About the Program
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center’s Department of Radiation Oncology offers a two-year residency program in Medical Physics Therapy. The Medical Physics Division of Radiation Oncology supports Medical Physics throughout the OSU health care network and provides a clinical experience covering the breadth and depth of Therapy Physics and treat 3,100+ cases yearly. Residents will gain experience and knowledge by participating in clinical activities throughout the health care system, spanning a range from large academic hospitals to outpatient clinics. Our training program offers a wide variety of educational experiences within this network through a strong multimodality program, including radiosurgery, stereotactic body radiotherapy, intraoperative radiotherapy, brachytherapy, proton therapy, a comprehensive breast center, and pediatric oncology.
Medical Physics residents’ education includes training with state-of-the-art equipment including 8 Varian TrueBeam accelerators, a Varian Ethos ART system, a Mobetron intraoperative accelerator, a Gamma Knife Icon unit, three GE 4DCT simulators, MRI Simulator, Varian Eclipse TPS, BrachyVision, VariSeed, a Varian Bravos HDR System in an integrated brachytherapy suite with a BodyTom portable CT, and ARIA Record and Verification and E Charting environment.
Residents also learn skills on a multi-room Varian ProBeam 360 IMPT unit using the RayStation TPS, two GE dual-energy CT simulators, and a TrueBeam accelerator, which are located at our James Outpatient Clinic at Carmenton. The department also has FLASH-capable Mobetron and Clinac IX machines for various research projects and an additional Varian TrueBeam specifically designated for training purposes.
The program currently supports four residents, with a plan to expand to 6 within the next few years. There is also an additional position available for a US Armed Services resident. The Department of Radiation Oncology currently has 29 physicians, 10 medical residents, 23 medical physicists, 4 medical physics residents, 15 dosimetrists and over 50 radiation therapists.
Academic Experience
The Radiation Oncology Medical Physics Therapy Program at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is an advanced, two-year (24 month) program certified by CAMPEP and funded by the Department of Radiation Oncology. The program operates under the auspices of the OSU Graduate Medical Education (GME) office, which provides uniform oversight and support for residency programs throughout the University. Medical Physics Faculty share their expertise to prepare graduates for independent practice and ABR Board Certification in Radiation Oncology Medical Physics.
Beginning July 1 each year, individuals with an MS or PhD degree (Medical Physics, Physics, or a closely related field) or those applicants graduating from a CAMPEP-accredited graduate program or certificate program receive clinical training in radiation oncology physics. The training involves full participation by the physics resident in the routine clinical activities, in addition to didactic lectures on radiation physics, dosimetry, and radiation oncology. We provide comprehensive training and experience in the areas of clinical dosimetry, treatment planning, IGRT, IMRT, brachytherapy, machine calibration, quality assurance, special procedures, radiation safety, and involvement in translational projects. Residents have the opportunity to expand their perspectives of practice through interactions with colleagues in existing residency programs including Imaging Medical Physics, Radiation Oncology, and fellowship programs.
For more detailed information regarding our Physics Residency Program please view our Medical Physics Residency Handbooks for the class of 2025, Class of 2026, or the Medical Physics Residency Program Brochure.
Radiation Oncology Residency Leadership
Nilendu Gupta, PhD, DABR, FAAPM
Residency Program Director
Clinical Professor & Chief of Medical Physics, Radiation Oncology
Jeffrey Woollard, PhD, DABR
Associate Residency Program Director
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology
Contact Us
For more Information regarding our Residency Programs:
The James Cancer Hospital
460 W. 10th Ave
Second Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43210
Program Coordinator: Marcie Sparks
Phone: 614-814-1224
Email: marcie.sparks@osumc.edu
Education Manager: Meg Decker
Phone: 614-293-3255
Email: megan.decker@osumc.edu