Staff radiation therapist vs dosimetrist

The differences between staff radiation therapists and dosimetrists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a staff radiation therapist and a dosimetrist. Additionally, a dosimetrist has an average salary of $110,837, which is higher than the $84,920 average annual salary of a staff radiation therapist.

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

Staff radiation therapist vs dosimetrist overview

	Staff Radiation Therapist	Dosimetrist
Yearly salary	$84,920	$110,837
Hourly rate	$40.83	$53.29
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	105,841	3,298
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	2	2

Staff radiation therapist vs dosimetrist salary

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

	Staff Radiation Therapist	Dosimetrist
Average salary	$84,920	$110,837
Salary range	Between $64,000 And $112,000	Between $73,000 And $166,000
Highest paying City	-	Cape Girardeau, MO
Highest paying state	-	Mississippi
Best paying company	-	Kaiser Permanente
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between staff radiation therapist and dosimetrist education

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

	Staff Radiation Therapist	Dosimetrist
Most common degree	Associate Degree, 43%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Medical Technician	Medical Technician
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Staff radiation therapist vs dosimetrist demographics

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

	Staff Radiation Therapist	Dosimetrist
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 33.7% Female, 66.3%	Male, 48.5% Female, 51.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 8.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 4.6% White, 70.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	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%
LGBT Percentage	17%	17%

Differences between staff radiation therapist and dosimetrist duties and responsibilities

Staff radiation therapist example responsibilities.

Manage daily clinical staffing needs by appropriately deploying PRN therapist when need, which save company from employing an additional FTE.
Work in close collaboration with medical professionals across several prestigious medical organizations and provide radiation therapy services to oncology patients.
Assist physics department in conducting map-checks on IMRT treatment plans to check for accuracy.
Deliver prescribe radiation doses to various patients and sites following direct orders of radiation oncologist.
Perform quality assurance and develop performance improvement projects to assess and improve the care provide to patients
BAT for prostate.IMRTPediatric treatmentsSome contouring of organs on the dosimetry computer.

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.

Staff radiation therapist vs dosimetrist skills

Common staff radiation therapist skills

Patients, 19%
Aria, 14%
Patient Care, 7%
Patient Treatment, 7%
Radiation Therapy Treatments, 7%
Oncology, 4%

Common dosimetrist skills

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

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