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Join a Legacy of Care – Celebrating 50 years of Healing and Hope
For over five decades Cancer Care Northwest has been the Inland Northwest's premier cancer center, providing an integrated approach to the diagnosis, treatment and healing of cancer and blood-related diseases. At Cancer Care Northwest, our shared passion for fighting cancer inspires everything we do. We deliver the most comprehensive, innovative, and compassionate care in the Inland Northwest and are the region's premier cancer center.
We are looking for dedicated professionals who share our commitment to saving lives and providing exceptional patient care. If you're ready to make a meaningful difference and work alongside a team united by purpose and compassion, join us in our mission to fight cancer and transform lives.
Job Function and Scope The Medical Dosimetrist is responsible for designing and calculating precise radiation treatment plans in accordance with the radiation oncologist's prescribed course of therapy. These plans are developed with mathematical accuracy to ensure optimal delivery of radiation while safeguarding healthy tissue and preserving organ function.
In developing each treatment plan, the dosimetrist considers tumor pathology, tumor volume, and the dose‑limiting structures surrounding the tumor. Using advanced computer systems and imaging technologies—such as CT, MRI, PET, ultrasound, planar radiography, and fluoroscopy—the dosimetrist creates treatment plans and determines accurate radiation field placements.
Working collaboratively with the radiation oncologist and medical physicist, the dosimetrist ensures that the treatment plan fulfills the physician's prescription and adheres to clinical safety standards. In addition to external beam radiation therapy, the dosimetrist may also design and participate in treatment plans involving interstitial brachytherapy and the use of radioactive sources.
Upon completion of the treatment plan, the medical dosimetrist partners with radiation therapists to implement the prescribed plan and verify accurate treatment delivery.
Major Job Duties and Functions
Design a treatment plan by means of computer and/or manual computation 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.
Create and transfer reference images and localization markers for portal verification and treatment delivery.
Supervise or assist in simulations and tumor localization using CT, MRI and PET.
Supervise or assist in the planning and implementation of compensation filters, custom shields, wedges, and other beam‑modifying devices.
Supervise or assist in the planning and implementation of immobilization devices.
Communicate with the radiation therapist(s) and advise on immobilization devices, compensators, wedges, field arrangement, and other treatment or imaging parameters.
Perform accurate dose calculations, document all pertinent information in the patient record and verify the mathematical accuracy of all calculations.
Provide assistance and technical support to the medical physicist in radiation safety and protection, qualitative machine calibrations, and quality assurance of treatment plans and equipment.
Operate and perform quality assurance on the treatment planning computer(s).
Supervise, perform or assist in the application of specific methods of patient and/or beam dosimetry.
Assist in brachytherapy procedures by performing treatment planning and dose calculations.
Utilize radiation monitoring devices to measure radioactivity and perform assays.
Accurately code for technical treatment planning and quality assurance tasks.
Teach applied aspects of medical dosimetry to students, radiation therapists and residents.
Participate in clinical research and quality improvement processes.
Engage in continuing education.
Minimum Job Qualifications
Certified as a Medical Dosimetrist (CMD) by the MDCB.
Salary DOE: $67.00 – $93.80 per hour. Benefit information and eligibility can be found at
https://www.cancercarenorthwest.com/join-our-team/
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Certified Medical Dosimetrist
role at
Cancer Care Northwest
Join a Legacy of Care – Celebrating 50 years of Healing and Hope
For over five decades Cancer Care Northwest has been the Inland Northwest's premier cancer center, providing an integrated approach to the diagnosis, treatment and healing of cancer and blood-related diseases. At Cancer Care Northwest, our shared passion for fighting cancer inspires everything we do. We deliver the most comprehensive, innovative, and compassionate care in the Inland Northwest and are the region's premier cancer center.
We are looking for dedicated professionals who share our commitment to saving lives and providing exceptional patient care. If you're ready to make a meaningful difference and work alongside a team united by purpose and compassion, join us in our mission to fight cancer and transform lives.
Job Function and Scope The Medical Dosimetrist is responsible for designing and calculating precise radiation treatment plans in accordance with the radiation oncologist's prescribed course of therapy. These plans are developed with mathematical accuracy to ensure optimal delivery of radiation while safeguarding healthy tissue and preserving organ function.
In developing each treatment plan, the dosimetrist considers tumor pathology, tumor volume, and the dose‑limiting structures surrounding the tumor. Using advanced computer systems and imaging technologies—such as CT, MRI, PET, ultrasound, planar radiography, and fluoroscopy—the dosimetrist creates treatment plans and determines accurate radiation field placements.
Working collaboratively with the radiation oncologist and medical physicist, the dosimetrist ensures that the treatment plan fulfills the physician's prescription and adheres to clinical safety standards. In addition to external beam radiation therapy, the dosimetrist may also design and participate in treatment plans involving interstitial brachytherapy and the use of radioactive sources.
Upon completion of the treatment plan, the medical dosimetrist partners with radiation therapists to implement the prescribed plan and verify accurate treatment delivery.
Major Job Duties and Functions
Design a treatment plan by means of computer and/or manual computation 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.
Create and transfer reference images and localization markers for portal verification and treatment delivery.
Supervise or assist in simulations and tumor localization using CT, MRI and PET.
Supervise or assist in the planning and implementation of compensation filters, custom shields, wedges, and other beam‑modifying devices.
Supervise or assist in the planning and implementation of immobilization devices.
Communicate with the radiation therapist(s) and advise on immobilization devices, compensators, wedges, field arrangement, and other treatment or imaging parameters.
Perform accurate dose calculations, document all pertinent information in the patient record and verify the mathematical accuracy of all calculations.
Provide assistance and technical support to the medical physicist in radiation safety and protection, qualitative machine calibrations, and quality assurance of treatment plans and equipment.
Operate and perform quality assurance on the treatment planning computer(s).
Supervise, perform or assist in the application of specific methods of patient and/or beam dosimetry.
Assist in brachytherapy procedures by performing treatment planning and dose calculations.
Utilize radiation monitoring devices to measure radioactivity and perform assays.
Accurately code for technical treatment planning and quality assurance tasks.
Teach applied aspects of medical dosimetry to students, radiation therapists and residents.
Participate in clinical research and quality improvement processes.
Engage in continuing education.
Minimum Job Qualifications
Certified as a Medical Dosimetrist (CMD) by the MDCB.
Salary DOE: $67.00 – $93.80 per hour. Benefit information and eligibility can be found at
https://www.cancercarenorthwest.com/join-our-team/
Referral programs increase your chances of interviewing at Cancer Care Northwest.
#J-18808-Ljbffr