Medical Physicist - Therapeutic Radiation Oncology

Stafford Dayton • San Antonio, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

A board-certified therapeutic physicist is sought for a fully modern federal radiation oncology suite in San Antonio, Texas. This role involves working with advanced equipment including Elekta linear accelerators, RayStation treatment planning, Mosaiq record-and-verify, SRS/SBRT, and HDR brachytherapy. The position is part of a large federal Radiation Oncology service within the South Texas Medical Center, serving a high-volume veteran population. The service is accredited and adheres to ACR, ASTRO, and AAPM standards, with resident teaching on site. The workload is shared between two physicists, ensuring a manageable clinical pace. The facility is located in a desirable and affordable major metropolitan area with excellent access to amenities and transportation.

Requirements

• Master's degree or PhD in Medical Physics or Therapeutic Medical Physics
• Board certified in Therapeutic Medical Physics by the American Board of Radiology, certification maintained
• Active professional medical physicist license where required by the state of practice
• At least two years of continuous therapeutic medical physics practice within the last three years
• Hands-on experience with Elekta linear accelerators, RayStation planning and Mosaiq R&V, IGRT/cone-beam CT, and IMRT/VMAT QA

Nice To Haves

• MIM software experience

Responsibilities

• Design, optimize and technically evaluate external beam and brachytherapy treatment plans in RayStation, and verify accurate dose delivery
• Perform chart review, independent monitor-unit and dose calculations, and second checks before treatment
• Own daily, monthly and annual QA on the Elekta linear accelerators, CT simulator and IGRT/cone-beam systems per TG-142, TG-66 and TG-53
• Run IMRT/VMAT patient-specific QA (Delta4 or equivalent) and in-vivo dose monitoring with diodes and TLDs
• Provide physics support for SRS, SBRT and ultrasound-guided HDR/LDR prostate brachytherapy procedures
• Support the facility radiation safety and quality management programs, including surveys, shielding evaluation and dosimetry records
• Support the treatment-planning, R&V and SRS/IGRT computer systems, and commission new equipment and software
• Document all physics activity in the medical record and participate in resident and therapist teaching

Benefits

• No call requirement
• Federal holidays are observed
• Paid at your hourly rate for occasional after-hours work for accelerator calibration, measurements or QA after machine service

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior