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| A person who makes sure that the radiation machine delivers the right amount of radiation to the correct site in the body. The physicist works with the radiation oncologist to choose the treatment schedule and dose that has the best chance of killing the most cancer cells. |
Previous Definitions: | radiation enteritis, radiation fibrosis, radiation necrosis, radiation nurse, radiation oncologist | Next Definitions: | radiation surgery, radiation therapist, radiation therapy, radical cystectomy, radical hysterectomy |
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