Department: Radiology

Phone: (804) 828-0991

Fax: (804) 828-6577

Email: richard.wargo@vcuhealth.org

Address/Location:
Ambulatory Care Center, Room B021C

SUMMARY

Mr. Wargo received his M.S. in Medical Physics from Duke University in 2012. He performed research and completed his thesis on PET imaging focused on coincidence timing calibration for time-of-flight PET.  Upon graduation, he started working for Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, VA (2012-2018). During his time there, he updated and expanded testing procedures for multiple imaging modalities to improve the existing quality assurance programs in place. Mr. Wargo holds Board Certification from the American Board of Radiology in Diagnostic Medical Physics. His research interests include CT protocol optimization, PET instrumentation, quality assurance in digital radiography, and software development for image quality analysis for multiple imaging modalities.

AREAS OF INTEREST

• CT protocol optimization
• PET instrumentation
• Quality assurance in digital radiography
• Software development for image quality analysis for multiple imaging modalities

EDUCATION

• MTMI HANDS-ON Nuclear Medicine Physics Workshop - University of Iowa Medical Center, Iowa City, IA
• M.S., Medical Physics – Duke University, Durham, NC
• B.S., Physics (Concentration, Medical Physics) – Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

RESEARCH PROJECTS AND GRANTS

• Simplified lead equivalency measurement method
• CNR test tool development for new angiography systems

PRESENTATIONS

• Poster Presentation: "Evaluation and verification of a simplified lead equivalency measurement method” – 2019 AAPM Annual Meeting and Exhibition – San Antonio, TX
• Poster Presentation: "Evaluation of Centrally Located Sources in Coincidence Timing Calibration for Time-of-Flight PET” - 2012 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference - Anaheim, CA

PAPERS

• Wargo, R.R., Aljabal, A.F. and Lin, P.‐J.P. (2020), Evaluation and verification of a simplified lead equivalency measurement method. J Appl Clin Med Phys, 21: 152-156. doi:10.1002/acm2.12810
• Aljabal, A.F., Wargo, R.R. and Lin, P.‐J.P. (2019), Evaluation of lead equivalence of radiation protection apparatuses as a function of tube potential and spectral shaping filter. J Appl Clin Med Phys, 20: 204-209. doi:10.1002/acm2.12768

SOFTWARE SKILLS

Proficient in MATLAB, Microsoft Office
Working knowledge in C++, Fortran, Linux, Python, Shell Scripting

BOARD CERTIFICATION

• American Board of Radiology – Diplomat, Diagnostic Medical Physics
• Virginia Department of Health – Private Inspector (expires 2/2022)
  • Diagnostic 
  • Shielding Design
  • Mammography

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