Radiation Oncology Technology

Code	142.D0
Diploma	DCS
Sector	Health Services
Number of credits	91 2/3
Status	Program approved in 2018.

Note(s)
This program is offered in French: Technologie de radio-oncologie

Program Objectives

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.

Length of training

Specific (hours)	Total (hours)
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.

Program Content

Number or Code	Statement of the Competency
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

Admission Conditions and Prerequisites

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

Radiation oncology technicians, also known as radiation oncology technologists, administer radiation therapy treatments. They prepare and accompany patients during treatments, perform tests and CT scans to locate tumors, and direct radiation beams according to prescribed treatments. This is an essential job that requires scientific aptitude, empathy, accuracy and listening skills. A career as a radiation oncology technician is suited to people who have good analytical skills and enjoy working with the public.