Lead Medical Dosimetrist: Advanced Radiation Planning

Siemens Healthineers AG; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 134.000 - 185.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid parking/public transportation

Paid time off

Paid sick and safe time

Zusammenfassung

Siemens Healthineers is seeking a Dosimetry specialist to join the AOS Dosimetry team in New York. The role involves designing treatment plans and contouring structures to deliver prescribed radiation while sparing critical tissues, using CT/MRI/PET data and IGRT workflows.

Candidate should be MDCB-board certified with a strong background in anatomy, physics, radiobiology and health informatics. Excellent communication with therapists and physicians is essential.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Eclipse/ Aria experience required
• Board Certified by the MDCB.
• Knowledgeable in anatomy, physiology, clinical oncology, radiobiology, radiation physics and radiation safety.
• Expertise in the technical aspects of radiation oncology and medical physics to develop optimal treatment plans.
• Knowledgeable in health care informatics -including the resources, devices and methods to acquire, store and retrieve data. Tools include computers as well as clinical guidelines, current medical terminology, information and communication systems.
• Possess good communication and interpersonal skills to facilitate the exchange of information with patients, family members, the radiation oncology treatment team as well as outside entities.

Aufgaben

• Design a treatment plan by means of computer and/or manual computation with optimal beam geometry to deliver a prescribed radiation dose and spare critical structures in accordance with the Radiation Oncologist's prescription.
• Identify and contour normal and dose‑limiting structures by utilizing images from one or more data sets.
• Assumes proficiency in image registration with various image data sets to include CT, MRI and PET.
• Create and transfer reference images and localization markers for portal verification and treatment delivery to include DRRs, CBCTs and other IGRT methods, as specified.
• Supervise, perform, or assist in simulations and tumor localization using specified imaging devices including, but not limited to CT, MRI, and PET.
• Supervise, perform, or assist in the planning and implementation of the fabrication of compensation filters, custom shields, wedges and other beam modifying devices.
• Supervise, perform, or assist in the planning and implementation of the production of molds, casts and other immobilization devices.
• Communicate with the radiation therapist(s) and assume an advisory role in the implementation of the treatment plan including: the correct use of immobilization devices, compensators, wedges, field arrangement and other treatment or imaging parameters.
• Perform calculations for the accurate delivery of the prescribed dose, document all pertinent information in the patient record, and verify the mathematical accuracy of all calculations by an approved method.

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree

Board Certified by the MDCB

Tools

Eclipse/ Aria

Jobbeschreibung

Siemens Healthineers is seeking a Dosimetry specialist to join the AOS Dosimetry team in New York. The role involves designing treatment plans and contouring structures to deliver prescribed radiation while sparing critical tissues, using CT/MRI/PET data and IGRT workflows.

Candidate should be MDCB-board certified with a strong background in anatomy, physics, radiobiology and health informatics. Excellent communication with therapists and physicians is essential.