RADIATION ONCOLOGY
Oncology-focused topics including staging, prognosis, and treatment approaches to different cancers. Different radiation modalities, treatment machines, and treatment planning. Opportunity to see patients in clinic and observe procedures (brachytherapy), under direct supervision by residents and attending physicians.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Prepare for consults. Audience: Graduate 2. Improve skills in physical examination. Audience: Graduate 3. Make a concise, yet thorough presentation to the attending, including your own assessment and plan Audience: Graduate 4. Describe the staging of neoplastic diseases. Audience: Graduate 5. Practice decision-making involved in the work-up and treatment planning of oncologic patients. Audience: Graduate 6. Describe the uses of different types of ionizing radiation in cancer treatment. Audience: Graduate 7. Demonstrate understanding of the use of radiation toward sparing normal tissues. Audience: Graduate 8. Observe and participate as allowed in procedures. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Prepare for consults. Audience: Graduate 2. Improve skills in physical examination. Audience: Graduate 3. Make a concise, yet thorough presentation to the attending, including your own assessment and plan Audience: Graduate 4. Describe the staging of neoplastic diseases. Audience: Graduate 5. Practice decision-making involved in the work-up and treatment planning of oncologic patients. Audience: Graduate 6. Describe the uses of different types of ionizing radiation in cancer treatment. Audience: Graduate 7. Demonstrate understanding of the use of radiation toward sparing normal tissues. Audience: Graduate 8. Observe and participate as allowed in procedures. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027