Clinical Medical Physics Residency Program

Texas Oncology offers a two-year Radiation Oncology Clinical Medical Physics Residency Program. The program is designed for candidates with master's or doctoral degrees in medical physics.

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Overview

Texas Oncology offers a two-year Radiation Oncology Clinical Medical Physics Residency Program. The program is designed for candidates with master's or doctoral degrees in medical physics who are interested in careers as clinical medical physicists in radiation oncology. The program achieved Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs (CAMPEP) accreditation in 2014.

This program concentrates on the medical use of physics in the treatment of cancer patients.

There are rotations in 12 clinical physics topics:

Basic External Beam Treatment Planning and MU Calculations
Imaging and Simulators in Radiation Therapy
Linear Accelerator QA & Dosimetric Systems
External Beam Treatment Simulation, Planning, and Treatment Guidance
Linear Accelerator Acceptance Test Protocol, Survey, and Commissioning
External Beam Treatment Planning System and Radiation Oncology Information System Commissioning
Brachytherapy
Special Procedures
Proton Therapy
Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy
Radiation Safety and Shielding Design
Medical Physics professional issues

The residents are involved in every aspect of day-to-day clinical duties, as well as acceptance and commissioning of new equipment, special procedures, and facility design. Residents participate in chart rounds, tumor conferences, physics meetings, journal clubs, and assigned readings. The residents are examined orally for each rotation, as well as a final comprehensive oral exam required for program completion. A detailed program description can be obtained here. Information on program statistics and residents can be found below.

Residency Environment

Texas Oncology is a network of over 500 physicians and oncology specialists with over 300 offices in Texas, including 62 radiation therapy clinics. Texas Oncology practices house multiple programs in SRS and SBRT (including CyberKnife and Gamma Knife), SGRT, TBI, TSET, HDR and LDR brachytherapy, therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals and theranostics, the Texas Center for Proton Therapy, and state of the art imaging equipment. The residency takes full advantage of the system wide equipment and clinical resources to provide residents a broad training experience.

The residents work under the supervision of American Board of Radiology (ABR) board certified medical physics faculty. They also work closely with radiation oncologists, dosimetrists, nurses, and other radiation oncology personnel.

Texas Oncology offers a comprehensive benefits package for residents, including medical, dental, vision, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.

Application

Only those applicants with a M.S., Ph.D. or certificate from a CAMPEP accredited medical physics graduate program will be considered for entrance to the residency program. Graduate transcripts are required for application and admission. North American graduate programs in medical physics can be found here.

Applications are accepted from early October through December 15 each year. Applications will be submitted through the National Match Services website. The Texas Oncology residency program participates in the Medical Physics Residency Match system.

Additional application materials may be requested, including residency status (copies of I-90 green card if applicable) and a copy of the applicant’s driver’s license. Texas Oncology is unable to sponsor immigration visas for the residency program.

Leadership

The residency program leadership team guides the clinical education, recruitment and accreditation efforts with the focus on developing highly skilled clinical medical physicists.

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Brian Wichman, MS, DABR

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Colin Delaney, MS, DABR

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Dana Lewis Derby, MS, DABR

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J. Britt Colenda, MS, DABR

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Wilbert Fernando Cruz, DMP, DABR, FMP

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William Estabrook IV, MS, DABR

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Sydney Land, MS, DABR

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Austin Wilkinson, MS, DABR

Graduates

Chad Akins, MS, 2025
David Anand, MS, 2025
Jake Bertemes, MS, 2025
Michael Rauen, MS, 2025
Peter Dimpfl, MS, 2024
Stephen Mee, MS, 2024
David Quiring, MS, 2024
Caleb Thiegs, MS 2024
Sydney Land, MS, 2023
Vladimir Malesevic, MS, 2023
Austin Wilkinson, MS, 2022
Dallin Francom, MS, 2021
Thaddeus Howard, MS, 2021
Justin Yates, MS, 2020
Philip Bardos, MS, 2019
Molly Pettyjohn, MS, 2018
Dimitra Baldassari, MS, 2017
Kileigh Peturis, MS, 2016
Taylor Neff, MS, 2015
Bryce Gustafson, MS, 2014

Residents

Residents in the program have two years of intensive clinical training in all aspects of radiation oncology medical physics. Residents must have an M.S., Ph.D., or certificate from a CAMPEP accredited graduate program.

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Anna Beggs, MS

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Carter Cross, MS

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Christopher Hooper, MS

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Graduates

View Residency Program Statistics September 2026

Chad Akins, MS, 2025
David Anand, MS, 2025
Jake Bertemes, MS, 2025
Michael Rauen, MS, 2025
Peter Dimpfl, MS, 2024
Stephen Mee, MS, 2024
David Quiring, MS, 2024
Caleb Thiegs, MS 2024
Sydney Land, MS, 2023
Vladimir Malesevic, MS, 2023
Austin Wilkinson, MS, 2022
Dallin Francom, MS, 2021
Thaddeus Howard, MS, 2021
Justin Yates, MS, 2020
Philip Bardos, MS, 2019
Molly Pettyjohn, MS, 2018
Dimitra Baldassari, MS, 2017
Kileigh Peturis, MS, 2016
Taylor Neff, MS, 2015
Bryce Gustafson, MS, 2014

The clinical sites for our residents’ house leading-edge equipment and treatment techniques for optimal patient care. Texas Oncology has more than 58 radiation oncology clinics with a wide variety of treatment equipment and software. The residents can utilize these facilities to gain a wide breadth of clinical experience.