Allied Health - Radiation Therapist

      PROFICIENCY SCALE
      1. No Experience 2. Need Training
      3. Able to perform with supervision 4. Able to perform independently

      GENERAL SKILLS1234

      Standard Precautions*1234

      Isolation Precautions*1234

      Pediatric Respiratory/ Cardiac Arrest*1234

      Adult Respiratory/ Cardiac Arrest*1234

      Crash Carts*1234

      Defibrillators*1234

      SETTING1234

      Hospital*1234

      Doctor's Office*1234

      Orthopedics*1234

      Surgery*1234

      Trauma*1234

      RADIATION THERAPY1234

      Ortho Voltage Radiation Treatment*1234

      Simulation of Treatment Sites*1234

      Cobalt 60 Therapy*1234

      Strontium 90 Therapy*1234

      Accelerator with Electrons*1234

      Calculations*1234

      Radiation Precautions*1234

      Hyperthermia Treatment*1234

      Linear Accelerator*1234

      Superficial Radiation Treatment*1234

      Block Cutting*1234

      Geometric Parameters*1234

      Patient Measurements*1234

      Venipuncture*1234

      Proton Beam*1234

      Neutron Beam*1234

      Brachytherapy Wires*1234

      Brachytherapy Seeds or Molds*1234

      Brachytherapy Rods*1234

      Interstitial Brachytherapy*1234

      Intraluminal Radiation Therapy*1234

      Intravenous Radioactively Tagged Molecules*1234

      I-131*1234

      PROVISION OF TREATMENTS TO PATIENTS WITH1234

      Anal Cancer*1234

      Bone Cancer*1234

      Brain Cancer*1234

      Breast Cancer*1234

      Bladder Cancer*1234

      Cervical Cancer*1234

      Childhood Cancer*1234

      Colon Cancer*1234

      Esophageal Cancer*1234

      Endometrial Cancer*1234

      Gallbladder Cancer*1234

      Hodgkin’s and Other Lymphomas*1234

      Hypopharyngeal Cancer*1234

      Kidney Cancer*1234

      Laryngeal Cancer*1234

      Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer*1234

      Lung Cancer*1234

      Liver Cancer*1234

      Metastatic Squamous Cancer*1234

      Ovarian Cancer*1234

      Oropharyngeal Cancer*1234

      Penile Cancer*1234

      Pancreatic Cancer*1234

      Testicular Cancer*1234

      Uterine Cancer*1234

      Vaginal Cancer*1234

      Vulvular Cancer*1234

      OTHER SKILLS1234

      Telerad*1234

      TNighthawk*1234

      Age Specific Competency
      Able to ensure a safe and caring environment for the specific age groups indicated below; able to communicate and instruct patients from various age groups; able to evaluate age-appropriate behavior and skills.

      Competency Scale1234

      Newborn (birth-30 days)*1234

      Infant (30 days-1 yrs)*1234

      Toddler (1-3 yrs)*1234

      Preschooler (3-5 yrs)*1234

      School Age (5-12 yrs)*1234

      Adolescents (12-18 yrs)*1234

      Young Adults (18-39 yrs)*1234

      Middle Adults (39-64 yrs)*1234

      Older Adults (64 yrs +)*1234

      Elderly Adults (over 79+ years)*1234