Careers at UHN

Departmental Profiles

Radiation Medicine - Advantages of a Career in Radiation Medicine at UHN - PMH

Patient Care

• Comprehensive patient education programs
• Interdisciplinary team model of care
  • Radiation Oncologist
  • Radiation Therapist
  • Radiation Physicist
  • Radiation Oncology Nurse
  • Medical Oncologist
  • Surgical Oncologist
  • Radiation Oncology Support Staff

Advanced Radiation Therapy Equipment and Computerized RT Treatment, Management and Information Systems

• 16 Linear Accelerators
• 1 Cobalt Large Field Treatment Unit
• 1 Orthovoltage and Superficial Unit
• HDR; LDR/PDR Brachytherapy Treatment Units
• 3 CT Simulators ( 1 upgradeable to PET)
• 2 Fluoroscopic Simulators
• Plans for MR Simulator
• Phase 1 Electronic Image Transfer
• Phase 1 Electronic Treatment Prescription
• IMRT including Stereotactic

Education

Suitable candidates eligible for:

• Faculty appointment in Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto

Professional development support:

• Tuition support for Baccalaureate; Masters and continuing education programs
• Attendance at provincial, national, international conferences and workshops
• In-house Grand Rounds; In-services; employee development workshops
• Computer courses (MSWord; Excel; PowerPoint)

Research

Career opportunities include clinical duties with research program development in areas of:

• IMRT including Stereotactic RT
• Radiation Therapy Imaging - CT and Functional Imaging - fCT; MRS; High FrequencyUltrasound
• Radiation Therapy Robotics
• Biologically Adapted Radiation Therapy
• Translational radiation biology
• Image Guided Therapy and Surgery

Radiation Medicine

 

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