I'm gearing up to ask for a raise. The ASRT salary survey has median Kansas salary $45-50/ hour. Is this a realistic number?
Looking more specifically for staff therapist 5-10 years experience. 1 machine department running 20 patients daily on average.
Oklahoma and Missouri numbers may be helpful as well.
Thanks a bunch
Not transition to other roles, but actually retire from the field? As someone considering the RT path with a limited number of able-bodied working years ahead of me, I want to get a feel for the actual longevity of this occupation. Especially as retirement ages are creeping higher and higher due to economic necessity.
Hi everyone!! I’m applying to a program in the fall when the next round of applications open up. I was thinking about getting a job in healthcare in the meantime to gain a bit of experience in the medical setting. Does anyone have any recommendations or jobs that you had before starting school?
I got my associates degree in science and applied to multiple radiation programs. I got an interview for each one but got rejected from all of them. Each were very competitive and I had decent grades in my prerequisites. I plan on applying again but I have to take a gap year now since it wouldn’t be worth retaking any courses since I did every single prerequisite. I guess I just would like advice on how to stand out and I feel discouraged and feel like I’ll never get in.
I'm a patient and I'm about to have treatment in both my hands. Would like to know if there are any recommendations for after radiation treatments (of course I will also ask my doctor). And also wondering why so few doctors in the US offer this treatment for Dupuytren's, while in Europe it's quite common.
Thanks
Yall. I aced my anatomy classes, the interviews, and the rest of my prerequisites just to not get in. The email said it has nothing to do with my abilities but because the seats were taken. The interviewers made it seem like I was one of the top candidates and one of the interviewers set me up with clinical hours for the program. I don’t know I just thought it was funny and now I’m accepted into an accounting program and I’m excited as hell for it. I guess radiation therapy ain’t for me. I wish you all luck when it comes to applications, the rejection was so shocking and random but oh well I’m doing something different now.
Hi! I wanted to know what I would need to do to get into a radiation therapy program. I just graduated with a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience and I applied to Cambridge Atlanta location and did not get in. I don’t think it was my grades they didn’t even get my transcript. I’m guessing my interview was bad I was very nervous. I know the program is competitive and they said I can apply again in 6 months so any tips would be helpful. Thank you
Hey everyone,
I’m facing a major turning point in a career pivot and desperately need some brutal honesty from working Radiation Therapists, clinical leads, or grads in the field.
My Background:
My ultimate goal is to work in BC for 1–2 years post-grad (I prefer the BC lifestyle, mountains, and higher salary grid) and may transition down to Washington State / Pacific Northwest if i have the opportunity.
I am heavily debating these two paths:
My Questions:
I would appreciate any insight, career advice, or relationship reality checks you can give me. Thanks!
TL;DR: 27yo career changer with an immediate 2026 offer for U of T/Michener, but moving requires uprooting my life, selling all our furniture, and making my girlfriend quit her job just to graduate 1 year earlier (2029). Alternative is waiting a year for BCIT's 2027 intake (graduate 2030) but staying comfortably at home in BC. Ultimate goal is working in BC then Washington State if I can. Is the 1-year head start and U of T "name brand" worth the massive cross-country hassle, or do US/BC employers view BCIT and U of T exactly the same?
Hi, what are your opinion on new grad solo dosimetrist? Is that a reasonable ask for a new grad? I understand it will be challenging. But am I setting myself up for no success?
Hello everyone. I'm scheduled to take my board exam May 29th. I have been studying a lot for the past month and half but I'm feeling very stressed and sometimes crippled by my anxiety and I feel so overwhelmed when I study because I wanna understand everything very well and I feel like my time is ticking. (very complicated, I know). I feel like I know about 80% of the content and can make a good educated guess on things I don't really understand but I would still like some study tips please! Anything helps! For reference, my study materials include the Laura Nappi Radpro Academy course, The Laura Nappi comprehensive review guide, ASRT seals exams, Mosby book and online study materials/tests, previous tests on Washington Leaver, Amy Heath, and I have a tutor who has provided me with many practice exams and study material.
Hi everyone, I'm a RT student and I'm researching on TBE. I was looking around the internet to see if TBE does a CT Simulation and honestly I got so confused, it seems like there is a CT Sim (according to a website called EviQ( but the patient doesn't get scanned, so what's the point of doing a CT Sim for a TBE patient? When I was reading the CT Simulation section, it pretty much was the exact same thing RT's would do during treatment. On my previous placement I did attend one TBE treatment fraction, and I do remember seeing a CT document in the patient notes (which looked very similar to the treatment set up) . But In comparison to a superficial treatment , superficial RT doesn't do a CT Simulation, and does all the clinical mark ups on the first fraction . Is this the same case for TBE then? And if TBE does do CT Simulation, what's the process ? Sorry if I rambled on a lot! I've got little to no experience with TBE but thought it'll be interesting topic to talk about for uni. Thank you guys!
