In todays varied practice of oncology, with multipronged approaches, how can radiation oncologists ensure good clinical practice?
Radiation oncologists should practice their profession with honesty and pride. It is necessary to empathize with the patients. Affectionate communication and fair interaction with the patients and their relatives is the key to success. It is mandatory that the doctor-patient relationship be nurtured with mutual respect. Also, obtaining informed consent before all procedures will go a long way in decreasing litigations against the oncologists. 5) What according to you are the strengths of the association? We have more than 1200 members and with the latest in equipment available in many new centers-some of these in rural areas-it is now possible for members to have closer interaction and design more collaborative protocol framework among each other. Many well-equipped centers are coming up in India, with good teaching faculty; this can only be good for radiation oncology in the country. We have senior and experienced faculty members in the association who have contributed so much to the
