Cancer Care at The Enoch Callaway Cancer Center at West Georgia Health System

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Meet Your Cancer Care Team

Medical Radiation Physicist: works closely with the Radiation Oncologist to plan the best treatment for the patient. The Radiation Physicist is responsible for making sure the machines run accurately, checking the work of the dosimetrist and making sure the patient is receiving the radiation that the physician has prescribed.

Radiation Oncologist:  physician who oversees and prescribes the patient’s radiation therapy treatments.  He works closely with the medical oncologists, the surgeons, the urologists and other physicians to plan the best care for the patient. Meet our Radiation Oncologist.

Radiation Therapist:  administers daily radiation therapy treatments under the direction of the Radiation Oncologist.  Radiation therapists also chart daily doses and monitor patients for radiation side effects.

Registered Nurse:  provides nursing care throughout the treatment as well as assists with managing side effects.

Tumor Registrar: responsible for submitting Enoch Callaway Cancer Center’s cancer date to the State of Georgia for a state cancer database.  The tumor registrar reports all diagnoses of cancer, including what type, stage at presentation, how it was treated and other information from our service area.  The state uses this information to report cancer incidences and trends for Georgia and to compare it to national cancer data.

Your cancer care team will help you develop the best treatment plan for you.

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