Medical Dosimetrist: VMAT/SBRT Specialist

UPMC; Pennsylvania; Vor Ort; USD 110.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

St. Clair Health Cancer Center, affiliated with UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, is seeking a full-time Medical Dosimetrist to join a local team and contribute to advanced radiation therapy planning.

You will collaborate with radiation oncologists, RTTs, and physicists to deliver clinically optimal treatment plans using 3DCRT, IMRT, VMAT, SBRT, and brachytherapy techniques. The role involves CT simulation participation, treatment planning, quality assurance, and clear communication throughout the

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Completion of a Medical Dosimetry educational program accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT).
• Board certified by the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board (MDCB).
• Board eligible candidates must become board certified within two attempts in the first two consecutive years of employment.

Aufgaben

• Assists the RTT in the treatment simulation process including the use or necessity of ancillary treatment devices, patient immobilization techniques, and other patient positioning techniques as needed for simulation and treatment.
• Contours and delineates clearly discernable normal critical structures and expanded planning structures using different imaging modalities.
• Performs rigid and deformable image registration for multi-modality image sets.
• Applies the principles and concepts of radiation physics in radiation treatment planning, which includes, but not limited to: 2D treatment planning, 3D conformal treatment planning, IMRT, 4D planning, VMAT, SRS, SBRT, and brachytherapy planning.
• Applies knowledge of radiobiology with respect to dose tolerances, time dose fractionation calculations, hypofractionation, BED and EQD2 calculations.
• Accurately performs radiation dose calculations, both manual and computer generated, for treatment delivery.
• Participates in quality assurance procedures as directed by a qualified medical physicist.
• Performs or assists with patient-specific radiation measurement including diodes, OSLD, ion chambers, TLD, or film measurements.
• Participates in clinical research for development and implementation of new techniques in radiation therapy.
• Maintains an atmosphere of caring and professional collaboration with patients and the clinical team.

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree preferred

Medical Dosimetry educational program (JRCERT)

Board certified by MDCB

Board eligible must become board certified within two attempts in first two years

Jobbeschreibung

St. Clair Health Cancer Center, affiliated with UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, is seeking a full-time Medical Dosimetrist to join a local team and contribute to advanced radiation therapy planning.

You will collaborate with radiation oncologists, RTTs, and physicists to deliver clinically optimal treatment plans using 3DCRT, IMRT, VMAT, SBRT, and brachytherapy techniques. The role involves CT simulation participation, treatment planning, quality assurance, and clear communication throughout the