Dosimetrist in Portland, Oregon at Portland, OR (Marquam Hill)

Key Responsibilities & Performance Standards

• Consults with Radiation Oncologists, Physicists and Radiation Therapy Technologists to determine appropriate patient-specific techniques to optimize treatment for the intended outcome, be it curative or palliative.
• Coordinates treatment simulations, import of simulation data to treatment planning software, and tumor localization utilizing CT and other imaging modalities for treatment planning.
• Generates plan(s) for 2D/3D/IMRT and stereotactic radiation treatments under the supervision of the physicist. When indicated, may require multiple versions or re-planning to account for changing conditions.
• Coordinates with Radiation Physicists and Radiation Therapy Technologists in the proper implementation of the treatment plan.
• Assists in routine QA of patient’s treatment record, including compliance with requests for such information made by outside centers, and integrating such information from outside centers into patient records.
• Assists in the treatment planning education of residents, dosimetry students, radiation therapy technology students, medical physics graduate students.

• Masters in Medical Dosimetry
• Competent with Department's current treatment planning software package(s); Eclipse, Brainlab, Tomotherapy, MiM, Mosaiq, Eye Plaque planning, HDR planning; Knowledgeable in the areas of anatomy, physiology, clinical oncology, radiobiology, radiation physics, and radiation safety
• Perform treatment planning, knowledge of treatment planning simulation and imaging modalities