Radiation Therapist - New Grads Welcome!
Listed compensation
$58.61-$93.78/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Radiation Therapist – Radiation Oncology (Duarte) - New Grads Welcome!
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses.
City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix.
Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
Eligible for Sign On Bonus: $10,000
The Department of Radiation Oncology in Duarte at City of Hope brings an array of innovative technologies, protocols, and research procedures. Our Radiation Therapists are exposed to challenging, interesting, and exciting new treatment technologies.
Our skilled therapists work on state-of-the-art machines and procedures that save lives: Tomotherapy, RefleXion, Truebeam, Identity, and Vision RT surface guidance technology as well as HDR, brachytherapy, clinical trial patients, disease-focused specialty practice, to name a few.
The RefleXion unit uses advanced technology with a radiopharmaceutical agent that cancer cells absorb creating a biological beacon for targeted radiation treatments.
Construction has begun to install a Varian Ethos unit; Ethos is a new revolutionary therapy machine that uses adaptive Radiation Therapy that combines artificial intelligence with adaptive therapy allowing physicians to make daily adjustments in a patient’s treatment in real-time based on the cancer’s response.
These innovations in technology help cultivate a higher level skill set, being unique to only Radiation Therapists at COH Duarte!
As a successful candidate, you will:
- Deliver a prescribed and planned course of radiation therapy to patients of all ages.
- Reinforce recommendations given to patient by healthcare professional concerning reaction to treatment and care of radiated area, prevention, or treatment of generalized and local side effects
- Perform simulation procedures as prescribed by physician and assist in dosimetry procedures
Perform daily quality assurance checks on linear accelerators, reporting any variation in morning warm-up. Reports improper equipment operation to appropriate personnel
Your Qualifications Should Include
High School or equivalent; Post High School Vocational/Specialized Training in an accredited Radiation Therapy Education Program
- 0-3 of related experience, depending on training
- Graduate of an accredited radiologic technology course plus radiation therapy course OR Graduate of an accredited Bachelor of Science in Radiation Therapy Program
- Licensed by the California State Department of Health (Certified in Radiation Therapy)
- Certification by the ARRT – in Radiation Therapy CRT
BLS or CPR
Note: For candidates with more than 3 years of RT experiences, will qualify for RT II; this pay range is: $58.61/hr - $76.20/hr - $93.78/hr
City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location. City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our Comprehensive Benefits, please CLICK HERE.
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- Interviews are conducted only through approved, professional channels.
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Key Responsibilities
Deliver prescribed radiation therapy courses to patients of all ages and perform simulation procedures as directed by physicians. Conduct daily quality assurance checks on equipment and assist in dosimetry procedures while maintaining patient safety protocols.
Requirements
Requires a high school diploma or equivalent along with specialized training in an accredited Radiation Therapy program. Candidates must hold current ARRT certification in Radiation Therapy and a California state license (CRT).
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Key Skills
Radiation Therapy Career Context
In California, the Radiation Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$153k (58 salary observations; 144 listings), vs ~$115k nationally (229 salary observations; 1,221 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-03-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 40 active Radiation Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% have no call, 73% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $122k–$195k | Radiation Therapy median $154k (middle half $139k–$161k)83 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| California vs national | $153k median in California | $115k nationally (+33%)58 state / 229 national salary observations |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$143k in purchasing power | California index 110.7 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Radiation Therapy listings in California | 60 active | 583 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 20% no call · 73% no weekends40 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | $10k sign-on | US healthcare professional listings: 25% state a sign-on bonus (median $15k) · 4% offer loan repayment699 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Radiation Therapy pay trend | −2.8% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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