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class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\">Radiation Therapy Technical Standards\u00a0<\/li><\/ol><\/nav>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-08984632408e588b3a8453b3600600c3\">Radiation Therapy Technical Standards&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists provides our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asrt.org\/docs\/default-source\/practice-standards\/ps_radiationtherapy.pdf?sfvrsn=18e076d0_22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">scope of practice<\/a>. Below are the technical standards for radiation therapy. Students must meet these standards and will be asked later for a health provider\u2019s signature ensuring they are compliant.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sufficient strength to assist patients in transferring from a wheelchair or cart to the treatment couch.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sufficient strength, coordination and dexterity to lift weights weighing up to 45 pounds to a height of 5\u20195\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visually monitor patients in dimmed light; visually monitor patients via video monitors during treatment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hear various equipment and background sounds during equipment operations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communicate in a clear and concise manner to people in various departments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be physically, intellectually and emotionally able to respond to emergency situations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Capable of handling stressful situations, making informed decisions and giving emotional support to patients and their families.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Understand and apply clinical instructions given from departmental personnel.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Physical forms, current immunizations, vaccinations and\/or titers (HepB, Influenza, MMR, TB, TDap, Varicella) and drug screening (including marijuana-THC) are part of the clinical onboarding process. Prior to starting clinical, students will be required to submit proof of compliance. These requirements are part of clinical agreements; students may not be able to complete all necessary clinical experiences if they are not compliant with the necessary clinical onboarding requirements.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/chs\/radiation-therapy-technical-standards\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2550","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/chs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/chs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/chs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/chs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/chs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2550"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/chs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2554,"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/chs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2550\/revisions\/2554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/chs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}