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Piedmont Healthcare
Cartersville, Georgia

Radiation Therapist

Radiation TherapistNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Performing tumor localizations and administering ionizing radiation for infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients as prescribed by the supervising physician.

Responsibilities

Performing tumor localizations and administering ionizing radiation for infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric patients as prescribed by the supervising physician.

Qualifications

Education

  • Graduate of An ARRT-accredited radiation therapy program. Required
  • Work Experience
  • No experience required Required

Licenses and Certifications

  • ASRT - Radiation Therapist Registered in radiation therapy with the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. Upon Hire Required and
  • CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation CPR certified Upon Hire Required
  • Business Unit: Company Name
  • Piedmont Cartersville

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure

Key Skills

Tumor LocalizationIonizing Radiation AdministrationPatient Care

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Radiation Therapist at Piedmont Healthcare a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Radiation Therapist roles — ranked against 726 active Radiation Therapist roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Mental Health Therapy Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% have no call, 76% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Radiation Therapist Jobs

26 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution18 jobs

5
<$115k
8
$115k-130k
1
$140k
3
$145k-160k
1
$164k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks20 jobs

401k / retirement match
90%
Sign-on bonus
40%
Loan repayment
10%
CME allowance
10%
Relocation assistance
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Lead Proton Radiation Therapist

Inova · Fairfax, Virginia

$48.51-$79.07/hr
#2

Radiation Therapist

Kaweah Health · Hanford, California

$50.24-$75.36/hr
#3

Radiation Therapist

$43.77-$72.95/hr
#4

Radiation Therapist

$67-$70/hr
+ 24 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 7.2this job 6.0
Better work-life than 40% of Mental Health Therapy (Radiation Therapist) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 126 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends

Living in Cartersville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$304k
Typical market rent
$1,730/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
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.

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