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.
(see Reference 8) However, therapists with either an associate or bachelor's degree have an advantage in the job market. (see Ref. 1, Become) The average annual pay of radiation therapists was $80,410 in 2012, and 10 percent earned at least $113,810, according to the BLS. (see Reference 6).n associate degree in radiation therapy usually takes two years, depending on whether prerequisites such as math and anatomy are included in the actual program.