[header] How to become a radiation therapist [title] Determine if you have the necessary technical skills. [step] A radiation technician's job can be physically demanding, beyond simply being able to work the machinery. You need good organizational skills to maintain detailed patient treatment records, and must have the physical strength to help patients onto treatment tables. 
[title] Determine if you have the right interpersonal skills. [step] Working with cancer patients on a daily basis can be emotionally difficult.