Providence Radiation Oncology Program
A Radiation Oncologist will work with your primary care doctor and other cancer specialists, such as surgeons and medical oncologists, to oversee your care. He or she will discuss the details of your cancer with you, the role of radiation therapy in your overall treatment plan and what to expect from your treatment.
- Tumors are not regular; they come in different shapes and sizes. Three-dimensional conformal radiation thetapy, or 3D-CRT, uses computers and special ...
More » - Intensity-modulated radiation therapy is a specialized form of 3D-CRT that allows radiation to be more exactly shaped to fit the tumor. With IMRT, the...
More » - Radiation oncologists use image-guided radiation therapy, or IGRT, to help better deliver the radiation to the cancer since tumors can move between tr...
More » - Stereotactic radiosurgery is a type of radiation therapy that uses a rigid head frame attached to the skull to aim high-dose radiation beams directly ...
More » - Gamma Knife is the most advanced radiosurgical tool available to treat a variety of brain lesions and disorders, including cancers of the brain. ...
More » - MammoSite is a treatment option for early-stage breast cancer following breast-conserving surgery. Current standard treatment for early-stage breast c...
More » - Chemotherapy may be given before (neoadjuvant) or after (adjuvant) surgery to destroy any cancer cells....
More » - External beam radiation therapy treatment, also called x-ray therapy, is directed at the tumor from a machine located away from your body, usually a l...
More » - High-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy involves the remote placement of a tiny, very highly radioactive source, which is housed in a lead lined device cal...
More » - LDR involves the longer placement of the temporary (several days) or permanent radiation source into the tumor area such as prostate seed implant or p...
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