Who gives the treatment?
A doctor who has had special training in using radiation to treat disease–a radiation oncologist-prescribes the type and amount of treatment that best suits a particular patients needs. The radiation oncologist works closely with other doctors and also heads a highly trained health care team. This team often includes: 1) a radiation physicist who participates in the planning process and ensures that the machines deliver the right dose of radiation, 2) a dosimetrist, who plans the treatment with the oncologist and the physicist, 3) a radiation therapy nurse, who provides nursing care and helps patients learn about treatment and how to manage any side effects, and 4) a radiation therapist, who sets the patient up for treatment and runs the equipment that delivers the radiation.
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