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CIP PROGRAM: 51.0907
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist.

Summary: A program that prepares individuals to administer prescribed courses of radiation treatment, manage patients undergoing radiation therapy, and maintain pertinent records. Includes instruction in applied anatomy and physiology, oncologic pathology, radiation biology, radiation oncology procedures and techniques, radiation dosimetry, tumor localization, treatment planning, patient communication and management, data collection, record-keeping, and applicable standards and regulations.

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 3500 1201 88
2021 3537 1161 98
2022 2955 1324 93
2023 2483 1153 87
2024 2374 1126 90
Change -29.06% -4.00% -1.14%

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51.0924 Reserved.
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Institutions granting degrees in Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change

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