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Program Description
Medical physicists collaborate with radiation oncologists to
treat and cure cancer through clinical activities, research and
education.
The scope of practice for medical physicist, as stated by the
*American Association of Physicists in Medicine Medical Physics
is: The essential responsibility of the Qualified Medical
Physicist's clinical practice is to assure the safe and effective
delivery of radiation to achieve a diagnostic or therapeutic result
as prescribed in patient care. The medical physicist performs or
supervises the pertinent procedures necessary to achieve this objective…
Among other things Radiation Oncology Physics (Therapeutic Radiologic Physics) includes:
- The therapeutic applications of x-rays, gamma rays,
electron and charged particle beams, neutrons and radiations from
sealed radionuclide sources
- The equipment associated with their production, use,
measurement and evaluation
- The quality of images resulting from their production and use
- Medical health physics associated with this subfield
The American Association of Physicists in Medicine regards board certification
in the appropriate medical subfield as the appropriate qualification for the
designation of Qualified Medical Physicist. The certifying body for medical
physicists in this discipline is the American Board of Radiology (ABR). Beginning
in 2014, any individual who wishes to sit for board certification in any medical
physics subfield must be enrolled in or have graduated from a CAMPEP accredited
clinical training program (residency).
The three-year Radiation Oncology Clinical Medical Physics Fellowship Program
at Mayo Clinic in Rochester is designed for candidates with doctoral degrees
(usually in medical physics, physics or physical science) who are interested
in careers in Radiation Oncology medical physics. Our program is one of the
first clinical residency programs to be accredited by CAMPEP (2003).
This program focuses on the medical application of physics in the
clinical treatment of patients with radiation through:
- Clinical education in all aspects of medical
physics practice
- Any necessary didactic medical physics education required
- Research training in projects related to clinical
medical physics
Key Benefits and Highlights
All training is provided under the close supervision of experienced
radiation oncology physicists. Your training will:
- Follow Mayo Clinic's CAMPEP-accredited Radiation Oncology
Clinical Medical Physics Training program. Our program subscribes to and
covers all material in AAPM report 90: Essentials and Guidelines for
Hospital-Based Medical Physics Residency Training Programs.
- Occur in a large, state-of-the-art radiation oncology center.
- Provide hands-on and evaluated experience in
all clinical aspects of radiation oncology physics.
- Ensure you are able to practice independently by the time you
complete the program.
- Offer research training and experience through
mentored projects that culminate in the development of clinical
protocols, conference presentations and peer-reviewed scientific
publications.
Employment Opportunities
Nationwide, there remains a strong need for medical physicists.
Individuals graduating from this program have successfully found
employment opportunities.
Certification
You will be eligible to enter the board certification process upon
matriculating into our Fellowship and you will be qualified to sit
for the complete examination series offered by the American Board of
Radiology upon completion of the fellowship.
Accreditation
This training program is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation
of Medical Physics Education Programs (CAMPEP).
Program History
The Radiation Oncology Clinical Medical Physics Fellowship began in 1997.
Typically, two fellows complete the training in this program annually.
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