Have you passed your 12th?
Are you interested in pursuing a radiotherapy course?
If Yes, Read this article till the end!
What is B.Sc Radiotherapy?
The B.Sc Radiotherapy is the branch of allied health sciences. The B.Sc radiotherapy is the 3- year degree programme that can be done after the completion of the PUC/12th or equivalent. The students who are interested to join B.Sc radiotherapy should have completed their PUC/12th or equivalent from the recognized central or state board. The students who intend to join B.Sc radiotherapy should have studied any of the three following subjects Physics, Chemistry, Biology/ Chemistry, Zoology, Botany in their PUC/12th or equivalent.
The B.Sc radiotherapy aims to train the students on various radiotherapy treatments using sophisticated equipment. Radiotherapy treatments are largely used in cancer treatments and tumour treatments. The students will be given an in-depth understanding of the treatment procedures involved in cancer treatments.
Roles of the B.Sc Radiotherapy students
The B.Sc Radiotherapy students are trained to perform multiple roles in the given day. The B.Sc radiotherapy course is suited best to the students who want to become radiotherapy technicians and help the people who are battling lethal and critical diseases like cancers and tumours.
Some of the roles and responsibilities of students of B.Sc Radiotherapy are:
- They are required to use and administer the radiotherapy to the prescribed parts of the body under the guidance of the physician
- They are required to analyse the defect of the body part and should provide radiotherapy accordingly
- They are required to take internal pictures of the tumours and cancerous tissues of the organs and should expose accordingly
- They are required to keep the equipment clean and sanitised to rule out infections
- They should target the exact cancerous tissue or tumour and break it using radiation equipment
- They should be very careful while destroying the cancerous cells the equipment should be accurately calibrated such that only the defect cells are destroyed and not the healthier ones
