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For anyone pursuing oncology, the journey does not frequently come to a close with MD. Many among us venture into oncology with a plan to superspecialize later on down the line. When I began serious research into oncology, one of the most fundamental questions I asked myself was whether MD Radiotherapy is a satisfactory entrance branch into DM Oncology or whether it jeopardizes our ambitions for a later branch. The response to these questions varied from being conflicting to incomplete to prejudiced to a certain extent. This blog attempts to provide a truthful overview to the best of our knowledge available to date. Oncology is no longer an area where you can apply your single skill set directly. Oncology is inherently multidisciplinary, consisting of multiple specialties like medical oncology, radiation oncology, surgical oncology, pathology, radiology, and palliative medicine. MD Radiotherapy is at a very special point in this entire ecosystem. It provides very early and extensive ac...

During our preparation in NEET PG, one question keeps knocking in our heads again and again: what after getting a rank? The choice for many of us is not just about getting any MD seat but about choosing a branch that offers intellectual satisfaction, long-term stability, and a respectable lifestyle. MD Radiotherapy is one such branch which usually gets misconceived, underestimated, and many times gets ignored only because of unawareness. To be frank, initially, even I thought radiotherapy is a very narrow field with limited scope. But as I started to explore it seriously, spoke to seniors, understood the actual work profile; I feel MD Radiotherapy is one of the most future-proof and steadily growing branches in modern medicine. Radiation oncology remains the backbone of cancer management. Almost every kind of solid malignancy requires radiation at some or the other point in its treatment-either curative therapy, adjuvant therapy, neoadjuvant therapy, or palliation. This fact places rad...