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Getting medical physicists involved with patient care by having them explain what will be involved helps to reduce patient anxiety and increases overall patient satisfaction, suggest results of a new trial.

Meeting with a medical physicist who can explain how radiation therapy is planned and delivered reduces patient anxiety and increases patient satisfaction throughout the treatment process, according to a new study published today in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics.

Randomized, phase III clinical trial finds patients who are educated about technical aspects of care less likely to report high levels of anxiety