Board Certified Medical Physicist

*** New Grads Welcome to Apply***

Hampton University Proton Cancer Institute (Hampton Proton) is seeking a full-time onsite Board Certified Medical Physicist to ensure optimal care in proton treatments delivered to the patients in the safest method while monitoring, training, and verifying proper operations of all machines, staff, and radiation sources in accordance with established guidelines and protocols.

Hampton Proton is the nation’s 8th proton therapy facility and one of the largest free-standing proton clinics in the world. The state-of-the-art treatment and research center has four gantry rooms and one fixed beam room. Hampton Proton has been treating a variety of cancers since August 2010.

Hampton University Proton Cancer Institute (Hampton Proton) began with a vision. After the instillation of the first proton cancer treatment institute in 1990, rumblings of the therapy’s success reached Hampton University president, Dr. William R. Harvey. Upon learning more about the treatment from a Hampton University alumnus, he assembled a team to assess the feasibility of what would become the largest free-standing proton therapy facility in the world.

Hampton Proton provides one of the best healthcare opportunities anywhere in our great nation, and you are a vital member of this important team. How well we accomplish our goals of conquering cancer and saving lives largely depends on your daily contributions, as Hampton Proton’s true character is reflected through the manner in which all of our patients are treated. Only your best efforts enable us to continue to achieve excellence in everything we do.

The Medical Physicist reports directly to the Chief Medical Physicist while providing leadership to other professionals and support staff. The Medical Physicist maintains a safe environment for patients, personnel, and visitors by facilitating regular Quality Assurance (QA) in radiation safety and regulatory requirements.

• Provide transparent insight to the Chief Medical Physicist on all aspects of treatment planning and treatment delivery within the inter-departments of the Radiation Therapy, Dosimetry, and Physicians.
• Organize, prioritize, and work alongside other physics professionals and guide in the comprehensive medical physics duties pertaining to safely operating a proton radiotherapy clinic.
• Help to establish and maintain Uniform Scanning (US) and Pencil Beam Scanning (PBS) (SFO/MFO) protocols of processes and operations across all Medical Physics and Dosimetry activities in the departments.
• Orient and train new employees or maintain and encourage team building through a network of professionals in the Medical Physics field.
• Oversee and perform daily, monthly, and annual QA for the beam-delivery, ion chambers, water phantoms, and imaging systems.
• Monitor and conduct daily patient-specific QA within treatment rooms using ion chambers and IBA’s.
• Train and perform measurements or other evaluations as necessary to ensure accurate dose delivery for proton radiotherapy treatments.
• Complete and maintain proper records of all required documentation relating to radiation treatment plans and equipment, QA, beam model, and calibration records.
• Create and sustain up-to-date standard operating procedures to ensure adherence to compliance and other policies/procedures.
• Instruct and perform with Eclipse | Varian computerized treatment plans and the flow of information or images between simulation, planning, and delivery.
• Assist Chief Medical Physicists with facilitating the maintenance of proton radiotherapy quality assurance programs and the commissioning of proton therapy equipment.
• Involvement in the center’s radiation protection activities in order to maintain the safety of Hampton Proton personnel and ensure compliance with local regulations.
• Coordinate, distribute, and report measurable outcomes and continuous process improvement efforts to maximize productivity of the department(s).
• Support and be involved in the physics research and development projects ongoing in the
• Use independent judgment and apply learned methodologies according to established…