radiation therapist (EN)
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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.
Classification skills are not a measurement of your proficiency or future displaced hours.
Source aliases (EN)
- technologist in radiotherapy
- therapeutic radiographer
- therapy radiographer
- RTT
- radiotherapy technologist
- radiotherapy radiographer
- radiological technologist
- practitioner of therapeutic radiography
- therapeutic radiography practitioner
Skills and knowledge
Essential (EN) · 53
- hygiene in a health care setting
- respond to changing situations in health care
- provide pre-treatment information
- provide anti-cancer medical treatment
- provide psychological support to patients
- contribute to continuity of health care
- pharmaceutical products
- health care legislation
- conduct cancer screening tests
- interpret medical images
- medical terminology
- apply radiation protection procedures
- conduct video telemetry
- health care occupation-specific ethics
- perform image guidance in radiation therapy
- side effects of radiotherapy treatment
- radiotherapy
- radiation physics in healthcare
- manage healthcare users' data
- perform transcranial magnetic stimulation
- human physiology
- deal with emergency care situations
- oncologic hormone therapy
- delineate organs at risk
- medical contrast agents
- communicate in healthcare
- perform pre-treatment imaging
- radiobiology
- dosimetric planning
- comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice
- human anatomy
- comply with legislation related to health care
- determine medical images' diagnostic suitability
- medical oncology
- administer radiation treatment
- select immobilisation device for radiation therapy
- perform radiation treatments
- perform virtual simulation
- post-process medical images
- adhere to the ALARA principle
- immunotherapy
- interact with healthcare users
- adhere to organisational code of ethics
- psychological treatment measures
- influence of adjuvant treatment on radiotherapy
- ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
- conduct radiotherapy computer planning
- radiation protection
- advocate for healthcare users' needs
- prepare examination room for radiation treatment
- first aid
- prepare patients for imaging procedures
- formulate a treatment plan
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