Locum radiation therapist vs senior radiation therapist

The differences between locum radiation therapists 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 locum radiation therapist and a senior radiation therapist. Additionally, a locum radiation therapist has an average salary of $86,279, which is higher than the $79,477 average annual salary of a senior radiation therapist.

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

Locum radiation therapist vs senior radiation therapist overview

	Locum Radiation Therapist	Senior Radiation Therapist
Yearly salary	$86,279	$79,477
Hourly rate	$41.48	$38.21
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	39,165	22,335
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 46%	Associate Degree, 45%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Locum radiation therapist vs senior radiation therapist salary

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

	Locum Radiation Therapist	Senior Radiation Therapist
Average salary	$86,279	$79,477
Salary range	Between $64,000 And $116,000	Between $58,000 And $108,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between locum radiation therapist and senior radiation therapist education

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

	Locum Radiation Therapist	Senior Radiation Therapist
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 46%	Associate Degree, 45%
Most common major	Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology	Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology
Most common college	Duke University	Northwestern University

Locum radiation therapist vs senior radiation therapist demographics

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

	Locum Radiation Therapist	Senior Radiation Therapist
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 48.0% Female, 52.0%	Male, 34.1% Female, 65.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 8.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.6% Asian, 5.4% White, 69.3% 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 locum radiation therapist and senior radiation therapist duties and responsibilities

Locum radiation therapist example responsibilities.

Manage daily clinical staffing needs by appropriately deploying PRN therapist when need, which save company from employing an additional FTE.
Provide daily QA on Varian equipment.
Utilize a Varian 6EX machine with IMPAC record and verify software.
Work on Nucletron for HDR breast, skin and gynecologic treatments.
treat using Siemens Primus and Impac while studying for boards and job hunting.
Position and treat patients accurately according to physician's prescription.

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

Locum radiation therapist vs senior radiation therapist skills

Common locum radiation therapist skills

Oncology, 25%
Patients, 23%
Aria, 12%
IMRT, 11%
IGRT, 10%
OBI, 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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