In general, the one-month rotation of RO300 is not sufficient time to design and implement even a simple research project. Longer rotations in the department's oncology research laboratories are also available. Coia et al. This is the traditional book that is purchased by medical students for this course. The staging manual is important for anyone who is interested in any field of oncology.
Copies are available at many locations throughout the dept.
This massive textbook is available at the med school library or in multiple locations throughout the radiation oncology dept. The results of major large randomized trials in oncology that may be of interest to medical students are usually published in the New England Journal of Medicine , Lancet , or the Journal of Clinical Oncology . These journals occasionally have good review articles on important topics in oncology as well. Consultation, including decision to irradiate 2. Pre-radiation workup, including staging, dental evaluation, nutritional assessment 3.