Also called: Physics Assistant, QA Technician (Radiation Oncology)
Helps medical physicists run daily quality checks on radiation machines.
You arrive early to test the linear accelerators before patients come, record results, and help with monthly calibrations. It's a common stepping stone to a medical physics grad program.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in physics or a related science; trained on the job.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Physics, Medical Physics.
Growing faster than average. BLS does not project this specialty separately; rating estimated from related occupations.
Medium risk for 10 years. Automated QA devices run many daily machine checks; assistants still set up tests and record results.
Classes: AP Physics, Algebra II, Biology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-4099.
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