JOB OPENINGS IN THE DIVISION OF RADIATION PHYSICS 

 

Position Description
Applicants are invited to apply for a Physicist position in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Duke University Medical Center. The Department of Radiation Oncology treats over 1500 patients at Duke University Medical Center and also provides professional and technical coverage for five affiliated facilities. In addition to clinical coverage, the Division of Radiation Physics also provides physics teaching for graduate students in medical physics, residents in radiation oncology, and medical students at Duke University, School of Medicine. Active research programs mainly involve IMRT/IGRT, 3D dosimetry, oncologic and biological imaging, modeling of radiation damage for normal tissues and of tumor control using radiation, MR spectroscopic imaging, stereotactic radiosurgery, stereotactic body radiotherapy, as well as hyperthermia. Appropriate faculty appointment is available dependent on individual qualification.
Facility and Equipment
The Radiation Oncology Department includes Duke University Medical Center and several satellite hospitals. Within the central campus, there are five linear accelerators (three with Cone Beam CT and gating capability, one dedicated SRS/SBRT Novalis Tx unit with high-definition 120 leaves MLC (HD120MLC), comprehensive image-guidance capabilities, and 6D adjustable robotic treatment table), one HDR unit, one conventional CT, one multi-slice CT Simulator with 4D capability, one MRI scanner, two hyperthermia suites. Special procedures offered are IMRT, IGRT, radiosurgery and stereotactic body radiosurgery with cone and mini-MLC, TSI, TBI, Intra-Op brachytherapy with HDR. A PET/CT scanner with an on-site cyclotron and PET/SPECT scanner are available from the neighboring Radiology Department.
Employer and environment
Duke University Medical Center is one of the premier research and teaching hospitals in the United States. It is the teaching hospital for the Duke University Medical School. It promotes a friendly and healthy (tobacco free) working environment. The medical physics section of the radiation oncology department is composed of 18 faculty/staff medical physicists, 10 dosimetrists, two IT staff. Faculty in the Radiation Physics Division is actively involved in the Medical Physics graduate program and radiation oncology physics residency program. Additionally, several postdoctoral physicists and graduate students (Medical Physics Graduate Program) are involved in research/thesis/dissertation activities.