Hi everyone, I’m reaching out because I’ve been wanting to get back into the field, but it’s been several years since I graduated, and unfortunately I did not pass my boards within the required timeframe. I realized too late that I wanted to return to the field and ended up missing the eligibility window. Right now, I honestly don’t know what my options are or where to go from here.
I was wondering if anyone here has gone through something similar and would be willing to share what path they took whether that involved repeating the program, changing careers, or finding another route within healthcare. Or even just switching from RTT to MRI or CT.
During clinicals, I really loved dosimetry and have been considering pursuing a bachelor’s degree through JPU. I’ve also thought about possibly going into nursing and obtaining my BSN. I currently have my associate’s degree, but it has been years since I’ve been in a clinical setting, and I’ve honestly lost touch with everyone from the field.
Anything would truly be helpful right now, as I don’t really have many people to talk to about this.
Thank you in advance.
I have previous healthcare experience and was wondering if this would be taken into account when being offered a position as a brand new therapist? I work in a field of radiology with direct patient care not related to radiation therapy, should I expect a significant change in pay since I have no prior radiation therapy experience and am basically starting from scratch in a new field?
I’m a freshman in highschool for privacy reasons I won’t be saying my age, my current grades are a 93% total and I’m not sure if that’s enough to enter radiation therapy (assuming i keep up my grades.)
I am thinking about getting into the field and work-life balance is super important to me!
When you are required to work overtime, how many hours of OT do you work per day?
Also, on average, how many patients do you treat in a day? Does it vary when you tend to do overtime? Thanks!
I've got chronic low back pain from spondylolisthesis and fibromyalgia, a chronic pain disorder. While I manage both, I do require a quarterly steroid epidural to keep the back pain in check. I'm supposed to do PT everyday for the rest of my life and right now it's more like a few times a week. While I avoid opioids, I do take an NSAID and muscle relaxant at bedtime, otherwise the back pain is too great.
I understand the nature of the job requires assisting patients and needing to lift heavy patients and that part is repetitive and can aggravate the lower back. I have also gleaned that you're part of a team that's rotating out so you don't spend all day lifting patients.
Based on this info, would you recommend against this career choice for someone with my pain issues? I am a divorced single mom and I need a high paying job to afford the HCOL area we're in. I'm considering pivoting my degree because I need to be very realistic about physical demands.
Thank you for your help!
I’m about to graduate from radiation therapy school and I’ve been really conflicted on what direction to go next career wise. Right now I’m stuck between pursuing medical dosimetry or medical physics. I already have my bachelor’s degree in Biology, and I want to start applying to programs within the next few months, but I keep going back and forth.
I honestly feel more drawn to dosimetry because I like treatment planning and the day to day role and I hear a lot of great things from dosimetrists enjoying their job and how they have a flexible/great worklife, but what’s holding me back is constantly hearing people say AI is eventually going to take over a lot of the dosimetry field. I’m not sure how true that actually is, especially long term, so it’s been making me second guess things.
On the other hand, medical physics seems very stable and something im interested in, but from what I understand it would add a lot more years of schooling and training before actually being fully established in the field. Sometimes I wonder if it’s worth it or if I’d burn out before getting there.
I know there is a great difference in responsibilities/salary for both careers, but for people already working in either field, what would you realistically recommend right now? How do you see the future of dosimetry with AI? And for physicists, was the extra schooling and residency worth it in the end?
I don’t really know what to do here. I’ve been at my local community college for three years, practically drained every last bit of savings shooting for acceptance into the program at ccbc.
I just got my letter saying I have not been accepted.
That straight up have no idea what to do anymore. I kinda had all my eggs in this basket, because this is what I really wanted to do.
Does anyone have any advice? Or at least has anyone else gone through this? I’m trying my best to stay functional, but I really don’t know what to do.
Hello all! My girlfriend had a Rhabdomyosarcoma in her neck and face at 16 years old. The doctors saved her life by putting her through harsh radiation therapy (which I’m sure many of you are familiar with) but what they didn’t tell her was how the lasting side effects will change her life forever, she’s in constant pain and discomfort and she lost half of her jaw along with a lot of her teeth to necrosis, 17 years later she’s battling fibrosis, severe atrophy of the jaw, torticollis and trygeminal neuralgia. All I’m asking of this community is to please give me some ideas or names of doctors that maybe you’ve seen in either NY or FL that aren’t afraid to do what they need to do to fix their patients issues and save my love from being in pain every single day. Please. Any help would be much appreciated.
Does anyone know the specific date Broward is supposed to send out decisions this year?