~ Richard A. Stein
The University of Calgary FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
History
- Past
- Present
- Future
The Past
The company was incorporated for the purpose of registering the patent covering the phantom developed by Dr. Josip Nosil, who became its President and CEO. Since the date of its incorporation, November 9, 2012, the company has been producing and marketing the patent.
Dr. Josip Nosil, the President, and CEO of the company was prepared for the present time. His previous consulting business as the sole proprietor (named Radiation Physics of Calgary, in Alberta in 1989, and afterward changed the name to Dr. Nosil and Associates, Medical Physicists, when he relocated to Victoria, BC). Dr. Nosil previously provided consulting services based on the use of Imaging Phantoms to many customers in Alberta, BC, and outside of Canada from 1988 to 2002.
As International Advisor to the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. (CRCPD's) Committee on Dental Imaging, and advisor and member of other CDRH Committees Dr. Nosil tested phantoms and x-ray units.
As International Advisor to the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. (CRCPD's) Committee on Dental Imaging, and advisor and member of other CDRH Committees Dr. Nosil tested phantoms and x-ray units. As a Hospital Employee and later as a Private Physics Consultant Dr. Nosil inspected more than a thousand dental units over a period of 22 years and improved on the FDA Dental Phantom, eventually developing his phantoms for dental testing. Dr. Nosil developed new Expose Control Phantom (AEC) Phantom for testing in Mammography. FDA was recommended Dr. Nosil’s AEC Phantom for use in mammography. He published over 144 Research Items in ResearchGate, from scientific journals, presented contributions, and work selected three times for the Year Book, and other.
Dr. NosiI changed the culture in mammography. His invented way of testing using his AEC Phantom was recommended by FDA, early during his Hospital Employment. He was first an adviser to, and then a member of, the FDA CDRH Mammography Committee, and also implemented CAR/ACR Accreditation Standards in BC. This improved Image Quality using ACR Mammography Phantom and protocol in mammography. Dr. Nosil was also the first CCMP Certified Mammography Medical Physicist in BC.
Dr. Nosil:
- implemented the use of phantoms in CT in 1979 in FH, Calgary, Alberta;
- built many phantoms, and had some papers published in cooperation with University of Calgary Departments of Psychiatry, Physics, and Engineering;
- made many Phantoms in Nuclear Medicine and implemented their use in practice by the change in culture;
- in the past has worked with professional organizations and government regulation offices to achieve the best outcome.
The Present
All experiences acquired previously, is ready to implement as an Inc. Company.
The company is the registered owner of the and U.S. patent on the phantom technology and use developed by its shareholder, Dr. Josip Nosil and is currently in the process of obtaining the second USA patent and the Canadian patent.
The company was incorporated under the British Columbia Corporations Act on the 9th of November, 2012.
Incorporation No. BC-0954926
Business Number: 842187338BC0001
General Nature of Business Activity:
Producing and marketing the phantoms developed by Dr. Josip Nosil to test dental intraoral radiography units, Radiography Units as used for Chest Imaging, and Radiography and Fluoroscopy Units as used for Abdomen studies
Dr. Nosil is the sole Director of the Company, and President, and I hold all of its issued shares.
Dr. Nosil wound up his General Physics Consulting business to dedicate all his time to:
- Phantom Patent,
- Production,
- Marketing, and
- Providing consulting services on IQ(D)P to all Phantom Customers.
Phantom Patent details:
U.S. Patent No. 8,708,562
Issued: April 29, 2014
U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13/786,285
Filed: March 5, 2013
Title: Phantom Systems and Methods for Diagnostic X-Ray Equipment
Production:
All phases of developing production items and testing phantoms were fortunate for all my patented and pending patent phantoms as above. We provide manuals and all required information for successful IQ(D)P protocol.
Sales:
We are selling phantoms directly to end user.
Consulting: Ongoing to users.
Success in above points should soon lead to:
- Partnership to produce phantom,
- License arrangements,
- Royalty relationships,
- or some other legal and business set-up.
The Future
We are ready to move to the future by extending business with some arrangement to share the profit:
- Partnership to produce phantoms,
- License agreements,
- Royalty relationships,
- or some other legal and business set-up.
Shortly, every dental, chest and abdomen unit will be checked with a Phantom and not with a Patient.
Our mission
and vision
MISSIONTo provide an easy and convenient IQ(D)P (Integrated Quality Assurance/Radiation Dose Phantom) for radiography and radioscopy safety verification and image quality assurance to practitioners in conformity with IAEA and National standards.
VISIONTo see all dental radiographic, cephalometric, chest and abdomen x-ray imaging join other medical imaging modalities in an established IQ(D)P method and thus contribute to the best imaging practices.
Dr. Josip Nosil
Dr. Nosil brings an immense amount of experience and knowledge in the field of x-ray imaging He published over 144 Research Items in ResearchGate, from scientific journals, presented contributions, and work selected three times for the Year Book, and other. He has been an international advisor to the Conference of Radiation Control Program Director’s Committee on Dental Imaging. With his 22 years of experience as a private physics consultant, Dr. Nosil has inspected over a thousand dental units and made improvements to dental phantoms for the FDA. He has personally changed the culture in mammography by inventing the AEC Phantom as well as establishing CAR/ACR accreditation standards in radiography, mammography and CT in British Columbia and Bermuda. Currently, Dr. Nosil is working to implement IQ(D)P protocols for dental, chest and abdomen imaging. He is committed to helping the dental community overcome stereotypes surrounding free image quality and dose assessments. He feels very strongly about customizing the patient experience and changing the culture in dental offices which will facilitate a more professional environment for both patients and dentists. Connect with me on LinkedIn
Education
University of London, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, England, UK (1984 – 1985)
Residency in Medical Physics, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Medical Physics, Certificate of one year of training in Hospital Physics
University of Zagreb, Croatia (1975 – 1977)
D.Sc. Degree, Medical Physics. 1977., Medical Physics, Doctoral
University of Zagreb, Croatia (1968 – 1971)
M.Sc. Degree in Physics, Major in Nuclear and Atomic Physics. 1971., Major in Nuclear and Atomic Physics
University of Zagreb, Croatia (1963 – 1968)
B.Sc. Degree in Physics, Major in Solid State Physics. 1968., Solid State Physics
Research
Oct 2012–present
Owner, CEO, and President
Nosil DSc Innovation Inc. · X-Rays · Radiographic and Fluoroscopic and Dental Phantoms
Canada · Langley
Apr 1993–Oct 2015
Medical Physicist Consultant and Radiation Inspector
Bermuda government
Bermuda · Hamilton, Hamilton city
Aug 1986–May 2000
Chief Medical Physicist
Vancouver Island Health Authority · Medical Imaging · Medical Physics
Canada · Victoria
Sep 1978–Sep 1986
Consulting Medical Physicist
FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL, CALGARY, ALBERTA · Radiological Sciences and Medical Imaging · Radiological Sciences
Canada · Calgary
Sep 1978–Oct 1986
Professor (Associate)
The University of Calgary · Radiological Sciences and Medical Imaging · Medical Physics
Canada · Calgary
Mar 1975–Jun 1978
Medical Physicist
DR. MLADEN STOJANOVIC HOSPITAL, ZAGREB, CROATIA · Nuclear Medicine and Oncology · Nuclear Medicine
Croatia · Zagreb, Grad Zagreb
Mar 1974–Apr 1975
IAEA Fellowship Program
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, ROYAL POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL, ENGLAND, UK · MEDICAL PHYSICS, Certificate of one year of training in Hospital Physics, · Medical Physics
United Kingdom · London, England
May 1968–Sep 1968
BSc Student
Institute of Physics, Zagreb · Solid State Physics · Alloy Production by Fast Cooling Method
Croatia · Zagreb, Grad Zagreb
Apr 1968–Aug 1974
Research Assistant
Ruđer Bošković Institute · Radiation Protection Division, Laboratory for Electromagnetic Interactions, Cyclotron Group · Nuclear Physics
Croatia · Zagreb
Team
The company has put together a group of professionals to assist and advice in its structure and on-going activities. This group is made up of the following:
Mr. Conan HanInformation Technology Consultant
He has been with the IT domain since 1988.