Radiation Oncologists for Mesothelioma

Some of the nation’s top mesothelioma treatment centers are home to experienced radiation oncologists.

Top Mesothelioma Radiation Oncologists

Dr. Kenneth Rosenzweig

Mount Sinai Hospital

Dr. Kenneth Rosenzweig is a radiation oncologist at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. He specializes in radiation therapy for pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer, and he works with other mesothelioma experts to provide multimodal therapy that combines radiation with chemotherapy and surgery.

Dr. Charles B. Simone

Dr. Charles B. Simone is the chief medical officer of the New York Proton Center in New York City, which is the only facility in the state that offers proton radiation therapy. Simone specializes in the treatment of pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer using proton radiation therapy.

Dr. Ramesh Rengan

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Dr. Ramesh Rengan is the medical director of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Proton Therapy Center. He specializes in radiation oncology for pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer. Rengan works closely with a team of mesothelioma experts to provide multimodal therapy to mesothelioma patients.

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Dan G. Blazer III, M.D.

Surgical Oncology at Duke Cancer Center

Christian Rolfo, M.D.

Thoracic Oncology at University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center

Joel Neal, M.D.

Thoracic Oncology at Stanford Cancer Institute

Matthew A. Gubens, M.D.

Thoracic Oncology at UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Christine A. Ciunci, M.D.

Hematology at Penn Medicine Abramson Cancer Center

Keith Cengel, M.D.

Radiation Oncology at Penn Medicine Abramson Cancer Center

Anthony R. Lanfranco, M.D.

Pulmonology at Penn Medicine Abramson Cancer Center

Sharmila Roy Chowdhury, M.D.

Surgical Oncologist, HIPEC at Medical City Plano

Andrew Haas, M.D.

Pulmonary Medicine at Penn Medicine Abramson Cancer Center

Rod L. Flynn, M.D.

Surgical Oncology at Christ Hospital Medical Center

Young Kwang Chae, M.D.

Medical Oncology at Robert Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center

Kevin El-Hayek, M.D.

Surgical Oncology at Cleveland Clinic Cancer Institute

Laurence H. Brinckerhoff, M.D.

Surgical Oncology at Tufts Medical Center

Christine L. Lau, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Virginia Cancer Specialists

R. Taylor Ripley, M.D.

Director, Mesothelioma Treatment Center at Baylor College of Medicine at Lung Institute at Baylor College of Medicine

Abraham Lebenthal, M.D.

Pleural Mesothelioma at VA Boston Healthcare System

Jacques Fontaine, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

Stephen Rosenberg, M.D.

Thoracic Malignancies at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

Robert B. Cameron, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery and Surgical Oncology at UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Martin D. Goodman, M.D.

Surgical Oncology at Tufts Medical Center

Mark Knab, M.D.

Surgical Oncology at Loyola University Medical Center

Mohammad Muhsin Chisti, M.D.

Hematology at Beaumont Cancer Institute

Gerard Abood, M.D.

Surgical Oncology at Loyola University Medical Center

Nabil Wasif, M.D.

Surgical Oncologist at Mayo Clinic Arizona

John A. Federico, M.D.

Thoracic Surgeon at Kalispell Regional Medical Center

Laura A. Lambert, M.D.

Surgical Oncologist at Huntsman Cancer Institute

John M. Kane III, M.D.

Surgical Oncologist at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Evan W. Alley, M.D.

Medical Oncologist at Cleveland Clinic Florida

David Grossman, M.D.

Medical Oncologist at Cleveland Clinic Cancer Institute

Fabian Johnston, M.D.

Surgical Oncologist at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Bayview

Michael R. Shafique, M.D.

Medical Oncologist at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

Alberto A. Chiappori, M.D.

Medical Oncologist at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

Toufik Djemil, M.D.

Radiation Oncologist at Cleveland Clinic Florida

Randall Zuckerman, M.D.

Surgical Oncologist at Kalispell Regional Medical Center

Evan S. Ong, M.D.

Surgical Oncologist at Swedish Medical Center

Alex Spira, M.D.

Medical Oncologist at Virginia Cancer Specialists

Francisco Robert-Vizcarrondo, M.D.

