University of Miami Health System
Assistant Professor of Clinical - Radiation Oncology, Medical Physics
University of Miami Health System, Miami, Florida, us, 33222
Assistant Professor of Clinical - Radiation Oncology, Medical Physics
Job Summary
The physics division is currently covering five radiation therapy venues: Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (SCCC) Main, SCCC West, SCCC at Deerfield Beach, SCCC at Coral Gables, SCCC at Doral, SCCC at Sole Mia, SCCC at Plantation and Jackson Memorial Hospital (JMH). The division currently consists of twenty medical physicists and thirteen dosimetrists who carry out clinical, research and resident teaching duties.
Responsibilities
Provide all aspects of medical physics support for the operation of radiation therapy, including commissioning and continuous quality assurance of external beam radiotherapy machines such as linear accelerators.
Offer special physics consultation as requested by radiation oncologists and assist in the preparation of radiation treatment, including image acquisitions, treatment planning, evaluation and verification of treatment plans.
Supervise treatment delivery as necessary for conventional treatment, IMRT, VMAT, TBI, TSET, MR‑Guided Radiation Therapy (ViewRay), stereotactic radiosurgery/therapy (SRS and SBRT).
Perform weekly continuing physics chart checks and all physics‑related tasks and QA procedures for high‑dose‑rate (HDR) and low‑dose‑rate (LDR) brachytherapy.
Collaborate with dosimetrists on dosimetric procedures and liaise with relevant departmental entities to facilitate radiation treatment delivery.
Participate in resident and medical physics graduate program teaching, including didactic lecturing and hands‑on instruction, and engage in academic activities such as graduate teaching, post‑graduate mentoring and research as directed by the Chief of Medical Physics.
Minimum Qualifications PhD Degree in medical physics, engineering or related field with at least 2 years clinical experience and ABR (or equivalent) certification or eligibility.
The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.
Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Faculty
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Responsibilities
Provide all aspects of medical physics support for the operation of radiation therapy, including commissioning and continuous quality assurance of external beam radiotherapy machines such as linear accelerators.
Offer special physics consultation as requested by radiation oncologists and assist in the preparation of radiation treatment, including image acquisitions, treatment planning, evaluation and verification of treatment plans.
Supervise treatment delivery as necessary for conventional treatment, IMRT, VMAT, TBI, TSET, MR‑Guided Radiation Therapy (ViewRay), stereotactic radiosurgery/therapy (SRS and SBRT).
Perform weekly continuing physics chart checks and all physics‑related tasks and QA procedures for high‑dose‑rate (HDR) and low‑dose‑rate (LDR) brachytherapy.
Collaborate with dosimetrists on dosimetric procedures and liaise with relevant departmental entities to facilitate radiation treatment delivery.
Participate in resident and medical physics graduate program teaching, including didactic lecturing and hands‑on instruction, and engage in academic activities such as graduate teaching, post‑graduate mentoring and research as directed by the Chief of Medical Physics.
Minimum Qualifications PhD Degree in medical physics, engineering or related field with at least 2 years clinical experience and ABR (or equivalent) certification or eligibility.
The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.
Job Status: Full time Employee Type: Faculty
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