Preparing the Surgical Sites Patient preparation should be performed in an area other than on the surgery table. Chapter 14, Lesson 4, Preparing Hands and the Field of Operation, covers preparation of the surgical site on the patient. If this pre-operative procedure was appropriately situated in another room, the assistant will now need to clean the prep area. Vacuum, scrub, and disinfect table surfaces and sweep, vacuum, and mop the floor. The assistant should leave the prep area in readiness for the next patient.
An Associate's degree is required for this occupation. A Radiation Therapist can get average salaries between 56000 and 84000 based on tenure and industry expertise. Radiation Therapists can get an average compensation of Seventy Eight Thousand Five Hundred dollars each year.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.adiation Therapists can get an average compensation of Seventy Eight Thousand Five Hundred dollars each year. Radiation Therapists are compensated at the highest average salary in South Carolina, where they earn average pay levels of about $97090.
Mean Annual Radiation Therapist Salary. The mean annual radiation therapist salary is $80,410. The mean salary is calculated by adding all the wages within the occupation and divid that value by the total number of employees. Lowest 10% of this occupation makes less than $51,720 and the top 10% makes over $113,810.The job outlook for radiation therapist is growing faster than average at a rate of 24%.nlike other most medical fields, the industry worked has only a minor affect on radiation therapist salary. Most positions hover around the $80,410 average. The greatest outlier is working for a specialty hospital, which can see average salaries of $87,540.