Medical Oncologist at University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center

Ryan Holbrook, M.D.

Surgical Oncologist at Cancer Center Northwest

Jennifer Gnerlich, M.D.

Surgical Oncologist at Ochsner Medical Center

Wesam Ahmed, M.D.

Medical Oncologist at Cleveland Clinic Florida

Bruno Bastos, M.D.

Medical Oncologist at Cleveland Clinic Florida

Ramaswamy Govindan, M.D.

Medical Oncologist at Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center

Alexander Patterson, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center

Benjamin Kozower, M.D.

Thoracic Surgeon at Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center

Kevin Becker, M.D.

Medical Oncologist at Maimonides Medical Center

K. Adam Lee, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Jupiter Medical Center

Charles B. Simone, M.D.

Radiation Oncologist at New York Proton Center

Jason P. Shaw, M.D.

Director of General Thoracic Surgery at Maimonides Medical Center

Igor Brichkov, M.D.

Thoracic Surgeon at Maimonides Medical Center

Ory Wiesel, M.D.

Thoracic Surgeon at Maimonides Medical Center

James Ohr, M.D.

Medical Oncologist at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Harmik Soukiasian, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Samuel Oschin Cancer Center at Cedars-Sinai

Ani Balmanoukian, M.D.

IM/Hematology/Oncology at Samuel Oschin Cancer Center at Cedars-Sinai

Chadrick Denlinger, M.D.

Cardiothoracic surgery at Hollings Cancer Center at the University of South Carolina

Kenneth Rosenzweig, M.D.

Thoracic Malignancies at Mount Sinai Hospital

Ramesh Rengan, M.D.

Novel Radiation Treatment at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Fadi Braiteh, M.D.

Thoracic Oncology at Nevada Comprehensive Cancer Center

Prakash Neupane, M.D.

Hematology & Thoracic Oncology at University of Kansas Medical Center

Rachel E. Sanborn, M.D.

Medical Oncology at Providence Cancer Institute Oregon

Marianna Koczywas, M.D.

Thoracic Oncology at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

Mecker Moller, M.D.

Surgical Oncologist at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Arek Z. Dudek, M.D.

Medical Oncology at Regions Hospital Cancer Care Center

George Salti, M.D.

Complex General Surgical Oncology at University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago

Lana Schumacher, M.D.

Thoracic Surgeon at Allegheny General Hospital

Shanel Bhagwandin, M.D.

Cytoreductive Surgery with HIPEC at Jupiter Medical Center

Henning A. Gaissert, M.D.

Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital

Hugh G. Auchincloss, M.D.

Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital

James C. Cusack, M.D.

Peritoneal Surface Malignancies at Massachusetts General Hospital

David Sugarbaker, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Lung Institute at Baylor College of Medicine

Suzanne Schiffman, M.D.

Complex Abdominal Malignancies at Allegheny General Hospital

Armando Sardi, M.D.

Peritoneal Mesothelioma at Mercy Medical Center

Vadim Gushchin, M.D.

Peritoneal Surface Malignancies at Mercy Medical Center

Eugene Choi, M.D.

Peritoneal Surface Malignancies at Lung Institute at Baylor College of Medicine

Michael D. Kluger, M.D.

Peritoneal Mesothelioma at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

Kiran Turaga, M.D.

Surgical Treatment of Abdominal and Peritoneal Diseases at University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

John Hibbeln, M.D.

Radiology at Loyola University Medical Center

Muaiad Kittaneh, M.D.

Hematology/Oncology at Loyola University Medical Center

Syed Osman Ali, M.D.

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Loyola University Medical Center

Jason M. Foster, M.D.

Surgical Oncology at University of Nebraska Medical Center

Matthew Steliga, M.D.

Thoracic Oncology at Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute

Michael S. Mulligan, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Farhood Farjah, M.D.

Thoracic Oncology at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Bernardo Goulart, M.D.

Thoracic Oncology at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Adam Lackey, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Staten Island University Hospital

Aaron S. Mansfield, M.D.

Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma Immunotherapy at Mayo Clinic Minnesota

Bryan Burt, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Lung Institute at Baylor College of Medicine

Frank V. Fossella, M.D.

