The Stanford School of Medicine unveiled a novel machine on Tuesday that treats cancer patients with a high degree of ...

Stanford Medicine opened a facility on Tuesday providing proton therapy to cancer patients. The treatment offers a new ...

The main advantage of proton therapy is its precision. Protons deposit most of their energy directly in the tumor with little ...

Radiation therapy is a treatment that uses high doses of radiation to damage cancer cells, either killing them or slowing their growth. Unlike the low-dose radiation used in X-rays to see inside the ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — VCU Health has debuted southern Virginia’s only radiation therapy machine with new Varian HyperSight technology. On Wednesday, June 11, leaders from VCU Health, donors and local ...

ST. LOUIS — At Siteman Cancer Center, cures often require power tools. Tools like a Linear Accelerator. "These machines deliver high doses or high-level radiation to patients," Dr. Stephanie Perkins ...

Radiation therapy is used to treat tumors of the liver that can’t be removed with surgery and that are too large for other treatment options. Radiation therapy alone isn’t a cure for liver cancer, but ...

It’s important to understand how radiation therapy fits into your treatment plan so you can make choices about your care. Radiation therapy works by using high-energy X-rays to kill cancer cells. MSK ...

Radiation therapists assist in the treatment of cancer and other health conditions through the administration of powerful, radioactive interventions such as chemotherapy. Most radiation therapy uses ...

Doctors may use radiation therapy to treat benign tumors. Radiation can shrink and eliminate benign growths without doctors having to perform surgery. Benign tumors are noncancerous growths that can ...