Also called: Certified Medical Dosimetrist
Designs the exact radiation beams used to treat each cancer patient, working with physicists and doctors.
Using a patient's CT scan, you shape and angle radiation beams on a computer so the tumor gets a lethal dose and nearby organs are protected. Each plan is like a 3D puzzle with a real person's health at stake.
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Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 5 years after high school. Bachelor's degree (often in radiation therapy or physics) plus a 1-year dosimetry program and the CMD certification exam.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Radiation Therapy, Physics, Medical Dosimetry.
Growing about average. BLS does not project this specialty separately; rating estimated from related occupations.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI auto-planning software now drafts most radiation plans in minutes; fewer dosimetrists needed to review and fine-tune.
Classes: AP Physics, Anatomy and physiology, AP Calculus.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-2036.
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