Radiation therapist vs senior radiation therapist

The differences between 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 radiation therapist and a senior radiation therapist. Additionally, a radiation therapist has an average salary of $84,981, which is higher than the $79,477 average annual salary of a senior radiation therapist.

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

Radiation therapist vs senior radiation therapist overview

	Radiation Therapist	Senior Radiation Therapist
Yearly salary	$84,981	$79,477
Hourly rate	$40.86	$38.21
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	39,384	22,335
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 40%	Associate Degree, 45%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Radiation therapist vs senior radiation therapist salary

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

	Radiation Therapist	Senior Radiation Therapist
Average salary	$84,981	$79,477
Salary range	Between $63,000 And $113,000	Between $58,000 And $108,000
Highest paying City	Los Angeles, CA	-
Highest paying state	Mississippi	-
Best paying company	Cedars-Sinai	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between radiation therapist and senior radiation therapist education

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

	Radiation Therapist	Senior Radiation Therapist
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 40%	Associate Degree, 45%
Most common major	Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology	Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology
Most common college	Duke University	Northwestern University

Radiation therapist vs senior radiation therapist demographics

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

	Radiation Therapist	Senior Radiation Therapist
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 34.3% Female, 65.7%	Male, 34.1% Female, 65.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.6% Unknown, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 4.5% White, 69.7% 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 radiation therapist and senior radiation therapist duties and responsibilities

Radiation therapist example responsibilities.

Manage all payroll, accounts receivable and payable, and maintain complete records of equipment and staff.
Manage daily clinical staffing needs by appropriately deploying PRN therapist when need, which save company from employing an additional FTE.
Perform SBRT and SRS, and IMRT treatments under the supervision of the physician.
Set up patients on treatment machine, port films and IGRT to line up patients.
Ensure treatment plans are consistent with oncologist's prescriptions and verify EMR for daily treatment delivery.
Monitor patients records through EMR, maintain weekly and monthly reports for the company, maintain and order supplies.

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

Radiation therapist vs senior radiation therapist skills

Common radiation therapist skills

Patients, 28%
Patient Care, 9%
Radiation Oncologist, 8%
Patient Treatment, 6%
Dosimetry, 4%
Treatment Planning, 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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