Mission: To diagnose disease or illness and to treat cancer using radiotherapy.

Location: The radiotherapy department (often in the bottom of the hospital).

Skills: Degree in either diagnostic or therapeutic radiography.

Notes: There are two types of radiographer:

  • a diagnostic radiographer helps diagnose diseases, they will be the people that you see when you have x-rays and scans
  • a therapeutic radiographer works with the radiotherapist to give radiotherapy treatment.

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