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Extra training that changes the job

• Treatment planning (dosimetry)

  Designing the beams on a computer instead of delivering them. Quieter, technical, and well paid.

• Advanced practice radiation therapist

  A master's-level role that takes on some tasks doctors used to do, like marking targets and reviewing images. Top of the pay scale.

• Brachytherapy

  Placing radioactive sources inside the body. Procedure-based and specialized.

• Quality and safety roles

  Every centre needs people who own the checks and audits.