Radiation Therapy, AAS Degree
The Radiation Therapy program utilizes didactic, laboratory and clinical education to prepare students to work as Radiation Therapists in cancer treatment centers and hospitals. Radiation Therapists work under the direction of a radiation oncologist to treat patients with malignant diseases using ionizing radiation. Radiation therapists practice appropriate patient care, apply problem-solving and critical thinking skills, administer treatment protocols and maintain patient records. The program uses a combination of technical and general education courses to emphasize decision-making and critical thinking skills based upon a solid clinical foundation. Select courses are delivered online to better accommodate students’ clinical schedules. Students will spend two semesters in a radiation therapy facility completing their clinical experience. This requires students to relocate at their own expense to the community where the assigned facility is located.
The program consists of three consecutive semesters. Students are also required to meet MTI’s general education requirements and other prerequisite courses such as physiology, anatomy, physics and college algebra.
In addition to the prerequisite courses, the only students accepted into the program are ARRT registered or registry-eligible radiographers. MTI’s registrar works with the admissions counselor and the program director to evaluate transcripts to assure that enrolling students meet the prerequisite requirements.
Admissions Requirements: All students accepted to the program must submit to a criminal background check at the student’s expense. Details are available from the Admissions Office.
Academic Standards: Students must complete all technical courses with a minimum grade of C (2.0) in order to graduate. Students who do not achieve a C (2.0) grade will be prevented from enrolling in the subsequent semester due to prerequisite requirements.
Some additional requirements (including, but not limited to, drug screening and immunizations) may have to be met before entrance to certain clinical sites. Students must meet all of MTI’s general education requirements in order to receive an AAS degree. See the Program Director or Registrar for a transcript evaluation.
Note: Students are required to use a laptop or notebook computer for this program. Students must bring their own device, which must meet MTI specifications, or may purchase one from MTI.
Award: AAS Degree
First Semester (Fall)
| RTH 200 | Introduction to Radiation Therapy | 2 |
| RTH 201 | Nursing and Patient Care | 2 |
| RTH 202 | Radiation Therapy Physics I | 3 |
| RTH 203 | Rad Physics II | 3 |
| RTH 205 | Clinical Radiation Oncology | 4 |
| RTH 206 | Simulation and Medical Imaging | 3 |
| MA 100 | Basic LIfe Support for Health Care | 0.5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17.5 |
Second Semester (Spring)
Third Semester (Summer)
| RTH 211 | Modern Radiation Therapy/Research | 0 |
| RTH 213 | Clinical Practicum II | 0 |
| RTH 214 | Registry Review II | 0 |
| AMI 110 | Cross-Sectional Anatomy | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Total Credits Required to Graduate: 61.5
In addition to the technical courses required in the program, the student seeking an AAS degree must also complete:
| | Communications Elective | 3 |
| | Behavioral Science Elective | 3 |
| | Social Science Elective | 3 |
| | Computer Science Elective | 3 |
| | Math Elective | 3 |
The MTI Radiation Therapy program, offered for the AAS degree, is accredited by:
The Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850
Chicago, IL 60606-3182
(312) 704-5300; Fax: (312) 704-5304
mail@jrcert.org
www.jrcert.org