Radiation Oncology

Patient Care

• Provide the resident with supervised patient contact and comprehensive teaching in order to achieve proficient, thoughtful, compassionate and high-quality care in an environment that encourages practice-based learning and improvement.

• Encourage development of interpersonal and communication skills that enhance professional interaction with the broad scope of specialists, referring physicians or other professionals related to managing the patient's care. 

Education

• Provide the resident with training in state-of-the-art radiation oncology, physics and biology to enhance medical knowledge through which professional expertise can be attained.

• Utilize opportunities in multi-disciplinary conferences for the resident to present patient cases in an open forum for critical review, discussion and resolution.

• Train the resident in the use of modern radiation therapy equipment including teletherapy, brachytherapy devices, and computer software for dosimetry, treatment planning and total patient management.

Research

• Organize clinical research opportunities for the resident through participation in approved clinical trials, development of phase I and II clinical trials and/or review and presentation/publication of retrospective analyses of patient data.

 Redisency Training

• Dosimetry Training

• Residency Training