Dosimetry programs

Push a standard wheelchair from the waiting room to the treatment room, and move immobile patients from a stretcher to a treatment or diagnostic table. Possess sufficient audio acuity to perceive and interpret audio signals from equipment during treatment or treatment planning. Grasp complex three-dimensional spatial relationships. Have sufficient manual dexterity to carry out all aspects of medical dosimetry procedures.

Graduation and Certification Examination Requirements Before a student enrolled in the UNC Hospitals Medical Dosimetry Program can be deemed eligible to apply for the MDCB Examination, he or she must fulfill the following requirements: The student must have completed the academic requirements of the Program successfully, as well as all research papers and other projects before being allowed to graduate.

The student must have all fees and other Program charges paid in full. The student must return all state property in their possession or else remit payment s for lost, stolen or damaged property.

The student must have at least 6 month of post-graduation clinical experience. Transfer Credit The Program is a one year certificate program, and as such, does not accept transfer students. Program Effectiveness Data past 5 years The following is the most current program effectiveness data.

MD Orientation to Radiation Oncology This course provides the student with an overview of radiation therapy and its role in the management of cancer and allied diseases. MD Research Methodology and Design Statistics I This course provides an introduction to basic research methodology and statistics; students select a research project.

MD Clinical Education I This course provides an introduction to basic medical dosimetry and hands on experience in the radiation oncology clinic. MD Radiation Safety and Protection This course provides an introduction to radiation sources used for therapy.

MD Anatomy for Radiation Oncology This course teaches human anatomy with an emphasis on sectional anatomy and topography as they apply to radiation oncology. MD Radiation Oncology Pathology This course provides an introduction to the staging and grading of tumors, and to normal tissue responses to radiation injury. MD Medical Dosimetry Physics This course teaches basic theories and calculations for radiation oncology. MD Clinical Education II This course consists of training in intermediate medical dosimetry concepts and techniques.

MD Radiation and Cancer Biology This course provides an overview of the molecular, cellular and tissue biology of cancer, and of radiation biology as it applies to radiotherapy. MD Clinical Radiation Oncology This course provides a site-specific overview of the different types of cancer treated using radiation therapy. MD Brachytherapy Dosimetry This course teaches the physics of brachytherapy, including source characteristics, dosimetry systems, and dose calculations. Prospective applicants may also find extensive information about our program in the Student Handbook.

Medical dosimetry is the subspecialty of radiation oncology that focuses on treatment planning, dose measurement, dose calculations and quality assurance for radiotherapy treatments designed to treat cancer. The medical dosimetrist is an integral member of the "treatment team" that includes a radiation oncologist, a medical physicist and radiotherapy technologists. Under the direction of the medical physicist and the radiation oncologist, the dosimetrist determines the beam arrangements, beam shapes, beam weights and beam energies that provide the highest-quality treatment plan.

The dosimetrist also contributes to quality assurance and to the construction of special treatment devices. In addition, the medical dosimetrist plays an important role in brachytherapy procedures, providing technical assistance and completing any necessary calculations.

Students of this program are University of Maryland Medical Center employees, not students of the University of Maryland. Our one-year program combines an extensive curriculum with hands-on training to prepare our students for a career in medical dosimetry. Information on our curriculum is provided in our Dosimetry Program Handbook. Our program provides each graduate who completes all competencies a Certificate of Completion. We are not a degree-granting program.

Therefore, the School of Medical Dosimetry is not presently recognized as a degree-granting Higher Education Organization, or branch of such, by student loan managing agencies. Course credits from our School of Medical Dosimetry cannot be counted towards a higher education degree from a higher education organization, nor can credits from other programs be counted by our program. However, the applicant, student or graduate are urged to contact the MDCB with questions of eligibility at any time.

Our admission policy is designed to find the best match of student interest, achievement and ability, with our own program's objectives, goals and plan of assessment and development. We do not favor one group of applicants, race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, age, gender or sex. Similarly, we do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, age, gender or sex, or economic status. Our online Medical Dosimetry program provides students the knowledge and expertise they need to generate radiation dose distributions and dose calculations when working in collaboration with medical physicists and radiation oncologists.

The mission of Southern Illinois University Carbondale's Medical Dosimetry Program is to provide a quality program integrating education, research and service in order to meet the needs of the profession and improve the health care of the people and communities we serve. Radiation Therapy. The Medical Dosimetrist is a member of the radiation oncology team who has specific knowledge and clinical understanding of radiation treatment machines, equipment and radioactive sources.

The Medical Dosimetrist is the expert in designing and generating dose distributions and calculations for a prescribed course of radiation therapy. A Medical Dosimetrist works with computer software and multiple imaging modalities to plan a three dimensional treatment to be delivered by a team of certified Radiation Therapists. The Medical Dosimetry program is a full-time program beginning fall quarter of evenly numbered academic years.

Next class will start fall quarter The Medical Dosimetry program is 7 quarters or 22 months in length and is designed for the working professional. The required didactic courses are online. Synchronous lectures are typically scheduled in the evening between pm PST.