r/MedicalPhysics

Third delivery of an HDR Iridium bucket and the carrier holds it against their chest from truck to department, now stacking Y-90 boxes on top like it's a balancing competition.

This time our physicist was stern with them that they really need to use the dolly. Unfortunately they were training other drivers with them so this was especially frustrating. They assured us that if it was that hot it wouldn't be on the truck. FedEx local route supervisor had no interest in hearing our thoughts, again fully dismissive to every regulation.

FedEx corporate complain line is a joke, state regulators unsure what to do but agree it is not acceptable, agreement state so then i guess DOT or possibly OSHA?

Honestly would rather not even get involved but technically FedEx drivers are considered members of the public as they do not undergo annual safety training.

Surface dose rates could easily yield 2mR of exposure in less than an hour.

Any surface contamination is also going to cause a nightmare for everyone involved.

Anyone seen such nonsense before?

I’m trying to understand the career outlook for medical physics in the U.S., especially financially.

From what I see, many people go through a long path:

PhD → postdoc → CAMPEP residency → ABR certification → clinical/academic position

After all those years of training, I often see people becoming Assistant Professors at medical schools/academic medical centers.

This makes me wonder:

- What is the typical salary for a newly board-certified medical physicist?

- How much does an Assistant Professor in medical physics typically make?

- Does a full-time clinical medical physicist generally earn more than an academic Assistant Professor?

- What does compensation look like after 5–10 years of experience?

- How much can a senior/chief medical physicist realistically make?

- Is there a significant financial difference between academic and purely clinical positions?

- For those who completed the PhD + residency + ABR route, do you feel the financial return was worth the many years of training?

I’m particularly interested in real-world experiences, not just salary websites. If you're a medical physicist, could you share your approximate career stage, academic vs clinical setting, and general salary range (no need to disclose your exact salary or employer)?

I'm trying to understand whether medical physics is still a good career financially compared with other fields that require a similar amount of education and training.

Thanks!

TG263 provided naming conventions for structures. Anything similar for plans and field names?

Our go.Sim saves Daily/Monthly QA reports as PDFs locally. It runs on the Siemens local account (not domain-joined), with no network drive access, and USB isn't an option for us.

Has anyone set up export to a network share? Was it done by Siemens/your service vendor, and what did IT need to provide? Or do you send QA as DICOM to PACS/TPS instead?

Thanks!