Medical Oncology at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Ritsuko U. Komaki, M.D.

Radiation Oncology at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Mark Ferguson, M.D.

Lung Cancer, Esophageal Cancer at University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

Heber MacMahon, M.D.

Lung Diseases at University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

Christopher Wigfield, M.D.

Lung Transplantation at University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

Alexandra Funaki, M.D.

Interstitial Lung Disease at University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

Renuka Malik, M.D.

Radiology at University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

Robert Ramirez, M.D.

Lung Cancer, Pleural Mesothelioma, Research at Ochsner Medical Center

Rama Balaraman, M.D.

Medical Oncology, Hematology at Florida Cancer Affiliates

Scott Celinski, M.D.

Abdominal Cancers at Surgical Oncology Specialists

Tirrell Johnson, M.D.

Medical Oncology at UF Health Cancer Center at Orlando Health

Robert Cerfolio, M.D.

Robotic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center

Linda Garland, M.D.

Medical Oncology at Arizona Cancer Center

Helen Ross, M.D.

Hematology/Oncology at Mayo Clinic Arizona

Jay M. Lee, M.D.

Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery at UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

David Jablons, M.D.

Thoracic Oncology at UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Joel Baumgartner, M.D.

Surgical Oncology at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center

Thierry M. Jahan, M.D.

Hematology/Oncology at UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Heather Wakelee, M.D.

Medical Oncology at Stanford Cancer Institute

Mark W. Lischner, M.D.

Pulmonology at Pulmonary Medicine Associates Medical Group

Michael Weyant, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at University of Colorado Cancer Center

John Mitchell, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery at University of Colorado Cancer Center

Robert Meguid, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery at University of Colorado School of Medicine

Frank C. Detterbeck, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Yale New Haven Health Smilow Cancer Hospital

Scott N. Gettinger, M.D.

Medical Oncology at Yale New Haven Health Smilow Cancer Hospital

Roy H. Decker, M.D.

Therapeutic Radiology/Surgery at Yale New Haven Health Smilow Cancer Hospital

Lynn D. Wilson, M.D.

Therapeutic Radiology at Yale New Haven Health Smilow Cancer Hospital

Jack A. Elias, M.D.

Internal Medicine: Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine at Yale New Haven Health Smilow Cancer Hospital

Michael Kashgarian, M.D.

Surgical Pathology at Yale New Haven Health Smilow Cancer Hospital

Charles Mulligan, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Christiana Care Helen F. Graham Cancer Center

Tawee Tanvetyanon, M.D.

Medical Oncology, Hematology at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

Scott Antonia, M.D.

Medical Oncology at Duke Cancer Center

Bela Kis, M.D.

Interventional Radiology at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

Sophie Dessureault, M.D.

Gastrointestinal Oncology at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center

Dao Nguyen, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Eric Sommers, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery at Florida Heart & Lung Surgery

Luis Herrera, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at UF Health Cancer Center at Orlando Health

Farid Gharagozloo, M.D.

Robotic Thoracic Surgery at AdventHealth Celebration

Nestor Villamizar, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Dong M. Shin, M.D.

Hematology and Medical Oncology at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Daniel Miller, M.D.

General Thoracic Surgery at Cancer Treatment Centers of America

Seth Force, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Michele Carbone, M.D.

Anatomic Pathology at University of Hawaii Cancer Center

Hedy Lee Kindler, M.D.

Gastrointestinal Oncology at University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

Ravi Salgia, M.D.

Thoracic Oncology at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

Wickii Thambiah Vigneswaran, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery at Loyola University Medical Center

Marta Batus, M.D.

Medical Oncology at Rush University Medical Center

Nasser H. Hanna, M.D.

Medical Oncology at Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center

Francis D. Sheski, M.D.

Pulmonary Critical Care at Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center

W. Charles Conway, M.D.

Peritoneal surface malignancies, complex oncologic surgeries at Ridley-Tree Cancer Center

Brian Pettiford, M.D.

Pleural Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer at Ochsner Medical Center

Tracey Weigel, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Westchester Medical Center

Seth D. Blank, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at MaineGeneral Medical Center

Joseph S. Friedberg, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center

Richard Alexander, M.D.

