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 ...
Most radiation therapy uses machines called linear accelerators. These machines direct high-energy x rays at specific cancer cells in a patient's body, shrinking or removing them. Radiation therapists ...
Throughout the four-year training program, our residents work one-on-one under our faculty to become experts in modern radiotherapy techniques, including intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), ...
For months, while DeStefano underwent radiation therapy to get rid of her tumor, her uterus was suspended in her abdomen—moved there by doctors in a procedure called uterine transposition.
Knowledge-based planning models for radiation therapy can produce fully automated, consistent, and high-quality radiation therapy treatment plans for numerous cancer sites while also reducing ...