Dosimetrist – Senior, Oncology Treatment Center

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The senior dosimetrist is a member of the radiation oncology team who has knowledge of the overall characteristics and clinical relevance of radiation oncology treatment machines and equipment and has the education and expertise necessary to generate radiation dose distributions and dose calculations in collaboration with the medical physicist and radiation oncologist.

Essential Job Duties:

• Design a treatment plan by means of computer and/or manual computation that will deliver a prescribed radiation dose and field placement technique in accordance with the Radiation Oncologist’s prescription to a defined tumor volume
• Consider dose-limiting structures in the design of treatment plans and document dose in accordance with the Radiation Oncologist’s prescription
• Coordinate treatment simulations and tumor localization on dedicated devices, including CT, CT/PET, MRI, and PET when indicated, for radiation oncology treatment planning
• Supervise, perform, or assist in the planning of the fabrication of compensation filters, custom shield, wedges, and other beam modifying devices
• Participate in continuing education for the department in the area of current treatment planning techniques, and advances in medical dosimetry
• Participate in clinical research for the development and implementation of new techniques

Educational/Experience Requirements:

• Graduate of a formally organized hospital or college affiliated medical Dosimetry program with clinical and classroom curriculum
• Five years’ of experience as a Medical Dosimetry and Certification as a Medical Dosimetrist
• Eclipse, IMRT and IGR experience is preferred

Our Location
Located in Annapolis, Maryland, Anne Arundel Medical Center is ideally situated in the center of American history, within easy reach to the region’s most vibrant cities. We are a modern and sophisticated destination for diverse lifestyles. Our location is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area and also considered the gateway to the Chesapeake Bay and the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

To learn more about this opportunity to join us, please apply online https://www.aamccareers.org/job/10443059/dosimetrist-senior-oncology-treatment-center-full-time-annapolis-md/

Anne Arundel Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusiveness in the workplace including sexual orientation and gender identity. Tobacco-Free Workplace.