Sze Man (Sam) Lam
AUCKLAND,NEW ZEALAND
Summary
With 8 years of experience as a Radiation Therapist and a Master's degree in Medical Science with dissertation on dosimetric comparison as a highlighted poster at ESTRO 2020. I excel in both pre-treatment and treatment areas, particularly interested in radiation planning and brachytherapy. Competence in managing complex planning tasks, coordinating within multidisciplinary teams, training students and staff, and contributing to various in-house quality improvement projects. I have demonstrated strong leadership, problem-solving and time-management skills by managing roles as acting planning specialist and treatment senior. By seeking the challenging position as a Radiation Planning Specialist, I hope to utilise my extensive experience, technical proficiency, and leadership skills to contribute significantly to innovative radiation therapy planning, ensuring the highest standards of patient care and treatment efficacy as well as fulfilling my career satisfaction.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Radiation Therapist
Te Whatu Ora| Health NZ
03.2020 - Current
- Acted up as a senior RT on treatment unit for over half year and a planning specialist to cover leaves to provide supervision among the team and manage daily workflow;
- Produced high quality radiation treatment plans and assisted in clinical decision making from planning and treatment perspectives;
- Involved in brachytherapy planning and treatment by working with multidisciplinary team;
- Provided student and staff training;
- Participated in various projects on research and in-house quality improvements.
Causal Radiation Therapist
The University Of Otago
09.2022 - 07.2023
- Assisted in data collection for senior dental officer's research for 60 previous patients
Radiation Therapist
Hospital Authority Hong Kong
07.2015 - 02.2020
- Worked in both pre-treatment and treatment areas including CT, data centre, planning and treatment;
- Produced radiation treatment plans of various sites using Eclipse planning system;
- Experience in Sterotactic radiosurgery (frame/frameless), Exactrac verification system, abdominal compressor treatment, superficial radiotherapy, total body electron spray;
- Involved in student and staff training;
Education
Certificate - MRI For Radiation Therapy
Queensland University of Technology
Australia04.2024
Master of Medical Science - Clinical Physics in Radiation Oncology
The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong11.2019
Bachelor of Science - Radiography Specialized in Radiation Therapy
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong09.2015
Skills
- Raystation/Pinnacle/Eclipse planning
- Varian iX and Elekta Versa HD operation
- Brachytherapy planning and treatment credentials
- SABR/ TBI treatment credentials
- Proactive and fast learner
- Leadership skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Time management skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Flexible and adaptive
Certification
Registered Medical Radiation Therapist since 2020
Medical Radiation Technologists Board New Zealand
Registered Member since 2020
New Zealand Institute of Medical Radiation Technology
Registered Therapeutic Radiographer (Part I)
Radiographers Board of Hong Kong since 2017
(Part II in 2015-2017)
Projects engaged
Internal:
Feb - Jul 2022 | Development of DCAT Brain Planning in Raystation
Involved in planning pioneer patients, providing feedback on scripting to physicists and drafting working protocol
Jul - Aug2022 | Transition of Fusion Process from MIM to Raystation for Brachytherapy Planning
Contributed in drafting the workflow, working on testing patients and hence pioneer patients
Aug 2023 - Present | Geneva Applicator Implementation on Brachytherapy
To work with physicist and brachy planning team on implementing new Geneva applicator to clinical workflow.
Aug 2023 - Present | Raystaion 12A Upgrade
Have participated in working testing scripts/ patients on both planning and data charting. To update protocols when live.
Jul 2022 - Present | Update of Departmental Protocols
External:
Jul - Oct 2022 | Data Collection for Senior Dental Officer's research
Taken part in the senior dental officer Jack Lintern's research on hyperbaric oxygen treatment by collecting dental dose data of 60 previous patients
Timeline
Causal Radiation Therapist
The University Of Otago
09.2022 - 07.2023
Staff Radiation Therapist
Te Whatu Ora| Health NZ
03.2020 - Current
Radiation Therapist
Hospital Authority Hong Kong
07.2015 - 02.2020
Certificate - MRI For Radiation Therapy
Queensland University of Technology
Master of Medical Science - Clinical Physics in Radiation Oncology
The University of Hong Kong
Bachelor of Science - Radiography Specialized in Radiation Therapy
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Registered Medical Radiation Therapist since 2020
Medical Radiation Technologists Board New Zealand
Registered Member since 2020
New Zealand Institute of Medical Radiation Technology
Registered Therapeutic Radiographer (Part I)
Radiographers Board of Hong Kong since 2017
(Part II in 2015-2017)
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