Physics Section
Department of Radiation Oncology
University of Arizona

The Department of Radiation Oncology, Physics Section, invites applications for a Clinical Physics Associate to begin on or before June 28, 2010. This is a clinical medical physics residency position and no prior clinical medical physics experience is required. The Clinical Physics Associate receives training and provides clinical medical physics service in radiation oncology under the supervision of qualified medical physicists. During a two year period, the Clinical Physics Associate is expected to perform treatment planning and quality assurance for all aspects of external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy; perform acceptance testing, commissioning, and calibration of therapy equipment, computer systems, instruments, and devices; provide clear written documentation as required; participate in the selection and evaluation of new therapy equipment and systems; participate in the development of new treatment programs; participate in clinical and didactic instruction, all under the direction and guidance of faculty physicists.

Minimum qualifications are a M.S. in medical physics or a Ph.D. in a related field. Strong preference is given to candidates having an advanced degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) in medical physics from a CAMPEP accredited program.

The Radiation Oncology Department is part of the Arizona Cancer Center a NCI designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. Five attending physicians and six medical residents see approximately 1200 new patient consults annually and provide treatments using four linear accelerators (Novalis/Varian, Elekta SLi, Varian 6EX, TomoTherapy HiArt), HDR brachythearpy (Varian VariSource), LDR prostate seed implants, eye plaques, and cervical implants and other special procedures performed in our department including partial breast irradiation, SRS, SBRT, and IGRT. The physics section is comprised of four physics faculty and two medical physics residents (clinical physics associates), students enrolled in the Professional Science Masters Degree Program in Medical Physics as well as interested undergraduate and graduate students. The University of Arizona is a major research university having excellent resources and abundant opportunities for collaborations and career growth, providing exceptional benefits, and many educational, cultural, and recreational experiences. It is located in Tucson, Arizona in the heart of the Sonoran Desert.