Table 1Transition record

medical physics experttoradiation protection technician

A medical physics expert already meets 23% of what the radiation protection technician role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From medical physics expert

23%

Overlap1

To radiation protection technician

6 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

73.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

23%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

73.1/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the radiation protection technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the medical physics expert profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A radiation protection technician role treats 5 of its required skills as things a medical physics expert already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

calculate exposure to radiation
develop radiation protection strategies
ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations
monitor radiation levels
radiation protection

What stands in the way is 12 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A radiation protection technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a medical physics expert background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held develop radiation protection strategies management skills
already held calculate exposure to radiation information skills
already held monitor radiation levels information skills
already held contamination exposure regulations services
already held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations assisting and caring
already held radiation protection health and welfare

All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the radiation protection technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 29 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 services 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held hazardous waste treatment required
required, not held hazardous waste types required
required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required

optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional

02 assisting and caring 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held use personal protection equipment required
required, not held wear appropriate protective gear required

optional, not held assist people in contaminated areas optional
optional, not held follow nuclear plant safety precautions optional
optional, not held avoid contamination optional

03 information skills 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held perform risk analysis required

optional, not held document survey operations optional
optional, not held assess contamination optional
optional, not held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations optional
optional, not held investigate contamination optional
optional, not held test safety strategies optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held instruct employees on radiation protection required

optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional

05 constructing 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held monitor nuclear power plant systems required

optional, not held perform demarcation optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held nuclear reprocessing required

optional, not held pollution prevention optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a radiation protection technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held calculate exposure to radiation skill
already held develop radiation protection strategies skill
already held ensure compliance with radiation protection regulations skill
already held monitor radiation levels skill
already held radiation protection knowledge
already held contamination exposure regulations knowledge

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 education 1 required

required, not held metrology required

08 management skills 1 required

required, not held develop hazardous waste management strategies required

09 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held radioactive contamination required

10 handling and moving 4 supplementary

optional, not held remove contaminated materials optional
optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional
optional, not held remove contaminants optional

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assist people in contaminated areas optional
optional, not held document survey operations optional
optional, not held follow nuclear plant safety precautions optional
optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
optional, not held remove contaminated materials optional
optional, not held advise on pollution prevention optional
optional, not held assess contamination optional
optional, not held avoid contamination optional
optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held inspect compliance with hazardous waste regulations optional
optional, not held investigate contamination optional
optional, not held monitor disposal of radioactive substances optional
optional, not held perform demarcation optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional
optional, not held remove contaminants optional
optional, not held test safety strategies optional

38 held skills the radiation protection technician role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise on medical device features skill
not needed by the target role analyse experimental laboratory data skill
not needed by the target role apply radiation protection procedures skill
not needed by the target role apply scientific methods skill
not needed by the target role assess radiation response skill
not needed by the target role cancer risks knowledge
not needed by the target role comply with legislation related to health care skill
not needed by the target role comply with quality standards related to healthcare practice skill
not needed by the target role conduct health related research skill
not needed by the target role contribute to continuity of health care skill
not needed by the target role densiometry knowledge
not needed by the target role dosimetric planning knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure safety of healthcare users skill
not needed by the target role evaluate delivery of radiation treatment skill
not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
not needed by the target role follow clinical guidelines skill
not needed by the target role general medicine knowledge
not needed by the target role health technology assessment knowledge
not needed by the target role implant brachytherapy treatments skill
not needed by the target role laboratory techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain medical devices skill
not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
not needed by the target role measure physical phenomena in healthcare skill
not needed by the target role medical devices knowledge
not needed by the target role medical laboratory technology knowledge
not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
not needed by the target role perform dosimetry measurements skill
not needed by the target role perform laboratory tests skill
not needed by the target role perform transcranial magnetic stimulation skill
not needed by the target role radiation physics in healthcare knowledge
not needed by the target role radiology knowledge
not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
not needed by the target role teach medical science skill
not needed by the target role test medical devices skill
not needed by the target role use measurement instruments skill
not needed by the target role use treatment verification systems skill
not needed by the target role work in multidisciplinary health teams skill

9 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held radioactive contamination required
required, not held hazardous waste treatment required
required, not held hazardous waste types required
required, not held health, safety and hygiene legislation required
required, not held metrology required
required, not held nuclear reprocessing required
optional, not held hazardous materials transportation optional
optional, not held hazardous waste storage optional
optional, not held pollution prevention optional

Index

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Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.