Cincinnati Children‘s Hospital Proton Therapy Center: Clinical Observation for Physicists
Course Dates
- 2020-01-01 - 2022-12-31
Course Description
Clinical Observation Training for Physicists is offered to medical physicists, who intend to commission or operate a proton therapy center. After one week, the physicist attendees will have a high-level overview of proton therapy facility operations and start-up, having shadowed core areas of the facility, such as quality assurance, machine operation, detector use, radiation therapy, treatment planning and workflow. The observational training is structured as a job shadowing program with access to key members of the proton therapy facility for instruction, shadowing and Q&A. Note: Classes will be scheduled based on interest; please email protonclinicalschool@varian.com for more information.