Dosimetrist vs senior radiation therapist

The differences between dosimetrists and senior radiation therapists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a dosimetrist and a senior radiation therapist. Additionally, a dosimetrist has an average salary of $110,837, which is higher than the $79,477 average annual salary of a senior radiation therapist.

The top three skills for a dosimetrist include patients, radiation therapy and patient care. The most important skills for a senior radiation therapist are patients, patient care, and patient treatment.

Dosimetrist vs senior radiation therapist overview

	Dosimetrist	Senior Radiation Therapist
Yearly salary	$110,837	$79,477
Hourly rate	$53.29	$38.21
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	3,298	22,335
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Associate Degree, 45%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Dosimetrist vs senior radiation therapist salary

Dosimetrists and senior radiation therapists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dosimetrist	Senior Radiation Therapist
Average salary	$110,837	$79,477
Salary range	Between $73,000 And $166,000	Between $58,000 And $108,000
Highest paying City	Cape Girardeau, MO	-
Highest paying state	Mississippi	-
Best paying company	Kaiser Permanente	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between dosimetrist and senior radiation therapist education

There are a few differences between a dosimetrist and a senior radiation therapist in terms of educational background:

	Dosimetrist	Senior Radiation Therapist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Associate Degree, 45%
Most common major	Medical Technician	Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology
Most common college	Duke University	Northwestern University

Dosimetrist vs senior radiation therapist demographics

Here are the differences between dosimetrists' and senior radiation therapists' demographics:

	Dosimetrist	Senior Radiation Therapist
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 48.5% Female, 51.5%	Male, 34.1% Female, 65.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.8% Unknown, 8.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 6.4% White, 69.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 6.1% Unknown, 8.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian, 5.1% White, 70.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	17%	17%

Differences between dosimetrist and senior radiation therapist duties and responsibilities

Dosimetrist example responsibilities.

Manage flow and daily operation of the treatment linac.
Focuse on developing radiation therapy treatment plans for cancer patients.
Train in Brainlab's iPlan; using it for SBRT with the VERO SBRT Linac.
Single dose and full dose TBI calculation.
Have planned HDR at other locations, no HDR at current offices.
Use MOSAIQ to transfer treatment set up information between simulation and treatment computers.

Senior radiation therapist example responsibilities.

Experience with substituting as Supervisor/Chief radiation therapist, managing schedules and appointments and billing of patients treatments.
Demonstrate working knowledge of community mental health services identify in the Medicaid guidelines and attain contractual outcomes within designate time frames.
Train in new technologies, such as, IMRT, IGRT, and CBCT.
Perform daily QA and morning checks on the machine.
Execute daily QA on machine and report any problems to engineer and or physics.
Perform radiation procedures for patients on a daily basis ensuring the prescribed treatment be administer

Dosimetrist vs senior radiation therapist skills

Common dosimetrist skills

Patients, 24%
Radiation Therapy, 10%
Patient Care, 9%
PET, 6%
IMRT, 4%
Patient Treatment, 4%

Common senior radiation therapist skills

Patients, 27%
Patient Care, 10%
Patient Treatment, 6%
QA, 5%
CPR, 5%
Treatment Delivery, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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