Title:

Clinical Radiation Oncology: A Team Effort

Speaker:

Dr. Aparna Kesarwala

Affiliation:

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine

When:

Thursday, December 2, 2021 at 11:00:00 AM   Add to Calendar

Where:

https://bluejeans.com/730433904/7194 Building

Host:

Nolan Hertel
dbrown360@gatech.edu
4043855502

Abstract

In order to safely and effectively treat cancer patients with radiation therapy, we need a team. A radiation oncology team is comprised of many different types of individuals, including radiation oncologists, medical physicists, dosimetrists, radiation therapists, and nurses. In this presentation, Dr. Kesarwala will discuss the clinical workflow of modern radiation oncology practice, with a particular focus on the role of medical physics and interactions between radiation oncologists and medical physicists. A brief discussion of some current research topics in medical physics will also be included.

Biography

Aparna H. Kesarwala, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Winship Cancer Institute and the Emory University School of Medicine. She is a physician-scientist with a clinical focus in thoracic cancers and a research focus at the interface among radiation oncology and biology, cancer cell metabolism, and molecular imaging. Her research program is currently supported by an NCI Pathway to Independence Award and a Melanoma Research Alliance Young Investigator Award. Dr. Kesarwala currently serves on the American Board of Radiology (ABR) Radiation and Cancer Biology Committee, as Biology Track Chair for the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Annual Meeting, and on the Admissions Committee for the Emory MD/PhD program.