Senior Dosimetrist- Radiation Oncology - Mount Sinai Hospital Full Time
About The Position
Description The responsibilities of the Lead/Senior Dosimetrist include the customized planning of radiation therapy in consultation with the Radiation Oncologist, calculations of the x-ray and electron beam dose rates, the continued quality assurance of patients' treatment plans through their course of therapy (including personal dosimetry checks) and the instruction of dosimetrists, medical and physicist residents, and dosimetrist school students, in physical principles and technical procedures. The treatment of the patient is followed from the design phase through the implementation phase to assure that the plan prescribed by the physician is being appropriately and accurately followed.
Requirements
- BS’s degree required and Master degree is preferred
- At least 5 years of experience in treatment planning and machine QA is required.
Responsibilities
- Reviews daily plan assignment to dosimetrists to ensure plan proper quality, safety and workload.
- Works with physicists to design training course for medical and physicist residents for treatment planning.
- Works with director of dosimetrist school to teach dosimetrist students.
- Participates in QCI program for treatment planning.
- Performs treatment planning system monthly QA.
- Creates treatment plans to accurately deliver the Radiation Oncologist's prescribed dose while sparing critical structures.
- Correlates simulation radiographs with other diagnostic data such as CT scans to determine tumor and target locations and transfer this information from CT to radiographs.
- Assists the Radiation Oncologist in the design of customized shielding to minimize doses delivered to non-target tissues (i.e. normal tissues).
- Calculates "beam-on" times for the high energy linear accelerators in accordance with the treatment plan signed by the physician.
- Collaborates in the setup of the patient with the radiation therapists including the use of treatment aids and immobilization devices.
- Monitors each patient's treatment and records to assure the quality of their radiation treatments.
- Reviews and compare the simulation radiographs with the treatment portal radiographs, when needed.
- Participates in weekly Radiation Oncology chart rounds to review new patients' treatments and to assist in the peer review of the Radiation Oncologists' treatment planning.
- Teaches dosimetry, simulations and treatment planning to Radiation Oncology Residents during their rotation through Physics.
- Provides information for protocol patients
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
