Radiation Oncology in Florida

Specialty Groups

At Mayo Clinic in Florida, radiation oncologists work with doctors in other specialties to design a course of treatment appropriate for your type of cancer. Radiation oncologists work closely with medical oncologists, surgeons and other doctors to coordinate your care. Our radiation therapists who deliver the radiation treatments planned by doctors have extensive experience. They can appreciate how patients feel going through treatment and help lessen fears about the radiation therapy process.

Teams of specialists are organized based on the location of the cancer. Board-certified radiation oncologists are members of each disease site team, such as:

• Brain/neurological
• Breast
• Gastrointestinal (anus, colon, rectum, esophagus, hepatobiliary, pancreas, stomach)
• Genitourinary (bladder, kidney, prostate, testis)
• Gynecologic (cervix, ovary, uterus, vulva, vagina)
• Head and neck
• Lung
• Lymphoma, leukemia
• Melanoma, other skin cancers
• Sarcoma (bone, soft tissue)

Each disease site team is independent, but all teams work together to develop diagnostic and treatment algorithms (step-by-step procedures), and guidelines for patient evaluation and care.