There are eighteen attending physicians in our department. With the exception of junior faculties, all have academic appointment and several of them are associate or full professors. Each physician in our department have his own sub-specialty; the fields cover tumors of central nervous system, head and neck, lung, breast, esophagus, gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary tract, pediatrics, soft tissues, etc. The department has very active teaching and learning activities to continuously update our knowledge in cancer treatment, which include new case round, case round for specific cancer, resident seminar, journal seminars and many others. We also enthusiastically participate in the annual meetings of international cancer societies such as the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO), the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO).
The Cancer Center in Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou has nineteen cancer-treatment teams based on the primary cancer sites. The faculties in our department are active member in these teams had had a weekly joint meeting with other members including specialists in internal medicine, surgery, oncology, nuclear medicine, diagnostic radiology, and pathology. Inside the department, we also have weekly new patient round for each sub-specialty. All these activities will make the patient’s treatment to meet the highest standard of treatment protocol.