Managing Director
Andrea Sumova
Managing Director and Medical Physicist
Speciality
- Radiotherapy
- Dosimetry
- Therapy planning
- Radiation protection
Education
- 1985-1991 Secondary school in Zvolen, specialising in mathematics and physics
- 1985-1991 Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Nuclear and Physical Engineering, Field of study: Nuclear Chemical Engineering Research in the Physics Laboratory Diploma thesis: Reduction of CuO-Bi203 mixed oxides by hydrogen and their influence by ionising radiation State examination: 3 June 1991
- 1992 – Examination for persons responsible for managing or supervising work with radiation sources Course: Current Issues in Radiation Protection at Radiotherapy Workplaces
- 1992–1995 – Institute for Postgraduate Studies in Healthcare (part-time) Degree: State Examination in Nuclear Medicine, X-ray Diagnostics, and Radiotherapy
- 1995 – Course on Radiation Protection and Advanced Analyses in Radiophysics
- 1991–1997 Kladno Hospital, Czech Republic, Department of Radiation Medicine Medical physicist, senior position Telcobalt device, telcesium device Therapy planning IT systems: central oncology registry Radiation protection officer in radiation therapy, X-ray diagnostics and nuclear medicine
- 1997-1998 Benedict School Zurich: Intensive German course with certificate examination
- 2000 – Specialist Certification by SGSMP in Medical Physics
- 1999-2003 Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Villigen Medical physicist in radio-oncology Responsible for: Radiotherapy, dosimetry, quality assurance, linear accelerators, therapy planning (photons and protons), radiation protection officer Project ‘Evaluation of tumour therapy’ in collaboration with PSI and the Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich: comparison of radiation therapy with protons (proton gantry with ‘spot scanning technique’, PSI) and photons (Dynaray LA 20 linear accelerator, Varian) in relation to the probability of complications in normal tissue in the radiation field.
- 1999-2005 Department of Radiation Oncology, Vetsuisse Faculty, Zurich
- 2006 European School of Medical Physics, Archamps Medical Imaging with Ionisinig Radiation Medical Computing
- 2007 European School of Medical Physics, Archamps Medical Imaging Principles Ultrasound and Magnetic Resonance
- Ab 2008 Animal Oncology and Imaging Center, Hünenberg Medizinphysikerin in der Radio-Onkologie und Radiodiagnostik: Verantwortlich für: Strahlentherapie, Dosimetrie, Therapieplanung und Strahlenschutz IT Systeme (HIS, PACS)
- Since January 2019 – Managing Director, AniCura AOI Center
Memberships #
Scientific Association of Swiss Radiation Oncology (SASRO)
Swiss Society of Radiobiology and Medical Physics (SGSMP)
Awards #
1999 Award for Outstanding Personal Achievement, PSI, Villigen
Languages #
Czech & Slovak – Native
German – Advanced
English – Intermediate / Good proficiency
Russian – Basic conversational skills
French – Basic