- Thomas Rockwell Mackie
Thomas “Rock” Mackie, Ph.D. is a medical physicist.
He grew up in
Saskatoon and received his undergraduate degree in Physics from theUniversity of Saskatchewan in 1980. He went on to earn his doctorate in Physics at theUniversity of Alberta in 1984. His expertise is in radiation therapy treatment planning andintensity modulated radiation therapy . He is a primary inventor and algorithm designer of the helicaltomotherapy concept. Dr. Mackie is a professor in the departments of Medical Physics, Human Oncology, Biomedical Engineering and Engineering Physics at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison . He has over 150 peer-reviewed publications, over 15 patents, and has been the supervisor for dozens of Ph.D. students. Dr. Mackie is a Fellow of theAmerican Association of Physicists in Medicine and a member at large of that organization’s Science Council. He is also the Vice-Chair of theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison Calibration Laboratory. Dr. Mackie serves as President of the John R. Cameron Medical Physics Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports the UW Medical Physics Department, medical physics in the developing world and high school science scholarships in high schools in the Greater Madison region. Dr. Mackie is a member of the board of the Wisconsin Biomedical and Medical Device Association.Dr. Mackie was a founder of Geometrics Corporation (now owned by Philips Medical Systems) which developed the Pinnacle treatment planning system which still operates its R&D facility in Madison, WI. He is also a founder and Chairman of the Board of
TomoTherapy , Incorporated, [ [http://www.tomotherapy.com/company/leadership/management/ Management Team – TomoTherapy Incorporated ] ] an international company listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the symbol TOMO, employing over 700 people based out of Madison, WI, USA.In 2002, Mackie was one of six Wisconsin regional winners of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards. [cite news |first=Rick |last=Romell |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Six Wisconsin Business Leaders Honored for Entrepreneurial Excellence. |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8837596_ITM|work=The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |publisher= |date=19 June 2002 |accessdate=2008-07-30 ]
References
*cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Madison campus offers a road map for UWM and Milwaukee |url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=356441 |work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) |publisher= |date=Sept. 17, 2005 |accessdate=2008-07-30
*cite news |first=Stephanie |last=Dar |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=TomoTherapy founder shares his steps to business’ success. Thomas Rockwell Mackie told faculty members the benefits of entrepreneurship. |url=http://www.dailycardinal.com/article/2576 |work=The Daily Cardinal |publisher= |date=April 3, 2008 |accessdate=2008-07-30External links
* [http://www.medphysics.wisc.edu/medphys_docs/people/mackie/ Mackie's page at University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical Physics]
* [http://www.engr.wisc.edu/bme/faculty/mackie_thomas/mackie_cv3.doc Mackie's CV]
* [http://www.tomotherapy.com TomoTherapy Website]
* [http://www.outpatientoutlook.com/speakers/thomas-rockwell-mackie/ Thomas Rockwell Mackie – Outpatient Outlook] includes downloadable presentation
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