Help physicians, radiation oncologists, or clinical physicists to prepare physical or technical aspects of radiation treatment plans, using information about patient condition and anatomy.

“Help physicians, radiation oncologists, or clinical physicists to prepare physical or technical aspects of radiation treatment plans, using information about patient condition and anatomy.” is a core task performed by Radiation Therapists. Among the occupation's 22 rated tasks, workers place it 10th by importance (#13 most important). About 84% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Develop patient or client care or treatment plans. in Thinking Creatively

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T2.

How AI is actually used on this kind of task

The Anthropic Economic Index observes how people actually use AI on tasks like this one across millions of real conversations.

• 0.003% share of AI-use records mapped to this task
• 100% of interactions still needed a human in the loop

Observed AI use describes people choosing to use AI as a tool on this kind of task today. It is augmentation and assistance, not a measure of jobs replaced.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Administer prescribed doses of radiation to specific body parts, using radiation therapy equipment according to established practices and standards. · importance 4.9
• Position patients for treatment with accuracy, according to prescription. · importance 4.9
• Follow principles of radiation protection for patient, self, and others. · importance 4.8
• Review prescription, diagnosis, patient chart, and identification. · importance 4.8
• Conduct most treatment sessions independently, in accordance with the long-term treatment plan and under the general direction of the patient's physician. · importance 4.8
• Enter data into computer and set controls to operate or adjust equipment or regulate dosage. · importance 4.8
• Check radiation therapy equipment to ensure proper operation. · importance 4.7
• Observe and reassure patients during treatment and report unusual reactions to physician or turn equipment off if unexpected adverse reactions occur. · importance 4.7
• Educate, prepare, and reassure patients and their families by answering questions, providing physical assistance, and reinforcing physicians' advice regarding treatment reactions or post-treatment care. · importance 4.6
• Maintain records, reports, or files as required, including such information as radiation dosages, equipment settings, or patients' reactions. · importance 4.6
• Check for side effects, such as skin irritation, nausea, or hair loss to assess patients' reaction to treatment. · importance 4.6
• Prepare or construct equipment, such as immobilization, treatment, or protection devices. · importance 4.5
• Calculate actual treatment dosages delivered during each session. · importance 4.5
• Photograph treated area of patient and process film. · importance 4.4

See all tasks on the Radiation Therapists page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  title  = {Help physicians, radiation oncologists, or clinical physicists to prepare physical or technical aspects of radiation treatment plans, using information about patient condition and anatomy.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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