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Radiation Treatment: A Brief Overview

Cancer treatment is mainly administered byThese doctors also monitor and ease any side
two methods, chemotherapy and radiation.effects of the radiation treatment. The
Unlike chemotherapy that uses a chemical toradiation oncologist works closely with all
circulate the body and kill cancer cells,involved in the radiation oncology team such
radiation uses concentrated beams on specificas  nurses  and  radiation  therapists.
areas of the body to destroy these types of
cells.A good radiation oncologist will have
extensive training and certification like all
A radiation oncologist is a doctorprofessional MDs. They will have to have
specializing in radiation therapy whofour years of college, four years of medical
prescribes the application of radiation toschool, a year of general medical training
combat  cancer  cell  growth.with another four years of residency training
in  radiation  oncology.
Radiation therapy, which is also referred to
as radiotherapy, x-ray therapy orIn addition to that, the doctor would also
irradiation, uses energy called ionizingneed to pass the exam to become certified by
radiation to destroy cancer cells with thethe American Board of Radiology. As a
intention of shrinking tumors. The idea is tosafeguard, all patients should make sure to
damage the cancer cells enough so that theyask  that  their  doctor  is board certified.
are unable to pass on their DNA material on
to  grow  tumor  masses.The  Field  of  Radiation  Oncology
This will inevitably harm surrounding healthyRadiation oncology is the field of medical
cells, but with the guidance of a goodstudy that focuses on how radiation therapy
radiation oncologist, this is minimized andis best used and understood to combat and
the healthy cells recover while cancer cellstreat cancer. This is a niche field in
deplete. It is often used in conjunction withmedicine that has grown in popularity among
chemotherapy,  surgery  and  hormone therapy.medical students seeking a residency. It's a
competitive field that yields top-notch
Duties  of  a  Radiation  Oncologistradiation  oncologists.
Radiation oncologists are doctors who overseeRadiation oncology had its beginning in the
patients undergoing radiation treatment forearly 20th century where x-rays were being
their cancer. They create the treatment planused to treat cancer and other conditions.
for their patient and make sure that theRadium therapy came a few decades afterward,
proper tools and proper doses of therapy areand in the late 60s and early 70s this field
given.became a department of medical study all to
itself.



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