Dosimetrist Trainee
Facility: University of Maryland Medical Center
Employment Type: Not Indicated
Location: Baltimore, MD Shift/Schedule: DAY
Department: UMH: RADIATION ONCOLOGY
Posted FTE: 1
Job Posting Category: Allied Health
Hours of Work: 7-7
Job ID #: 45156
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Minimum Education: Bachelors in physical science
License/Cert Required: Cert Basic Cardiac Life Supprt,Reg Amer Reg Radiologic Tech
Minimum Experience: 1yr as Radiation Therapist or BS in Pyscial Sci
Specialty Type: Radiation Oncology
What You Will Do:
Under direct supervision, the student worker participating in the UMMC Dosimetrist Training program learns to perform treatment planning by calculating computerized isodose plans for radiation oncology patients. Upon completion of the training, students will be technically competent and knowledgeable about the concepts related to medical dosimetry and able to actively participate in the development of various treatment plans as an entry level medical dosimetrist. This position is a full time position employed in Radiation Oncology for an eighteen month (August through July) period.
You Will:
* Learn to compute dose distributions and generate isodose curves for external beam radiation therapy and brachytherapy in accordance with departmental procedures and generally accepted dosimetry practices.
* Consults with Radiation Oncologists, Physicists and Senior/Staff Dosimetrists to generate optimal treatment plans for external beam radiation therapy and brachytherapy using different treatment planning computers
* Learn to calculate treatment machine settings including field arrangements and shapes (dose to be delivered from machine to patient); documents calculations and records treatment data in therapy chart.
* Learn to perform verification checks and applies quality assurance procedures to ensure accuracy of dose calculations. Evaluates patient charts to ensure that the treatment plan reflects the prescriptions, the documentation is complete and the dose calculations are accurate. Reports to dosimetrists, physicists and physicians on dose errors and changes in treatment parameters.
* Assist in complex simulation and fabrication of custom treatment devices.
* Assist technical staff with patient set-up, contouring and other simulation procedures.
* Assist in the design and fabrication of shields, immobilization devices and other treatment aids.
* Assist in brachytherapy procedures.
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* Under the guidance of the dosimetrists/physicists, the student will learn how to order radioactive sources for permanent and/or temporary implants requested by physicians.
inventory and records and the transportation of such sources to the procedural area.
* Assists physicists in QA checks of brachytherapy devices including HDR.
* Learn how to generate treatment plans including the calculation of seed strengths and physical loading of seeds under the direction of a Physicist or Radiation Oncologist.
* Learn how to perform patient and facility radiation surveys using appropriate survey instruments.
* Comply with all requirements of Joint Commission and the Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
What You Need to Be Successful:
* Registered radiation therapist with at least one year experience, OR a baccalaureate degree in the physical sciences with a minimum GPA of 3.0, and preferably with one year of studies in physics.
* Maintain a grade point average of 3.0 in the Dosimetrist Training Program.
* Familiarity with MS word is required. Knowledge of Excel is preferred.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Facility: University of Maryland Medical Center
Employment Type: Not Indicated
Location: Baltimore, MD Shift/Schedule: DAY
Department: UMH: RADIATION ONCOLOGY
Posted FTE: 1
Job Posting Category: Allied Health
Hours of Work: 7-7
Job ID #: 45156
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Minimum Education: Bachelors in physical science
License/Cert Required: Cert Basic Cardiac Life Supprt,Reg Amer Reg Radiologic Tech
Minimum Experience: 1yr as Radiation Therapist or BS in Pyscial Sci
Specialty Type: Radiation Oncology
What You Will Do:
Under direct supervision, the student worker participating in the UMMC Dosimetrist Training program learns to perform treatment planning by calculating computerized isodose plans for radiation oncology patients. Upon completion of the training, students will be technically competent and knowledgeable about the concepts related to medical dosimetry and able to actively participate in the development of various treatment plans as an entry level medical dosimetrist. This position is a full time position employed in Radiation Oncology for an eighteen month (August through July) period.
You Will:
* Learn to compute dose distributions and generate isodose curves for external beam radiation therapy and brachytherapy in accordance with departmental procedures and generally accepted dosimetry practices.
* Consults with Radiation Oncologists, Physicists and Senior/Staff Dosimetrists to generate optimal treatment plans for external beam radiation therapy and brachytherapy using different treatment planning computers
* Learn to calculate treatment machine settings including field arrangements and shapes (dose to be delivered from machine to patient); documents calculations and records treatment data in therapy chart.
* Learn to perform verification checks and applies quality assurance procedures to ensure accuracy of dose calculations. Evaluates patient charts to ensure that the treatment plan reflects the prescriptions, the documentation is complete and the dose calculations are accurate. Reports to dosimetrists, physicists and physicians on dose errors and changes in treatment parameters.
* Assist in complex simulation and fabrication of custom treatment devices.
* Assist technical staff with patient set-up, contouring and other simulation procedures.
* Assist in the design and fabrication of shields, immobilization devices and other treatment aids.
* Assist in brachytherapy procedures.
~CB
*LI-AB1
* Under the guidance of the dosimetrists/physicists, the student will learn how to order radioactive sources for permanent and/or temporary implants requested by physicians.
inventory and records and the transportation of such sources to the procedural area.
* Assists physicists in QA checks of brachytherapy devices including HDR.
* Learn how to generate treatment plans including the calculation of seed strengths and physical loading of seeds under the direction of a Physicist or Radiation Oncologist.
* Learn how to perform patient and facility radiation surveys using appropriate survey instruments.
* Comply with all requirements of Joint Commission and the Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
What You Need to Be Successful:
* Registered radiation therapist with at least one year experience, OR a baccalaureate degree in the physical sciences with a minimum GPA of 3.0, and preferably with one year of studies in physics.
* Maintain a grade point average of 3.0 in the Dosimetrist Training Program.
* Familiarity with MS word is required. Knowledge of Excel is preferred.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.