Senior Dosimetrist - League City Radiation Oncology

UTMB Health • League City, TX

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About The Position

The Senior Dosimetrist develops treatment plans to determine the optimal radiation dose for patients under the supervision of the Senior Dosimetrist and Medical Physicist. The role performs patient-specific radiation delivery calculations and external beam treatment planning, supports quality assurance of radiation oncology equipment, and assists with treatment preparation and HDR brachytherapy quality assurance as needed.

Requirements

• Associate degree in Radiation Therapy and two years of experience; or Certified Radiation Therapist and two years of related experience; or graduation from an accredited university Dosimetry program and two years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Determine patient-specific radiation delivery techniques manually or by computer, including monitor unit (MU) setting, gap, off-axis, and chart error makeup calculations.
• Perform external beam treatment planning manually or by computer, including open beam combinations, wedged beams, rotation fields, arc fields, electron beams, manual contour plans, CT-based plans, 3D conformal plans, and IMRT.
• Assist with quality assurance of machines and equipment, including CT, simulators, and high-energy linear accelerators.
• Construct custom block templates as necessary.
• Assist in preparing immobilization and repositioning devices as needed.
• Perform HDR brachytherapy quality assurance as needed under the direction of the Medical Physicist.
• Adhere to internal controls and the reporting structure.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree