Medical Physicist-TLD Service Job Abu Dhabi area,UAE/Dubai,Healthcare

The role of a Medical Physicist directly involves the quality safety and regulatory compliance of medical imaging modalities The quality and safety aspect can be divided into the following three areas a acceptance testing of imaging modalities to ensure patient safety and image quality b periodic evaluation of imaging modalities to ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements and c evaluation after major repairs service of imaging equipment to ensure patient safety and image quality To determine radiation doses for various radiologic procedures

To perform on call according to operational needs May be required to write policies and procedures for the department of medical physics Provides in-service training for Physicians radiographers technicians and nursing staff May be required to assist in the quality assurance of diagnostic radiology equipment Will be required to perform quality assurance surveys of diagnostic radiology equipment and Nuclear medicine and MRITo perform radiation protection surveys of both diagnostic and Nuclear Medicine installations To perform shielding barrier calculations for diagnostic radiology

To assist with the monitoring of doses to personnel using personal systems

To perform diagnostic QC tests on digital radiography units and digital mammography units

To measure patient doses for diagnostic radiology procedures

To estimate the radiation dose received by the patient as well as ways to keep the radiation dose to the workers as low as possible To have experience in image reconstruction and data analysis To assist in determining the optimal approaches to be used for processing different types of nuclear medicine studies.

a acceptance testing of imaging modalities to ensure patient safety and image quality
b periodic evaluation of imaging modalities to ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements
c evaluation after major repairs service of imaging equipment to ensure patient safety and image quality
To determine radiation doses for various radiologic procedures
To perform on call according to operational needs
May be required to write policies and procedures for the department of medical physics
Provides in-service training for Physicians radiographers technicians and nursing staff
May be required to assist in the quality assurance of diagnostic radiology equipment
Will be required to perform quality assurance surveys of diagnostic radiology equipment and Nuclear medicine and MRI
To perform radiation protection surveys of both diagnostic and Nuclear Medicine installations
To perform shielding barrier calculations for diagnostic radiology
To assist with the monitoring of doses to personnel using personal systems
To perform diagnostic QC tests on digital radiography units and digital mammography units
To measure patient doses for diagnostic radiology procedures
To estimate the radiation dose received by the patient as well as ways to keep the radiation dose to the workers as low as possible
To have experience in image reconstruction and data analysis
To assist in determining the optimal approaches to be used for processing different types of nuclear medicine studies

Accountabilities

Prepares reports to ensure safe use of ionizing radiation within the hospital Performs the quality assurance tests on linear accelerators at weekly monthly and annual intervals and generates reports as required by the medical physicists To prepare reports of work carried out relating to the work carried out in the department and other reports as they may relate to the safe use of ionizing radiation within the hospital

Experience

Required:

Upon completion of Internship. Desired: N.A.

Educational Qualification

Required:

BSc degree in Physical Science from an accredited program or equivalent. Bachelor s degree in physics Desired:
Master s degree in physics, medical physics, or a related field

To sit as a member on any committee to which being nominated.