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Medical Physicist

Advocate Health
Downers Grove, IL, United States
Full-time

Job Description :

  • Provide physics services to the Radiation Oncology Department; prepare and deliver continuing education to radiation oncology staff as it relates to medical physics, equipment and radiation safety;
  • perform acceptance testing and performance verification of x-ray equipment; coordinate the maintenance of instrumentation required for quality control, image quality and patient treatment measurements;
  • design treatment beam modifiers as needed; calculate dose distributions and machine settings for patient treatments; calibrate radioactive sources and radiation producing equipment;

perform linear accelerator quality assurance tests; evaluate and approve dosimetrists' treatment plans for accuracy and appropriateness.

Up to 50% working from home allowed. Must live within normal commuting distance of office.

Requirements :

Master's degree in Physics or Medical Physics. 2 year residency in Therapeutic Medical Physics or 3 years clinical medical physics experience.

Board eligible or certified by the A merican Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Medical Physics.

Prior experience must include any amount of experience with each of the following : Perform acceptance testing and performance verification of x-ray equipment;

evaluate and approve dosimetrist treatment plans; calibrate radioactive sources; perform linear accelerator quality assurance tests.

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