2011-present Director, brachytherapy, University of Kentucky

Professional Society Membership 1998-2000 Student member, American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM). 2000-present Full member, American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM). 2004-present Radiation Quality Expert, Kentucky 2011-2013 Full member, American Brachytherapy Society (ABS).

Honors and Awards

1994-1995 World Health Organization (W.H.O) Fellowship during Radiological Physics Course at Bhabha Atomic Research Center in collaboration with Bombay University, Bombay, India. 1998-1999 Research assistantship/fellowship during MSBS at Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, OH 43614. 2003 Perfect attendance award, University of Kentucky, 2003. 2015 American Board of Radiology (ABR), Oral examiner

Clinical Activities

Clinical Expertise

1. High and low dose rate brachytherapy (2000-present) Perform treatment planning- tandem and ovoids, cylinder, Wright applicators, Capri applicators Perform daily QA, quarterly HDR source exchange Perform annual HDR and LDR QA Perform interstitial gynecological Cs-131 implant, Syed implant with Ir-192 2. Supervisor of brachytherapy (2011-present) Supervised of all the brachytherapy physics services in the department. Developed and implemented HDR brachytherapy planning and double check procedures. Provided safety training class for physicians, physicists, resident physician, nurses, and medical physics residents. Commissioned and implemented Cs-131 for permanent implant for gynecological malignant tumors. Commissioned VariSeed planning system with updated I-125 (model IAI-125A) dosimetry parameters. Revised and implemented HDR/LDR QA procedures. Commissioned prowess brachytherapy treatment planning system. Implemented Ra-223 calibration and its safety procedures. Performed several HDR/LDR plans. 3. Prostate brachytherapy (1999-present) Perform treatment plans using Transrectal Ultra Sound Guided system. Perform source ordering, receiving, assay, source loading, CT based post plans. 4. Machine QA (1999-present) Responsible to supervise for daily therapist QA record of Varian LINAC machines Responsible of monthly and annual QA of EX and Platinum Varian linear accelerators. 5. Total Body Irradiation (2000-present) Commissioned Total Body Irradiation for EX and PLAT Varian machines Responsible for treatment planning, and dose calculation Responsible and supervise for compensator construction 6. 4D CT acquisition (2010-present) Perform QA for 4D CT acquisition Perform 4DCT acquisition for patient treatment 7. Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) 2011-present Commissioned stereotactic body frame for Truebeam machine Perform QA for SBRT patients Supervise for daily CBCT acquisition and patient set up 8. Routine physics duties (1999-present) Perform weekly charts check/review Supervise daily QA performed by therapists Perform monthly and annual QA Perform plan check Support dosimetry as needed Perform IMRT QA Construct custom compensator using bolus, lead, aquaplast etc.

Administrative service

Local and National Service

National Service

2005-2008 Member, membership committee of American of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 2009-2014 Member, AAPM Task Group 143 2010-present Reviewer, Journal of brachytherapy (1 per year) 2014-present Reviewer, Medical Physics 2014-present Abstract reviewer, Medical Physics (25-30 per year) Administrative service

Local and National Service

National Service

2005-2008 Member, membership committee of American of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM)

2009-2014 Member, AAPM Task Group 143 2010-present Reviewer, Journal of brachytherapy (1 per year) 2014-present Reviewer, Medical Physics 2014-present Abstract reviewer, Medical Physics (25-30 per year)

Teaching Service

Undergraduate and Graduate StudentTeaching 1993-1994 Assistant Lecturer, Physics (150 students, 3hrs/wk 1993-1994 Lab mentor, for B.Sc. physics students (4 hrs/wk)

Mentorship for the following physics residents Phillip Kallenburg -2010 Tom Griest-2011 Thomas Baker-2012 Sam Gerring-2012 Joe Yagelski-2014 Brice Hamilton-2014 Brock Westfield-2014 Filman Misgina-2015 Spenser Murphy-2015

Mentorship for the following graduate students Mike Maffett-2010 Kathryn Mittauer-2011 Kiernan McCullough-2012 Kyle woods-2013 Steven Shultz- 2015 Steven Bosma-graduating in 2017

