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Brachytherapy team


The brachytherapy team

brachytherapy team

As brachytherapy is a specialized treatment, a highly-trained team of experts are responsible for carrying out the treatment.

The specialists involved in providing brachytherapy varies slightly between different countries, but below is a list of healthcare professionals that may be involved in your treatment.


  • Gynecological oncologist – also known as a gyne-oncologist, specialises in cervical cancer and is often responsible for developing treatment plans and overseeing treatment progress.

  • Oncology nurse specialist – responsible for administering any chemotherapy treatment, monitoring patient progress and providing any necessary aftercare.

  • Medical physicist – responsible for planning the radiation doses to precisely target the tumor with the correct amount of radiation to give the best chance of a cure.

  • Brachytherapy practitioner – also known as a radiation oncologist, responsible for administering the brachytherapy treatment.

  • Brachytherapy nurse – responsible for helping to prepare patients for  each part of the brachytherapy procedure and assist other healthcare professionals to deliver the treatment.

  • Treatment planning staff – ensure that the planning stage of the procedure is exact so that the treatment runs as smoothly as possible (the medical physicist is often the treatment planner).

  • Radiation safety staff – ensures safety procedures are met providing safety from unnecessary radiation exposure to both the patient and brachytherapy team.

Page last updated on 14 January 2011.

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