ProgramCIP 51.0907

Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist

A program that prepares individuals to administer prescribed courses of radiation treatment, manage patients undergoing radiation therapy, and maintain pertinent records. Includes instruction in applied anatomy and physiology, oncologic pathology, radiation biology, radiation oncology procedures and techniques, radiation dosimetry, tumor localization, treatment planning, patient communication and management, data collection, record-keeping, and applicable standards and regulations.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).