Radiation treatment - a couple of basic questions

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3Putt from South Carolina - 12 Mar 2007 21:20 GMT

Isn't a radiation oncologist always the one to perform the radiation
treatment and not the urologist? Once a radiation oncologist is involved in
the actual cancer treatments, how necessary is it to continue referring back
to the urologist? (I had radiation seeding on 29 December, and my first
follow-on PSA is the first week of April)

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Steve Jordan - 12 Mar 2007 21:29 GMT

On March 12 3Putt wrote:

> Isn't a radiation oncologist always the one to perform the radiation
> treatment and not the urologist?

It should be.

> Once a radiation oncologist is involved in
> the actual cancer treatments, how necessary is it to continue referring back
> to the urologist?

I do not believe that it is at all necessary. I doubt that a surgeon
(who did not "get it all" else why the RT?) would have anything much to
add. His job was finished with the surgery.

(I had radiation seeding on 29 December, and my first

> follow-on PSA is the first week of April)

Here's hoping....

Regards,

Steve J

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Doug - 12 Mar 2007 23:45 GMT

I had seeds in July 2004 and only went back to my Uro once after that to
check in at 90 days. After that I just had a blood draw by my family doc
every 90 days and reported that to my radiation oncologist.

Doug

> Isn't a radiation oncologist always the one to perform the radiation
> treatment and not the urologist? Once a radiation oncologist is involved in
> the actual cancer treatments, how necessary is it to continue referring back
> to the urologist? (I had radiation seeding on 29 December, and my first
> follow-on PSA is the first week of April)

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