Radiation therapy works by using high-energy X-rays to kill cancer cells. MSK offers precise radiation therapy that kills throat cancer cells with fewer side effects from radiatio ...

Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) uses high-energy beams or subatomic particles to damage the DNA inside prostate cancer cells. After enough damage, the cells cannot multiply, and they die.

NEW ORLEANS - Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center will be the first in the South to offer Biology-Guided Radiotherapy, joining ...

The Lower Columbia Regional Cancer Center has a $2.7 million sharpshooter that will improve cancer treatment by reducing radiation damage to healthy tissue. "Radiation ... has to destroy some normal ...

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - The Forrest General Cancer Center has unveiled its newest machine to help treat those with any type of cancer. The Varian TrueBeam Accelerator is the latest 4.1 software ...

Radiation therapy treats roughly two-thirds of all cancer patients, yet healthy tissue has always absorbed collateral damage during treatment. A new generation of ultra-fast radiation delivery, ...

The new treatment uses the unique biology of the cancer itself to guide radiotherapy delivery, even in tumors that are in motion.

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 ...

Inside a cavernous hall at the Swiss-French border, the air hums with high voltage and possibility. From his perch on the ...

Radiation therapy is a cornerstone of lung cancer treatment. But even when delivered with precision, radiation can damage healthy lung tissue. "Try as we might, when we deliver radiation to a cancer, ...

Receiving a diagnosis of cancer can be frightening and confusing. Often, patients are referred for consultation with a radiation oncologist to identify treatment options. A radiation oncologist is a ...