The size of the weight varies with the competition class. Advanced male athletes throw a 25 kg (56 lb. or four stone) weight, female athletes throw a 12 kg (28 lb.) weight and male master class or senior athletes throw a 19 kg (42 lb). weight.
Radiation Therapists are compensated at the highest average salary in South Carolina, where they earn average pay levels of about $97090. They are paid at the highest level in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, where they get pay levels, on average, of $83900.
Radiation therapists are part of the oncology team that treats patients with cancer. They often work with the following specialists: Radiation oncologists, physicians who specialize in radiation therapy. Oncology nurses, registered nurses who specialize in caring for patients with cancer. Medical physicists, physicists who help in planning of radiation treatments and help to develop better and safer radiation therapies.