Our professionals
Works at:
Navarre headquarters
Be part of:
Clínica Universidad de Navarra
Professional career
Bachelor’s Degree (1992) and PhD (2011) in Physics from the University of Valladolid.
Specialist in Medical Physics (2011), trained at HUCA (Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias).
Certified Radiation Facility Supervisor (2011).
Degree in Medical Education (2015) from the University of Navarra.
RESEARCH AREAS
- Has one recognized research evaluation period (sexenio) awarded by ANECA.
- Former coordinator of the Surface-Guided Radiotherapy Group of the Spanish Society of Medical Physics (SEFM).
- Principal Investigator (PI) of a publicly funded competitive project (FMM), and collaborator on an FIS project on image registration and adaptive radiotherapy in lung cancer.
AREAS OF INTEREST
- Volumetric radiotherapy treatments.
- SBRT (Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy).
- SRS (Stereotactic Radiosurgery) – using both VMAT and cones.
- 4D CT.
- 4D CBCT – Symmetry system.
- High- and low-dose-rate brachytherapy with Oncentra.
- Intraoperative radiotherapy with electrons.
Activity
In teaching
- Accredited by ANECA as Associate Professor.
- Instructor for five years in the course "Major Medical Equipment" in the Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering at Tecnun.
- Instructor for three years in the "Clinical Communication" course at the School of Medicine.
- Supervisor of eight final projects (undergraduate, master’s, and engineering degrees).
- Director and instructor of the "1st Medical Physics Update Course," accredited with 4 ECTS credits.
- Coordinator and instructor in eight training courses for obtaining the license to operate radiation facilities.
In research
- Author of 35 indexed publications (H-index of 10), with research in the fields of experimental thermodynamics, diode dosimetry, quality control using amorphous silicon panels, patient motion control systems based on computer vision, radiobiology, and immunotherapy.