Physicist - Radiation Oncologist

The Department of Radiation Oncology at The University of Kansas Cancer Center and the University of Kansas Health System is seeking outstanding medical physicists to join our faculty at our Olathe Location. This opportunity environment provides access to advanced technology, collaborative multidisciplinary teams, and the support of a nationally recognized NCI-designated cancer center.

The University of Kansas Cancer Center is an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and plans are underway to construct a new $550 million state-of-the-art new cancer center building. The Department of Radiation Oncology provides cancer care services throughout the Kansas City metropolitan area with over 4,500 treatment courses annually and 300 patients on treatment daily. Our primary network includes 7 locations with 11 Varian linear accelerators including True Beam, Edge and Ethos.

The Department has recently completed a Varian ARIA/Eclipse v18.0 upgrade, the first in the US, and maintains a close relationship with Varian, IBA, and other equipment vendors providing unique opportunities for collaboration. The Department of Radiation Oncology is one of a dozen ABS fellowship training sites for both HDR and LDR brachytherapy for prostate and gynecological cancer. The University of Kansas Proton Center is equipped with a state-of-the-art IBA Proteus

ONE compact proton therapy system, a Ray Station v2023B treatment planning system, and an SDX respiratory gating system that are integrated within Varian’s ARIA V18.0, the first Proteus

ONE center doing so in the world. The system is LATTICE, FLASH, and minibeam capable. Since our proton center opened in May 2022, we have successfully treated more than six hundred patients. The Proton Center is a founding member of the Conformal Flash Alliance and there is an ongoing research agreement with IBA for its preclinical validation and clinical implementation.

The Division of Medical Physics is staffed at 20 faculty medical physicists, 19 medical dosimetrists, 6 medical physics residents and 1 department-funded research fellow; the division supports a full range of clinical, research, and educational services. The department has a 1200 sq. ft. physics research space located adjacent to the main radiation oncology clinic, housing both computational and instrumentation labs. Collaborations with physics and engineering departments at the University of Kansas-Lawrence create abundant exciting opportunities for both academic research and education.

The Medical Physics group at the University of Kansas strives for excellence in clinical, educational, and research endeavors, and has a rapidly growing national reputation in many specialties, including proton therapy, FLASH, optimization, treatment planning, dosimetry, quality assurance and more.

• Master’s or Doctoral degree in Medical Physics or a related field
• CAMPEP-accredited residency program in medical physics
• Board eligible or board certified by the American Board of Radiology (A ) in Therapeutic Medical Physics

• Recent increase in overall compensation package
• LTD/STD and life insurance
• Professional liability coverage

For more than 60 years, Olathe Medical Center (OMC) has expanded its services to meet the growing needs of the community. Today, OMC is located on one of the largest hospital campuses in the Midwest, a 285-acre campus at 151st Street and I-35 in southern Johnson County, Kansas. OMC is licensed for 300 beds and averages more than 44,000 patient care days per year.

Its emergency care center is one of the busiest in the region, with more than 44,000 patients treated annually.

Recognized as one of the top hospitals in the United States by U.S. News & World Report, The University of Kansas Hospital is a 1045-bed academic medical center and Level 1 trauma center, with a mission to lead in the discovery of new knowledge, deliver outstanding patient care in this region and beyond, and educate the…