Department of Radiologic Sciences
Medical Dosimetry
Academic Programs    |    Modalities

Overview

Medical Dosimetry is part of radiation oncology. Medical Dosimetrists use treatment planning computers to generate the radiation used to treat cancer. They work closely with the radiation therapist.

Tasks

  • plan and calculate ionizing radiation for cancer treatment, under the direction of a medical physicist
  • may assist in the fabrication modifying devices

Technology

  • utilize a CT scanner to generate data which will be used in the treatment planning system
  • produce treatment plans based on physician and physicist input using a treatment planning computer

Patient Interaction

  • direct patient contact
  • critically ill inpatients and outpatients
  • all ages from pediatrics to geriatrics

Work Conditions

  • work at a console with highly specialized computer
  • typical work hours are 8am-5pm

Career Outlook

According to Mark Reid, past president of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists (AAMD), the demand for medical dosimetrists grows every time a new cancer center opens, making dosimetry a stable, well-compensated career.

Pathways to a Medical Dosimetry degree

If you ...
  
then consider...
are in High School   2+2 PACE program
or 3+1 Advanced Placement BS/BS with
Immaculata University
have 50 prerequisite credits   2-year Multicompetency BS*option
or 2+1 BS/MS*
have a baccalaureate degree
and 50 prerequisite credits		   1-year Advanced Placement BS option
or 1+1 BS/MS
or 2-year Multicompetency BS* or 2+1 BS/MS*
have certification in or graduated from an accredited program* in
Radiologic Sciences or allied health and have 50 prerequisite credits  		  1-year Advanced Placement BS option
or 1+1 BS/MS
or 2-year Multicompetency BS* or 2+1 BS/MS*
are certified in radiation therapy
or medical dosimetry
and do not have a bachelor’s degree		   Part-time Advanced Placement BS
Radiation Therapy or Medical Dosimetry

*Multicompetency Combination options

Acceptance into the second year program of choice is not guaranteed.

First Year Second Year
Radiation Therapy Medical Dosimetry

(Medical Dosimetry may not be taken in the first year of a two-year program. Radiation Therapy is the only first year option for students who wish to study medical dosimetry.)


Click to leave feedback
feedback