Kent Fisher

Kent Andrew Fisher is a Senior Health Physicist with over 20 years of experience in radiation protection and health physics. He began his career in 1999 by joining the U.S. Army, where he spent 9 years as a Health Physics Technician before earning his B.S. degree and commissioning as an officer. Kent served an additional 12 years as a Health Physicist officer, retiring in 2020. During his military career, Kent developed a comprehensive 200-hour training program to mentor aspiring health physicists and help them accumulate required preceptor hours. Since retiring from the Army, he has worked as a consultant Health Physicist with West Physics, supporting a broad range of clients. Kent holds multiple radioactive materials licenses across medical, industrial, educational, and government institutions, ranging from limited to broad scope. He earned his M.S. in Environmental Science in 2010 and an M.S. in Health Physics in 2016, blending practical experience with advanced academic knowledge. As an instructor for the Hands-On Radiation Safety Officer Course, Kent combines his extensive field experience, regulatory expertise, and hands-on teaching approach to prepare physicists to confidently manage radiation safety programs across diverse settings.