Medical Dosimetrist

Medical Dosimetrist

The Baltimore VA Medical Center is the acute medical and surgical care facility for the VA Maryland Health Care System and offers a full range of inpatient, outpatient and primary care services. The Baltimore VA Medical Center serves at the neurosurgery referral center for the VA Capitol Health Care Network. The medical center's patient-friendly design features plant-filled atriums, natural light from overhead skylights and comfortable patient rooms and waiting areas. Located next to the University of Maryland Medical Center with a walkway connecting the two facilities, the medical center maintains an active affiliation with the university in the sharing of staff, resources, and technology.

Medical Dosimetrist Responsibilities:

• Carry out medical dosimetry functions under the certified Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board.
• Receive technical direction from the VA Radiation Oncologist and/or Contractor's Medical Physicist.
• Oversee medical dosimetry functions of the Radiation Oncology Service, functioning as a technical supervisor of medical dosimetry services and quality assurance activities.
• Treatment Planning:
  • Perform treatment planning for SRS/SRT, including HyperArc, IMRT, SBRT, 2D/3D planning, and IGRT, in conjunction with the Contractor's Medical Physicist.
  • Design treatment plans using computer and/or manual computation to deliver a prescribed radiation dose and field placement technique according to the VA Radiation Oncologist's prescription.
  • Consider dose-limiting structures in the design of treatment plans and document dose according to VA Radiation Oncologist's prescription.
• Simulation and Tumor Localization:
  • Assist with treatment simulations and tumor localization on dedicated devices.
  • Perform fusions for computed tomography (CT), MRI, PET-CT when indicated for radiation therapy treatment planning.
• Fabrication and Adjustment of Devices:
  • Plan and oversee the fabrication of compensating filters, custom shields, boluses, wedges, and other beam-modifying devices.
  • Plan, oversee, and supervise the production of molds, casts, and other immobilization devices.
• Implementation of Treatment Plans:
  • Assist radiation therapy staff in the implementation of treatment plans.
  • Ensure the correct use of immobilization devices, compensators, wedges, field arrangements, and any treatment variables associated with treatment planning implementation, including custom 3D boluses and Decimal cutouts.
• Dosimetric Calculations:
  • Perform calculation methods for the delivery of the prescribed dose.
  • Document calculations in patient files and verify the mathematical accuracy of all calculations using a system established by the Contractor's Medical Physicist.
• Support to Medical Physicist:
  • Provide dosimetry and technical support to the Contractor's Medical Physicist in radiation protection, qualitative and quantitative machine calibration, and quality assurance of radiation therapy equipment.
  • Assist in the application of specific methods of dosimetry, including ion chamber, TLD, or film measurements as directed by the Contractor's Medical Physicist.

Medical Dosimetrist Requirements:

• Must have experience performing QA procedures.
• 1 year of experience in a healthcare system that is ACR or APEX certified.
• 1 year of experience with Varian Linear Accelerators: TrueBeam with Rapid ARC (or equivalent).
• 1 year of experience with Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), including Cone Beam CT, following standards of TG-142.
• 3 years' experience with Eclipse treatment planning system and ARIA record and verify system, including SRS, SRT, SBRT, and IMRT treatment modalities, following standards of TG-53 and MPPG 5.B.
• 3 years of experience with a Client CT Simulator (or equivalent).
• Must be certified through the Medical Dosimetrist Certification Board.

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