Accreditation as a Diagnostic Radiographer/Medical Imaging Technologist or Radiation Therapist

An accredited Diagnostic Radiographer/Medical Imaging Technologist or Radiation Therapist is a professional who has an Australian Institute of Radiography (AIR) Statement of Accreditation.  A Statement of Accreditation is issued when:

A Diagnostic Radiographer/Medical Imaging Technologist or Radiation Therapist who has completed an accredited course in an Australian University and successfully completed a Professional Development Year (PDY) program. Graduates from Monash University's four-year Diagnostic Radiography/Medical Imaging course and the Graduate Entry Master course in Radiation Therapy do not undertake the PDY program.

An international student must demonstrate evidence of  understanding and fluency in English to gain a Statement of Accreditation. This evidence is either:

• Overall band score of not less than 7 in the academic version of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test - with no individual element below 7.0

• Overall minimum of Level B result in the Australian Occupational English (OET) test

• Evidence must be attached to application for Statement of Accreditation

A Diagnostic Radiographer/Medical Imaging Technologist or Radiation Therapist who has had their qualifications gained outside Australia assessed by the Overseas Qualification Assessment Panel (OQAP) of the AIR as being equivalent to the Australian standard at the time of qualification.  The successful candidate is then able to migrate to Australia under the skilled migration program and is eligible to work as a Diagnostic Radiographer/Medical Imaging Technologist or Radiation Therapist in Australia. 

A Diagnostic Radiographer/Medical Imaging Technologist or Radiation Therapist who has successfully completed the Resumption of Professional Practice program as set down by the AIR or the State regulating authority.