Dynamic Medical Dosimetry Intern with a proven track record at Thomas Jefferson Hospital, excelling in compassionate patient care quality and critical thinking abilities. Expert in radiation safety protocols and patient education, significantly enhancing treatment planning and delivery. Skilled in teamwork, fostering cooperative environments.
• Creating and transferring reference images and localization markers for portal verification and treatment delivery.
• Assisting in the planning and implementation of compensation filters, custom shields, wedges, and other beam modifying devices.
• Supervising the production of molds, casts, and other immobilization devices.
• Assisting in the implementation of treatment plans, including correct use of immobilization devices, compensator, wedges, field arrangement, and other treatment or imaging parameters.
• Performing calculations for accurate delivery of the prescribed dose, documenting all pertinent information in the patient record, and verifying mathematical accuracy.
• Assisting in brachytherapy and SBRT procedures.
• Teaching applied aspects of medical dosimetry to students, radiation therapists, and residents.
• Administering prescribed radiation doses to specific body parts using established practices and standards.
• Operating diagnostic or therapeutic medical instruments or equipment.
• Positioning patients for treatment and with accuracy according to doctors instruction and CT simulation instructions .
• Following principles of radiation protection for patient, self, and others.
• Reviewing prescription, diagnosis, patient chart, and identification.
• Conducting most treatment sessions independently, following long-term treatment plan and under physician's direction.
• Entering data into computers and setting controls to operate or adjust equipment or regulate dosage.
• Checking radiation therapy equipment for proper
operation and examination.
• Observing and reassuring patients during treatment reporting and acting upon unusual reactions.
• Educating, preparing, and reassuring patients and their families.
• Maintaining records, reports, or files as required.
• Checking for side effects to assess patients' reaction to treatment.
• Preparing or constructing equipment such as immobilization, treatment, or protection devices.
• Helping physicians, radiation oncologists, or clinical physicists to prepare physical or technical aspects of radiation treatment plans.
• Photographing treated area of patient and processing film.
• Acting as liaison with physicist and supportive care personnel.
•Accurately position patients for CT simulation using LAP laser, tattoos, and immobilization devices according to doctors' instructions and effected site.