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Robert James Behan

Ballarat,VIC

Summary

Experienced clinical medical physicist with over six years of post-registration experience in radiation oncology. Demonstrated success in both clinical and industry settings, including technical training and global support for advanced radiotherapy systems. Proven ability to deliver high-quality support and education to clinical radiotherapy customers, with extensive experience in designing and delivering technical and physics training for treatment systems. Strong foundation in beam commissioning, treatment plan quality assurance, dosimetry, DICOM workflows, and clinical systems integration. Proficient in Python, C++, and SQL with a passion for automation and improving global access to quality cancer care. I also have a special interest in IT, cybersecurity, analytics, and artificial intelligence.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Medical Physicist

Austin Health
03.2020 - Current
  • Responsible for beam data collection, acceptance testing, commissioning, dosimetry, and QA for Elekta Unity MRI Linac
  • Provided onsite physics support to the multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe and effective treatment delivery

Medical Physics Specialist

GenesisCare
08.2019 - 03.2020
  • Supported clinical implementation of Elekta Unity MR Linac with an emphasis on project management and educational initiatives

Clinical Physics Training & Support Specialist

Elekta Ltd
10.2017 - 12.2018
  • Designed and delivered global physics training for clinical radiotherapy customers adopting Unity MR Linac
  • Provided remote and onsite support for commissioning, education, and clinical readiness

Principal Training Manager, North Europe

Elekta Ltd
06.2017 - 10.2017
  • Responsible for working with sales, service and project delivery to identify customer training needs and in the assignment of training resources to meet training requirements within the region
  • Responsibilities of the role also included functional line management of the applications team and the recruitment, retention, and performance management of staff

Medical Physicist

Hermitage Medical Clinic
10.2015 - 04.2016
  • A fixed-term post to provide scientific support to nuclear medicine and radiotherapy treatment services
  • Conducted routine and patient-specific QA on two Elekta Synergy machines and performed treatment planning with the Elekta Precise Planning System

Technical Trainer

Elekta Ltd
03.2014 - 10.2015
  • Responsible for the end-to-end development and delivery of a Technical Training programme for the Elekta MRL (Elekta Unity)
  • Engaged with global stakeholders to analyse, design, and deliver a high-quality training solution

Medical Physicist

IPEM Clinical Scientist Training (NHS)
09.2009 - 03.2014
  • Four-year graduate training programme to develop core scientific and clinical competencies in radiotherapy, MRI, and ICT systems

Education

Certificate IV - Cyber Security

Federation University
Ballarat
01.2025

MSc - Radiation Physics with Medical Applications

University College London
01.2011

Diploma - Clinical Science

IPEM
York
01.2011

MSc - Biomedical Engineering

University of Oxford
01.2009

BA, BAI - Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Trinity College Dublin
01.2006

Skills

  • Radiation Oncology Physics Treatment Planning QA Beam Data Collection & Commissioning
  • DICOM TPS Systems Reference Dosimetry Imaging QA Elekta Unity (MR Linac)
  • Commissioning Support & Training Clinical Customer Support Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
  • Computer Hardware Computer Networking Software Installation, Configuration & Troubleshooting
  • Programming: Python, C, SQL Data Analysis
  • Adaptive radiation therapy
  • Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Problem-solving

Timeline

Senior Medical Physicist

Austin Health
03.2020 - Current

Medical Physics Specialist

GenesisCare
08.2019 - 03.2020

Clinical Physics Training & Support Specialist

Elekta Ltd
10.2017 - 12.2018

Principal Training Manager, North Europe

Elekta Ltd
06.2017 - 10.2017

Medical Physicist

Hermitage Medical Clinic
10.2015 - 04.2016

Technical Trainer

Elekta Ltd
03.2014 - 10.2015

Medical Physicist

IPEM Clinical Scientist Training (NHS)
09.2009 - 03.2014

BA, BAI - Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Trinity College Dublin

Certificate IV - Cyber Security

Federation University

MSc - Radiation Physics with Medical Applications

University College London

Diploma - Clinical Science

IPEM

MSc - Biomedical Engineering

University of Oxford
Robert James Behan