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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
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. | Administer prescribed doses of radiation to specific body parts, using radiation therapy equipment according to established practices and standards. | |||
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Position patients for treatment with accuracy according to prescription. | ||||
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Enter data into computer and set controls to operate and adjust equipment and regulate dosage. | ||||
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Follow principles of radiation protection for patient, self, and others. | ||||
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Maintain records, reports and files as required, including such information as radiation dosages, equipment settings and patients' reactions. | ||||
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Review prescription, diagnosis, patient chart, and identification. | ||||
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Conduct most treatment sessions independently, in accordance with the long-term treatment plan and under the general direction of the patient's physician. | ||||
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Check radiation therapy equipment to ensure proper operation. | ||||
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Observe and reassure patients during treatment and report unusual reactions to physician or turn equipment off if unexpected adverse reactions occur. | ||||
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Check for side effects such as skin irritation, nausea and hair loss to assess patients' reaction to treatment. | ||||
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Educate, prepare and reassure patients and their families by answering questions, providing physical assistance, and reinforcing physicians' advice regarding treatment reactions and post-treatment care. | ||||
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Calculate actual treatment dosages delivered during each session. | ||||
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Prepare and construct equipment, such as immobilization, treatment, and protection devices. | ||||
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Photograph treated area of patient and process film. | ||||
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Help physicians, radiation oncologists and clinical physicists to prepare physical and technical aspects of radiation treatment plans, using information about patient condition and anatomy. | ||||
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Train and supervise student or subordinate radiotherapy technologists. | ||||
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Act as liaison with physicist and supportive care personnel. | ||||
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Provide assistance to other health care personnel during dosimetry procedures and tumor localization. | ||||
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Implement appropriate follow-up care plans. | ||||
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Store, sterilize, or prepare the special applicators containing the radioactive substance implanted by the physician. | ||||
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Assist in the preparation of sealed radioactive materials, such as cobalt, radium, cesium and isotopes, for use in radiation treatments. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Radiation Therapists
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | |||
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Medicine and Dentistry | Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures. | |||
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Physics | Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Biology | Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment. | |||
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Psychology | Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. | |||
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Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. | |||
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Education and Training | Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects. | |||
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Clerical | Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology. | |||
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Therapy and Counseling | Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance. | |||
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Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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Management of Personnel Resources | Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job. | |||
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Science | Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Learning Strategies | Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things. | |||
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Operations Analysis | Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Mathematics | Using mathematics to solve problems. | |||
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Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |||
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Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. | |||
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Mathematical Reasoning | The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem. | |||
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Fluency of Ideas | The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). | |||
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Number Facility | The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly. | |||
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Speed of Closure | The ability to quickly make sense of, combine, and organize information into meaningful patterns. | |||
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Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. | |||
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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Beam analysis software | Medical software | |||
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Dose unit calculation software | Medical software | |||
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Electronic medical record EMR software | Medical software | |||
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Image processing software | Graphics or photo imaging software | |||
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Lifeline Software RadCalc | Medical software | |||
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Nucletron planning systems | Medical software | |||
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Procedure scheduling software | Medical software | |||
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Radiation dose calculation software | Medical software | |||
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Radiation therapy equipment software | Medical software | |||
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Sun Nuclear MapCHECK | Medical software | |||
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Treatment planning software | Medical software | |||
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Virtual simulation software | Medical software | |||
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Web browser software | Internet browser software | |||
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35 millimeter cameras | Still cameras | |||
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Area radiation monitors | Radiation detectors | |||
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Automated external defibrillators AED | Automated external defibrillators AED or hard paddles | |||
