Junior Radiation Therapy Physicist
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Location: Valley Center, CA 92082
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- Junior Radiation Therapy Physicist
- Radiation Therapy
- Full Time Status
- Variable Shift
- Pay: $171808.00 - $257712.00 / year
Summary
- This position is responsible for providing physics support for external beam treatment planning, dose calculations, weekly chart checks, dosimetry summaries, and implant therapy.
- This position is employed by Mosaic Health System.
Duties
- Collaborates with the providers and chief physicist in the design of protocols for patient treatment.
- Performs 2-D and 3-D, IMRT and stereostactic radiosurgery external beam treatment planning and dose calculations, both manual and computerized.
- Performs brachytherapy treatment planning, handles sources, assists in implanting radioactive sources, conducts radiation surveys of patient rooms following implants. Responsible for shipping\eceiving and inventory of radioactive isotopes.
- Assists in calibrations and quality assurance checks on treatment machines during annual quality assurance checks, including 3D tank data collection and analysis.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Medical Physics or comparable is required.Bachelor's Degree Medical Physics or comparable is required.
- Clinical/BCLS - Basic Life Support within 90 days is required.
- Experience in Medical Physics (school or on the job) is required.
Experience with SBRT and stereotactic radiosurgery is preferred.
Experience in 3-D Conformal Radiation Therapy, intensity modulated radiation therapy, 4-D planning, and brachytherapy is preferred
Experience with Varian Truebeam accelerators, Eclipse Treatment Planning system, GammaMed Plus iX HDR afterloader and ARIA EMR software is preferred