The Radiation Therapist (or Therapeutic Radiographer (esp. UK), or Radiotherapist) is an allied health professional who works in the field of radiation oncology. Radiation therapists plan and administer radiation treatments to cancer patients in most Western countries including the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, most European countries, and Canada where the minimum education requirement is often a baccalaureate degree or postgraduate dip...
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The Radiation Therapist (or Therapeutic Radiographer (esp. UK), or Radiotherapist) is an allied health professional who works in the field of radiation oncology. Radiation therapists plan and administer radiation treatments to cancer patients in most Western countries including the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, most European countries, and Canada where the minimum education requirement is often a baccalaureate degree or postgraduate diplomas in Radiation Therapy. In the United States, radiation therapists have a lower educational requirement (minimum an associate degree of science even though many graduate with bachelor's degrees) and often require further certification (CMD, Certified Medical Dosimetrist) in order to plan treatments.
Radiation therapists use advanced computer systems to operate sophisticated radiation therapy equipments such as Linear Accelerators. The therapist works closely with the Radiation oncologists, Medical Physicists and other members of the health...
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