Radiation Therapy: The Process, Side Effects, and Support

Recorded on 5/31/2024
With April Vassantachart, MD
Join us for a presentation that features a guide to the radiation therapy experience, including what to expect during treatment, side effects, and how to support someone undergoing radiation treatment.
About the presenter: Radiation oncologist April Vassantachart, M.D., knows that it is a privilege to support and guide patients through their cancer journey. As a physician, Dr. Vassantachart believes that her relationship with her patients requires a special connection that involves listening and learning on both ends to produce an individualized plan that meets the unique needs of each patient.
The ability to combine her knowledge of physics and technology with medicine to provide precise, noninvasive oncologic care is what inspired Dr. Vassantachart to become a radiation oncologist. She has published an article in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics that evaluates the effects of health literacy on understanding radiation therapy, with the goal of improving shared decision-making with diverse populations. Dr. Vassantachart has also written a book chapter on the treatment of brain metastases in Intracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery. She has a passion for treating breast cancer, gynecologic cancers, and central nervous system cancers, among others, and has published numerous manuscripts depicting current trends of care, consensus recommendations, and the application of artificial intelligence in cancer care.
In her free time, Dr. Vassantachart’s hobbies include cultivating exotic house plants, playing pickleball, hiking the California mountain ranges and exploring the food scene in Los Angeles.
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