Radiation therapy technologists are involved in direct patient care. Under the supervision of radiation oncologists, they use high energy X-rays, electron beams or radioactive isotopes to kill cancer cells. Radiation therapists must be able to interact compassionately and effectively with people who range from healthy to terminally ill.

During the??programme offered by Roosevelt University, students?complete a minimum of 85 semester hours of academic work, including the University Writing Requirement and the College of Arts and Sciences general education requirements, in addition to the radiation therapy technology concentration requirements outlined below. Students must take their final 30 hours before clinical training at Roosevelt University. They complete their last 35 semester hours in a one-year, full-time, daytime clinical training program at Northwestern Medicine. Upon successful completion of the clinical program, students receive a certificate in radiation therapy technology from the hospital, a Bachelor of Science in Allied Health ? Radiation Therapy from Roosevelt University, and are eligible to sit for the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) certification examination.

Careers

Radiation therapy technologists are involved in direct patient care. Under the supervision of radiation oncologists, they use high energy X-rays, electron beams or radioactive isotopes to kill cancer cells. Students are also able to continue training as a medical dosimetrist. The medical dosimetrist is responsible for the radiation dose distributions and dose calculations used in radiation therapy.