This unit group includes technologists who operate radiographic and radiation therapy equipment to administer radiation treatment and produce images of body structures for the diagnosis and treatment of injury and disease. They are employed in hospitals, cancer treatment centres, clinics, radiological laboratories, colleges and universities. Medical radiation technologists who are supervisors or instructors are included in this unit group.
Illustrative example(s)
clinical instructor, radiation therapy
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologist
mammography technician
nuclear medicine clinical instructor
nuclear medicine technologist
radiation oncology technologist
radiation therapist
radiation therapy technologist (RTT)
radiography technologist
radiological technologist
radiotherapy technician
supervisor, nuclear medicine technologists
X-ray (radiology) technician
All examples
brachytherapy technologist
chief radiographer
chief radiotherapy technologist
chief technologist, nuclear medicine
chief technologist, radiation therapy
chief technologist, radiography
clinical co-ordinator, nuclear medicine
clinical co-ordinator, radiation therapy
clinical co-ordinator, radiography
clinical instructor, nuclear medicine
clinical instructor, radiation therapy
clinical instructor, radiography
diagnostic imaging technologist
diagnostic medical radiation technologist
diagnostic radiography technologist
diagnostic radiological technician
diagnostic radiological technologist
diagnostic radiology technologist
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technologist
magnetic resonance technologist
mammography technician
mammography technologist
medical radiation technologist
medical radiation technologists supervisor
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) technologist
NMRI (nuclear magnetic resonance imaging) technologist
nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI) technologist
nuclear medicine chief technologist
nuclear medicine clinical instructor
nuclear medicine supervisor
nuclear medicine technical co-ordinator
nuclear medicine technical director
nuclear medicine technician
nuclear medicine technologist
nuclear medicine technologists supervisor
oncology technologist
oncology technologist, radiation therapy
PET (positron-emission tomography) technologist
positron-emission tomography (PET) technologist
radiation oncology simulator technologist
radiation oncology technician
radiation oncology technologist
radiation technologist – cancer therapy
radiation technologist – oncology
radiation therapist
radiation therapists supervisor
radiation therapy chief technologist
radiation therapy clinical co-ordinator
radiation therapy clinical instructor
radiation therapy technical co-ordinator
radiation therapy technologist (RTT)
radiographer, medical
radiographic technologist
radiography chief technologist
radiography clinical co-ordinator
radiography clinical instructor
radiography supervisor
radiography technical co-ordinator
radiography technical director
radiography technologist
radiography technologists supervisor
radioisotope technician
radioisotope technologist
radiological technician
radiological technologist
radiology technologist
radiotherapy technician
radiotherapy technologist
registered radiology technologist
registered technologist in nuclear medicine (RTNM)
registered technologist in radiation therapy
registered technologist in radiography (RTR)
RTNM (registered technologist in nuclear medicine)
RTR (registered technologist in radiography)
RTT (radiation therapy technologist)
senior radiation therapy technologist
supervisor, medical radiation technologists
supervisor, nuclear medicine
supervisor, nuclear medicine technologists
supervisor, radiation therapists
supervisor, radiography
supervisor, radiography technologists
technical co-ordinator, nuclear medicine
technical co-ordinator, radiation therapy
technical co-ordinator, radiography
technical director, nuclear medicine
technical director, radiography
technician, mammography
technician, nuclear medicine
technician, radiation oncology
technician, radioisotope
technician, radiotherapy
technician, X-ray (radiology)
technologist, brachytherapy
technologist, diagnostic medical radiation
technologist, diagnostic radiography
technologist, magnetic resonance
technologist, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
technologist, mammography
technologist, medical radiation
technologist, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
technologist, NMRI (nuclear magnetic resonance imaging)
technologist, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI)
technologist, nuclear medicine
technologist, oncology
technologist, PET (positron-emission tomography)
technologist, positron-emission tomography (PET)
technologist, radiation oncology
technologist, radiation oncology simulator
technologist, radiation therapy
technologist, radiography
technologist, radioisotope
technologist, radiology
technologist, radiotherapy
therapeutic radiological technician
X-ray (radiology) technician
X-ray machine operator – medical
X-ray technician
Exclusion(s)
Other medical technologists and technicians (See 321 Medical technologists and technicians (except dental health))
Main duties
Radiological technologists perform some or all of the following duties:
Operate X-ray, radiographic and fluoroscopic equipment, computerized tomography (CT) scanners, mammography units and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners to produce radiographs or anatomic images of the human body for the diagnosis by radiologists of disease or injury
Record and process patient data
Perform basic verification and quality control checks on radiographic and film processing equipment
Provide appropriate care and monitoring of the patient during the radiographic examination
Explain procedures, position patient and equipment and apply radiation protection measures
May train and supervise student radiographers or supervise other radiological technologists.
Radiological technologists may specialize in areas such as computerized tomography, angiography, mammography, magnetic resonance imaging, interventional radiology, dosimetry, stereotaxy or brachytherapy.
Nuclear medicine technologists perform some or all of the following duties:
Prepare and administer radiopharmaceuticals, such as radionuclides and other tracer materials to patients or to biological samples
Operate radiation detection equipment, such as gamma cameras, scanners, scintillation counters, tomodensitometers and ionization chambers, to acquire data for use by nuclear medicine physicians in the diagnosis of disease
Perform diagnostic procedures using radioactive materials on biological specimens, such as blood, urine and faeces
Record and process results of procedures
Check equipment to ensure proper operation
Provide appropriate care and monitoring of the patient during the examination
Apply radiation protection measures
May train and supervise student nuclear medicine technologists or supervise other nuclear medicine technologists.
Radiation therapists perform some or all of the following duties:
Operate linear accelerators, cobalt 60, X-ray and other radiation therapy equipment to administer radiation treatment prescribed by radiation oncologists
Check radiation therapy equipment to ensure proper operation
Assist radiation oncologists and clinical physicists with preparation of radiation treatment plan
Assist in the preparation of sealed radioactive materials such as cobalt, radium, cesium and isotopes and the construction of devices such as plaster casts and acrylic moulds to assist with administration of radiation treatment
Provide appropriate care and monitoring of the patient’s physical and psychological well-being during the entire course of treatment
Explain procedures and side effects of radiation
May train and supervise student radiotherapy technologists or supervise other radiotherapy technologists.
Employment requirements
Completion of a two- to three-year college, hospital or other approved program in diagnostic radiography or magnetic resonance imaging (for radiological technologists and magnetic resonance technologists), nuclear medicine technology (for nuclear medicine technologists) or radiation therapy (for radiation therapists) or A bachelor of health sciences in radiography, nuclear medicine or radiation therapy and A period of supervised practical training are required.
Licensure with a regulatory body is required in all provinces.
Certification by the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists is required in all provinces except Quebec.
Additional information
There is no mobility between the three types of medical radiation technologists without further training.
Experience as a medical radiation technologist is required for supervisors and instructors.
Source: This content has been taken from the official website ofCIC
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