title: Point/Counterpoint. Only a therapist should operate an HDR unit for patient treatments.
authors.affiliation: Medical Physics Department, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920 (Tel: 908-542-3046; E-mail: chanm@mskcc.org).
authors.forename: Maria F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi 39213 (Tel: 601-984-2550; E-mail: cyang@umc.edu).
authors.forename: Chunli Claus
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Colin G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Orton
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D010315:Particle Accelerators; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage