title: Point/counterpoint. The chief information technology officer in a radiation oncology department should be a medical physicist.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa 52245, USA. ralfredo-siochi@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: R Alfredo C
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Siochi
authors.forename: Collin D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Brack
authors.forename: Colin G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Orton
mesh_terms: D006283:Health Physics; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D006747:Hospital Communication Systems; D006801:Humans; D019451:Information Management; D007587:Job Description; D010560:Personnel Selection; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D018787:Radiation Oncology; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital; D011873:Radiology Information Systems