In general, the Radiation Oncology specialty is very male-centric with 73% of providers reporting as male as compared to 26% reporting as female. People living in California, Florida, Texas, New York, and Pennsylvania enjoy living in one of the 5 most popular states/territories where Radiation Oncology providers practice. In all, there are 8,712 registered Radiation Oncology providers in the United States with over 761 of those located in California alone while around 683 chose to practice in Florida.
Radiation Oncology providers have been assigned the 2085R0001X taxonomy code in the NPI registry, which is a Level III Area of Specialization. Click here for more information about medical specialty types.
Overall, Radiation Oncology specialists practice in 52 different states/territories.
A radiologist who deals with the therapeutic applications of radiant energy and its modifiers and the study and management of disease, especially malignant tumors.