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Radiation Therapist

Medical

  • Average Salary

    RM2629 - RM 5267

  • Career Trends

  • Compability

What is Radiation Therapist?

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.

Minimum education level

 

PT3

SPM

STPM

Diploma

Degree

Average Salary

RM2629 - RM 5267

Example of a Job Position

Head of Radiation Therapist (Head of RT)
Computerized Therapist Simulation of Tomography (CT Simulation Therapist)
Dosimetrist
Dosimetrist Medical
Radiation Therapist
Radiation Therapy Technology Expert (RTT)
Registered Radiation Therapist
Senior Radiation Therapist
Radiation Therapist Staff

Task

? Position patients for treatment with accuracy, according to prescription ? Administer prescribed doses of radiation to specific body parts, using radiation therapy equipment according to established practices and standards ? Follow principles of radiation protection for patient, self, and others ? Review prescription, diagnosis, patient chart, and identification ? Conduct most treatment sessions independently, in accordance with the long-term treatment plan and under the general direction of the patient's physician

Knowledge

Mathematics

Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Customer and Personal Services

Knowledge of principles and processes to provide services for customers and personal. This includes assessing customer needs, meeting service quality standards, and evaluating customer satisfaction.

English

Knowledge of the structure and content of English, including the meaning and spelling of each word, composition rules, and grammar.

Physics

Knowledge and predictions about the principles of physics, law, relations between the two, and applications for understanding liquids, materials, atmospheric, mechanical, electrical, atomic, atomic sub-structures and processes.

Medical Science and Dentistry

Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human wounds, diseases, and deformities. These include symptoms, alternative treatments, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health measures

Biology

Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, function, interdependence, and their interactions with the environment and each other.

Skills

Active Listening

Give full attention to the words of others, set aside time to understand the points presented, ask questions appropriately, and not interrupt at the wrong time

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to the problems handled

Operational Monitoring

Observe measuring devices, adjusting buttons, or other indicators to make sure the machine is working properly.

Reading Understanding

Understand sentences and paragraphs written in work documents.

Social Sensitivity

Realizing the reactions of others, then understanding why they acted like that.

Capability

  • 1

    Information Arrangement - The ability to arrange various things and actions in a certain sequence or pattern according to the rules specified (for example: number patterns, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

  • 2

    Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas when speaking, so that others can understand what is being conveyed

  • 3

    Oral Understanding - The ability to listen and understand information and ideas conveyed through words and oral sentences

  • 4

    Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or maybe wrong. This does not involve solving the problem, only knowing if there is a problem.

  • 5

    Written Understanding - Ability to read and understand information and ideas conveyed through writing

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