The Role of Radiation Therapists in Establishing a New Radiotherapy Centre Abdul Latif Aljaber Oncology Centre, King Fahad Hospital Al- Ahsa, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

When our new radiotherapy centre at Abdul Latif Aljaber Oncology Centre, King Fahad Hospital Hofuf, under the Ministry of Health in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was constructed, the physical infrastructure was fully built, but the facility had not yet started functioning. Together with our consultant radiation oncologist and physicists we took on the challenge of establishing the department from scratch — transforming empty rooms and equipment into a fully functioning, safe, and patient-focused radiotherapy service. This article outlines the role of the radiation therapist in getting the department off the ground to the fully established center it is today.