Radiation Oncology (RAON)

This didactic course will provide an overview of major concepts of caring for a patient with malignant disease. Physicians from Temple University Hospital Cancer Center will discuss diagnosis, staging, role of treatment modalities including surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and interventional radiology, supportive care and long term follow up for a cancer patient.

This course will enable students to develop a basic understanding of the fund of knowledge and types of medical problems seen in this specialty; to develop a basic understanding of the medical decision making process involved in the practice; and to develop an understanding of and practice of medical interpersonal communication and professionalism.