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Qualified Experts List

The following health physicists have been approved to provide shielding calculations and room design for various types of medical X-ray system installations per the requirements in WAC 246-225-030.

Check MarkThis list is provided as a service and the presence or absence of an organization on this list does not constitute an endorsement by the Department of Health.  The Office of Radiation Protection neither certifies or guarantees the work of any of the health physics consultants listed below.


Stanley Addison, CHP

Radiation Physicist

1602 - 5th Place

Kirkland, WA 98033

Phone: 425-828-7119     

Fax: 206-543-9726

Shielding calculations for all facilities using diagnostic and therapeutic X-ray system.


Rex Ayers, M.S., C.H.P.

Medical Physicist

99104 East Ridgeview Drive S.E.

Kennewick, WA 99338

Phone: 509-551-2681  

Fax: 509-737-3423

E-mail:  rayers@nmpc.org

Diagnostic and therapy facility shielding design.


Baltzo Health Physics Service, Inc.

Ander Baltzo

P.O. Box 82900

Kenmore, WA 98028

Phone: 425-481-9223  

Fax: 425-481-9329

E-mail:  baltzo.hp@verizon.net

Full service Health Physics and Medical Physics Service Corporation providing support for imaging departments, nuclear medicine departments, and biotechnology companies throughout the Northwest region.


Paul H. Brown, Ph.D.

Professor, Diagnostic Radiology (L340)

Oregon Health and Science University

3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park

Portland, OR  97239-3098

Phone: 503-494-1214

Fax: 503-494-4982

E-mail:  brownp@ohsu.edu 

Shielding calculations of diagnostic and therapeutic X-ray facilities, radiation safety surveys and other related work.


Bruce Busby, M.S.

Radiological Health Physicist

1100 Fairway Avenue North

Seattle, WA  98121

Phone: 206-256-6213

Fax: 206-667-4048

Shielding calculations of diagnostic and therapeutic X-ray facilities, radiation safety surveys and other related work.


Austen I.Y. Chan, Ph.D.

608 - 8th Avenue South

Seattle, WA 98104

Phone: 206-233-0818    

Fax: 206-292-9340

Shielding calculations for diagnostic radiology facilities.


Anthony Chung-Bin, Ph.D.

Board Certified Medical Physicist

12044 Sweetwater Circle

Eagle River, AK  99577

Phone: 907-694-0554

Diagnostic X-ray machine testing, mammography machine testing for MQSA and shielding calculations for radiation facilities.


Corwin Health Physics, Inc

Jeremy L. Corwin, Certified Health Physicist

P.O. Box 1707

Centralia, WA 98531

Phone: 360-736-6066  

Fax: 360-736-6066

E-mail:  Jeremy@corwinhp.com

Web site:  www.corwinhp.com

Performs diagnostic shielding calculations, radiation safety surveys, X-ray system calibrations, MQSA physics evaluations, X-ray system acceptance evaluations, nuclear medicine license preparation and nuclear medicine safety testing and audits.


Diagnostic Physics, Inc

Elizabeth Franklin, M.S., DABR

P.O. Box 49587

Charlotte, NC 28277

Phone: 704-541-9628  

Fax: 704-541-2843

Performs diagnostic shielding calculations for all types of radiological installations.


Roy Duncan

Les Wilkins & Associates

6850 - 35th Avenue N.E.

Seattle, WA 98115

Phone: 206-522-0908      

Fax: 206-522-5292

Shielding calculations for chiropractic, medical, CT, podiatric, and veterinary X-ray facilities.


Donna L. Earley
MXE - Medical X-Ray Enterprises, Inc.

12107 West Jefferson Boulevard

Culver City, CA  90293

Phone: 310-823-0799 

Fax: 310-306-7817

E-mail: Earley@comcaStreetnet

X-ray and nuclear shielding calculations including diagnostic, PET/CT, Gamma Knife and other ionizing radiation modalities.


Alex James Grosso, Jr.

1624 Crosscreek Way

Coupeville, WA  98239

Phone: 360-678-5758  or  360-320-9893  

Fax: 360-678-1695

E-mail:  grosso@whidbey.net

Perform and verify shielding calculations for diagnostic, radiographic and therapeutic X-ray facilities; radiation safety and health program audit and reviews for medical and industrial organizations; radioactive material license preparation and reviews.


Robert Gutcheck, Ph.D.

P.O. Box 1574

Bothell, WA 98041

Phone: 206-781-8152

E-mail:  medphysicsserr@lycos.com

Conducts mammography physics surveys for MQSA; evaluations of X-ray and CT equipment; shielding calculations for all diagnostic X-ray facilities; and provides medical physics consulting support for diagnostic imaging facilities.


