About High Plains Imaging Physics
High Plains Imaging Physics provides diagnostic medical physics support for hospitals, clinics, and imaging facilities across Kansas and the surrounding region. The company was founded to deliver responsive, technically rigorous, and practical physics services tailored to the needs of rural and community healthcare systems.
HPIP supports imaging departments with annual equipment evaluations, acceptance testing, accreditation support, radiation safety evaluations, shielding design support, image quality analysis, and practical troubleshooting. The goal is not simply to complete a checklist, but to provide clear findings, useful recommendations, and dependable support that helps facilities maintain safe, compliant, and high-quality imaging services.
Rural healthcare facilities often operate with limited staffing, broad clinical responsibilities, and tight operational constraints. HPIP is built around that reality. Reports are written to be clear and actionable, communication is direct, and recommendations are grounded in both regulatory expectations and the practical limitations of day-to-day imaging operations.
About Douglas Goddard, PhD
Douglas Goddard is a diagnostic imaging medical physicist specializing in imaging quality assurance, accreditation support, radiation safety, and practical problem-solving for hospitals and imaging facilities.
Dr. Goddard completed a CAMPEP-accredited Diagnostic Imaging Medical Physics Residency through the Indiana University School of Medicine and earned his PhD in Medical Physics from the University of Florida. His clinical training includes computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, mammography, general radiography, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, and PET/CT.
His background combines advanced diagnostic medical physics training with nearly two decades of experience in applied physics, engineering, instrumentation, software development, optical systems, and technical research. Before transitioning fully into clinical medical physics, he worked in applied physics and laser research supporting government and commercial programs involving high-energy laser systems, optical instrumentation, experimental testing, troubleshooting, and data analysis.
That technical background shapes the way HPIP approaches medical physics support. Dr. Goddard emphasizes careful measurements, clear documentation, practical recommendations, and direct communication with imaging staff, administrators, and service engineers.
In addition to clinical physics work, he develops Python-based tools to automate quality assurance workflows, improve consistency in image analysis, and make technical review processes more efficient. This combination of clinical training, engineering experience, and software capability allows HPIP to provide support that is both technically rigorous and operationally useful.
Professional Approach
HPIP is focused on long-term professional relationships with healthcare facilities. Reports are written to be clear and actionable, recommendations are grounded in regulatory expectations and clinical practicality, and communication is straightforward. The objective is to help imaging departments stay compliant, prepare for accreditation, identify problems early, and maintain high-quality imaging performance.