Description
Determine appropriate radiation dosage in cooperation with medical physicists and doctors, determining which body area is to be treated, delivering radiation therapy in order to treat tumors or forms of cancer and minimising damage to surrounding tissues/organs.
Alternative labels
apply medical imaging techniques for treatment
conduct radiation treatment
administer radiotherapy
administer radiation therapy
apply radiation therapy
apply radiation treatment
apply radiotherapy
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
occupation-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential skill
Administer radiation treatment is an essential skill of the following occupations:
Therapeutic radiographer: Therapeutic radiographers prepare and perform safe and accurate high-energy radiation treatments to patients, using a wide range of sophisticated equipment and techniques, to target the area to be treated, and computer planning to produce a plan of the dose distribution across the area to be treated.
Optional skill
Administer radiation treatment is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
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