Definition: A physician who specializes in the use of radiation therapy to treat cancer. With lung cancer, patients are usually seen by both a medical oncologist, someone who uses medications to treat cancer and coordinates cancer care, and a radiation oncologist, someone who discusses whether radiation therapy would be a helpful treatment option.
Radiation Oncologist
By Lynne Eldridge MD, About.com
Updated July 29, 2008
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