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
AbdulMajeed Alanazi1, Jumana Alkhalifah1, Amirah Alwabari1, Hadeel Mohammed1, Sakeena Darwish1, Majed Alawiat1, Dr. Salem Ben Abdulrahman2, Dr. Mymoona Alzouebi3*
1Radiation Therapist, King Fahad Hospital, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
2Specialist in Radiation Oncologist, King Fahad Hospital, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
3Head of Radiation Oncology King Fahad Hospital, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia, Radiation Oncologist Former Consultant Clinical Oncologist – UK.
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Mymoona Alzouebi, Head of Radiation Oncology King Fahad Hospital, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia, Radiation Oncologist Former Consultant Clinical Oncologist – UK.
https://doi.org/10.58624/SVOAMR.2026.04.002
Received: November 27, 2025
Published: January 12, 2026
Citation: Alanazi A, Alkhalifah J, Alwabari A, Mohammed H, Darwish S, Alawiat M, Abdulrahman SB, Alzouebi M. 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. SVOA Medical Research 2026, 4:1, 11-14. doi: 10.58624/SVOAMR.2026.04.002
Abstract
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.
Keywords: Radiotherapy, Radiation Therapist, Oncology Centre, Department Establishment