Administers advanced radiation therapy treatments to patients under the direction of a radiation oncologist, performs dosimetry calculations, patient simulations, and participates in quality improvement initiatives.
Compensation
Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $72.64 - $96.23 per hour
Responsibilities
Demonstrates proficiency in delivering advanced radiation therapy treatments
Provides safe, accurate patient care following protocols
Reports deviations and incident reports
Performs simple dosimetry calculations
Performs patient simulations and fabrication of immobilization
Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $68.52 - $90.78 per hour
Responsibilities
Delivers treatment to patients and/or performs patient simulations according to written prescriptions, treatment plans, and orders provided by the Radiation Oncologist
Explains treatment procedures to patient and/or family
Provides safety in patient care through consistent practice of department protocols, policies and procedures for treatment administration
Recognizes deviations from prescribed treatment delivery and reports all deviations to the Operations Manager
Assures the quality of treatment delivery through complete and accurate documentation of treatment records
Radiation Therapist II responsible for delivering advanced radiation therapy treatments, performing dosimetry, patient simulation, and quality assurance while supporting clinical and administrative duties.
Compensation
Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $72.64 - $96.23 per hour
Responsibilities
Demonstrates proficiency in delivering advanced radiation therapy treatments
Provides safe, accurate patient care following protocols
Recognizes and reports deviations from treatment delivery
Performs simple dosimetry calculations
Performs patient simulations and fabrication of immobilization
Performs quality assurance, quality control, acceptance and commissioning with proper documentation for Radiation Oncology equipment including hardware and software.
Supports and performs routine and special procedures such as Brachytherapy, Gamma-Knife, and IORT.
Trains and educates Radiation Oncology staff regarding dosimetry, physics, and technical topics.
Verifies and documents database for all sources of radiation upon which all accurate patient dose calculation and delivery is based.
Analyzes and evaluates equipment performance in the accurate measurement of, specification and safe delivery of high levels of radiation doses to cancer patients.
Requirements
Master's in Medical Physics
Doctorate in Medical Physics
Board certification by the American Board of Radiology in Therapeutic Radiologic Physics
Radiation Therapist IIStanford Health Care · Palo Alto, US