Radiation Therapist

Research: Look for and provide the following:

Duties and responsibilities: Assist radiologists and oncologists (Cancer specialists) in treating diseases by exposing areas of patients’ bodies to ionizing radiation. In additional to helping with treatments, technologists are responsible for maintaining the radiation therapy equipment and helping to maintain patient records.

 

Salary: $22,000 - $36,000

Education: Students should take the most challenging science, math, and English courses available in high school. Students can train to become a radiation therapist in either one or two year program.

Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why Not?

I think I wouldn't want to be a radiation therapist because its not what I want to be and depend on living on.