Medical physicists should meet with patients as part of the initial consult

These days cancer patients who have been advised to consult a radiation oncologist are generally very Internet savvy, and they are highly likely to go online and search for the "best" doctor, the "best" cancer clinic, the "best" treatment regimen, and/or the "best" available technology for their specific disease.Despite all of this Internet access and searching strategies, it is unlikely that they will consider searching for the "best" and most qualified physicists (or physics team).Frankly, most of the public probably don't even realize the existence of medical physicists, not to mention the importance of