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Daniel Alejandro Mazal

Daniel Alejandro Mazal

Radiology/CT Scans

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Years of Experience

About Daniel Alejandro Mazal

<h3><strong>Professional Resume</strong></h3><h4> <strong>Basic education</strong></h4><ul><li> <strong>Electronic Engineering</strong> , Buenos Aires (1984)</li><li> <strong>Physics of Radiotherapy</strong> , National Atomic Energy Commission of Argentina (CNEA, 1984)</li><li> <strong>Master of Medical Physics</strong> , Universities of Toulouse and Paris (1986)</li><li> <strong>Doctor of Science in Medical Physics</strong> , Universities of Toulouse and Paris (1990, Stereotactic Radiotherapy)</li></ul><h4> <strong>Publications</strong></h4><ul><li> <strong>Scientific index:</strong> 36.93</li><li> <strong>Number of publications:</strong> 140</li></ul><h3> <strong>Professional activity</strong></h3><ul><li> <strong>1980-1984</strong> – Lecturer, University of Buenos Aires</li><li> <strong>1982-1984</strong> – Academy of National Medicine of Argentina</li><li> <strong>1985-2018</strong> – Institut Curie (Paris)<ul><li> <strong>Latest positions:</strong><ul><li> Technical Director of the Proton Therapy Center</li><li> Head of the Department of Medical Physics</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul><h3> <strong>Research Internships as a Visiting Professor</strong></h3><ul><li> <strong>2003-2004</strong> – Massachusetts General Hospital &amp; Harvard Medical School (Boston, USA)</li><li> <strong>1998</strong> – Indiana University Cyclotron Facility (Bloomington, USA)</li></ul><h3> <strong>Membership in scientific committees</strong></h3><ul><li> <strong>2014</strong> – CERN International Strategy Committee for Medical Applications</li><li> <strong>2000</strong> – Conseil Scientifique National de Hadrontherapie (France)</li><li> <strong>2012</strong> – The Belgian Hadrontherapy Center Foundation</li><li> Scientific and expert consultant for companies: <strong>IBA, IBA Dosimetry, Varian Particles, Siemens, Tomotherapy</strong></li><li> Scientific advisor at proton therapy centers in various countries:<ul><li> China (Wanjie)</li><li> South Africa (Cape Town)</li><li> USA (Indiana, New York)</li><li> Italy (Trento)</li><li> South Korea (Seoul)</li><li> France (Caen)</li><li> Netherlands (Maastro)</li><li> Argentina (Buenos Aires)</li><li> Austria (MedAustron)</li></ul></li><li> Member of the Scientific Council at the Embassy of Argentina in France</li></ul><h3> <strong>Reviewing articles for scientific journals</strong></h3><ul><li> Physics in Medicine and Biology</li><li> Medical Physics</li><li> Physics Medicine</li><li> Radiotherapy and Oncology</li><li> Radiation Protection Dosimetry</li><li> Radioprotection</li><li> Cureus and others</li></ul><h3> <strong>Membership in scientific societies</strong></h3><ul><li> <strong>PTCOG</strong> (Particle Therapy Cooperative Group) – Chairman (2010-2013)</li><li> <strong>ESTRO</strong> (European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology)</li><li> <strong>SFPM</strong> (Société Française de Physique Médicale)</li><li> <strong>PMSF</strong> (Physiciens Médicaux Sans Frontières)</li></ul><h3> <strong>Teaching activities</strong></h3><ul><li> <strong>Master's program "Medical Physics"</strong> , Faculty of Medicine, University of Paris-Sud</li><li> <strong>School of Proton Therapy ESTRO</strong></li><li> <strong>PTCOG Educational Master Classes</strong></li><li> <strong>Inter-University Diploma in High-Tech Radiotherapy</strong></li><li> <strong>Diploma in Radiation Biology and Radiation Protection in Radiotherapy (France)</strong></li><li> <strong>AAPM Summer School</strong> , Colorado Springs, USA (2015)</li><li> <strong>Scientific supervision of postgraduate students, masters students, interns (up to 10 students per year)</strong></li><li> <strong>Invited lectures in various countries around the world (about 10 per year)</strong></li></ul><h3> <strong>Grants and funding received (more than €50 million)</strong></h3><ol><li> <strong>MIGAC</strong> – New Proton Therapy Centre of the Institut Curie</li><li> <strong>Grant Canceropole</strong><ul><li> <strong>(a)</strong> Targeted proton therapy for pediatric and adult tumors: technical optimization, radiobiology, socioeconomic assessment</li><li> <strong>(b)</strong> Dynamic proton therapy</li></ul></li><li> <strong>Grant Physician</strong> – DEDIPRO (development of a new diamond detector and fast radiation therapy planning system for pulsed proton beams)</li><li> <strong>Industrial and regional grants</strong> – Areva 1-2-3, Feder, Varian, etc.</li><li> <strong>European Commission Grants</strong><ul><li> <strong>INFRAIA-02-2017</strong> – INSPIRE (Infrastructure for International Proton Therapy Research)</li></ul></li><li> <strong>IDEX Paris-Saclay</strong> – NanoTheRad (research on nanoparticles in medicine)</li></ol><p> This specialist has made significant contributions to the development of proton therapy, radiation oncology and medical physics, combining scientific research, teaching and work at the world's leading medical and research institutions.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>

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Speciality

Radiology/CT Scans

Language Spoken

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Awards

  • Former Chairman of the Particle Therapy Cooperative Group (PTCOG)
  • Member of the CERN International Strategy Committee for Medical Applications
  • Member of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO)
  • Member of the Belgian Hadrontherapy Center Foundation
  • Member of the Scientific Council at the Embassy of Argentina in France
  • Member of the Société Française de Physique Médicale (SFPM)
  • Member of the Physiciens Médicaux Sans Frontières (PMSF)

Nuclear medicine physician

1985–2018 – Technical Director of the Proton Therapy Center and Head of Medical Physics, Institut Curie, Paris

1982–1984 – Academy of National Medicine of Argentina

1980–1984 – Lecturer, University of Buenos Aires

Scientific and expert consultant for IBA, IBA Dosimetry, Varian Particles, Siemens, and Tomotherapy

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Performed by Daniel Alejandro Mazal

Radiology/CT Scans

Radiology/CT Scans

Radiology and diagnostic imaging abroad offers MRI, CT scans, PET-CT, ultrasound, digital X-ray, mammography, and interventional radiology at state-of-the-art imaging centers with rapid, subspecialized reporting. Patients access the same imaging technology used in leading Western hospitals at dramatically lower costs and with significantly shorter waiting times. Imaging costs in many countries are unnecessarily high and waiting times can be weeks. A 3T MRI that costs $2,000 to $4,000 at home may be available for $200 to $600 abroad at equally equipped imaging centers with subspecialized radiologist interpretation and digital report delivery. Leading international radiology centers offer same-day or next-day reporting, AI-assisted image analysis, and digital image sharing for remote specialist review. Patients consistently report faster turnaround and more detailed radiologist reports than they received at home. The radiologist's subspecialty training and the imaging equipment's generation are the most important factors. Confirm the center uses Siemens, GE, or Philips equipment at appropriate field strengths for your indication. Always share images and reports with your treating physician promptly, as imaging findings only translate to better outcomes when acted upon quickly.

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