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Radiation Therapist resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what radiation therapists actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most radiation therapists should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Registered Radiation Therapist with experience delivering precise radiation treatment for patients with cancer and non-cancer conditions. Skilled in operating linear accelerators, performing CT simulations, and collaborating with radiation oncologists and medical physicists to optimise treatment outcomes. Committed to patient safety, comfort, and accurate treatment documentation.
Key skills
- Patient positioning and immobilisation
- Linear accelerator operation
- CT simulation
- Treatment planning review
- Side effect monitoring and supportive care
- Patient education and health advice
- Care planning and coordination
- Varian Eclipse
- ARIA Oncology Information System
- MOSAIQ
- RayStation
- Quality assurance checks
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving
- Written communication
Experience: example bullet points
- Delivered prescribed radiation doses using linear accelerators for a daily caseload of up to 30 patients, maintaining sub-millimetre accuracy through precise patient positioning and immobilisation.
- Performed CT simulations and marked treatment areas, collaborating with radiation oncologists to ensure treatment plans matched clinical intent.
- Monitored patients for side effects throughout treatment courses, providing timely supportive care and escalating concerns to the multidisciplinary team.
- Conducted daily quality assurance checks on linear accelerators and treatment planning systems, identifying and resolving equipment issues before they affected patient schedules.
- Maintained accurate treatment records in ARIA and MOSAIQ, ensuring compliance with departmental protocols and MRPBA standards.
- Streamlined patient setup procedures for head and neck treatments, reducing average setup time from 15 minutes to 10 minutes per patient.
- Led a patient education initiative that improved understanding of self-care strategies during treatment, resulting in fewer unplanned treatment interruptions.
Education
Bachelor of Radiation Therapy from an accredited Australian university, which includes clinical placements and leads to registration with the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia (MRPBA). Some therapists also complete a postgraduate qualification in radiation therapy or a related field.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- MRPBA
- AHPRA
- Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia
- linear accelerator
- CT simulation
- Varian Eclipse
- ARIA
- MOSAIQ
- RayStation
- IMRT
- VMAT
- IGRT
- radiation oncology
- treatment planning
- patient positioning
- quality assurance
- radiation safety
- clinical documentation
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.