Outline
At the Department of Radiation Therapeutics and Oncology‚ clinical services‚ research, and education related to radiotherapy for all cancers are undertaken.
Research
Mainly clinical research related to radiotherapy is performed.
Education
Lectures are given to medical students or graduate students‚ and clinical clerkship is organized.
After the students enter our department‚ comprehensive training is provided at both our department and the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine for 3 years, since the certified radiologist exam is common.
Lectures & Courses
Our department teaches students and residents about cancer therapy from the radiation oncologist's perspective.
Every student/resident of this department aims to be a certified radiation oncologist.
Clinical Services & Other Works
All the staff members are engaged in performing external beam radiation therapy or high-dose-rate or low-dose-rate brachytherapy in the hospital.
A total of 763 patients, including 233 head and neck cancer patients‚ 167 urologic cancer patients‚ 83 breast cancer patients‚ 67 lung cancer patients‚ and 51 gynecologic cancer patients‚ were treated at our hospital in 2022.
Clinical Performances
Our department specializes in low-dose-rate brachytherapy for oral cancer patients.