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Radiation therapist

Other names

radiotherapy technologist, therapeutic radiography practitioner, therapeutic radiographer, technologist in radiotherapy, RTT, practitioner of therapeutic radiography, therapy radiographer, radiological technologist, radiotherapy radiographer

Labs, scans and medical science

They give radiation treatment to cancer patients, placing each patient correctly, setting the machine, and keeping the patient and others safe.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Position patients for treatment with accuracy, according to prescription.

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    Administer prescribed doses of radiation to specific body parts, using radiation therapy equipment according to established practices and standards.

  3. 3

    Follow principles of radiation protection for patient, self, and others.

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Sources

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Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

Open the source

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

Open the source

ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

Open the source

O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
radiothérapeute
español
radioterapeuta
العربية
أخصائي العلاج بالأشعة
português
radioterapeuta
Deutsch
Strahlentherapeut/Strahlentherapeutin
italiano
tecnico di radioterapia

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