Clinical Training
During the 24 month residency, residents take evaluated clinical rotations per the table below:
Radiation Oncology Clinical Medical Physics Resident Rotation- Year 1 (13 months)
| Months | Primary Rotation |
| 0.5 | Orientation |
| 2 | Dosimetric System Acceptance Testing, Commissioning, QA |
| 3 | Treatment Planning |
| 3 | Brachytherapy |
| 2 | Linear Accelerator Acceptance Testing, Commissioning and QA |
| 1.5 | Treatment Planning Sytem (TPS) Commissioning and Beam Modeling |
| 1 | Vacation/Sick Leave/Family Leave/Conferences |
Radiation Oncology Clinical Medical Physics Resident Rotation- Year 2 (11 months)
| Months | Primary Rotation |
| 2.5 | Imaging in Radiation Oncology |
| 2 | MRI-Guided Adaptive Radiotherapy |
| 2 | Stereotactic Radiosurgery |
| 2 | Special Procedures: Total Body Irradiation (TBI), Total Skin Electrons (TSE) and Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) |
| 1 | Radiation Shielding, Room Design, Radiation Protection and Safety |
| 0.5 | (optional) Proton Therapy |
| 1 | Vacation/Sick Leave/Family Leave/Conferences |
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
- Medical Physics Journal Club
- Medical Physics and Oncology case conferences
- Radiation Oncology Chart Rounds conferences
- Medical Physics Division meetings
- Assigned readings
- Therapy Medical Physics Seminars
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.