Medical Dosimetrist
- Design precise radiation plans to help cancer patients receive effective treatment.
- Play a crucial role in the oncology team, ensuring safe and accurate radiation doses.
- Combine science and compassion to improve patient outcomes in cancer care.
💰 Earn $114K-$153K
📚 Bachelor Degree
Overview
Generate radiation treatment plans, develop radiation dose calculations, communicate and supervise the treatment plan implementation, and consult with members of radiation oncology team.Scoop
Excellent (Increasing by 5% or more)
Day-to-Day
- Advise oncology team members on use of beam modifying or immobilization devices in radiation treatment plans.
- Calculate, or verify calculations of, prescribed radiation doses.
- Calculate the delivery of radiation treatment, such as the amount or extent of radiation per session, based on the prescribed course of radiation therapy.
- Conduct radiation oncology-related research, such as improving computer treatment planning systems or developing new treatment devices.
- Create and transfer reference images and localization markers for treatment delivery, using image-guided radiation therapy.
Best For You If...
YOU Like 💕
- Using data or completing tasks
- Working with my hands
- Relating with or serving others
You are skilled in 💫
- Operations Monitoring
- Social Perceptiveness
- Coordination
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
You value 🙏
- Having support
- Accomplishing things
- Personal relationships
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