Medical dosimetrist vs senior radiation therapist

The differences between medical 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 medical dosimetrist and a senior radiation therapist. Additionally, a medical dosimetrist has an average salary of $116,829, which is higher than the $79,477 average annual salary of a senior radiation therapist.

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

Medical dosimetrist vs senior radiation therapist overview

	Medical Dosimetrist	Senior Radiation Therapist
Yearly salary	$116,829	$79,477
Hourly rate	$56.17	$38.21
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	47,581	22,335
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Associate Degree, 45%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Medical dosimetrist vs senior radiation therapist salary

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

	Medical Dosimetrist	Senior Radiation Therapist
Average salary	$116,829	$79,477
Salary range	Between $75,000 And $179,000	Between $58,000 And $108,000
Highest paying City	Fargo, ND	-
Highest paying state	Utah	-
Best paying company	Billings Clinic	-
Best paying industry	Health Care	-

Differences between medical dosimetrist and senior radiation therapist education

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

	Medical Dosimetrist	Senior Radiation Therapist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Associate Degree, 45%
Most common major	Medical Technician	Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology
Most common college	Duke University	Northwestern University

Medical dosimetrist vs senior radiation therapist demographics

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

	Medical Dosimetrist	Senior Radiation Therapist
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 46.2% Female, 53.8%	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, 69.4% 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 medical dosimetrist and senior radiation therapist duties and responsibilities

Medical dosimetrist example responsibilities.

Manage patient charts in MOSAIQ record and verify system.
Gain experience in planning 3D-CRT, IMRT, and VMAT plans as well as SBRT and SRS plans.
Conduct port management as necessary using IGRT, CBCT and electronic portal imaging.
Generate computerized treatment plans for cancer patients, providing manual patient dose calculation and computer verification.
Survey and complete paperwork on all brachytherapy cases.
Help establish, and grow the SRS program.

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

Medical dosimetrist vs senior radiation therapist skills

Common medical dosimetrist skills

Patients, 16%
Dosimetry, 10%
Oncology, 8%
Radiation Therapy, 7%
Eclipse, 5%
PET, 5%

Common senior radiation therapist skills

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

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