Medical Physics Residency Program
The residency is a two-year program in radiation oncology physics approved by the Stanford Office of Graduate Medical Education (http://gme.stanford.edu/) . The residency has been accredited through 2012 by CAMPEP, the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Educational Programs, a nonprofit organization whose objectives are the review and accreditation of educational programs in medical physics (http://www.campep.org/). The objective of the program is to provide training in clinical radiation oncology physics within a structured clinical environment, and the program is comprised of progressive, supervised training in all areas of clinical radiation oncology physics under the supervision of board certified medical physicists. Residents shall participate in clinical physics duties, spending 100% of their time in the clinic. Upon completion, it is expected that the graduate will have acquired the knowledge and skills needed to sit for the certification examination of the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Radiologic Physics.
The department supports a wide range of state-of-the-art equipment and capabilities including: six Varian dual-energy linear accelerators with Millennium MLCs and aSi portal imaging, two Accuray CyberKnife robotic-arm 6 MV X-band linear accelerators for image-guided radiosurgery and radiotherapy, a Kodak CR imaging system, a Varian Ximatron simulator, a Varian Acuity simulator, a Phillips PQ5000 CT scanner, an eight-slice GE LightSpeed PET/CT scanner, three Varian RPM gating systems, and 10 Varian Eclipse treatment planning systems for 3D and IMRT treatment planning. 4D CT is routinely performed for tissue segmentation and gated treatment planning. All imaging in the department is digital and connected via the Varis/Aria information system from Varian. One of our six linacs is a Trilogy system, used for patient treatments and clinical research. Other routine procedures include: HDR & LDR Brachytherapy, Intra- and extra-cranial stereotactic radiotherapy with the CyberKnife, IORT, TBI, and total skin electron therapy.
Eligibility for application is a Ph.D in Medical Physics, Physics or a closely related advanced science field. Applications for the Medical Physics Resident position starting July 1, 2008 will be accepted from Nov. 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007, and should include:
- Statement of Interest
- CV
- Graduate Transcripts
- Certificates of Formal Training
- 2 - 4 Letters of Reference
- Eligibilty of Employment
For more detailed information, please contact:
Becky Greenberg
Department of Radiology Oncology
Stanford University School of Medicine
875 Blake Wilbur Drive, Rm G-236
Stanford, California 94305-5847
Phone: (650) 498-4005
Fax: (650) 498-5008
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