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Medical Physics Residency Program
The Radiation Oncology Physics Residency Training Program provides training in clinical radiation oncology physics in preparation for American Board of Radiology (ABR) certification and independent practice in clinical medical physics in radiation oncology. The Program covers the majority of topics found in AAPM Report 249, “Essentials and Guidelines for Clinical Medical Physics Residency Training Programs” through a combination of supervised training and independent work. After successful completion of the program, the resident will have covered the essential curricula for the board certification examination for radiation oncology physics.
Residents are assigned to regular full-time clinical duties and are actively involved in patient care. Training specific to daily activities is divided into categories of dosimetry, brachytherapy, machine quality assurance (QA) and calibration, treatment planning and dose calculations, radiation safety, imaging, and special procedures (stereotactic radiosurgery, total skin electron treatment, etc.). Training also includes non-daily activities such as acceptance testing, commissioning, QA of various major clinic systems (linac, brachytherapy, treatment planning systems, etc.), and radiation safety/regulatory issues.
The Program is located within the Department of Radiation Oncology at OHS. The Program Director is John P. Gibbons, Jr., Ph.D. All components of the Program are administered by board certified or board eligible staff (medical physicists and medical dosimetrists) who report to John P. Gibbons, Jr, Ph.D., Chief of Medical Physics at OHS.
The direction and content of the Program is governed by the Radiation Oncology Physics Residency Training Program Steering Committee (Steering Committee), which consists of the Program Director, two Board-Certified medical physicists, an MDCB-certified medical dosimetrist, a radiation therapist, an ABR-certified radiation oncologist, and the department director. Program Committee members were chosen based upon their willingness to contribute to residency education and development of the Program. The Program Committee meets at least every six months.
Department of Radiation Oncology
Ochsner Health Systems
1514 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans LA 70121
|Program Director: John P. Gibbons, Jr., Ph.D.
Tel: 504-842-8756 / Fax: 504-842-2037
Email: john.gibbons@ochsner.org