Health Physics Northwest

Ross Mercer, Gene Wollan, or others

11535 Southwest 67th

Tigard, OR 97223

Phone: 1-800-762-8444    

Fax: 503-684-5548

E-mail:  Ross@HPNW.com

Shielding recommendations for diagnostic facilities (medical, dental, nuclear medicine), therapy facilities (accelerators, orthovoltage and radioactive materials) and industrial facilities (X-ray, radioactive materials) and MQSA medical physics support.


Allen F. Hrejsa, Ph.D.

Medical Physicist

355 Millcreek Lane

Naperville, IL 60540

Phone: 630-357-6957 or part-time office 847-723-8168

Fax: 847-723-8175

E-mail:  ahrejsa@wowway.com

Diagnostic X-ray machine testing.  Mammography machine testing for MQSA (including FFD), and shielding calculations for radiation facilities


Nisy E. Ipe, Ph.D., C.H.P.

3117 La Mesa Drive

San Carlos, CA 94070

Phone: 650-631-1916    

Fax: 650-631-1916

Shielding design for diagnostic, therapy, particle therapy, research and industrial facilities.  General health physics services and surveys.


K & S Associates, Inc

John Pagel, Medical Health Physicist

1926 Elm Tree Drive

Nashville, TN 37210-3718

Phone: 615-883-9760   

Fax: 615-871-0856

E-mail:  jpagel@kslab.com

Calculation of shielding needed for X-ray rooms.


The Kathren Group, Inc.

Ronald L. Kathren

137 Spring Road

Richland, WA  99352

Phone: 509-375-5643

E-mail:  kathren@bmi.net

X-ray plan shielding, environmental and radiological consulting, general health physics services and surveys.


Medical Physics Services, LLD

James H. Brewer

15 Isaiah Trail

Belgrade, MT 59714

Cell: 406-581-9867    

Fax: 866-215-5014

 


Larry Neubauer

4907 Bayview Road

Langley, WA 98260

Phone: 360-221-2675    

Fax: 360-221-8875

E-mail: Neubauer@Whidbey.com

Physics testing of X-ray, mammography, and CT equipment; shielding calculations for X-ray, mammography (digital & film screen), and CT facilities; lectures on mammography, diagnostic radiology, and radiation safety; fetal dose calculations.


Northwest Medical Physics Center

Lawrence Sweeney, Ph.D. or John T Washington, M.S.

21031 67th Avenue West

Lynnwood, WA 98036-7306

Phone: 425-672-2841 or 1-800-475-2841   

Fax: 425-672-8470

Web site:  www.nmpc.org

E-mail:  jwashington@nmpc.org

X-ray shielding, calculations, surveys for radiation therapy facilities and diagnostic shielding calculations.


Quality Assurance Services, Inc

Glenn R Deacon, MSEE, M.S.

1500 Via Hacienda

Chula Vista, CA  91913

Phone: 619-482-1003

Cell: 619-370-7920  

Fax: 619-421-7670

Web site:  www.qaservices.net

General radiation shielding plans/consultation for all diagnostic imaging (R&F, CT, etc) and for Nuclear Medicine (gamma camera and radioactive materials) and PET installations.


Radiological Physics Services, Inc

Ray A. Carlson, M.S.

3839 Napier Road

Plymouth, MI 48170

Phone: 734-455-4730

Fax:  734-453-8851

Email:  rcarlson@voyager.net

Shielding and plan reviews for diagnostic, radiographic, and mammography facilities.


Salmon, Dave

Johnson, Jennifer

Health Physicists

Empiricos, LLC

P.O. Box 244

Freeland, WA 98249

Phone: 360-321-4010 

Fax: 360-321-4020

E-mail: physics@empiricos.com

Shielding plans for diagnostic radiology, CT, PET, nuclear medicine consulting and licensing, general radiation safety consulting and planning.


Sound Medical Physics

Ray W. Luse

Senior Radiological Physicist

Sacred Heart Medical Center

15508 North Shady Slope Road

Spokane, WA 99208

Phone: 509-474-7221

Cell:  509-991-9094   

Fax: 509-474-4891

Physics locums, shielding designs, and surveys for facilities using diagnostic and therapeutic equipment.


Washington State - Department of Health (DOH) Construction Review

Attn: Bart Eggen

P.O. Box 47852

Olympia, WA 98504-7852

Phone: 360-705-6652    

Fax: 360-705-6654  

Note: This name and address is to submit notification information to the Department of Health Construction Review Office for HOSPITALS undergoing changes in X-ray rooms.

 

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