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Job Description

Provide radiation therapy to patients as prescribed by a radiologist according to established practices and standards. Duties may include reviewing prescription and diagnosis; acting as liaison with physician and supportive care personnel; preparing equipment, such as immobilization, treatment, and protection devices; and maintaining records, reports, and files. May assist in dosimetry procedures and tumor localization.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1124.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 84,980.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 40.00
Currently, there are 17,450 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Radiation Therapists”.

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Tasks for “Radiation Therapy Technologist (RTT)”

Assist in the preparation of sealed radioactive materials, such as cobalt, radium, cesium, or isotopes, for use in radiation treatments.
Maintain records, reports, or files as required, including such information as radiation dosages, equipment settings, or patients' reactions.
Educate, prepare, and reassure patients and their families by answering questions, providing physical assistance, and reinforcing physicians' advice regarding treatment reactions or post-treatment care.
Conduct most treatment sessions independently, in accordance with the long-term treatment plan and under the general direction of the patient's physician.
Position patients for treatment with accuracy, according to prescription.
Store, sterilize, or prepare the special applicators containing the radioactive substance implanted by the physician.
Implement appropriate follow-up care plans.
Train or supervise student or subordinate radiotherapy technologists.
Follow principles of radiation protection for patient, self, and others.
Calculate actual treatment dosages delivered during each session.
Act as liaison with physicist and supportive care personnel.
Check for side effects, such as skin irritation, nausea, or hair loss to assess patients' reaction to treatment.
Photograph treated area of patient and process film.
Enter data into computer and set controls to operate or adjust equipment or regulate dosage.
Prepare or construct equipment, such as immobilization, treatment, or protection devices.
Schedule patients for treatment times.
Provide assistance to other healthcare personnel during dosimetry procedures and tumor localization.
Administer prescribed doses of radiation to specific body parts, using radiation therapy equipment according to established practices and standards.
Observe and reassure patients during treatment and report unusual reactions to physician or turn equipment off if unexpected adverse reactions occur.
Help physicians, radiation oncologists, or clinical physicists to prepare physical or technical aspects of radiation treatment plans, using information about patient condition and anatomy.
Check radiation therapy equipment to ensure proper operation.
Review prescription, diagnosis, patient chart, and identification.

Related Technology & Tools

Cobalt radiation therapy machines
Immobilizing bite blocks
Survey meters
Workshop lathes
Laboratory water baths
Solid state diode detectors
Heat guns
Treatment verification equipment
Patient positioning straps
Desktop computers
35 millimeter cameras
Optical distance indicators
Vacuum formers
Radiation shielding lead aprons
Brachytherapy units
Digital cameras
Computerized block cutting equipment
Magnetic resonance imaging MRI systems
Wood chisels
Medical linear accelerator intensity modulated radiation therapy IMRT two dimensional units
Personal radiation monitors
Protective medical gloves
Daylight medical film processing equipment
X ray or fluoroscopy treatment planning simulators
Thyroid shields
Computed tomography CT scanners
Medical x ray image intensifiers
Medical linear accelerator intensity modulated radiation therapy IMRT collimators
Automated external defibrillators AED
Laptop computers
Dynamic phantoms
Multi-leaf radiation therapy collimators
Band saws
Multi-monitor dosimetry systems
Computed tomography CT radiation therapy planning simulators
Wireless patient dosimeters
Power drills
Patient treatment area casts
Dual diode dosimeter patient dose monitors
Electrometers
Respiration monitors
Position verification lasers
Medical diagnostic x ray equipment
Lead alloy shielding blocks
Medical imaging fluoroscopes
Patient positioning headrests
Treatment room intercoms
Patient positioning neck rests
Patient positioning devices
Medical linear accelerator intensity modulated radiation therapy IMRT three dimensional units
Body-fat calipers
Ultrasound imaging scanners
Area radiation monitors
Linear accelerator compensation filters
Radiation therapy beam directing wedges
Beam direction shells
Radiation protection eyewear
Drill presses

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Treatment planning software
Microsoft Excel
Radiation therapy equipment software
Beam analysis software
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Image processing software
Electronic medical record EMR software
Procedure scheduling software
Dose unit calculation software
Web browser software
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Nucletron planning systems
Virtual simulation software
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