Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Chief, Acquisition and Materiel Management (90C), One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417

Q -- MEDICAL SERVICES SOL RFP 618-52-97 DUE 060697 POC Mavis Nelson 612-725-2189 Provide Board Certified Therapeutic Radiology Physicist for the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN on a part-time basis of five mornings per week, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to noon (or negotiated tour of duty). Scope of Work includes qualified Physicist with a Ph.D. board certified in radiation physics; provide compliance with protocol groups, i.e., CALGB; participate in developing appropriate treatment protocols for patients; provide clinical care to include manual and computerized treatment planning, superficial and orthovoltage x-ray, cobalt and linac unit machine calibration and external beam and implant dosimetry; participate in design, installation and implantation of machines generally used in the radiotherapy facility to include use of ion chamber techniques and chemical methods in dosimetry measurements, dose calculations, photon and electron calibrations, participation in national comparisons of dosimetry and treatment planning between therapy centers including interchange of standards and procedures, docimetry measurements in -- phantom for clinical applications and treatment planning, treatment dose calculations and verification of treatment planning programs, design of patient handling and treatment set up devices, construction of individualized treatment blocks and external beam modifying devices; assist the radiation therapist, residents in radiation therapy, and the radiotherapy technicians as a member of radiotherapy team in the treatment of patients including patient treatment localization professional direction of technicians, dosimetry, and design of specialized equipment and devices for treatment planning, according to radiobiological and experimental studies; participate in developing, implementing and monitoring a radiation safety surveillance program of personnel and radiation environmental safety; maintain program and records in accordance with approved standards; teach radiological physics to students and residents on an as needed basis, approximately one time per month; keep records of calibrations and measurements to comply with Nuclear Regulatory Commission (MRC) regulations, state of registration requirements, and any other federal, state or VA regulations; full scope of work will be provided in the RFP 618-52-97. Competitive proposals are being requested under a commercial items procurement, enhanced sharing format. Request solicitation documents in writing or by fax to 612-725-2072. Solicitation will be available on or about May 15, 1997 and must be received by June 6, 1997. (0127)

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