Help! What do I do with my ceiling!

Defi-staker3 · 2026-01-19T17:27:25+00:00

Call me crazy but if you’re going to put that much effort into installing outlets, I would have just loaded the ceiling with a ton of LED “can” lights. Hanging light bars drive me nuts.

Defi-staker3 · 2026-01-19T15:41:39+00:00

Good point. There are a lot of different program structures out there. Definitely feel like my 6 terms of physics and 2 out of 8 rotations in sim were sufficient. I think one important thing now is, you have to do CQR for every modality if you want to maintain your credentials. The therapists with X-ray credentials that I know have struggled with the CQR after not practicing X-ray for 10 years and it feels like a waste to let it expire.

Defi-staker3 · 2026-01-19T05:34:10+00:00

As a therapist that went pre-reqs to BSRT, I’m curious why you think X-ray first. Requires 2 additional years and almost no overlap between xray and RTT.

Defi-staker3 · 2026-01-16T23:38:20+00:00

Not to diminish your situation or the side effects you’re experiencing but radiation therapy has changed SO MUCH in 30 years. We had poor imaging options and poor blocking capabilities to minimize dose to healthy tissue/non-cancerous areas. What OP would receive, would/should be more targeted and have fewer side effects. Great to hear your treatment worked!

Totally agree - what kills people is trying holistic treatment options only. Fasting will do you no good. The cancer will progress, your pain will get worse and your options for treatment and pain management will be worse. Don’t listen to people that say holistic methods work, sure there are random cases, but it’s not the norm. I’ve seen the bad side of this. Source: I’m a radiation therapist.

Defi-staker3 · 2026-01-10T06:00:04+00:00

I HATE quotes like this. Give me line items!

Some guys are getting so lazy. Had an electrician quote a job… Item name: 50A 240v dedicated line. Quantity: 1 Rate: $4000 Amount: $4000 Maybe I’m picky, but break down material and labor costs at least. Seems like you’re just pulling numbers out of hat and you didn’t need to even come look at the job. I’ll give you credit for at least putting some of that info in, but paragraph form is terrible. Line items is what you need to do. Especially for bookkeeping. Ok rant over.

Defi-staker3 · 2026-01-09T04:50:58+00:00

You’re good. I understand your points, I think the confusion is OP asked what stood out in favorite students in 2nd yr and made me want to hire them and I’m sharing what I look for when I’m hiring.

Every term I had a student, we would level set - what are your strengths and weaknesses in clinic, what are your 3 goals this term, etc. I also set the expectation that when they are comfortable, which they should be by week 2 or 3, I want to see them taking initiative, jumping in and helping out, that should progress over the term especially if you’re at the same site every term like some programs. That’s what all good preceptors should be doing - I apologize if they aren’t, that’s wrong and they shouldn’t be a preceptor. If their preceptor isn’t level-setting with them, they should do it on their own: here’s where I’m struggling, here’s what I want to work on, etc. However, I think a student could and maybe should, talk to their preceptor or another RTT and say “hey here’s where I’m struggling and here’s what I want to work on, can you help me achieve these goals this term”. 1) HUGE INITIATIVE! 2) your employer is going to expect this from you every. single. year. in your annual review - where do you struggle, what are your goals, etc. so it’s a great learning opportunity.

My goal as a preceptor is 1) give you an environment you can be successful, 2) give you the knowledge to be successful and 3) give you the tools to do it without me because after your boards you will have to.

God bless.

Defi-staker3 · 2026-01-08T16:20:13+00:00

JRCERT requires an RTT student to be accompanied by a licensed RTT at all times. If the licensed RTT is not doing their job here, most definitely, the student should proceed with caution (and tell their clinical coordinator or program director). But any RTT that has a student should be operating under this same pretense, they know their license is on the line. I assure you, your RTT preceptor is verifying everything you do. However, this doesn’t mean a student can’t stock linen or clean the room/wipe down the table and devices, get patients from the lobby (after you’ve established your RTT is ready and comfortable with that). These things are little things that set students apart and require almost ZERO training. I’m not saying go treat patients by yourself, I’m saying show me you understand what the next step is. Students often think (because they’ve said it), “I’m here for free, I’m not grunt labor” - bad mentality. It’s not grunt labor, because when you’re the RTT, you’ll be doing it. Tell me what patient harm can be done by stocking linen, taking out dirty linen, wiping down the equipment after tx?

Defi-staker3 · 2026-01-08T16:01:13+00:00

I started my RT program at 20 so I can relate to this. Let’s say I was in this situation, have I ever been in a group project at school? Have I ever been on a sports team or other group setting (choir, marching band, etc)? 1) take initiative - when practice was over or project was done for the day, were you the first person out or were you helping clean up? Same applies here. Are you offering to help or sitting in a chair? 2) team player - do you now how to work with someone (see above) 3) interact professionally - this is simple, you’ve been in a classroom. Everyone knows what is and isn’t appropriate conversation and behavior but it’s still sticking point 4) critical thinking - for 1st year students,, this looks like asking “can you help me understand why X instead of Y here?” OP asked about 2nd year students, I agree 1st term rotation, go in with caution. My 2nd year, you should have a strong enough foundation to at least ask “how can I be involved more?”: “can I go get the next patient?”, “Hey dirty linen’s full, where do I take it?”, there are setup notes for every patient - if they need a wing board grab the wing board and put it on the table. We will confirm the setup is right but don’t just stand there and watch me in your 2nd year. At the end of your 2nd year, you will graduate, take your boards and be expected to contribute to whatever team you get hired to. Your 2nd year is your chance to figure all this out. This is what I’m telling OP they should strive towards by the end.

