Occupation Atlasradiation therapist
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e139b0a3-3bc5-4c33-bfbf-51ac20ac12fa
radiation therapist
Radiation therapists are responsible for the accurate delivery of radiotherapy to cancer patients and, as part of the multidisciplinary team, for elements of treatment preparation and patient care. This encompasses the safe and accurate delivery of the radiation dose prescribed and the clinical care and support of the patient throughout the treatment preparation, treatment delivery and immediate post treatment phases.
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Job Zone
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- 5
Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
RSIRealistic · Social · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic4.96
- S Social4.77
- I Investigative4.64
- C Conventional4.48
- E Enterprising1.72
- A Artistic1.24
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Radiation Therapists (29-1124.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (53)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adhere to organisational code of ethics
- adhere to the ALARA principle
- administer radiation treatment
- advocate for healthcare users' needs
- apply radiation protection procedures
- communicate in healthcare
- comply with legislation related to health care
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- conduct cancer screening tests
- conduct radiotherapy computer planning
- conduct video telemetry
- contribute to continuity of health care
- deal with emergency care situations
- delineate organs at risk
- determine medical images' diagnostic suitability
- dosimetric planning
- ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
- first aid
- formulate a treatment plan
- health care legislation
- health care occupation-specific ethics
- human anatomy
- human physiology
- hygiene in a health care setting
- immunotherapy
- influence of adjuvant treatment on radiotherapy
- interact with healthcare users
- interpret medical images
- manage healthcare users' data
- medical contrast agents
- medical oncology
- medical terminology
- oncologic hormone therapy
- perform image guidance in radiation therapy
- perform pre-treatment imaging
- perform radiation treatments
- perform transcranial magnetic stimulation
- perform virtual simulation
- pharmaceutical products
- post-process medical images
- prepare examination room for radiation treatment
- prepare patients for imaging procedures
- provide anti-cancer medical treatment
- provide pre-treatment information
- provide psychological support to patients
- psychological treatment measures
- radiation physics in healthcare
- radiation protection
- radiobiology
- radiotherapy
- respond to changing situations in health care
- select immobilisation device for radiation therapy
- side effects of radiotherapy treatment
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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