Radiation Oncology Physics Residency


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Welcome to the Radiation Oncology Physics Residency Program

The Residency Program in Radiation Oncology Physics at the Loyola University Medical Center is intended to provide comprehensive training in all aspects of clinical physics. Candidates for the training program are expected to have obtained a CAMPEP approved MS or PhD in Medical Physics or closely related discipline and would be highly motivated to prepare for a clinically oriented career.

Training will occur at our “state-of- the-art” treatment-facility in Maywood, IL and affiliated clinics under the guidance and supervision of an experienced staff of medical physicists, medical dosimetrists and radiation oncologists. Loyola University Medical Center in located in Maywood, IL and is 12 miles west of downtown Chicago.

Download the Radiation Oncology Physics Residency Program pamphlet

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Clinical Programs

  • High dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy
  • Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS)
  • Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT)
  • Total Body Irradiation (TBI)
  • Total Skin Electron Therapy (TSET)
  • Brachytherapy (HDR and LDR)
  • Permanent Prostate Seed Implant
  • Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) with Zeiss INTRABEAM
  • Eclipse Treatment Planning System
  • ARIA record and verify system integrated with EPIC hospital wide network

Residency Statistics

Year Admitted

Number of Applicants

Number Accepted

Number Graduated

ABR In Process

ABR Certified

Number Clinical Appointments

Number Academic Appointments

2015

38

1

0

1-Part 1

0

0

0

2016

0

0

0

1-Part 1

0

0

0

2017

47

1

1

1-Part 1,
1-Part 2

0

0

1

2018

0

0

0

1-Part 1

1

0

1

2019

74

1

1

1-Part 1
1-Part 2

1

0

1

2020 0 0 0 1-Part 1 2 1 1
2021 96 1 1 2-Part 1 2 2 0
2022 18* 1 0 2-Part 1,
1-Part 2
2 2 0
2023 81* 1 1 1-Part 1,
2-Part 2
3 3 1
2024 75 2 1 2-Part 1,
1-Part 2
4 3 1

*Resident recruitment outside of Medical Physics Match

Radiation Oncology Certificate

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