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Arlington, Virginia

Radiation Therapist

Radiation TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Position Title

Radiation Therapist

Job Description

Purpose & Scope:

Under general supervision, is responsible for all aspects of technical and clinical duties in Radiation Oncology Department.

Education

Graduation from an accredited school is preferred.

Experience

One year of experience in radiation therapy is preferred.

Certification/Licensure

Registered with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) in Radiation Therapy required.

Key Responsibilities

Responsible for all technical and clinical duties within the Radiation Oncology Department. The role operates under general supervision to deliver radiation treatments.

Requirements

Requires registration with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) in Radiation Therapy. Graduation from an accredited school and one year of experience are preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Technical DutiesPatient Care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Radiation Therapist at VHC Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Radiation Therapist) — ranked against 141 active Mental Health Therapy (Radiation Therapist) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Mental Health Therapy Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Radiation Therapist Jobs

27 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution19 jobs

5
<$125k
5
$125k-150k
4
$150k-175k
3
$175k-200k
2
$200k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks17 jobs

401k / retirement match
94%
Sign-on bonus
47%
CME allowance
24%
Loan repayment
18%
Relocation assistance
12%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Radiation Therapist II

Sutter Health · Sacramento, California

$70.83-$99.15/hr
#2

Radiation Therapist

Montage Health · Monterey, California

$72.18-$96.52/hr
#3

Radiation Therapist - Pacific Cancer Care

$75-$95/hr
#4

Radiation Therapist II-2

$65.1-$91.14/hr
+ 25 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 7.2this job 7.2
Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Therapy (Radiation Therapist) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 141 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Arlington

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$1.00M
Typical market rent
$2,702/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
108.9
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.