Carver College of Medicine

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Radiation Oncology

Radiation oncology specializes in the delivery of radiation treatments for cancer patients. It includes treatments with linear accelerators as well as isotopes and temporary and permanent surgically implanted sources. Radiation oncologists also use these methods to treat some benign diseases, such as Graves' ophthalmopathy and trigeminal neuralgia.

The Department of Radiation Oncology is dedicated to educating graduate students, radiation therapy technology students, physics students, and medical residents. Its faculty members provide instruction for Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy students in the Free Radical and Radiation Biology Program, through their participation in 077:103 Radiation Biology, 077:211 Medical Physics, 077:222 Free Radicals in Biology and Medicine, and 077:288 Molecular and Cellular Biology of Cancer. The faculty also provides instruction for Carver College of Medicine students.

The department's professional staff provides training in radiation therapy technology for undergraduate students in the Radiation Sciences Program (Division of Associated Medical Sciences) by teaching courses 672:803 and 672:804 Radiation Therapy I-II.

The department provides a four-year physician residency training program in radiation oncology that includes clinical care and education. It also has a residency program in medical physics. M.D. students can elect a two- or four-week radiation oncology rotation. Nursing students, dental residents, and fellows in gynecologic oncology and in adult and pediatric hematology and oncology do rotations in the department.

The department also offers specialized research projects and sponsors postdoctoral students in biology, physics, and clinical disciplines by arrangement with the instructor or mentor.

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