Medical Physicist, Radiation Therapy

Qualifications, Experience and Skills required:

·       M.Sc. in Physics/ Medical Physics

·       Appropriate credentials as a Medical Physicist acceptable to the department

·       A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience as a Medical Physicist, preferably in a teaching hospital fully equipped with relevant imaging and radiation therapy modalities, is desirable.

·       Certification with relevant board will be preferable.

·       Strong clinical experience of 3DCRT, IMRT and VMAT treatment planning and delivery.

·       Experience with Modern radiation techniques like SRS/SBRT with appropriate QA will be preferable.

·       Having good understanding and clinical experience of gynecological and interstitial HDR brachytherapy of prostate.

·       Experience of working with Multivendor machines will be additional advantage.

·       Having experience of acceptance and commissioning of a Linear accelerator and CT simulator.

·       Experience in Special treatment procedures like, TBI and TSET.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills required:

·       M.Sc. in Physics/ Medical Physics

·       Appropriate credentials as a Medical Physicist acceptable to the department

·       A minimum of 3-5 years’ experience as a Medical Physicist, preferably in a teaching hospital fully equipped with relevant imaging and radiation therapy modalities, is desirable.

·       Certification with relevant board will be preferable.

·       Strong clinical experience of 3DCRT, IMRT and VMAT treatment planning and delivery.

·       Experience with Modern radiation techniques like SRS/SBRT with appropriate QA will be preferable.

·       Having good understanding and clinical experience of gynecological and interstitial HDR brachytherapy of prostate.

·       Experience of working with Multivendor machines will be additional advantage.

·       Having experience of acceptance and commissioning of a Linear accelerator and CT simulator.

·       Experience in Special treatment procedures like, TBI and TSET.

·       Assist in selection of equipment as per the requirements; prepare specification of the required equipment.

·       Perform acceptance testing and commissioning along with beam data measurements, and validation before clinical use of the machine.

·       Responsible for calibration of all the equipment in Radiation Therapy and overseeing quality assurance in the procedures performed and treatment provided.

·       Periodically perform QA tests of LINAC’s and CT simulator.

·       Special treatment procedures:  Assist in dose calculation formalism and performing special treatment techniques including special Dosimetry and In vivo Dosimetry.

·       Implement and perform TBI and TSET techniques for EBRT patients.

·       Carry out radiation surveys, oversee facility designs and personnel monitoring to ensure conformance to the standards and meeting the regulatory requirement.

·       Participate in research, development and teaching along with other administrative activities.