Radiology Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2085R0001X
HealthProviders DB is a comprehensive database of healthcare providers, including a complete directory of all Radiation Oncology Physicians.
As of today, the following are the total number of Radiation Oncology Physicians nationally, in your state, and near your location.
Medicare
The following are the total number of Radiation Oncology Physicians who accept Medicare in your state, the number who have opted out of Medicare, and the total number excluded from participation in Medicare nationwide.
Alaska – Alabama – Armed Forces Pacific – Arkansas – American Samoa – Arizona – California – Colorado – Connecticut – District of Columbia – Delaware – Florida – Federated States of Micronesia – Georgia – Guam – Hawaii – Iowa – Idaho – Illinois – Indiana – Kansas – Kentucky – Louisiana – Massachusetts – Maryland – Maine – Marshall Islands – Michigan – Minnesota – Missouri – Northern Mariana Islands – Mississippi – Montana – North Carolina – North Dakota – Nebraska – New Hampshire – New Jersey – New Mexico – Nevada – New York – Ohio – Oklahoma – Oregon – Pennsylvania – Puerto Rico – Palau – Rhode Island – South Carolina – South Dakota – Tennessee – Texas – Utah – Virginia – Virgin Islands – Vermont – Washington – Wisconsin – West Virginia – Wyoming
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What do Radiation Oncology Physicians do?
Radiation oncology physicians specialize in using high-energy radiation to treat cancer and other diseases, overseeing treatment planning and delivery for patients.
They collaborate with medical physicists and dosimetrists to create customized plans, using imaging technologies like CT and MRI to target tumors and protect healthy tissue precisely.
Their responsibilities include assessing patient conditions, selecting the best radiation techniques such as external beam radiation therapy or brachytherapy, and monitoring treatment progress and potential side effects.
Responsibilities
Cancer Treatment: They specialize in using radiation to treat cancerous tumors, aiming to cure or control the disease.
Treatment Planning: Radiation oncologists are involved in the detailed planning of each patient’s treatment. This includes:
- CT Simulation: Performing a CT scan to map the tumor and surrounding organs precisely.
- Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT): Using imaging during treatment to ensure accurate delivery of radiation.
- Contouring: Delineating the precise areas to be treated (the tumor) and the organs at risk (OARs) to protect them.
Treatment Delivery: They oversee the different forms of radiation therapy, selecting the most appropriate method, such as external beams from a linear accelerator or placing radioactive sources internally (brachytherapy).
Collaboration: Radiation oncologists work as part of a multidisciplinary team, collaborating with other oncologists, surgeons, medical physicists, and dosimetrists to develop the best treatment approach for the patient.
Patient Care: They manage and monitor the patient’s response to treatment, explain potential side effects, and provide support to the patient and their family.
Types of Radiation Therapy
External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT): Radiation is delivered from a machine outside the body.
Brachytherapy: Radioactive sources are placed directly inside or near the tumor.
Radiopharmaceuticals: Using radioactive drugs.
Other Specialty Radiologists
Body Imaging Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2085B0100X
A Radiology doctor of Osteopathy who specializes in Body Imaging.
Diagnostic Neuroimaging Radiology Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2085D0003X
A licensed physician who has completed a residency program in Neurology, and who has additional training, experience, and competence in the standards of performance and interpretation of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI / MRA) of the head, spine, and peripheral nerves, and Computed Tomography (CT) of the head and spine.
Physicians are trained in the administration of contrast media and the recognition and treatment of adverse reactions to contrast media.
Neuroimaging training encompasses thorough knowledge of clinical neurology, neurophysiology, neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, neuropharmacology, and the dynamics of cerebrospinal fluid circulation.
Physicians possess special expertise in the technical aspects and clinical applications of each of the modalities and techniques of neuroimaging.
Diagnostic Radiology Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2085R0202X
A radiologist who utilizes X-rays, radionuclides, ultrasound, and electromagnetic radiation to diagnose and treat disease.
Diagnostic Ultrasound Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2085U0001X
A Radiology doctor of Osteopathy who specializes in Diagnostic Ultrasound.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine Radiology Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2085H0002X
A radiologist with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses.
This specialist collaborates with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life by addressing the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of both the patient and the family throughout the disease, the dying process, and beyond.
This specialist has expertise in assessing patients with advanced disease and relieving distressing symptoms. They coordinate interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues, use specialized care systems, including hospice, manage the imminently dying patient, and make legal and ethical decisions in end-of-life care.
Neuroradiology Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2085N0700X
A radiologist who diagnoses and treats diseases utilizing imaging procedures as they relate to the brain, spine and spinal cord, head, neck, and organs of special sense in adults and children.
Nuclear Radiology Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2085N0904X
A radiologist who is involved in the analysis and imaging of radionuclides and radiolabeled substances in vitro and in vivo for diagnosis and the administration of radionuclides and radiolabeled substances for the treatment of disease.
Pediatric Radiology Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2085P0229X
A radiologist who is proficient in all forms of diagnostic imaging as it pertains to the treatment of diseases in the newborn, infant, child, and adolescent.
This specialist knows about both imaging and interventional procedures related to the care and management of children’s diseases.
A pediatric radiologist must be highly knowledgeable of all organ systems as they relate to growth and development, congenital malformations, diseases peculiar to infants and children, and diseases that begin in childhood but cause substantial residual impairment in adulthood.
Radiological Physics Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2085R0205X
A radiological physicist deals with the diagnostic and therapeutic applications of X-rays, gamma rays from sealed sources, ultrasonic radiation, and radio-frequency radiation.
They also manage the equipment associated with their production and use, including radiation safety.
Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 2085R0204X
A radiologist who diagnoses and treats diseases using various radiologic imaging modalities.