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Gail Summerstein
Assistant Vice President, Northwell Health Cancer Institute; board-certified oncology nurse (RN, OCN) and expert in radiation oncology patient education and nursing care.
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Aug 21, 2026
E31: The Human Side of Planning: Nursing and Treatment Design in Radiation Oncology
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27:08JibinHOST
So how often do we see those patients back in the clinic?
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27:18Gail SummersteinGUEST
We see all of our patients in a post-treatment evaluation about three to four weeks after their last fraction.
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27:26Gail SummersteinGUEST
Really, for us, that's kind of a very pivotal point because at that point, we would expect the patients to start being on the road to recovery.
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27:35Gail SummersteinGUEST
And a lot of the side effects and symptoms that they were experienced during treatment would have hopefully resolved by that point.
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27:43Gail SummersteinGUEST
Of course, we also provide a phone call to patients about a week or so after their treatment so that we can just connect with them.
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27:53Gail SummersteinGUEST
They've kind of been used to seeing us on a weekly basis and we don't really want that three to four week period to go without at least one or two contacts with them, even if it is by phone.
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29:20JibinHOST
And how has that been in terms of nursing and integration? How active are you nursing in that type of treatment?