 My name is Elizabeth Nichols. I'm an associate professor in radiation oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. I also am our vice chair of clinical affairs. Many different types of cancers need radiation as part of their treatment to help cure their cancer or help prevent their cancer from coming back. Breast cancer is one of those cancers. So about two-thirds of women who have breast cancer end up needing radiation therapy as part of their treatment. And radiation therapy is like getting a very focused type of x-ray targeted to a specific part of the body. And that x-ray then actually helps prevent the cancer from coming back or can actually kill cancer cells directly. My goal for patients is to make sure not only that hopefully their cancer is cured or that I'm actually helping them relieve pain or a problem that they're having, but also that they feel connected to their doctor and feel connected to their treatment team and that they were treated to the best way that we possibly could just like I would want a family member treated. There's nothing more thrilling than having the patient come back and getting to tell them that there's no evidence of cancer anymore and that they get to go and live their best life moving forward. In addition to patient care, I do also focus on research. So I do perform radiation research for breast cancer as well as GYN cancers as well. And then I've also been involved in some health disparities research too.