Program Overview

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Department of Radiation Oncology

The Department of Radiation Oncology includes 14 physicians, 8 residents, 5 clinical physicists, 2 academic physicists, 3 dosimetrists, and several therapists.

Clinical Facilities

The primary facility is the University of Cincinnati Medical Center (UCMC) on the College of Medicine/UC Health Campus in Cincinnati. UCMC is a tertiary care teaching hospital providing a full array of medical and educational services.

• The Department of Radiation Oncology at UCMC has two Truebeams and one Trilogy with image guidance, one Philips wide-bore CT, Raystation treatment planning, Variseed and eye-plaque LDR, Flexitron HDR, and superficial capabilities.
• Typically, 50-75 patients are treated here daily.
• A full diagnostic radiology department provides services here as well.

West Chester Hospital

West Chester Hospital, on the University Pointe Campus 22 miles north of UCMC, is a UC Health facility.

• The University Pointe Campus was developed in the early 2000s to provide healthcare services to the rapidly growing population north of Cincinnati.
• It includes a full array of hospital services, including radiation oncology.
• West Chester Hospital Radiotherapy has two Truebeams, one Philips Widebore CT, and Eclipse treatment planning.
• It is staffed by the same UC radiation oncologists, and 2 additional physicists, 2 dosimetrists, and therapists.
• Typically, 25-50 patients are treated daily at this facility.
• A full diagnostic radiology department provides services here as well.

Cincinnati Children’s / UC Health Proton Therapy Center

The Cincinnati Children’s / UC Health Proton Therapy Center, 1 mile further north from University Pointe, is on the Liberty Township Campus of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.

• This is a pencil-beam only proton therapy system treating in one pediatric gantry and one adult gantry, with one Toshiba CT.
• There is an additional gantry providing capacity for research.
• It is staffed by the same UC radiation oncologists, 4 additional physicists, 3 dosimetrists, and therapists.
• The facility treats approximately 25-35 patients daily.
• Full diagnostic radiology equipment is available at the center.

QA Equipment

The three sites contain a full complement of QA equipment, including:

• Water tanks
• Ion chambers
• Diodes
• Ion chamber and diode arrays
• Scintillation chambers
• Film
• OSLDs
• Anthropomorphic and motion phantoms
• Proton-specific instruments
• Other related equipment

Research Facilities

Research facilities are housed on the College of Medicine campus, primarily in the Vontz Center for Molecular Studies (Radiation Oncology Research Facilities).

• The UC College of Medicine houses several research core facilities designated as core service centers.
• These facilities exist within multiple departments but are collectively supported by the College of Medicine.

Radiation Oncology Research Facilities

There are four bays of wet-lab space including a full array of refrigerators, freezers, incubators, microscopes, cabinet irradiators, and other support equipment specifically assigned to radiation oncology researchers, including:

• Two MD/PhDs
• Two PhDs
• Post-docs
• Graduate
• Undergraduate students
• The Preclinical Core includes a micro-PET/CT and an animal and cell irradiator for whole-body, flank, and orthotopic irradiations supported by medical physicists.
• Other core facilities in the College of Medicine and School of Engineering are available to researchers.

Ionascu Laboratory

Two of the medical physics faculty (Drs. Ionascu and Lamba) direct a lab employing an interferometric Quantitative Phase Imaging (QPI) technique known as spatial light interference microscopy (SLIM) to investigate thin, transparent samples such as cell cultures or genetically manipulated bacterial colonies.

• The lab uses fluorescence-correlated SLIM imaging to observe cellular dynamics under real-time irradiation produced by a microscope-mounted mini x-ray source.

Research Support at the Proton Facility

There are research support at the proton facility including:

• A wet-lab
• Animal housing facilities
• A dedicated research gantry
• Normal dose-rate and FLASH irradiation capability for cell, animal, and human irradiation

Therapeutic Medical Physics Residency

About the Program

The Therapeutic Medical Physics Residency is a CAMPEP-Accredited program.

Admission

Information about admission to the program is available.

Financial Information

Financial information for the program is available.

Requirements for Program Completion

Requirements for completing the program are available.

Department Resources

Department resources for the program are available.

Medical Physics Residency Administration

Information about the administration of the Medical Physics Residency is available.

Current Medical Physics Residents

Information about current residents in the Medical Physics Residency is available.

Program Statistics

Statistics about the program are available.

Residency Training

About the Program

Information about the Residency Training program is available.

Curriculum/Schedule

The curriculum and schedule for the Residency Training program are available.

How to Apply

Information about applying to the Residency Training program is available.

Contract, Benefits, and Stipends

Information about contracts, benefits, and stipends for the Residency Training program is available.

Recent Publications

Recent publications by residents and faculty in the Residency Training program are available.

About Our Residents

Information about residents in the Residency Training program is available.

Former Residents

Information about former residents in the Residency Training program is available.

Education

Information about education in the Residency Training program is available.

Research

Overview

Research in the Department of Radiation Oncology is focused on various areas.

Clinical Research

Clinical research in the Department of Radiation Oncology is focused on various areas.

Faculty Laboratories

Faculty laboratories in the Department of Radiation Oncology are involved in various research areas.

Clinical Care

Information about clinical care in the Department of Radiation Oncology is available.

News/Events

News Releases

News releases from the Department of Radiation Oncology are available.

Events & Professional Development

Information about events and professional development opportunities in the Department of Radiation Oncology is available.

Tumor Boards

Information about tumor boards in the Department of Radiation Oncology is available.