Huntsman Cancer Institute Radiation Oncology treats cancer patients who need radiation therapy. This type of treatment is designed to shrink tumors and kill cancer cells. About half of all cancer ...

Radiation therapy is an important cornerstone of oncologic therapy but is feared to the point of intimidation by too many patients. Yet by the end of treatment, most patients find the experience of ...

The UAB Department of Radiation Oncology’s Residency Program is proud to offer a comprehensive residency program that produces experts in clinical radiation oncology, radiation physics, and ...

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) announced today that it rebranded its research foundation, formerly the ...

In an ongoing effort to develop cancer therapies that provide a better quality of life, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center physicians are spearheading the next generation of cancer treatments that ...

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 ...

Every year, doctors get better tools to fight cancer. Engineered cancer-killing cells, immunotherapies, targeted drugs, and more are helping clinicians cure more patients. Increasingly, though, ...

Clinics are particularly challenged in finding technical staff such as radiation therapy technologists and physicists. More than 9 in 10 radiation oncologists report that their practices face clinical ...

Radiation oncology is highly specialized, highly technical, and presents new challenges each day. Faculty and staff in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Baylor College of Medicine are at the ...

More than half of all cancer patients receive radiation therapy at some time during their illness. Baylor Medicine radiation oncology specialists personalize treatment plans to match the needs of ...

Nanotechnology, the manipulation of matter on atomic and molecular scales, is a relatively new branch of science. It has already made a significant impact on clinical medicine, especially in oncology.