Radiography or radiotherapy and oncology

Thread Starter Radiography or radiotherapy and oncology Follow 4 hours ago 4h ago Quote: Originally Posted by Dont even know 1. What is the difference between the 2 2. Which carrer option pays more? 3. On ucas it shows radiotherapy and oncology as one but when searching oncology on its own it says you need to go to med school to be an oncologist Radiography can be either diagnostic or therapeutic. Diagnostic is the taking of X-rays, MRI scans, CT scans, ultrasounds etc to diagnose a condition. Therapeutic radiography is the treatment of cancer tumours using radiation. It can be confusing as this degree courses can be called radiotherapy, or radiotherapy and oncology, or therapeutic radiography. Graduates of either discipline enter the NHS on pay band level 5 (currently around £27,000 per year, more in London). Both have good career progression options and you are pretty much gu...
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