Postdoc: Pediatric Upright Proton Therapy

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston seeks a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to develop and validate upright proton therapy techniques for pediatric brain and craniospinal irradiation (CSI). The role includes treatment planning, immobilization, patient positioning, image guidance, and end-to-end testing to support safe clinical implementation.

You will collaborate with medical physicists, radiation oncologists, imaging scientists, engineers, and industry partners, and contribute to publications

Qualifications

• PhD in Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Medical Imaging or closely related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop upright treatment-planning strategies for pediatric brain and craniospinal irradiation (CSI).
• Perform comparative dosimetric studies evaluating upright proton therapy vs conventional techniques.
• Assess target coverage, dose homogeneity, plan robustness, and organ-at-risk sparing.
• Contribute to age-appropriate upright immobilization systems for pediatric patients.
• Quantify positioning accuracy and reproducibility using upright CT and other imaging technologies.
• Conduct end-to-end testing to support safe clinical implementation.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of medical physicists, radiation oncologists, imaging scientists, engineers, and industry partners.
• Present research findings at major scientific conferences.
• Lead and contribute to peer-reviewed publications arising from the project.

Skills

Proton therapy

Pediatric radiation therapy

Treatment planning

Dosimetric analysis

Immobilization systems

Image guidance

Programming

Education

PhD in Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Medical Imaging

Job description

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston seeks a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to develop and validate upright proton therapy techniques for pediatric brain and craniospinal irradiation (CSI). The role includes treatment planning, immobilization, patient positioning, image guidance, and end-to-end testing to support safe clinical implementation.

You will collaborate with medical physicists, radiation oncologists, imaging scientists, engineers, and industry partners, and contribute to publications