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Program Description
The four-year Radiation Oncology Residency Program at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville is designed to prepare physicians for a career in Radiation Oncology. The objective of the residency program is to educate and train physicians to be skillful in the practice of radiation oncology, and to be caring and compassionate in the treatment of patients. At the completion of the program, physicians are ready for the demands of private practice, academic practice, or a fellowship program.
In accordance with the American Board of Radiology (ABR) for board eligibility, Mayo requires successful completion of a clinical year in the United States prior to commencing its four-year Radiation Oncology Residency Program.
Radiation therapy is an integral component in the successful management
and treatment of cancer, which usually involves surgery, radiation
therapy, chemotherapy, or a combination.
Mayo Clinic continues to be innovative and set the standard in
patient evaluation and management, as well as technical delivery
of radiotherapy. New techniques include:
- New methods of patient immobilization allowing
body stereotactic treatment
- The development of computer technology that permits
the delivery of three-dimensional conformal and intensity-modulated
radiation therapy
- Rapid, fully automated multi-field treatment
- Respiratory gated treatments
The Radiation Oncology Residency at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville
is designed to prepare physicians for the demands of private practice,
academic practice or a fellowship program. In accordance with the
American Board of Radiology (ABR) for board eligibility, Mayo Clinic
requires successful completion of a clinical year prior to commencing
its four-year Radiation Oncology Residency Program.
Also see American Board of Radiology
(ABR).
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