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Band saws | Power saws | |||
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Beam direction shells | Medical radiological positioning aids for general radiological use | |||
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Body-fat calipers | Skinfold calipers | |||
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Brachytherapy units | Brachytherapy units | |||
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Cobalt radiation therapy machines | Radiotherapy teletherapy cobalt 60 equipment | |||
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Computed tomography CT radiation therapy planning simulators | Computed tomography CT or CAT radiotherapy simulators | |||
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Computed tomography CT scanners | Medical computed tomography CT or CAT scanners or tubes | |||
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Computerized block cutting equipment | Milling cutters | |||
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Daylight medical film processing equipment | Medical imaging wet darkroom or daylight processors | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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Digital cameras | Digital cameras | |||
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Drill presses | Workshop presses | |||
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Dual diode dosimeter patient dose monitors | Medical radiation dosimeters | |||
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Dynamic phantoms | Phantom dosimeters | |||
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Electrometers | Electrometers | |||
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Heat guns | Heat guns | |||
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Immobilizing bite blocks | Medical radiological positioning aids for general radiological use | |||
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Laboratory water baths | Water baths | |||
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Laptop computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Lead alloy shielding blocks | Medical radiological shielding freestanding or portable screens | |||
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Linear accelerator compensation filters | Medical linear accelerator intensity modulated radiation therapy IMRT collimators | |||
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Magnetic resonance imaging MRI systems | Medical magnetic resonance imaging MRI scanners | |||
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Medical diagnostic x ray equipment | Medical x ray units for general diagnostic use | |||
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Medical imaging fluoroscopes | Medical cine fluoroscopy equipment | |||
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Medical linear accelerator intensity modulated radiation therapy IMRT collimators | Medical linear accelerator intensity modulated radiation therapy IMRT collimators | |||
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Medical linear accelerator intensity modulated radiation therapy IMRT three dimensional units | Medical linear accelerator intensity modulated radiation therapy IMRT three dimensional units | |||
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Medical linear accelerator intensity modulated radiation therapy IMRT two dimensional units | Medical linear accelerator intensity modulated radiation therapy IMRT two dimensional units | |||
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Medical x ray image intensifiers | Medical x ray intensifying screens | |||
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Multi-leaf radiation therapy collimators | Medical linear accelerator intensity modulated radiation therapy IMRT collimators | |||
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Multi-monitor dosimetry systems | Medical radiation dosimeters | |||
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Optical distance indicators | Distance meters | |||
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Patient positioning devices | Medical radiological positioning aids for general radiological use | |||
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Patient positioning headrests | Medical radiological positioning aids for general radiological use | |||
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Patient positioning neck rests | Medical radiological positioning aids for general radiological use | |||
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Patient positioning straps | Medical radiological positioning aids for general radiological use | |||
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Patient treatment area casts | Medical radiological positioning aids for general radiological use | |||
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Personal radiation monitors | Medical radiation films or badges | |||
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Position verification lasers | Lasers | |||
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Power drills | Power drills | |||
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Protective medical gloves | Medical exam or non surgical procedure gloves | |||
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Radiation protection eyewear | Eye shields | |||
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Radiation shielding lead aprons | Medical radiological shielding aprons or masks or drapes | |||
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Radiation therapy beam directing wedges | Medical linear accelerator intensity modulated radiation therapy IMRT collimators | |||
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Respiration monitors | Respiratory monitoring kits or its accessories | |||
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Solid state diode detectors | Radiation detectors | |||
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Survey meters | Radiation detectors | |||
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Thyroid shields | Medical radiological shielding aprons or masks or drapes | |||
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Treatment room intercoms | Hospital intercom systems | |||
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Treatment verification equipment | Medical positron emission tomography PET units | |||
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Ultrasound imaging scanners | Medical ultrasound or doppler or pulse echo or echography units for general diagnostic use | |||
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Vacuum formers | Vacuum molding machines | |||
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Wireless patient dosimeters | Medical radiation dosimeters | |||
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Wood chisels | Wood chisels | |||
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Workshop lathes | Lathes | |||
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X ray or fluoroscopy treatment planning simulators | X ray and fluoroscopy RF radiotherapy planning simulators | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | |||
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Required Level of Education | Bachelor's Degree | |||
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Related Work Experience | Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | None | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Computed Tomography Simulation Therapist (CT Simulation Therapist) | |||
Dosimetrist | |||
Radiation Therapist | |||
Radiation Therapy Technician | |||
Radiation Therapy Technologist (RTT) | |||
Radiologic Therapist | |||
Radiology Therapist | |||
Registered Radiation Therapist | |||
Staff Radiation Therapist | |||
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