Senior Dosimetrist

Northwell Career Site•New York, NY

26d

About The Position

Designs radiotherapy treatment plans with optimum arrangement of radiation fields and exposures, and conveys details to Radiation Therapists in order to treat patients according to Physician prescriptions. Provides guidance and direction to Dosimetrists.

Requirements

Master's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
Current Medical Dosimetrist Certification required, plus specialized certifications as needed.
3-5 years of relevant experience, required.

Responsibilities

Guides dosimetrist to design treatment plans and field placement techniques, by means of computer and/or manual computation, considering dose-limiting structures, to deliver radiation doses to a defined tumor volume in accordance with the Radiation Oncologist's prescription, as well as guides the preparation of all the necessary documents, dose calculations and instructions, germane to such treatment plans.
Guides the preparation of all the necessary documents, dose calculations and instructions, germane to such treatment plans, as well as participates in coordination of treatment simulations and tumor localization on dedicated devices, including CT, MRI, and PET when indicated, for radiation oncology treatment planning.
Designs and creates compensation filters, custom shields, wedges, other beam modifying devices, moulds, casts, and other immobilization devices and coordinates treatment plan implementation including the correct use of immobilization devices, compensators, wedges, field arrangement, and other treatment variables.
Calculates for the accurate delivery of the Radiation Oncologist's prescribed dose, documents all pertinent information in the patient record, and verifies the mathematical accuracy of all calculations using a system established by the Medical Physicist.
Assists with, but not limited to providing physics and technical support to the Medical Physicist, in radiation protection, qualitative machine calibrations, and quality assurance of the radiation oncology equipment.
Coordinating and/or performing the application of specific methods of dosimetry including ion chamber, TLD, or film measurement as directed by the Medical Physicist.
Use of imaging procedures as they pertain to the simulation, and treatment planning/delivery in therapeutic radiologic procedures.
Intracavitary and interstitial brachytherapy procedures and in the subsequent manual and/or computer calculation of the dose distributions of these treatments.
Carries out clinical research for development and implementation of new techniques.
Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.