Researcher in Medical Radiation Physics - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Medical Radiation Physics is a subject that includes research and teaching in ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, and its use mainly in medical applications. The major areas are radiation therapy, x-ray diagnostics, nuclear medicine including both diagnostics and therapy, as well as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In all of these areas, work include dosimetry- and health aspects. The research activities are highly clinical and often in close cooperation with clinical medical physicists, employed by Region Skåne.

The research team works in the field of radionuclide therapy with the development of different types of dosimetric methods. We seek a postdoctoral researcher to work on developing methods for calculating the absorbed dose based on SPECT/CT images.

Tasks
The tasks mainly consist of those developing parts of the dosage program, Lundadose, which the research group has worked for many years, concerning the calculation of absorbed doses from reconstructed three-dimensional SPECT images. The project includes Monte Carlo simulations of images of anthropomorphic phantoms as well as experimental phantom studies. The tasks also include a study of how much gain that is obtained by calculating the absorbed doses based on Monte Carlo based electron transport programs versus simpler approximative methods. Retrospective evaluations of data from clinical studies with the radionuclides 177-Lu and 90-Y will also be included in the project. The goal of the projects in the long-term is to increase the accuracy of the calculated absorbed doses by improving correction methods for photon attenuation, scatter and collimator resolution. This will increase the possibility of individual dosimetry for this type of treatment, in analogy with external radiation therapy and brachy-therapy.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in the field of medical radiation physics.
• Medical Physics education with certification as the work focuses on clinical studies.
• Well familiar with the area of dosimetry for radionuclide treatment.
• Very good knowledge in programming and preferably within IDL and Fortran, as these are the main programming languages for the research Group.
• Very good mathematical skills.
• Good knowledge of English and good communication skills.

The successful candidate will be a service-minded, focused and well-organised expert with an equal ability to work independently or as part of a team.