Medical Physicist C (Department of Radiation Oncology)

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Posted Job Title

Medical Physicist C (Department of Radiation Oncology)

Job Profile Title

Medical Physicist C

Job Description Summary

At the direction of the Chief of Clinical Physics, Proton, the Medical Physicist C is an ABR/ABMP board eligible or board-certified Medical Physicist who will play a primary role in meeting the overall clinical physics needs in the Penn Medicine network. Specifically, the Medical Physicist will provide clinical coverage of medical physics activities, including treatment planning support, machine QA support, treatment planning, and performing special treatment procedures, such as 4DCT simulation, brachytherapy, and implementing new treatment techniques. The Medical Physicist is expected to maintain knowledge of current technologies, Penn Medicine physics & dosimetry policies and procedures, and actively participate in Chart rounds, regular physics meetings, and departmental meetings. This position is located at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Actively participate in the clinical aspects of radiation therapy treatment planning and machine support including weekly chart checks, initial chart checks, planning support, 4DCT etc.

• Will participate in routine physics QA program such as Conventional and CT-simulator QA, Brachytherapy QA procedures. Perform linear accelerator and/or proton unit calibration and monthly / Annual mechanical and dosimetry QA.  Participate in the quality assurance for Proton/photon units, ancillary equipment and procedures used in Radiation Therapy, Commissioning of new equipment, i.e., linear accelerators, proton or photon techniques and simulators. Help in developing quality assurance policies, institute procedures, and entering institution’s Condition Reporting System (CRS) for safety and quality issues. Participate in other QA activities, such as morning huddle etc.

• Will assume the lead duties for procedures or clinical development activities as related to: Perform/support patient treatment planning, including image fusion, OAR contouring, beam selection, optimization, and chart preparation etc; develop, implement and train proton medical dosimetrists and physicists on treatment planning software and new treatment planning techniques for various disease sites.

• Will participate in special treatment procedures such as, Stereotactic procedures (SRS, SRT and SBRT), HDR/LDR treatment planning, pre-treatment QA and treatment delivery supervision, Prostate seed/strand implants, IMRT treatment techniques implementation and IMRT QA, Proton Therapy QA, PhotoDynamic Therapy (PDT), Total Skin Electron and Total Body Irradiation (TBI) etc.

• Will provide network medical physics cross coverage as requested by the Vice Chair of Physics

• Participate in training of Radiation Oncology, Medical Physics Residents, and visitors who enrolled in specialized technology training courses, such as proton therapy training, Halcyon linac training, Cyberknife, GammaKnife training, and radiation therapist training etc.

• Participate in implementing new treatment therapies, procedures and techniques at within Penn owned or Penn managed facilities in the States of Pennsylvania or New Jersey.

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Qualifications

• Mas