Schedule: Full time
Shift: Day (United States of America)
Address: 100 HOSPITAL DR
City: HENDERSONVILLE
State: North Carolina
Postal Code: 28792
Job Description: - Collaborates with radiation oncologists and medical physicists to establish comprehensive treatment plans
- Designs and calculates radiation therapy treatments for tumors based on their specific locations and nearby critical structures.
- Outlines critical organ structures on CT scans.
- Assists in the preparation of immobilization devices and treatment aids.
- Uses treatment planning computers to produce acceptable treatment plans for patients.
- Translates treatment plan information accurately into daily treatment information.
- Accurately calculates monitor units for individual fields and completes treatment plans on time.
- Prepares final dosage calculations and distribution summaries for brachytherapy procedures.
- Supervises daily set-up data relating to dose, daily dose per field, wedges, and special procedures.
- Utilizes various imaging sources such as CT, MRI, and PET studies in treatment planning.
- Prepares contours and assists in CT localization for planning purposes.
- Discusses patient diagnosis and treatment planning options with a radiation oncologist.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: - Previous experience as a Radiation Therapist. [Required]
- Computer proficiency [Required]
Education: Field of Study: - in a basic science, or a formal course in Medical Dosimetry
Additional Information: - Completion of a formal course in Radiation Therapy Technology followed by on-the-job training of five years [Required]
- Five years of training in Dosimetry under the supervision of the physicist and dosimetrist is required for a Radiation Therapist, if the employee did not complete a formal course in Dosimetry.
Physical Requirements: (Please click the link below to view work requirements)
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Pay Range:$101,774.40 - $189,300.80
