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Teaching Facilities - Medical Physics Residency Program
Ochsner is the leading clinical oncology program in the Gulf South Region. For over 75 years, we have been dedicated to cancer research and new cancer treatment developments, with more clinical trials than anywhere else in the region. Ochsner has provided personalized and state-of-the-art care to more than 22,000 cancer patients in the past year. Our multi-disciplinary approach, advanced technologies, focus on clinical research, and our Precision Cancer Therapies Program, define our approach to cancer care. Over the last 5 years, Ochsner Health has invested more than $135M in facilities and technology across the Ochsner Cancer Institute reflecting our commitment to leading cancer care in the region and beyond. These projects have included a 115,000 ft2 expansion to the Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center, the new St Tammany Cancer Center in Covington, and the expansion of the Baton Rouge Cancer Center. In 2023 Ochsner Health partnered with MD Anderson Cancer Center bringing more treatment options and clinical trials locally.
Treatment Delivery Systems
- 2 Varian TrueBeam radiotherapy accelerators with MLC, OBI and EPID imaging(6, 10, 15, 18 MV x-ray and 6 – 20 MeV electron beams).
- 2 Varian Clinac radiotherapy accelerators (21iX and 21EXs) with Millenium MLC (6, 18 MV x-ray and 6, 9, 12, 16, and 20 MeV electron beams)
- 1 BrainLab Novalis STX stereotactic radiotherapy system
- 1 Elekta Gamma Knife Icon
Patient Data Systems
- 3 GE Lightspeed RT CT Simulators (4D Advantage Windows)
ARIA Record and Verify System
Treatment Planning Systems
- Varian Eclipse
- Elekta Leksell Gamma Plan
- BrainLab Radiosurgery (Elements)
- MiM Maestro Imaging
- RadCalc MU Software
Brachytherapy Systems
- 1 Elekta/Nucletron HDR systems with breast (MammoSite), gyn (cylinders, tandem & ovoids, Venezia) applicators
- Varian VariSeed LDR planning system (prostate seeds)
- Sr-90 ophthalmic applicator
- I-125 eye plaques for ocular melanoma
Dosimetry Lab
- 3D beam scanning system (iba/Welhofer/Scanditronix)
- Sun Nuclear (1D (Profiler) and 2D (MapCheck, ArcCheck) diode arrays)
- Sun Nuclear (2D (IC-Profiler) ion chamber arrays)
- Radiographic/chromic film scanning system (DosimetryPro software)
- Tissue equivalent phantoms (rectangular, cylindrical, and 4D)
- Anthropomorphic head MR-distortion phantom
- Anthropomorphic CIRS “Fred” head phantom
- Anthropomorphic “Rando” torso and head phantom
Patient Support Labs/QA Systems
- Treatment planning room
- Block and mold room
Residents are given sufficient workspace and resources at Ochsner. Residents are located in a common office area to encourage collaboration and learning among the residents. The resident office is located in the same area as clinical medical physics staff offices and in close proximity to the clinical treatment area. Each resident is provided a workspace with adequate office supplies (i.e., desk, telephone, filing cabinets, etc.). Residents have access to all needed office supplies and copying services.
Each resident is provided a computer and has a personal folder on the Ochsner network, which is essentially unlimited in space. The resident has access to all folders available to clinical medical physics staff members, with the exception of those related to Program administration. The resident’s computer is configured with all software and clinical access available to clinical medical physicists and required to perform all clinical duties and assignments within the Program.
Conference rooms are available for use at Ochsner for teaching, meetings, presentations, and oral examinations. All conference rooms have wireless access to the secure Ochsner network and the internet. There is also access to an unsecure guest wireless network as needed.
Residents have access to all relevant medical physics and clinical journals through multiple sources. These include a small library at Ochsner, online and hard-copy access through Program faculty, and access via the Ochsner library system.