Surgical Oncology at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

James Donahue, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center

Raffit Hassan, M.D.

Medical Oncology at National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research

Stephen C. Yang, M.D.

General Surgery, Thoracic Surgery at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Bayview

Petr Hausner, M.D.

Medical Oncology at Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Richard Battafarano, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Bayview

David Schrump, M.D.

Thoracic Oncology at National Institutes of Health

Julie Renee Brahmer, M.D.

Medical Oncology at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Bayview

Jesus Esquivel, M.D.

Surgical Oncology at Frederick Regional Health System

Raphael Bueno, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital

Scott J. Swanson, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital

Marcelo DaSilva, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at AdventHealth Orlando

Elizabeth Baldini, M.D.

Thoracic Radiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital

Jennifer Bellon, M.D.

Thoracic Radiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital

Bruce Johnson, M.D.

Medical Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Pasi A. Janne, M.D.

Thoracic Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Richard Kradin, M.D.

Immunopathology of Lung Disease at Massachusetts General Hospital

Shirish Gadgeel, M.D.

Medical Oncology at Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Miguel Alvelo-Rivera, M.D.

Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery at MidMichigan Medical Center-Midland

Craig W. Stevens, M.D.

Radiation Oncology at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak

Richard Berri, M.D.

General Surgery at Van Elslander Cancer Center

Gregory P. Kalemkerian, M.D.

Internal Medicine at University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Robert Kratzke, M.D.

Medical Oncology/Thoracic Oncology at Masonic Cancer Center - University of Minnesota

Traves D. Crabtree, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery at SIU Cardiothoracic Surgery at Simmons Cancer Center

Brian W. Loggie, M.D.

Surgical Oncology at CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center

Nicholas J. Vogelzang, M.D.

Medical Oncology at Nevada Comprehensive Cancer Center

Raja Michael Flores, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital

Daniel M. Labow, M.D.

Surgical Oncology at Mount Sinai Hospital

Andrea Wolf, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital

Harvey Pass, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center

Sai Yendamuri, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Jessica Donington, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center

Roman Perez-Soler, M.D.

Medical Oncology at Montefiore Medical Center

Stephen M. Levin (deceased), M.D.

Occupational Medicine at St. Johns Riverside Hospital

Daniel H. Sterman, M.D.

Thoracic Pulmonology at NYU Langone Medical Center

Edward Levine, M.D.

Surgical Oncology at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

David H. Harpole Jr., M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Duke Cancer Center

Betty Tong, M.D.

Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at Duke Cancer Center

James Stevenson, M.D.

Hematology/Oncology at Cleveland Clinic Cancer Institute

Sudish Murthy, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Cancer Institute

Nathan Pennell, M.D.

Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer, Clinical Trials at Cleveland Clinic Cancer Institute

David Carbone, M.D.

Thoracic Oncology at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

Rodney Landreneau, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at UPMC Altoona Hillman Cancer Center

Walter J. Scott, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Abington Hospital-Jefferson Health

Stacey Su, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Fox Chase Cancer Center

Prashant C. Shah, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery at Fox Chase Cancer Center

Hossein Borghaei, M.D.

Medical Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center

Gregory Lubiniecki, M.D.

Medical Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center

Joseph Treat, M.D.

Medical Surgery at Fox Chase Cancer Center

J.F. Pingpank Jr., M.D.

Peritoneal Mesothelioma at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Antoinette Wozniak, M.D.

Thoracic Oncology at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

David L. Bartlett, M.D.

Surgical Oncology at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

James Luketich, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Matthew Schuchert, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Neil Christie, M.D.

Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center

Corey J. Langer, M.D.

Thoracic Oncology at Penn Medicine Abramson Cancer Center

Giorgos Karakousis, M.D.

Endocrine and Oncologic Surgery at Penn Medicine Abramson Cancer Center

Taine Pechet, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at University of Pennsylvania Health System

Sunil Singhal, M.D.

Thoracic Oncology at Penn Medicine Abramson Cancer Center

John C. Kucharczuk, M.D.

Thoracic Oncology at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Steven M. Albelda, M.D.

