Radiation Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Explain treatment plans to the patient and answer questions about treatment

Follow safety procedures to protect the patient and themselves from overexposure to radiation

Examine machines to make sure they are safe and working properly

X ray the patient to determine the exact location of the area requiring treatment

Check computer programs to make sure the machine will give the correct dose of radiation to the appropriate area of the patient's body

Operate the machine to treat the patient with radiation

Monitor the patient to check for unusual reactions to the treatment

Keep detailed records of treatment

Salary:

the salary per year is $77,560

Education:

A radiation therapist needs an associate's degree.

Do we need some:

In my opinion i think we do need some because their is many people who have diseases so we need many people specialized on radiation.

Do you think you’d like to be one?

I can consider it because this helps cure people a lot of the times and i want to help people.

And also it makes a good amount of money.