Publications

Abstracts and Conference proceedings

1. P. Aryal, Presented seminar on “Clinical and Physical Aspects of Cancer of Larynx” Bhabha Atomic Research Center, India for Post Graduate Diploma in Radiological Physics Students in September 1995. 2. Presented “Clinical and Physical Aspects in Radiotherapy” at 3rd international oncology conference at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, September 21-23, 1996, Nepal. 3. K.M. Ayyangar, E.I. Parsai, P. Aryal, S. Malik, and J. J. Feldmeier, “A Computer Technique for Independent Hand Calculation of the High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy Dose Using VariSource Cadplan BT Data, Expanding it to 3-D Dose Surface and Combining With External Beam Dose.” Med Phys. 26-8 1845, 1999. 4. E.I. Parsai, K.M Ayyangar, P. Aryal, S. Malik, and J.J. Feldmeier,“A Procedural Menu to Start a Thermoluminescent Dosimetry (TLD) Program For Clinical Applications”; Med Phys. 26-6 1054, 1999. 5. P. Aryal, J. Ashburn “Loss of Beam Flatness Due to the Double Penumbra Effect in Closely Collimated Electron Applicators and Consideration Selecting Oversized Applicators,” Presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting July 14-July 18, 2002. 6. K. Dou, J. Ashburn, P. Aryal, E. Johnson, and R. Zwicker “Therapeutic advantage of GRID therapy for a single high dose fraction using a multileaf collimator.” ICRR2007. 7. K. Dou, J. Hafendorfer, P. Aryal, J. Ashburn, E. Johnson, A. Meigooni, R. Zwicker, “Therapeutic advantage of GRID therapy using a multileaf collimator.” Med. Phys. 34, 2498 (2007). 8. P. Aryal, E. Johnson, and A. Meigooni, “Dosimetry of Curvilinear Brachytherapy sources using TG-43U1 Formalism” Med. Phys. 35 , 2727 (2008). 9.. K. Dou, J. Ashburn, J. Hafendorfer, P. Aryal, E. L. Johnson, A. S. Meigooni, R. Zwicker, “Feasibility Study of Parallel Opposed GRID Therapy Using a Multileaf Collimator” Med. Phys. 35 , 2771 (2008). 10. P. Aryal, A. S. Meigooni,“Dose calculations around curved elongated Brachytherapy Sources,” Brachytherapy 7, 148 abstract (2009). 11. P. Aryal, K. Mittauer, L. Johnson, A. S. Meigooni, and J. A. Molloy “A segmented elongated curvilinear source model for brachytherapy dosimetry,” Brachytherapy 10, S85 abstract (2011). 12. P. Aryal, J. A. Molloy, “Comparison of Dose Rates with and Without Gold Backing of USC #9 Radioactive Eye Plaque Using MCNP5” Med. Phys. 39 , 3705 (2012). 13. C.E. Wooten, M.E. Randall, P. Aryal, J. Feddock, “Low-Dose-Rate (LDR) Interstitial Radiation for Gynecologic Malignancies: A Single Institution Experience.” International Journal of Radiation Oncology biology physics Volume 87, Issue 2, Supplement, Pages S426-S427, 1 October 2013. 14. W. A. Wilson, J. Lacy, R. Cleary, P. Aryal, A. Meigooni, R. Rowland, P. Crispen, and W. St. Clair, “Re-implantation of Prostate Brachytherapy Seeds for Salvage Therapy The University of Kentucky Experience,” International Journal of Radiation Oncology biology physics, Volume 87, Issue 2, Supplement , Pages S367-S368, 1 October 2013. 15. C. E. Wooten, M. E. Randall, P. Aryal, and J. Feddock “Permanent Interstitial Radiation with Cs-131 Implants for Gynecologic Malignancies: Analysis and Results of an Initial 13 Applications.” International Journal of Radiation Oncology biology physics, Volume 87, Issue 2, Supplement, Page S751, 1 October 2013. 16. Wei Luo ; Janelle A Molloy PhD ; Prakash Aryal ; Marcus E Randall MD “A First Report on GYN Permanent Seed Implant with CS-131”, Oral presentation, RSNA, 2013 17. P. Aryal, J A. Molloy, and M J. Rivard “Dosimetry parameters revisited for the IsoAid model IAI-125A brachytherapy seed” Med. Phys.40, 286 (2013) 18. P. Aryal, J. Molloy, and M. J. Rivard, “Dose distributions for an 125I seed and the USC #9 plaque with design variations," Brachytherapy 13, S97-S98 abstract (2014) 19. P. Aryal, J. A. Molloy, M. J. Rivard, “The Influence of Eye Plaque Design on Dose Distributions and Dose-Volume Histograms.” Med. Phys. Oral presentation, July 20-24, 2014 Austin, TX 20. P. Aryal, J. A. Molloy, M. J. Rivard, “ A comparison of COMS and EP917 eye plaque applicators using different radionuclides” ABS 2015 21. P Aryal , JA Molloy, M J Rivard, “Comparison of COMS and EP917 Eye Plaque Applicators Using Different Radionuclides” Medical Physics 06/2015; 42(6):3334 22. Jonathan Feddock · Prakash Aryal · Charles Wooten · Marcus Randall, “Outpatient Interstitial Implants–Integrating Cesium-131 Permanent Interstitial Brachytherapy into Definitive Treatment for Gynecologic Malignancies” Brachytherapy 15:S93-S94 · April 2016 23. Jonathan Feddock, Prakash Aryal ,Charles Wooten, Marcus Randall “Permanent Interstitial Re-Irradiation of with Cesium-131: A Highly Successful Second Chance for Cure in Recurrent Pelvic Malignancies” Brachytherapy 15:S78-S79 · May 2016 24. S Bosma, M Sanders, P. Aryal, “Estimation of Skin Dose by Performing the Measurements on Cylindrical Phantom” accepted for 58th AAPM annual meeting (July 31-August 4, 2016).