Thoracic Oncology at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Alice Boylan, M.D.

Pulmonary Medicine at Hollings Cancer Center at the University of South Carolina

Carol Sherman, M.D.

Thoracic malignancies at Hollings Cancer Center at the University of South Carolina

Eric S. Lambright, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Timothy Scott Blackwell, M.D.

Pulmonology, Cancer Biology at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

George Simon, M.D.

Pleural Mesothelioma at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Pavan Mukesh Jhaveri, M.D.

Radiation Oncology at Lung Institute at Baylor College of Medicine

Jun Zhang, M.D.

Hematology & Oncology at Lung Institute at Baylor College of Medicine

Anita Lyn Sabichi, M.D.

Medical Oncology at Lung Institute at Baylor College of Medicine

David P. Mason, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas

Kemp Kernstine, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Jonathan E. Dowell, M.D.

Internal Medicine, Oncology and Hematology at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Anne Tsao, M.D.

Medical Oncology at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Stephen Swisher, M.D.

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

David C. Rice, M.D.

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Claire F. Verschraegen, M.D.

Medical Oncology at University of Vermont Medical Center

Eric Vallieres, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Swedish Medical Center

Alexander Farivar, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery at Swedish Medical Center

Paul H. Sugarbaker, M.D.

Surgical Oncology at Washington (D.C.) Cancer Institute at Washington Hospital Center

H. Ian Robins, M.D.

Medical Oncology at University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center

Mario Gasparri, M.D.

Cardiothoracic Surgery at Froedtert Hospital and Medical College of Wisconsin

Rafael Santana-Davila, M.D.

Lung, Head and Neck Cancers at Froedtert Hospital and Medical College of Wisconsin

Feng-Ming (Spring) Kong, M.D.

Radiation Oncology at UH Cleveland Medical Center

Frank Mott, M.D.

Clinical Affairs at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Andrew Mellor, M.D.

Cancer Immunology at Augusta University Cancer Center

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What is Radiation Oncology?

Radiation oncology is one of the three main specialties of oncology. The other two are surgical and medical oncology.

Radiation oncologists work closely with other members of a multidisciplinary cancer care team. This includes other oncologists, oncology nurses, pathologists and diagnostic radiologists.

Radiation therapy is a common treatment option for people diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma. It is typically combined with surgery and chemotherapy as part of a multimodal treatment plan.

As with surgical and medical oncologists, radiation oncologists can specialize in treating certain cancers.

Pleural mesothelioma patients should receive radiation therapy from an oncologist with experience treating this rare cancer. This includes thoracic radiologists who work for mesothelioma cancer centers.

Meeting with a Radiation Oncologist

Before a mesothelioma patient receives radiation therapy, they will go through an initial consultation with a radiation oncologist.

The radiation oncologist will discuss the best approach for your case. The most common type of radiation therapy for mesothelioma is intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). This is a form of external-beam radiation therapy.

IMRT uses specialized equipment to aim high-energy X-rays at mesothelioma tumors. A linear accelerator moves around a patient’s body to attack the cancer from multiple angles with varying levels of intensity.

This type of radiation therapy is considered safer for pleural mesothelioma patients because it is tailored to the exact size and shape of the tumor site. Older forms of radiation therapy carry a higher risk of damaging the heart and lungs.

IMRT is one of the most sophisticated forms of radiation therapy. It takes an experienced radiation oncologist and a specialized radiation treatment center to administer it.

A radiation oncologist will explain how often treatments will be given — typically five times a week over a five- or six-week period — and what to expect from the treatment.

Once treatment ends, mesothelioma patients will have follow-up appointments where their radiation oncologist will monitor their recovery and watch for side effects.

If radiation therapy is given after surgery or in conjunction with chemotherapy, radiation oncologists will report how well the treatment is working to a patient’s medical or surgical oncologist.

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Training for Radiation Oncologists

In the U.S., radiation oncologists undergo four years of residency after completing a one-year internship.

After completing this residency, radiation oncologists are able to treat adult and pediatric cancer patients. Additional radiation oncology fellowships include image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) and brachytherapy.

Specialization of radiation oncologists — such as thoracic radiology — is based on job availability and research interests.

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