Certificate

Medical Linear Accelerator Service — Advanced

A 20-credit advanced certificate for technicians already working on linear accelerators. Board-level diagnostics and intermittent fault analysis, image-guided radiotherapy hardware, treatment planning and record-and-verify integration, beam commissioning support, vault shielding and neutron safety, and a documented capstone project.

20 credits

3 terms

$99 total tuition

100% online

Outcomes

What you will be able to do

01Isolate intermittent faults using machine logs and board-level diagnostics
02Calibrate on-board imaging, CBCT, and patient positioning systems
03Integrate DICOM-RT, treatment planning, and record-and-verify systems
04Support beam commissioning, output constancy, and IMRT/VMAT QA
05Apply advanced shielding, activation, and emergency response knowledge

Careers

Where graduates work

Senior linac field service engineer
Radiation oncology service specialist
Regional technical support engineer

Curriculum

Term 1

6 credits

LNA 1013 cr

Advanced Linac Electronics & Troubleshooting

Fault-log analysis, board-level diagnostics, timing and control systems, and structured troubleshooting of intermittent faults.

LNA 1053 cr

On-Board Imaging (CBCT) & Patient Positioning Systems

kV imaging arms, CBCT reconstruction, couch and robotic positioners, image-guidance calibration and QA.

Term 2

7 credits

LNA 1104 cr

Linac Networking, DICOM-RT, TPS & R&V Integration

DICOM-RT objects, treatment planning system interfaces, oncology information systems, and network fault isolation.

LNA 1153 cr

Advanced Beam Commissioning & QA

Beam symmetry and flatness, output constancy, MLC log analysis, IMRT/VMAT QA support, and water-tank scanning support.

Term 3