Clinical CT Imaging Physicist

Emory University•Atlanta, GA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Emory University School of Medicine’s Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences is seeking a full-time Clinical CT Imaging Physicist to join its newly established Medical Physics Division. This division offers a collaborative framework supporting team integration, interdisciplinary partnerships, professional growth, and contributions to medical physics advancement within an academic health system. The department manages approximately 40 CT systems across Emory Healthcare and Grady Health System, including advanced technologies like photon-counting CT. The role involves supporting clinical CT operations, optimizing protocols, managing radiation dose, ensuring quality and safety, and evaluating new CT technologies. As a School of Medicine faculty member, the successful candidate will have opportunities to lead CT initiatives, collaborate with specialists on imaging optimization and innovation, contribute to education and research, mentor trainees, and engage in professional activities.

Requirements

PhD in medical physics or a related physical sciences or engineering discipline.
Experience and knowledge of CT physics principles, including clinical applications, radiation dose, image quality, safety, and compliance testing.
Experience with clinical CT technology and system operation, including protocol development and optimization.
Experience with CT radiation dose monitoring, analysis, and optimization.
Strong communication and time management skills; motivated, flexible, collaborative, and committed to clinical excellence.
Certified or eligible for certification by the American Board of Radiology (ABR).

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with advanced CT technologies, such as spectral CT or photon-counting CT, is desirable

Responsibilities

Provide clinical CT physics support for imaging sites across Emory Healthcare and Grady Health System, including technical and application support for clinical operations.
Collaborate with radiologists, technologists, and clinical leaders to develop, implement, standardize, and optimize CT protocols for image quality, radiation dose, clinical performance, and operational efficiency.
Collaborate with other physicists in CT radiation dose monitoring and optimization activities, including review of dose trends, benchmarks, outliers, and opportunities for improvement.
Support ongoing TJC, ACR, and regulatory compliance through CT physics surveys, equipment performance testing, image quality assessment, and oversight of technologist QA/QC programs.
Troubleshoot CT imaging artifacts and system performance issues and collaborate with clinical teams and vendors to resolve equipment and applications challenges.
Partner with physician, administrative, and operational leaders to develop and implement system-wide CT quality, safety, and optimization initiatives.
Collaborate with CT system vendors to support applications training, evaluate software and hardware upgrades, and explore opportunities for clinical innovation.
Advise the Department on new CT technology, equipment upgrades, system purchases, and siting, including emerging technologies such as spectral CT and photon-counting CT.
Support CT research protocols, clinical trials, and investigator-initiated studies requiring CT physics expertise, including protocol development, image quality assessment, dose considerations, and phantom testing.
Deliver CT physics education, training, and mentorship to imaging physics and medical residents, and develop educational resources and sessions for technologists and radiologists.
Develop and pursue collaborative research and quality improvement initiatives with radiologists, physicists, technologists, engineers, and other clinical and academic partners.
Participate in regional and national professional societies, scientific meetings, committees, invited presentations, educational activities, and other professional development opportunities that contribute to academic advancement.