- 1992 - diploma (B.Sc.) in Physics at University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics.
- 1995 - masters degree (M.Sc.) in Nuclear and Particle Physics at University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics.
- 1998 - doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in Physics at University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics.
Education
Employment
Aug. 1992 -> Particle Physics Department of the Jozef Stefan Institute
Oct. 2003 -> Slovenian Radiation Protection Administration, Ministry of Health
Field of research
1992-1995 Member of the DELPHI collaborations at CERN. Design and construction of the Very Forward Tracker at the Delphi detector.
1995-1998 Member of the ATLAS and ROSE collaborations at CERN. Study of radiation damage in silicon detectors for the new LHC experiments.
1999-2002 Post-doctoral position at the University of Tsukuba, Japan.
1999-2003 Member of the Belle collaboration at KEK. Radiation monitoring for the silicon vertex detector in Belle.
2002-> Member of the CIMA collaboration. Development of Compton camera for medical imaging.
2002-> Inspector-councillor at the Slovenian Radiation Protection Administration. Surveillance and optimisation of medical practices involving radiation.
2008-2011 Member of the FP7 MADEIRA collaboration . Development of high-resolution probe for positron emission tomography (PET).
2009-> Docent of Physics at the University of Ljubljana. Lecturing at a masters programme for radiographers at the Faculty for Health Studies.
2019-> Member of the Working Group on Medical Applications of the HERCA network.
Projects
2001-2004 Principal researcher of the ARRS research project "Compton Camera with Position Sensitive Silicon Detectors".
2004-2007 Principal researcher of the ARRS research project "Semiconductor detectors for medical and high radiation fields applications".
2005-2006 National coordinator of the IAEA regional project RER-9-080 TSA3 "Regional project on radiological protection of patients and protection in medical exposure".
2007-2010 Principal researcher of the ARRS research project "Development of high-resolution PET probe".
2007-2011 Project Counterpart of the IAEA regional project RER-9-093 "Strengthening Radiological Protection of Patients and Medical Exposure Control".
2011 National coordinator of the evaluation of the population exposure due to medical procedures as part of the Dose Datamed project.
2014-2015 Project Counterpart of the IAEA regional project RER-6-028 "Establishing Quality Assurance/Quality Control in X Ray of Patients and Medical Exposure Control".
2014-2015 Lead Project Counterpart of the IAEA regional project RER-9-132 "Strengthening Member State Technical Capabilities in Medical Radiation Protection".
2015-2018 Key expert on medical application of ionizing radiation in the EC project EuropeAid/136376/DH/SER/Multi/2.
2016-2017 Project Counterpart of the IAEA regional project RER-6-032 "Strengthening Quality Assurance and Quality Control in Diagnostic X rays".
2016-2017 Lead Project Counterpart of the IAEA regional project RER-9-135 "Strengthening Radiation Protection of Patients and Medical Exposure Control".
2018-2021 Project Counterpart of the IAEA regional project RER-6-038 "Applying Best Practices for Quality and Safety in Diagnostic Radiology".
2018-2021 Project Counterpart of the IAEA regional project RER-9-147 "Enhancing Member States' Capabilities for Ensuring Radiation Protection of Individuals Undergoing Medical Exposure".
2022-2025 Project Counterpart of the IAEA regional project RER-6-042 ""Building Capacities of Medical Physicists in Diagnostic Radiology to Support the Establishment of Quality Management Systems".
2022-2025 Project Counterpart of the IAEA regional project RER-9-157 ""Strengthening implementation of the justified and optimized use of ionizing radiation in medicine".
Proffessional activities
2007- 2020 Member of the Steering Group of the European ALARA Network.
2010 Course director of the "Regional Training Course on Radiation Protection in Hybrid Imaging (PET/CT, SPECT/CT)" organised by the IAEA in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
2010 -> Member of the Advisory Editorial Board of "Nuclear Technology & Radiation Protection".
2015 Course director of the "Regional Training Course on Radiation Protection for Vascular Surgeons" organised by the IAEA in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
2016 Course director of the "Regional Training Course on Quality Assurance (QA) and Quality Control (QC) In Diagnostic Radiology in a Digital Era" organised by the IAEA in Ljubljana, Slovenia.