Variant of the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0 for Primary groupings

• 10 - Health and related fields
• 51. - Health professions and related programs
• 51.09 - Allied health diagnostic, intervention and treatment professions

51.0907 - Radiation therapist/therapeutic radiographer

This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals to administer prescribed courses of radiation treatment, manage patients undergoing radiation therapy, and maintain pertinent records. These programs include courses in applied anatomy and physiology, oncologic pathology, radiation biology, radiation oncology procedures and techniques, radiation dosimetry, tumour localization, treatment planning, patient communication and management, data collection, record keeping, and applicable standards and regulations.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • radiation oncology technology
  • radiation therapist
  • radiation therapy
  • radiotherapist
  • radiotherapy
  • therapeutic radiographer

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • mammography(51.0919)
  • medical radiation technologist(51.0911)
  • medical radiation technology(51.0911)
  • medical radiologic science(51.0999)
  • medical radiologic technology(51.0911)
  • radiation oncology - residency(61.2501)
  • radiologist assistant(51.0814)
  • therapeutic radiologic physics - residency(61.2611)
  • X-ray technician(51.0911)