Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist

Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist is a certificate program (two to four years) at Northwestern Health Sciences University, a private nonprofit institution in Bloomington, MN. The program is classified within the allied health diagnostic and treatment professions field (CIP 51.0907) and trains students to administer radiation therapy treatments to patients under the direction of radiation oncologists.

Northwestern Health Sciences University focuses on health sciences education and offers a related program in Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer at the certificate level. Students in the radiation therapist program can expect training in radiation physics, treatment planning, patient care, radiation protection, and clinical simulation, with supervised clinical rotations in radiation oncology settings. Graduates are prepared to pursue national certification through the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) in radiation therapy.