This course is designed for students interested in pursuing radiation oncology as a career or for those who have an interest in oncology. It will be tailored to the student's level and interest. Each student will receive a schedule and is assigned to work with various attending radiation oncologists during the rotation. The student will be responsible for attending multi-disciplinary and radiation oncology clinics, performing pertinent history and physical exams on specified patients, observing bracytherapy cases, learning about dosimetry and radiation planning. The student and attending physician will then discuss the pertinent oncologic findings, radiation therapy specific plan as well as overall treatment plan. The student will be responsible for attending all morning conferences, tumor boards, and cancer center conferences with their assigned attending physician.

At the end of the four-week elective, the student will:
1. Be able to perform history and physical examinations on cancer patients.
2. Be familiar with the presentation, diagnosis, work-up and treatment of cancer patients receiving radiation therapy.
3. Understand the role of radiation therapy in the palliative, curative, and multi-modality setting.
4. Understand the acute and long term effects of radiation therapy.
5. Understand the treatment planning and delivery of various radiation therapy modalities including external beam, brachytherapy, and stereotactic radiation.