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A radiation therapist works with a team of oncology professionals who use carefully targeted doses of powerful radiation beams to destroy tumors without permanently damaging the surrounding normal tissues.
放射治疗师是直接负责的 for the daily treatment of patients using sophisticated equipment. Since these treatments are normally given daily for up to seven weeks, radiation therapists often develop close relationships with their patients.
Radiation therapy is the careful use of various kinds of high-energy ionizing radiation, such as X-rays, gamma rays, electrons, and protons, 治疗癌症和其他疾病.
A radiation therapist works as an integral member of a team of radiation oncology health professionals who use a variety of different ionizing radiation to treat cancer patients. 癌症是一种很常见的疾病, and radiation therapy can CURE cancer in the majority of patients and definitely improve the quality of life in others. As a therapist, you can positively impact the lives of all the patients you treat.
放射治疗师是直接负责的 for the actual daily treatment of patients with the use of sophisticated radiation-producing equipment. Since radiation treatments are usually given daily for seven or more weeks, the radiation therapist has the opportunity to develop a close relationship with each patient. The therapist can also participate in a wide range of other tasks, 包括对待处理区域的模拟, the hand and computer calculations of the radiation dosage, as well as the construction of patient immobilization and beam shaping devices.
专业认可、认证和执照
The program currently holds an 8-year accreditation award from the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology, 20 N. Wacker Drive，套房2850，芝加哥，伊利诺伊州60606-3182, 312-704-5300 http://www.jrcert.org. 下一次预定的审查是2023年11月1日.
Graduates of the program are eligible to apply for the national certification exam offered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. http://www.arrt.org/
The 美国放射技师学会 has contact information for individual state licensure at http://www.asrt.org/main/standards-regulations/state-legislative-affairs/individual-state-licensure-info
理学士学位课程(BS)
For students who are transferring with at least 53 arts and science credits.
专业研究学士课程(BPS)
For students who have an associate's degree and are registered or registry-eligible medical radiographers.
Graduates of both programs are eligible to apply to take the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists qualifying examination.
工作条件
就业市场
The job market for therapists can fluctuate according to geographic region. Graduates who are place-bound will likely experience difficulty. Over the last three and a half decades almost all of our graduates who have passed their licensing exam and have actively looked for positions have found employment, although some have had to move and some start out in per diem or temporary positions. The 2017 Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics lists the median average annual salary for radiation therapists as $80,160 http://www.bls.gov /哦/医疗/ home.htm Salaries typically are higher in larger metropolitan areas, and lower in smaller communities.
Graduate Mobility
Our graduates are eligible to apply to take the national board exams. 这个资格是国家认可的.
Most of our graduates start their careers as staff therapists in departments across the United States. 有了更多的经验和进一步的教育, 许多人进入了医学剂量学领域, 和管理. A smaller number have gone on to become medical physicists, physician assistants, and physicians.
探索放射治疗作为一种职业
Resource Links
- Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
The JRCERT is dedicated to excellence in education and to quality and safety of patient care through the accreditation of educational programs in radiation and imaging sciences. - 美国放射技师注册协会
It is the mission of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) to recognize individuals qualified in the use of both ionizing and nonionizing radiation to promote high standards of patient care in diagnostic medical imaging, 介入手术, 治疗性治疗. - 美国放射技师学会
The mission of the 美国放射技师学会 is to give medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals the knowledge, resources and support they need to provide quality patient care.
ASRT通过以下方式实现这一使命:- Developing useful educational materials for radiologic technologists and delivering them in innovative ways
- 加强专业水平
- 提升行业形象和声誉
- 坚持职业道德准则
- Promoting unity within the profession while respecting its diversity
- Supporting research and progress in the radiologic sciences