The radiologists then analyses the data and points out where the tumour is and the area most likely affected and notifies the oncologists(doctors) where they will draw out the parts that requires treatment. The physicists will then be notified to start on planning the treatment with the oncologists. After everything is confirmed the plan will be sent to the radiographers to execute the plan for treatment of the patient.
Sounds simple, but the real work is like damn complicated.
Really lucky of me to be able to follow both oncologists in LohGuanLye Specialist Centre , DrKevin Hew and Dr Mohd Amir. Learnt quite a lot of stuff about the the job and how their work is done.
Working in the oncology department has it's ups and downs. Seeing those patients who recovered coming back for check-ups thanking the doctors is really heart warming. However, witnessing those whom even the doctors are pessimistic about their condition and still smiling and treating them normally.
A particular patient got my attention. He's got a 20 cm tumour from under his lungs all the way down near his kidney. He had trouble moving and pains searing through his body as he lies down for the pet scan and treatment, having to inject doses of morphine.
Yeah, post work depression is not fun at all.
