Medical Dosimetrist - Stephenson Cancer Center

General Description: The medical dosimetrist is a member of the radiation oncology team who has knowledge of the overall characteristics and clinical relevance of radiation oncology treatment machines and equipment, is cognizant of procedures commonly used in brachytherapy and has the education and expertise necessary to generate radiation dose distributions and dose calculations in collaboration with the medical physicist and radiation oncologist.

Essential Responsibilities:

Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.

• Design a treatment plan by means of computer and/or manual computation that will deliver a prescribed radiation dose and field placement technique in accordance with the Radiation Oncologist's prescription to a defined tumor volume; consider dose-limiting structures in the design of treatment plans and document dose in accordance with the Radiation Oncologist's prescription.
• Coordinate treatment simulations and tumor localization on dedicated devices, including CT, MRI, and PET when indicated, for radiation oncology treatment planning.
• Supervise, perform, or assist in the planning of the fabrication of compensation filters, custom shields, wedges, and other beam modifying devices.
• Supervise, perform, or assist in the planning of the production of molds, casts, and other immobilization devices; supervise the therapist staff in the implementation of the treatment plan including: the correct use of immobilization devices, compensators, wedges, field arrangement, and other treatment variables.
• Perform calculations for the accurate delivery of the Radiation Oncologist's prescribed dose, document all pertinent information in the patient record, and verify the mathematical accuracy of all calculations using a system established by the Medical Physicist.
  Provide physics and technical support to the Medical Physicist, in radiation protection, qualitative machine calibrations, and quality assurance of the radiation oncology equipment.
• Supervise, perform, or assist in the application of specific methods of dosimetry including ion chamber, TLD, or film measurement as directed by the Medical Physicist.
• Assist in intracavitary and interstitial brachytherapy procedures and in the subsequent manual and/or computer calculation of the dose distributions of these treatments.
• Participate in clinical research for the development and implementation of new techniques.

General Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor of Sciences degree with a major in the physical, biological, or related sciences.

Experience: None required.

OR an equivalent combination of education and experience

Licensure/Certifications/Registrations Required: Certified by the Medical Dosimetry Certification Board or be eligible to certify.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the overall characteristics and clinical relevance of radiation oncology treatment machines and equipment
• Knowledge of procedures commonly used in brachytherapy
• Able to generate radiation dose distributions and dose calculations in collaboration with the medical physicist and radiation oncologist.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient with the use of Microsoft Office tools.