Job offer: Medical Physicist (m/f/d) – Proton Therapy

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Job offer: Medical Physicist (m/f/d) – Proton Therapy

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Join one of Europes leading proton therapy centres as a

Medical Physicist (m/f/d) – Proton Therapy

The West German Proton Therapy Centre Essen (WPE) is one of the largest and most advanced proton therapy centres in Europe. Under the leadership of Prof. Beate Timmermann, we provide highly precise, image-guided proton therapy for patients with a wide range of tumour types. Our facility is equipped with three rotating gantries, one fixed-beam treatment room and a dedicated ocular proton therapy unit.

Become part of our interdisciplinary team of medical physicists, radiation oncologists, IT specialists and researchers, and help shape the future of proton therapy.

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West German Proton Therapy Centre Essen

Am Mühlenbach 1, 45147 Essen, Germany

Hours: Full-time

Start Date: Immediate

About University Hospital Essen

As one of Germanys leading university hospitals and tertiary care centres, University Hospital Essen comprises approximately 1,700 beds and more than 11,000 employees across 32 clinical departments, 24 institutes and specialised centres. Every year, around 440,000 inpatients and outpatients receive state-of-the-art medical care, supported by internationally recognised research and teaching.

Living and working in Essen

Located in the heart of Germanys Ruhr metropolitan region, Essen offers an excellent quality of life, a vibrant international community and outstanding transport connections.

Since 2013, WPE has successfully treated adult and paediatric patients with proton therapy, including patients with central nervous system (CNS) tumours, head and neck cancers, sarcomas, prostate cancer and many other tumour entities.

Today, WPE enjoys an outstanding international reputation in both clinical care and research. Through numerous national and international collaborations, we continuously contribute to the advancement of proton therapy. Patients travel to Essen not only from across Germany but also from many European and non-European countries.

We are now looking for an enthusiastic Medical Physicist to strengthen our team.

Working at WPE

At WPE, we exclusively provide state-of-the-art proton therapy. Our facility is centred around a 230 MeV cyclotron supplying four treatment rooms: three 360° rotating gantries and one fixed-beam room with two horizontal beam lines.

Using advanced Pencil Beam Scanning (PBS) technology and an innovative treatment planning system, we routinely deliver Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT). This enables highly conformal treatments, including craniospinal irradiation and simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) techniques for selected indications.

Our unique technological environment offers Medical Physicists the opportunity to work exclusively with proton therapy and actively contribute to the further development of particle therapy in both clinical practice and research.

Your responsibilities

Support and management of medical imaging systems used in patient treatment

Participation in our ocular proton therapy programme, including treatment planning, simulation and clinical implementation

Performance of physical analyses and quality assurance procedures

Acquisition, evaluation and documentation of dosimetric and physical measurement data

Testing and validation of new software releases and optimisation of clinical workflows

Participation in national and international research projects

Planning, conducting and publishing s