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CIP PROGRAM: 51.0916
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician.

Summary: A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of health physicists, occupational safety and health specialists, and public health officials, to monitor and control radiation exposure and implement preventive measures in health care, work, and natural environments. Includes instruction in radiation physics, environmental radioactivity, radiological instrumentation, electronics of radiation detection equipment, radioactive waste management and control, safety and handling procedures, decontamination procedures, radioactivity testing and analysis, and communications skills.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

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National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 19 16 10
2021 14 14 1
2022 19 15 -
2023 13 14 -
2024 21 15 -
Change -31.58% -12.50% -100.00%

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Institutions granting degrees in Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change

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