UC San Francisco researchers and clinicians presented innovative research and treatment strategies at the American Society of Radiation Oncology’s 2025 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, which ran from ...

A renewed effort to modernize and stabilize Medicare reimbursement for radiation therapy services is underway. In mid-March, members of Congress reintroduced bipartisan federal legislation that would ...

Radiation therapy uses carefully targeted beams to destroy cancer cells while minimizing damage to healthy tissue. At Fred Hutch, patients have access to a full range of advanced radiation treatment ...

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.

Radiation therapy, or radiotherapy, is a type of cancer treatment in which specialists kill cancerous cells in the body by exposing them to ionizing radiation, such as X-rays, gamma rays, high-energy ...

Physicians from the UAB Department of Radiation Oncology are bringing advanced cancer care closer to home for patients in east Alabama through their ongoing partnership with Russell Medical Center ...

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 ...

Radiation therapy is a common treatment for brain cancer. While it can effectively target and destroy cancer cells, it can also cause side effects. The side effects of radiation therapy for brain ...

There are several different types of radiation therapy. The type that may be recommended for you depends on a variety of factors, such as your cancer, its stage, and your treatment goals. Radiation ...