Clinical Oncology & Radiation Therapy

Radiation Oncology

The branch of Oncology dealing with Radiation therapy is termed as Radiation Oncology. Radiation oncology is a medical arena that involves the controlled use of radiation to treat cancer either for cure or to reduce pain and symptoms caused by cancer. Radiation Oncology encompasses all aspects of research that impacts on the treatment of cancer using radiation. Radiation can be given as a curative modality, either alone or in combination with surgery or chemotherapy. It may also be used palliatively, to relieve symptoms in patients with incurable cancers. The Radiation therapy and/or radiotherapy are broadly segmented into Brachy-radiotherapy, Teleradiotherapy and Metabolic Radiotherapy. There are three unique Radiology specialist professions which are involved in practice of radiation oncology 1. Radiation Oncologists 2. Radiation Therapists 3. Radiation Oncology Medical Physicists. These highly trained medical specialists who use advanced technologies on Cancer patients to deliver safe and effective radiation therapy with few side effects as possible.