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Taking care of cancer patients at the time of radiation is the duty performed by Radiation Oncologists. Prescribing treatment procedures and developing strategies to the cancer patents are the works done by them. They specialize in identifying and treating the side effects caused by radiation therapies on human beings.

To pursue your career as a radiation oncologist after BSc in radiology, the person should go for the MD Radiotherapy course which is for 3years. You need to have an MBBS degree or a BDS, D.H.M.S , B.H.M.S, B.A.M.S , B.A.S.M., B.E.M.S., B.I.A.M.S , B.Pharma, etc or M.D(A.M.) degree to pursue this post graduation course. The selection process for this course is totally based on the cut-off obtained in National Eligibility Entrance Test – PG (NEET-PG).

After completing a course in Radiotherapy, you will be eligible to work as Radiation Oncologist, Radiation Therapist, Radiology Technicians, Ultrasound Technician, and CT Scan Technologist. Industries like, healthcare, hospitals, integrative healthcare clinics, public health clinics, college health center will hire Radiation Oncologist.

Hope this will help you, All the best...!