Mark Trail

Mark Trail has extensive work experience in the field of accelerator systems and radiation therapy. Mark has worked in various roles at Accuray and Varian Medical Systems, two leading companies in the industry.

At Accuray, Mark Trail held positions such as Senior Director and Director in the Linac Systems Research and Development department. In these roles, they were responsible for managing all beam-generation related subsystem design and development activities for Tomotherapy and Cyberknife product lines. Mark led the design and development of e-linear accelerator, modulator, microwave system technologies, and ion chamber dosimetry systems. Mark also served as the R&D Site Lead for the California campus.

Prior to their time at Accuray, Mark Trail worked at Varian Medical Systems, where they held several managerial positions. As the Accelerator Systems Research and Engineering Manager, they directly managed all microwave and physics-related electron accelerator design and development activities for the Oncology Systems Division. Mark also managed the Microwave Engineering and Physics Research and Engineering departments, as well as a team of engineers, physicists, and technicians. Before that, they served as the Microwave Applied Research Manager, overseeing microwave engineering activities for electron accelerator microwave systems design.

Mark Trail's career in the industry began at Varian Medical Systems, where they worked as a Microwave Engineer and Project Manager. Mark gained significant experience in microwave engineering and project management during their tenure.

Overall, Mark Trail has a comprehensive background in accelerator systems research and development, with a focus on microwave technology and its applications in medical radiotherapy treatment systems for cancer therapy.

Mark Trail attended the University of Idaho from 1981 to 1986 where they obtained a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in RF/Microwave, Signals and Systems. Additionally, they pursued further education at the Stanford University School of Engineering, focusing on Microwave Engineering. Mark also attended the US Particle Accelerator School to expand their knowledge in Accelerator Physics.