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Clinical Training
During the 24-month residency, you will take evaluated clinical
rotations through the following subspecialty areas:
- Dosimetry systems and measurement of radiation
- Radiation safety and shielding design
- Linear accelerator specification, acceptance
testing and quality assurance
- Treatment simulation process and technology
- Imaging for planning and treatment verification
- Brachytherapy including low dose rate (LDR),
high dose rate (HDR) and intravascular applications
- Dosimetric treatment planning and optimization
- Quality control of the treatment process
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) and radiation
therapy (SRT)
- Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT)
- Total skin electrons (TSE)
- Total body irradiation (TBI)
Each rotation is mentored and evaluated. Your training also will
include work on clinical projects, carried out under the supervision
of the medical physics faculty.
Didactic Training
Clinical conferences, seminars, small discussion groups, journal
clubs and one-on-one instruction are all an integral part of the
program. You will participate in the following:
- Radiation oncology journal club
- Physics section meetings
- Medical physics and oncology conferences
- Treatment planning conferences
- Assigned readings
- New Patient Conference as well as the monthly
Dosimetry (special case) Conference
- Anatomy course
- Clinical Oncology course
If you do not have a Ph.D. in Medical Physics, you will be required
to take both the Radiation Oncology Physics course and the Medical
Imaging Physics Course, both offered by Mayo Graduate School (MGS).
Research Training
Research training is not explicitly offered as part of this two-year
residency. However, opportunities exist for collaborative clinical
projects as part of the clinical rotations. Individuals interested
in a substantial research component can apply to Mayo Clinic's three-year
Clinical Medical Physics Fellowship.
Evaluation
Clinical competency is evaluated through written rotation evaluations
and by an oral exam based on reports submitted the clinical experience
areas. You will receive a grade on a quarterly basis. Research competency
is evaluated through peer reviewed presentations and publications.
Career Development
The environment and large patient volume at Mayo Clinic in Rochester
will prepare you for all aspects of clinical medical physics practice
in an academic environment. Involvement in the applied research
of the medical practice will further strengthen your academic skills.
You will be expected to participation in national medical physics
or radiation oncology meetings.
Board Passage Rates and Average Scores
Graduates of this program may take board certification
exams offered by the American Board of Radiology. To date, all of
our graduates have passed these exams on their first attempt.
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