Editorial · pages 39–41
Telemedicine in Radiation Oncology: Challenges and Opportunities
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M Krishnan Nair, C. Varghese, Aswin Kumar, Manoj G, Sudhamony S. Telemedicine in Radiation Oncology: Challenges and Opportunities. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2005;18(1):39–41.
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Telemedicine is an emerging technology and Radiotherapy and cancer care are areas which can utilize these in appropriate application. Telemedicine can provide services in all aspects of cancer control from prevention to palliation. Radiotherapy planning, verification and treatment execution are components which have employed telemedicine. OncoNET Kerala is a telemedicine application in Kerala which has helped to provide cancer patient follow up at peripheral centres and in providing cancer related information to the community.
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