Provides suitable treatment plans for radiation therapy patients and other physics support including the measurement, calibration, and generation of radiation dose distribution, and various quality assurance procedures. Essential Responsibilities:Designs treatment plans by means of computer and/or manual computation that will deliver a prescribed dose and field placement technique in accordance with the Radiation Oncologists prescription to a defined tumor volume, with consideration to dose limi... more details
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Job Summary:
Provides suitable treatment plans for radiation therapy patients and other physics support including the measurement, calibration, and generation of radiation dose distribution, and various quality assurance procedures.
Essential Responsibilities:
Designs treatment plans by means of computer and/or manual computation that will deliver a prescribed dose and field placement technique in accordance with the Radiation Oncologists prescription to a defined tumor volume, with consideration to dose limiting structures.
Performs calculations for delivery of prescribed dose and documents calculation in patients chart.
Performs verification of mathematical accuracy of all calculations using established system.
Serves as a resource to the therapists working in all areas including simulation, high dose rate, orthovoltage, and treatment.
Coordinates treatment planning information between physicists, therapists, and physicians as necessary.
Reviews patients charts after planning to ensure that simulation information is correct and reproducible.
Prepare radiation oncology chart for patients with individualized treatment plans either external beam or brachytheraphy.
Performs in-vivo dosimetry with TLDs or diodes and helps maintain the TLDs and diodes.
Serves as a resource to the Radiation Oncology Aide.
Assists physicists in annual/bi-yearly treatment machine calibrations.
Helps to maintain statistics of brachytheraphy and intracavitary cases.
Provides input to the technical supervisor for the completion of employee performance appraisals.
Participates in panel interviews for open technical positions.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
Minimum one (1) year of clinical experience in dosimetry required (w/CMD). If applicant is graduated from credited/approved CMD training program, then it counts as 1 year clinical experience.
Minimum one (1) year of experience working with linear accelerators. If applicant is graduated from credited/approved CMD training program, then it counts as 1 year clinical experience with Linacs
Education
High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
License, Certification, Registration
Medical Dosimetrist Certificate
Additional Requirements:
Demonstrated ability to utilize/apply knowledge of computers, computer treatment planning, planning techniques and procedures.
Knowledge of radiation physics, dosimetry and State, Federal, and local radiation regulations.
Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
Notes:
4 ten hour shifts.
Will consider remote work. will consider home base: LA, Anaheim, or Ontario.
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