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

1. W. Luo, M. Young, P. Aryal, E J. Johnson, J A. Molloy, “Development of a Quantitative Target Localizing and Tracking Method for IGRT” Med. Phys. 37 , 3153 (2010) 2. W. Luo, P. Aryal, and M. Randall. “Calculation of Prescribed Dose for Permanent Implant with Cs-131 Using LQ Equation including Resensitization”. Med. Phys. 39 , 3811 (2012) 3. W. Luo, J. Molloy, P. Aryal, J. Feddock and M. Randall, “Determination of prescription dose for Cs-131 permanent implants using the BED formalism including resensitization correction,” Med. Phys. 41, 024101 (2014) 4. P. Aryal, J. A. Molloy, and M. J. Rivard, “A modern Monte Carlo investigation of the TG-43 dosimetry parameters for an 125I seed already having AAPM consensus data,” Med. Phys. 41, 021702-(1-10) (2014) 5. C. E. Wooten, M. E. Randall, J. Edwards, P. Aryal, W. Luo and J. Feddock “Implementation and early clinical results utilizing Cs-131 permanent interstitial implants for gynecologic malignancies.” Gynecol Oncol. 133(2):268-73, May (2014) 6. P. Aryal, J. A. Molloy, and M. J. Rivard, “Independent dosimetric assessment of the model EP917 episcleral brachytherapy plaque,” Med. Phys. 41, 092102 (2014). 7. P. Aryal, J. A. Molloy, and M. J. Rivard, “Erratum: Independent dosimetric assessment of the model EP917 episcleral brachytherapy plaque” Med. Phys. 42, 3085 (2015) 8. J. Feddock, C.E. Wooten, P. Aryal, “Integrating Permanent Interstitial Brachytherapy Using Cesium-131 into the Primary Management of Gynecologic Malignancies: Bringing Back the Old School” Brachytherapy (Impact Factor: 2.76). 05/2015; 14:S60 9. W. Luo, A. Meacham, X. Xie, J. Li, P. Aryal, R. McGarry and J. Molloy, “Monte Carlo dose verification for lung SBRT with CMS/XiO superposition algorithm" Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, Volume 2, Number 1, February 2016. 10. Steber, C., DeMasi, J., Aryal, P., Randall, M.E. Feddock, J.M. "Initial Results of Outpatient Permanent Syed-Neblett Interstitial Implants Using Cesium-131 for Gynecologic Malignancies." International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics 96, 2S (2016)