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Institution

Saint Louis University

Currency

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Program Level

B.S

Program

Radiation Therapy

Summary

If you major in radiation therapy at Saint Louis University, you will learn to treat cancer patients with high-energy radiation using highly specialized equipment. You will focus on helping plan and administer prescribed doses of radiation to affected areas as directed by a radiation oncologist.

About Radiation Therapists

A radiation therapist is a health care professional skilled in the art and science of medical radiation treatment. Therapists are primarily concerned with the design and administration of radiation therapy treatment, in addition to issues of daily well-being for patients with cancer. A therapist is responsible for administering the prescribed treatment dose of radiation using high-energy linear accelerators. These treatments are provided to cure the patient or control the disease, improving patients' quality of life. Therapists also monitor patients’ reactions for radiation side effects and keep highly accurate records of planning, treatment and equipment use.

This profession combines the great satisfaction of helping others during difficult times with sophisticated technological equipment and scientific techniques. Radiation therapists work as part of a multidisciplinary health care team with radiation oncologists, medical physicists, dosimetrists, nurses and other medical specialists to provide the best treatment and support available to their patients.

Program Highlights

The website "Best Health Degrees" recently ranked SLU's radiation therapy program as the nation's No. 8 radiation science program. Advantages of earning your B.S. in radiation therapy at SLU include:

• A curriculum with an interprofessional focus that emphasizes a team approach to health care
• Instruction by professionally credentialed faculty
• Undergraduate opportunities to conduct research and produce projects/papers acceptable for publication and presentation at professional conferences
• Pre-med and pre-physician assistant curriculum options
• A strong science-based curriculum, which prepares students interested in postgraduate professional programs or immediate job placement
• Small class sizes and low student-faculty ratios in the professional component of the radiation therapy program, resulting in more individualized attention to students

Tuition Fees

56960.00

Duration

Year

Application Fee

0.00

Living Costs

0.00

CertificateName

Radiation Therapy BS

Intake

April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December

Month Length

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Year Length

4

Program Length

4 years

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