Radiation Oncology Technology

Code	142.D0
Sanction	DEC
Secteur	Santé
Nombre d'unités	91 2/3
Statut	Program approved in 2018.

Note(s)
Ce programme est offert en langue française : Technologie de radio-oncologie

Objectifs du programme

The Radiation Oncology Technology program prepares students to practise the profession of radiation oncology technologist.

The only people authorized to use the title of Radiation Technologist are those who hold a licence to practice and are members of the Ordre des technologues en imagerie médicale, en radio-oncologie et en électrophysiologie médicale du Québec (OTIMROEPMQ). The Diploma of College Studies (DCS) in radiation oncology technology awarded by the Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur is a prerequisite for taking the certification examination.

Radiation oncology technologists are health care professionals who work in a radiation oncology department within a hospital centre. Their role is directly linked to treating cancer and certain benign conditions following the prescription of a radiation oncologist. Their responsibilities essentially consist of planning the treatment in accordance with the prescription and administering external radiation treatments.

Managing patients who are undergoing treatment is a key component of professional practice. Radiation oncology technologists use various specialized software programs to capture, input and transmit information and images concerning patients and their treatments. Adjustments made as a result of analyzing images allow radiation oncology technologists to optimize the treatment plan. Clinical judgement is crucial to the performance of every one of their tasks.

Durée de la formation

Spécifique (heures)	Totale (heures)
1950	2610

Total length of training includes general training that is common to all programs for 420 hours, general training for this program for 150 hours as well as complementary general training courses for 90 hours.

Duration of training consists of theory and lab work for courses; personal time that the student invests is excluded.

Contenu du programme

Numéro ou code	Énoncé de la compétence
06EN	Analyze the profession
06EP	Apply health, safety, protective and environmental measures
06EQ	Ensure that materials, equipment, apparatuses and accessories are accessible and work properly
06ER	Characterize a malignancy in terms of biomedical information and therapeutic modalities
06ES	Use radiation therapy treatment equipment
06ET	Use radiation oncology imaging apparatuses and systems
06EU	Optimize the quality of images captured by imaging technologies
06EV	Work on a team
06EW	Interact with a radiation oncology patient
06EX	Provide care to a radiation oncology patient
06EY	Resolve a technical problem related to a radiation oncology treatment plan or treatment
06EZ	Make specific radiation oncology treatment accessories
06F0	Analyze a radiation oncology treatment plan
06F1	Administer an external radiation therapy treatment
06F2	Carry out a radiation oncology treatment plan
06F3	Perform a dosimetry
06F6	Characterize a brachytherapy treatment

Number of contact hours allotted for specific training: 1 950

Conditions d'admission et préalables

To be admitted to the program, a person must meet the general requirements for admission set out in the College Education Regulations, as well as the following special conditions, where applicable:

Must have passed the following secondary-level course(s):

• Sec. V TS or S – Secondary V Mathematics: Technical and Scientific (564506) or Science (565506) Options
• Sec. IV EST or SE – Secondary IV Environmental Science and Technology (558404) or Science and the Environment (558402)

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Radiation Oncology Technology

Les techniciennes et les techniciens en radio-oncologie, aussi appelés technologues en radio-oncologie administrent les traitements à l’aide de radiation. Elles préparent et accompagnent les patients pendant les traitements, effectuent des tests et des examens de scanographie pour localiser les tumeurs et orientent les faisceaux de radiation selon les traitements prescrits. C’est un métier essentiel qui demande des aptitudes pour les sciences, de l’empathie, de la précision et de l’écoute. Une carrière de technicienne en radio-oncologie convient aux personnes qui possèdent une bonne capacité d’analyse et qui aiment travailler avec le public.