Radiation Oncology

Medical Physics Residency Program

The UCLA Department of Radiation Oncology offers a two-year clinical training program designed to prepare qualified individuals for a career as a qualified medical physicist in therapeutic radiological physics.

residents

Residents will participate in a structured rotation schedule under the supervision of our team of board-certified medical physicists. Through comprehensive clinical training residents will become competent in all areas of radiation oncology physics and will be prepared to gain initial certification by the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Medical Physics.

Program Resources

The department consists of multiple campuses (UCLA campuses in Westwood, Santa Monica, Santa Clarita, El Segundo, and the Greater Los Angeles VA ) and offers a wide spectrum of treatment equipment and techniques.

Treatment Equipment:

Westwood

  • Varian Truebeam with Exactrac and AlignRT
  • Varian Truebeam Edge with Exactrac and AlignRT
  • ViewRay MRIdian MR Guided Linac
  • Varian Bravos HDR Afterloader
  • Nucletron Flexitron HDR Afterloader
  • Siemens Dual Energy CT
  • Siemens MR Simulator
  • Brainlab Airo CT

Santa Monica

  • Varian Truebeam with AlignRT
  • Varian Truebeam STX with AlignRT and ExacTrac
  • Varian Bravos HDR Afterloader
  • Philips Brilliance CT Sim

Santa Clarita

  • Varian Ethos Linac

El Segundo

  • Varian Ethos
  • Siemens CT

Treatment techniques:

  • 3D conformal
  • IMRT
  • VMAT
  • SRS/SBRT
  • HyperArc
  • TBI
  • HDR
  • Alpha Dart temporary alpha emitter brachytherapy
  • Gamma Tile permanent see brain implant LDR
  • LDR Eye plaque
  • 4DCT/5DCT
  • MRI guided Radiation Therapy (MRIgRT)
  • MR Simulation