Radiation Therapist

Radiation Therapist — Houston Oncology Alliance

Houston, TX | August 2023 – Present

• Delivered daily external beam radiation therapy, including IMRT and IGRT, to 35+ patients per day using Varian TrueBeam linear accelerators, maintaining a 100% treatment plan dosage accuracy rate.
• Performed daily quality assurance calibrations and safety checks on 2 linear accelerators, identifying and reporting 12 mechanical variances to medical physicists to prevent treatment interruptions.
• Standardized patient immobilization and laser positioning workflows, reducing average patient setup times by 18% and decreasing daily treatment room schedule delays by 25 minutes.
• Coordinated with 4 radiation oncologists and 3 medical physicists to review and verify weekly treatment charts in the ARIA system, correcting 15 documentation variances before dose delivery.

Radiation Therapist — Gulf Coast Medical Center

Galveston, TX | July 2021 – August 2023

• Administered stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and 3D-CRT to 240+ oncology patients over a 2-year period, adhering strictly to physician prescriptions and oncology safety standards.
• Configured patient immobilization devices and custom shields for 150+ patients, reducing critical organ radiation exposure rates by an average of 14% based on post-treatment analysis.
• Evaluated daily cone-beam CT (CBCT) images for 40+ patients to verify target volume alignment, making real-time couch adjustments to within 1 millimeter of planned coordinates.
• Mentored 6 radiologic technology students during clinical rotations, leading to a 30% increase in their treatment delivery competency scores and 100% passing rates on safety exams.

Radiation Therapy, IMRT, IGRT, SBRT, 3D-CRT, Varian TrueBeam, Elekta Versa HD, ARIA OIS, MOSAIQ, Cone-beam CT (CBCT), Patient positioning, Quality assurance (QA) calibrations, Immobilization devices, Radiation safety, Patient care

Patient Setup Optimization Initiative

Role: Lead Radiation Therapist

Tools: Varian TrueBeam, ARIA OIS, Laser Alignment Systems, Immobilization Devices

Designed and implemented new positioning protocols for breast cancer treatments, reducing average daily setup times by 22% and improving patient throughput by 15%.

Departmental QA Protocol Redesign

Role: Safety Committee Member

Tools: ARIA OIS, MOSAIQ, Daily QA Phantom, Dosimetry Software

Overhauled daily warm-up and QA verification procedures, reducing calibration-related equipment downtime by 30% and eliminating pre-treatment scheduling conflicts.

• Registered Radiation Therapist (T) – American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) (2021)
• Certified Medical Radiologic Technologist (MRT) – Texas Medical Board (2021)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification – American Heart Association (2021)

• Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Conversational)
• Professional Memberships: Active Member, American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice