Dosimetrist- Radiation Oncology - Mount Sinai Hospital Full Time

Job description

The responsibilities of the 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 staff (both medical and technical) in physical principles and technical procedures. The treatment of the patient is followed from the design phase through the implementation phase with weekly checks of each patients chart to assure that the plan prescribed by the physician is being appropriately and accurately followed. 1.Creates treatment plans to accurately deliver the Radiation Oncologists prescribed dose while sparing critical structures. 2.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. 3.Assists the Radiation Oncologist in the design of customized shielding to minimize doses delivered to non-target tissues (i.e. normal tissues). 4.Calculates beam-on times for the high energy linear accelerators in accordance wit...