Your doctor can only provide you with the right radiation treatment if the machines that deliver radiation treatment are reliable. Mechanical problems, calibration errors, or other problems with the machines that deliver radiation treatment can be dangerous. While your oncology team may not have created…
As a patient, you are dependent not only on your oncologist but also on the manufacturers of radiation equipment to keep you safe. When radiation equipment is sold to hospitals, they are often set, or calibrated, to have a certain margin of error. That way,…
Radiation is often recommended to treat tumors on the spine. When radiation treatment is successful, it can treat cancerous tumors, prevent tumors from coming back, shrink tumors to make spinal surgery less risky, and eliminate the need for some spinal surgeries. However, radiation to the…
Soon after your cancer diagnosis, you may find yourself with a team of physicians who will all play a part in your treatment. You have the right to know who does what and what qualifications each doctor has to treat your condition. If radiation is…