Abstract
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States and Western Europe. Approximately 60% of cancer patients receive radiation therapy. Although European medical schools have significantly improved oncologic training in the past decade (1), the United States has not, and radiation oncology is particularly underrepresented in US medical curricula (2). As survivorship from cancer continues to increase, medical practitioners throughout the world will need to know the basics of radiation therapy and its role in the multimodal management of cancers, outcomes, and toxicities.
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