Radio Therapists work closely with health care team, patients and doctors. They use radiation therapy equipment and advanced computer systems to implement and design treatments including:

• Construction and fitting of devices that are used to administering radiation therapy for destroying cancer cells in the patients

• Effective operation of radiation therapy by positioning the patients perfectly

• Proper calculation of dosage of radiation required for the patients before administering radiation therapy

M.D in Radiotherapy is a post graduation course offered by medical colleges and the list of government colleges offering this course in India in different states is given below:

Andhra Pradesh:

• Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad

• Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad

Assam:

• Assam Medial College, Dibrugarh

Bihar:

• Patna Medical College, Patna

Chhattisgarh:

• Pt. J N M Medical College, Raipur

Delhi:

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

• Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi

• Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi

Gujarat:

• B J Medical College, Ahmedabad

• MP Shah Medical College, Jamnagar

Haryana:

• Pt. B D Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak (Haryana)

Himachal Pradesh:

• Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla

Karnataka:

• Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore

• Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore

Kerala:

• Government Medical College, Kottayam

• Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram

Madhya Pradesh:

• Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal

• M G M Medical College, Indore

Maharashtra:

• Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai

• Tata Cancer Research Memorial Institute, Mumbai

Orissa:

• SCB Medical College, Cuttack

Punjab:

• Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh

Rajasthan:

• Dr. SN Medical College, Jodhpur

• Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner

• SMS Medical College, Jaipur

Tamil Nadu:

• Cancer Institute College of Oncological Sciences, Chennai

• Madras Medical College, Chennai

Uttar Pradesh:

• Madras Medical College, Chennai

• GSVM Medial College, Kanpur

• Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow

West Bengal:

• Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkota

• Medical College, Kolkata

• Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Calcutta

• RG Kar Medical College, Calcutta

Eligibility:

For seeking admission to the M.D. in Radiotherapy course, candidates must have completed their MBBS course and should also get through the PG entrance examination.

Career Opportunities on completion of M.D. in Radiotherapy:

A heavy shortage of radiotherapists are felt in the medical industry and with a number of cancer specialty hospitals developing these days, candidates with post graduation degree in Radiotherapy can find job opportunities not only in hospitals in India, but also in a number of hospitals located in different parts of the world.