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Department of Health and Human Services >> Allied health professional fact sheet Radiation Therapy >>What is Radiation Therapy? What qualifications and regulations Radiation Therapy is also known as Radiation Oncology. It is are required to practice? the treatment and management of cancer by radiation which Completion of a graduate entry masters course may cure or relieve symptoms. Radiation Therapy may be accredited by AIR. used alone or with other treatment modalities like surgery and Completion of an accredited undergraduate course of 3 years chemotherapy. The ionizing radiation used in the treatment of together with one year Professional Development Year (PDY) cancer is x-rays, gamma rays and electron beams. in an approved radiation oncology department . A Radiation Therapist is a member of the professional team An Australian Institute of Radiography Statement of managing cancer patients along with radiation oncologists, Accreditation nurses , medical physicists and other allied health professionals. In conjunction with the Radiation Oncologist, they are The Australian Institute of Radiography is the assessing body responsible for the design, accurate calculation and delivery for overseas trained qualifications. of a prescribed radiation dose over a course of treatment to Radiation Therapists need to be registered with the Tasmanian the patient. The Radiation Therapist utilises sophisticated Medical Radiation Science Professional Registration Board. equipment and computers to create a treatment plan to deliver the optimum dose to the tumour whilst minimising the dose delivered to healthy tissue. The radiation therapist works in a highly advanced technical profession that requires excellent people skills. Where do these professionals work in Tasmania? Radiation Therapists work in the Launceston General Hospital and the Royal Hobart Hospital. Useful links http://www.air.asn.au/html/s01_home/home.asp How do these professionals work in DHHS? In Tasmania radiation therapists work in the Department of Radiation Oncology (WP Holman Clinics) at the Royal Hobart Hospital and the Launceston general Hospital. >> Make a career move and enquire now >> Visit www.dhhs.tas.gov.au or call 1300 795 311.

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