The Medical Dosimetrist works under the general supervision of the Chief and Regional Medical Physicists, and generates treatment plans for external beam therapy and brachytherapy patients. The dosimetrist is expected to remain current with technical developments, standards of practice, professional issues and changes in regulatory requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities:

-Works with technical staff during patient simulation, when required.

-Generates treatment plan as per physician’s prescription in consultation with physicist.

-Performs independent plan check using the established method of the department.

-Transfers approved plan data to the record and verify system and verify data consistency with the approved plan.

-Assists in setting up difficult treatment fields in the machine for the first treatment, when required.

-Performs weekly chart-check.

-Attends weekly chart-...