
What is it?
Most people know about one kind of radiography – the sort that involves X-rays and other technology for seeing inside our bodies.
Therapeutic radiography is different, but just as worthwhile. It involves working with radiation to treat people who have cancer (and sometimes other diseases).
You work in a team of cancer experts. Together, you plan every part of a patient’s treatment and care. It’s not easy. The radiation must be exactly the right amount, in just the right place.
But how many jobs are there where you work every day with the latest million-pound technology? Better still, six out of ten people who receive radiation treatment for cancer are cured. And you can’t put a price on that.
(To find out about the other kind of radiography, check out Diagnostic Radiography.)
What are the good bits?
What skills and interests do I need?
What qualifications/training will I need?
After GCSE exams you need to stay on at school or go to college to study science. A levels, BTECs and Access courses may all be acceptable. Then you go to university for three years to study Therapeutic Radiography (there’s a different course for Diagnostic Radiography).