Patient Care
What to Expect
When a patient chooses radiation therapy at the Tri-Cities Cancer Center, care begins with a personalized treatment plan created by our on-site radiation oncology physicians. Once the plan is established, radiation therapy is administered each day by the Center’s radiation technologists. Throughout your treatment, care is a collaborative effort between Center staff, the on-site oncology physicians, and the patient’s other healthcare providers.
Once you have been diagnosed with cancer and you have been referred to the Tri-Cities Cancer Center, you will progress along the following steps for your radiation treatment:
Consultation
- Meet with your radiation oncologist
- Physical examination
- Learn how radiation can help you
Simulation
- Lays the ground work to develop your radiation administration plan
Begin treatment
- Usually one week to 10 days after simulation
- A staff member will call to tell you when you will begin
Weekly meeting with doctors
- You will see your radiation oncologist every Monday and as needed while you are receiving therapy
Finish treatment
- On your last treatment day you will be given an appointment card for a three month follow up appointment
Follow up care
- Your radiation oncologist will set up a follow up schedule with you