Physicist PhD 2
Loma Linda University Health · Loma Linda, California, US
About the Department: The Department of Radiation Medicine at Loma Linda University has a staff of about 100 employees, including nine radiation oncologists....
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About the Department: The Department of Radiation Medicine at Loma Linda University has a staff of about 100 employees, including nine radiation oncologists. The physics team of medical professionals comprising four PhD physicists, three MS physicists, a calibration physicist, and six dosimetrists. The department’s equipment and facilities include three linear accelerators, a dedicated CT scanner, a PET-CT scanner, a patient immobilization facility, a device manufacturing facility, and a physics/dosimetry laboratory. An MRI center and nuclear medicine facilities are in the immediate vicinity. Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) is also home to world’s first hospital-based proton treatment center, which features three isocentric gantries, two fixed-beam treatment lines, and a research room with three additional fixed-beam lines dedicated solely to investigations. The department also offers radiation therapy at satellite facilities in Beaumont (about 25 miles southeast of LLUMC) and Murrieta (about 45 miles south of LLUMC). Each of these facilities has one linear accelerator. Staff in the department use x-rays and proton beams to treat patients presenting with all kinds of c...