Encyclopedia: Radiation Oncologist
A radiation oncologist is a doctor who specializes in the treatment of cancer patients, using radiation as the main modality of treatment as opposed to a medical oncologist who is a doctor who uses chemotherapy as the preferred modality of treatment. In some countries, radiotherapy and chemotherapy are controlled by a single oncologist who is a "clinical oncologist". Radiation oncologists not only work closely with other physicians such as surgical...
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Breast Cancer in Axial area
What are the side effects associated with radiation therapy? Must Chemo always come before radiation?
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Less Agressive Radiation?
I had a lumpectomy and am more than halfway through chemo. Since the chemo is going through every cell of my body, I que...
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Radiation and pain
I am 46 years old with DCIS. I had two surgery to get clean margins. after second surgery had hametoma. And now I have fi...
Radiation Therapy Slide Show
Radiation therapy treatment planning
This slide show from the Mayo Clinic will guide you through the process of planning for radiation therapy. Before you begin external beam radiation treatment, your radiation therapy team carefully plans every aspect of your treatment in a process called radiation simulation. Radiation therapy treatment planning usually involves positioning your body, making marks on your skin and taking imaging scans.
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Treatment Success for Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy is a popular treatment for Radiation oncologists.
| Condition | Members | Success |
|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer | 136 | 96% |
| Brain / CNS Tumor... | 116 | 78% |
| Thyroid Cancer | 59 | 88% |
| Colon Cancer | 41 | 95% |
| Head and Neck can... | 40 | 78% |
Overall, 87% (392 members) find Radiotherapy helpful.