Radiation Oncology

The Department of Radiation Oncology is committed to conducting cutting-edge research, delivering high-quality cancer care, and training tomorrow’s physicians, medical physicists, and radiation therapy healthcare professionals.

Welcome to Radiation Oncology

As part of Emory University School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, the Department of Radiation Oncology is leading the way in research of innovative radiotherapy technologies and treatment options, providing advanced, personalized clinical care by world-class doctors and cancer care professionals, and robust training programs for the next generation of radiation oncology specialists.

The Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology is Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil.

About Us

Education and Training

To train radiation oncologists and medical physicists to be leaders in our field, we offer two residency programs. In addition, we also host training programs in dosimetry and radiation therapy.

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Research

Research benefits our patients. Investigative research and discoveries in our laboratories fuel advances in cancer biology, medical physics, biomedical imaging and more.

Patient Care

The Emory Department of Radiation Oncology is committed to using the latest technologies in order to provide highly individualized treatment for our patients.

Radiation oncologist Dr. Shannon Kahn with a patient..

Divisions

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

The Department of Radiation Oncology is part of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Georgia's only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center.

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Department News

More Department News

Emory Radiation Oncology welcomes new physicians and medical physicists September 16, 2024

The Emory Department of Radiation Oncology welcomes new faculty to include five physicians, five medical physicists and a health services researcher along with two new clinical medical physicists.

Collage of new radiation oncology physicians and medical physicists

Castillo elected as Fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine August 1, 2024

Winship medical physicist and researcher Richard Castillo, PhD, associate professor of radiation oncology at Emory University School of Medicine, has been elected a Fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM).

Department of Radiation Oncology extends prestigious APEx accreditation January 24, 2024

Emory's Department of Radiation Oncology has earned the prestigious Accreditation Program for Excellence (APEx) distinction from the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) for four Winship Cancer Institute locations.

Winship News

Emory nursing school receives $3.3 million grant to study head and neck cancer immunotherapy Sep. 19, 2024

The National Cancer Institute has awarded a $3.3 million grant to the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing to understand the psychosocial impacts and their biological and social determinants among patients with advanced HNC receiving immunotherapy.

Q&A with Emory Healthcare’s chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer Aug. 2, 2024

Emory Healthcare hospitals have been recognized by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation for their LGBTQ+ health care best practices.

SURE showcases undergraduate research and exploration Jul. 24, 2024

SURE — the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience program — helps to shape a community of scholars who explore their interests with full-time research, mentorship, professional development and networking.