Tıbbi Hizmetler ve Teknikler

Medical Services and Techniques

Radiotherapy

(About the Program)

Medical Services and Techniques

It is an associate degree program that trains qualified health technicians who can take part in radiotherapy applications used in cancer treatment under the supervision of a specialist physician and health physicist.

About the Program

The Radiotherapy Program aims to train health technicians who can work in the field of radiotherapy, which has an important place in cancer treatment. Within the program, students are expected to gain professional knowledge and practical skills in ionizing radiation treatment applications, preparing radiotherapy devices for use, patient safety, device maintenance, record processes, and coordinated work with the health team.

Professional Role

A radiotherapy technician is a health professional who supports the application of ionizing radiation treatment in line with the directive of the radiotherapy specialist and the measurements and calculations of the health physicist or relevant specialist.

Duration of Education and Title

Radiotherapy education is a two-year associate degree program. Students who successfully complete the program are awarded an associate degree diploma, and graduates may work in relevant health institutions with the title of health technician.

Duties and Areas of Responsibility

Radiotherapy technicians contribute to the safe, orderly, and accurate execution of radiotherapy applications. In this scope, their main areas of duty are as follows:

Turning on the radiotherapy devices to be used during the day and making them ready for use.
Supporting calibration and operational checks of the devices.
Taking part in ionizing radiation treatment applications in line with the directive of the radiotherapy specialist and the measurements and calculations of the health physicist.
Acting in accordance with patient safety and radiation safety principles during the treatment process.
Contributing to the regular keeping of polyclinic and protocol registers.
Supporting the preparation of medical statistics and the execution of record processes.
Contributing to the maintenance, preservation, and regular operation processes of devices.
Reporting possible malfunctions and technical problems to the responsible person or specialist in a timely manner.

Practical Training

In the program, theoretical courses are more prominent in the first year and practical training is more prominent in the second year. Students carry out their practical training in the Oncology, Radiotherapy, Radiology, and Nuclear Medicine units within Erciyes University Hospitals.

Employment Areas

Graduates may work as health technicians in units providing radiotherapy services in university hospitals, public hospitals, and private hospitals.

Vertical Transfer Opportunity

Graduates of the Radiotherapy Program may transfer to the undergraduate programs of Nursing and Nursing and Health Services if they are successful in the Vertical Transfer Exam administered by OSYM.

General Approach of the Program

The Radiotherapy Program aims to train qualified health technicians who have technical competence in radiotherapy applications, can carefully follow device and record processes, act in accordance with patient and radiation safety principles, and work in coordination with specialist physicians and health physicists.