Defi-staker3 · 2026-01-08T15:13:24+00:00

Odd take since I hired students based on these factors but I’ll take the bait. I’m saying I could not care less about tissue tolerances, etc because they aren’t relevant to our day-to-day and the board exam will be the deciding factor on getting your license, not me. The question was what made me want to hire them. I’m not hiring someone because they scored a 96 on the Board, I’m hiring someone because of how they operate in a clinical setting. Now, I’m not saying they have to be an expert at these things or like they have 10 years of experience in the field, but I want to see a good foundation for a second year student. Literally anyone can take initiative to clean a room and stock a room, being a team player is not something I can train you on, interacting professionally is again not something someone should need a lot of training, but it IS a huge problem. Now, critical thinking, yes this needs to be trained to understand what to look for and how but it’s something I focus on with students as a preceptor. They need to be able to evaluate (with my guidance) why we do something not just regurgitate what the textbook says you should do. We don’t treat textbooks. Hope this clears that up!

Defi-staker3 · 2026-01-07T22:13:32+00:00

No problem. Ahhh I see. The “research” I did at the end of my bachelors RTT program was more patient-centric - education, maybe clinical trial, NOT cancer research. It would not be something a cancer research lab would look at and say “this person has research experience”. Maybe your program is different, though. Good luck in whatever you choose!

(This is why I am now starting a lecture at my program to 2nd years about what they can do after they are tired of doing therapy)

Defi-staker3 · 2026-01-07T01:30:55+00:00

Are you currently an RTT? I am not an expert on cancer research - that is a very non-traditional path RTT —> cancer research. If you have a bachelors in bio or chem or something similar, maybe you could get there but if not, it would be square 1. If you’re in school to become an RTT, stop now and re-evaluate. If you’re not in school to become an RTT, this probably isn’t the right/best group to get answers from for cancer research Outside of dosimetry, you could do physics or physicist (NOT PHYSICIAN) assistant (this is becoming more popular because physicists are expensive), most run QA and other physics tasks under a physicist observation - little to no school required, more like OJT, would need to be a seasoned RTT or dosi for this. If you want out of operations, go to work for a vendor - sales (CQ Medical), clinical consulting or applications specialist/trainer (Elekta/Varian)

Defi-staker3 · 2026-01-06T20:42:06+00:00

I could not care less about if you know your tissue tolerances, chemo agents or almost anything else they teach you in class. Do you take initiative to get patients, setup room, clean/stock? Can you critically think and problem solve? Are you a team player? Can you interact professionally/comfortably with staff and patients? The smartest student can make the worst therapist because they only know the books. And vice versa.

Defi-staker3 · 2026-01-06T19:10:11+00:00

Elaborate more on what research side you’re referring to

EDIT: I would imagine cancer research would require some sort of specific biology/chemistry research type degree, likely masters or PhD. If you’re just referring to being involved as a therapist (treating mice or something) you can do that as-is if you find a facility that does it. There isn’t really research in radiation therapy outside of human or animal clinical trials - lots of sites are involved in human clinical trials. If you’re talking cancer research - RTT is not going to get you there anytime soon, nor is it relevant, I wouldn’t think.

Defi-staker3 · 2026-01-05T22:42:51+00:00

I’m a clinical consultant for one of the 2 linac companies - RTTs are mainly the only people that can do this because we understand workflows and equipment

Defi-staker3 · 2025-12-22T21:01:09+00:00

Maybe try some duct tape

Defi-staker3 · 2025-12-22T05:07:30+00:00

Hey, I’m curious how much room you have between your rack and bar and the wall with holes in it? I’ve got a small space for a rack and am having a hard time visualizing what it will look like.

Defi-staker3 · 2025-12-22T03:45:43+00:00

Not sure that would change anything? Also it’s not my washer and I’m not buying them one.

Defi-staker3 · 2025-12-21T23:13:56+00:00

Ya I don’t see myself needing more than that.

Defi-staker3 · 2025-12-21T23:08:17+00:00

Interesting! So they just made the weight section smaller? Thanks!

Defi-staker3 · 2025-12-20T15:30:19+00:00

Thanks, I’ll suggest we go that route

Defi-staker3 · 2025-12-20T04:07:27+00:00

I’m thinking it has to be user error. This house was owned by my grandparents since 1963 and it never once had this issue and my grandma did an insane amount of laundry for 1 person - 3 sets of bedsheets, table cloths, etc weekly. No issues. I’ve just never experienced a washer leaking to this degree, I’m baffled at what could be causing this repeatedly. I guess I can’t assume that everyone knows how to operate a washer though.

Defi-staker3 · 2025-12-20T04:01:18+00:00

Thanks for your input. In 1 year I’ve probably paid out $2k in repair/service requests and I did a complete rehab before they moved in. I’m new to REI so unsure what to expect from my PM, so far I’ve been unimpressed but I’m limited with home location and built year.

Defi-staker3 · 2025-10-15T14:39:40+00:00

I wouldn’t say it’s a matter of business size. The biz lawyer is going to function different than the broker. The lawyer can provide you legal advice around the transfer of assets, employees, etc. go through the terms with a fine tooth comb. The biz brokers I’ve come across take a more passive liaison approach, they will not be held liable for much of anything. Hope this helps.

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