At the University of Florida’s Department of Radiation Oncology, medical physics residents will gain hands-on experience across a broad spectrum of advanced radiation therapy technologies and modalities. The program is structured to provide competence in treatment planning, machine commissioning and QA, workflow integration, adaptive techniques, and novel modalities.
Precautions related to cancer patients receiving radioactive isotope treatments such as PLUVICTO and LUTATHERA After radioligand cancer treatment, radiation will be present in the recipient’s body, blood, and urine. The radioactive material will be naturally eliminated from the body via excretion and decay, resulting in a rapid decrease in…
What you need to know before, during, and after treatment.
When Karen Weatherman thought she was out of options in her fight against advanced pancreatic cancer, a treatment newly available at UF Health came to her rescue. On Oct. 6, Weatherman began getting treatment with a novel radiopharmaceutical agent, Lutathera, under the care of Robert Zlotecki, MD, PhD, UF Radiation…
In collaboration with Novartis, the UF Health Radiation Oncology and Genitourinary Oncology teams will begin screening eligible patients for the PSMAfore trial, which examines a new highly targeted, systemic radiopharmaceutical therapy for men with castrate-resistant prostate cancer. Men with metastatic prostate…
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Nationally ranked in 6 adult specialties and 6 pediatric specialties and rated high performing in 4 adult specialties and 5 procedures and conditions.
DEFINING OPTIMAL TREATMENTS
The seminar has three concurrent programs for radiation therapy, oncology nursing, and radiation oncology.
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Our Mission is to prevent, detect, treat and ultimately cure cancer while addressing the unique challenges of the cancer burden faced by the people we serve.
