Radiation Oncology residency in Saudi Arabia
Treating cancer with radiation, from planning treatments to managing side effects.
Lowest accepted score 2026 (median): 71.0%. Training length: 5 years.
Rotations during residency
- Radiation oncology core rotations
- Radiation therapy physics course
- Treatment planning courses
- Medical oncology
- Malignant hematology
- Internal medicine and surgery (off-service)
- Palliative care
- ENT, gynecologic oncology, urology, thoracic and neurosurgery electives
- Brachytherapy, stereotactic and proton therapy
- Hybrid clinical-research blocks
Schedule overview
- PGY-1: Introduction to radiation oncology, medical and surgical rotations, radiation physics course
- PGY-2: Oncology subspecialty rotations, then radiation oncology; treatment planning course I
- PGY-3: Radiation oncology; staging, treatment recommendation and plan review
- PGY-4 to PGY-5: Senior radiation oncology with advanced techniques (brachytherapy, proton, stereotactic) and research blocks
Most common encounters
- Breast cancer
- Prostate cancer
- Lung cancer
- Head and neck cancer
- Rectal and gynecologic cancers
- Brain and spine tumors
- Bone metastases and palliative radiation
Most common procedures
- Radiation treatment planning
- Contouring targets and organs at risk
- Treatment simulation
- Cervical and endometrial brachytherapy insertion
- Plan review and approval
Fellowships after residency
- Stereotactic radiosurgery (1 year)
- Brachytherapy (1 year)
- Proton therapy (1 year)
- Pediatric radiation oncology (1 year)
- Breast, head and neck or CNS oncology (1 year)
Lowest accepted score by city
- Mecca: 2026 69.0%, 2025 68.5%
- Jeddah: 2026 70.7%, 2025 81.3%
- Riyadh: 2026 71.3%, 2025 83.7%
- Dammam: 2026 78.5%, 2025 73.2%
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