Program Curriculum

The Medical Physics Residency Program will be hosted by the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Georgia Cancer Center.

Each rotation is typically two to three months in length and is under the direct supervision of one or two faculty physicists. To evaluate the successful completion of each rotation, residents will typically meet with a minimum of two faculty members for an oral examination. The resident will meet with the rotation faculty mentor(s) who will assess if the resident has completed their defined task(s) satisfactorily. All physics residents are expected to complete the Core Competencies in their clinical rotations by the end of residency.

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Department of Radiation Oncology

Health Sciences Campus

Georgia Radiation Therapy Center

Kimberly Donaldson

(706) 446-5314

Clinical Rotations

Each resident is expected to complete the following core Competencies in their clinical rotations.

Treatment Equipment (Teletherapy)

Calibration

Radiation Protection

Quality Assurance

Imaging

Testing: acceptance testing and commissioning

Radiation Protection: beam quality, head leakage, and area survey

Quality Assurance

Treatment Planning

Equipment: Acceptance testing and commissioning

Imaging: Check of CT and MRI images for accuracy of contour delineation, magnifications

Isodose Plans

Quality assurance

Treatment Delivery

Field Shaping: custom blocking, multileaf collimators, half-value thickness blocks, gonadal shields, eye shields, and internal shields with electrons

Bolus: material and thickness

Compensators: design of missing tissue compensators and dosimetry check

In-vivo Dosimetry: use of TLD chips, diodes

Patient Positioning: immobilization devices, body position, leveling, anatomic landmarks registration

On-line Imaging: verification of electronic portal images in comparison with simulation images

Special Techniques

Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and image guided radiation therapy (IGRT)

Brachytherapy and radiation safety

Total body irradiation (TBI)

Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), and stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT)

Quality Assurance Program

Design or review of physical quality assurance program for the department, including the NRC mandated Quality Management Program, AAPM Report (TG-40), JCAHO guidelines, etc.

Additional Training Requests

  • Peer Review chart rounds
  • Physics Journal Club
  • Department of Radiation Oncology Grand Rounds Program
  • Optional clinical research 

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