Medical Dosimetrists

What Does a Medical Dosimetrists Do?

Generate radiation treatment plans, develop radiation dose calculations, communicate and supervise the treatment plan implementation, and consult with members of radiation oncology team.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Design the arrangement of radiation fields to reduce exposure to critical patient structures, such as organs, using computers, manuals, and guides.
• 2Plan the use of beam modifying devices, such as compensators, shields, and wedge filters, to ensure safe and effective delivery of radiation treatment.
• 3Identify and outline bodily structures, using imaging procedures, such as x-ray, magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, or positron emission tomography.
• 4Calculate the delivery of radiation treatment, such as the amount or extent of radiation per session, based on the prescribed course of radiation therapy.
• 5Calculate, or verify calculations of, prescribed radiation doses.
• 6Develop radiation treatment plans in consultation with members of the radiation oncology team.
• 7Supervise or perform simulations for tumor localizations, using imaging methods such as magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, or positron emission tomography scans.
• 8Create and transfer reference images and localization markers for treatment delivery, using image-guided radiation therapy.

Required Skills

• Critical Thinking
• Reading Comprehension
• Active Listening
• Speaking
• Writing
• Mathematics
• Monitoring
• Eclipse IDE
• Epic Systems
• Medical condition coding software
• MEDITECH software

Medical Dosimetrists Salary