MEDICAL RADIATION DOSIMETRIST

  

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MEDICAL RADIATION DOSIMETRIST

Specialty Definition: MEDICAL RADIATION DOSIMETRIST

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Measures and calculates radiation dose and develops optimum arrangement of radiation fields and exposures to treat patient: Studies prescription, x rays showing area to be treated, and requirements for dose calculation. Selects beam energy, optimum multiple beam arrangement, beam modifying devices, and other factors, using computer, manuals, and guides. Develops several possible treatment arrangements that meet physician's criteria and submits arrangements for selection by physician. Measures and calculates prescribed radiation dose based upon field sizes, depth of tumor, treatment unit, beam modifying devices, and other information, using manuals, guides, and computer. Calculates and records daily prescribed radiation dose. Explains treatment plan to RADIATION-THERAPY TECHNOLOGISTS (medical ser.) 078.361-034. May operate x-ray equipment to obtain diagnostic x ray of patient in treatment position. May simulate treatment procedure to assist in planning treatment. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: MEDICAL RADIATION DOSIMETRIST


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4D 45 44 49 43 41 4C      52 41 44 49 41 54 49 4F 4E      44 4F 53 49 4D 45 54 52 49 53 54

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001101 01000101 01000100 01001001 01000011 01000001 01001100 00100000 01010010 01000001 01000100 01001001 01000001 01010100 01001001 01001111 01001110 00100000 01000100 01001111 01010011 01001001 01001101 01000101 01010100 01010010 01001001 01010011 01010100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

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ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004D 0045 0044 0049 0043 0041 004C      0052 0041 0044 0049 0041 0054 0049 004F 004E      0044 004F 0053 0049 004D 0045 0054 0052 0049 0053 0054

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

47393843373546252353843355443494823849534347395452435354

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