Why is radiobiology a required course for radiation therapy?

Why do we need to know about radiobiology in order to become a radiation therapist?

Radiobilogy is the study of the effects of radiation in living organisms. Radiobiology has played a key role in shaping the radiation into the vigorous, scientifically based and highly quantitative branch of medicine that it is , currently. In additon , researc h is preparing the field for the future when treatment protocols must be based on molecular rather than cellullar biology. Much current research is focused on understanding the molecular genetics of CA (cancer) to identify the genes that are activated or deleted in cells exposed to radiation.

Same reason they want you to take psychology classes... Its all about getting your mind to think a certain way. Im in the same field and cant wait to get started, it sounds like you are much further than I am. Good luck to you!

So you will know the effect radiation has on the body- and the different organs-tissues and skin-it is more than -ready - aim- fire!- D

I don't know.....maybe...and well, I'm going out on a very long limb here guessing......do you think, that it could just be possible, that it might be somewhat helpful for a radiation therapist to know how radiation effects the body on a cellular level?

For exactly the same reason that you would want a pharmacist to know something about the drugs they're dispensing. It takes more than a working knowledge of a radiation machine to accurately deliver this therapy.