A Radiation Therapist is a professional member of the health care team who administers radiation to treat cancer and other diseases. The Radiation Therapist must have good communication skills, be able to make decisions quickly and independently and be able to perform as a team member. The Radiation Therapist uses their knowledge of medical radiography, radiation physics, human anatomy and physiology, radiation protection, radiation biology, and clinical radiation oncology to deliver radiation as prescribed by the Radiation Oncologist. 

The program is a one-year full-time certificate program.  Classes begin in September and complete in August. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, be currently enrolled, or a graduate of a JRCERT approved program in Medical Radiography. They must be ARRT registered or registry eligible to apply. Registry eligible applicants will be granted provisional acceptance pending successful completion of their radiography program and ARRT examination within 90 days of graduation. Other pre-requisites include: College level Algebra, Algebra II, or Geometry, or Pre-calculus Mathematics, Computer Science Verbal and Written Communication, Anatomy and Physiology with lab and Medical Radiography School Physics. Applicants must also complete a one week (40 hour) observation rotation in a busy state of the art Radiation Therapy Department.

Admission is competitive and applicants are selected based on their academic record, letters of recommendation, a written statement based on their experience observing in a Radiation Oncology department, results of a mathematical skills analysis examination, and their in person interviews. The school must receive all application documents before an interview will be considered.

Placement of students in the clinical affiliates is at the discretion of the Admissions Committee. The number of applicants and their geographic location will be a factor in the placement process. The School reserves the right to change a clinical affiliate assignment at any time during the program.

Applicants may request accommodations for disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The School will make the benefits and services of its educational program available to students without regard to race, creed, color, ethnic background, religion, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information, marital status, sexual preference, disability, handicap, service in the Armed Forces of the United States, or being a disabled veteran of the Vietnam era, except as otherwise permitted as law. All facilities are smoke and drug free.  Acceptance into the program is contingent upon a physical examination, criminal background check, and drug screening and documentation of immunization.         

Upon completion of the course, graduates are eligible to apply to take the national board exam given by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) and New Jersey licensing examination.

For more information contact:

Karen Ljunggren, M.S., R.T.(R) (T) (CT)
School of Radiation Therapy
Cooper University Hospital
One Cooper Plaza
Camden, NJ 08103
(856) 342-2734
Ljunggren-Karen@cooperhealth.edu

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Accrediting Organizations

The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850
Chicago, IL 60606-2901
(312) 704-5300
mail@jrcert.org

Program effectiveness data is published by the JRCERT and is available at www.jrcert.org.

The State of New Jersey
Bureau of Environmental Protection
Board of Radiologic Technology Examiners
P.O. Box 415
Trenton, NJ 08625-0415
(609) 894-5890