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    "description": "<h2>Department Overview</h2>\n<p>The Department of Radiation Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University is seeking a board-certified or board-eligible faculty medical physicist. This appointee will join a team of 15 physicists and 10 dosimetrists, plus trainees. Successful candidates are expected to contribute to the clinical, research, and educational missions of the physics section, Department, and School of Medicine.</p>\n<p> </p>\n<p>Reporting to the Vice Chair & Director of Physics, the appointee will provide technical expertise and clinical support in patient treatment planning, therapy machine/radioactive sources calibration, radiation safety, and new technology research and clinical implementation. The appointee must have a strong clinical background, excellent communication skills, and a strong interest in academic medical physics. 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