Cancer Care Services
Treatment
Radiation Oncology
Radiation oncology involves the exposure of cancer cells to high doses of radiation with the goal of killing the cancerous tumor while allowing the adjacent normal cells to repair themselves.

Radiation is targeted, localized treatment that can be used alone as well as in conjunction with other treatments, including surgery or chemotherapy.

Radiation oncology is used for several purposes:
  • To cure the cancer by eradicating the disease
  • To control the growth of the cancer
  • To prevent the spread of the cancer

There are two types of radiation oncology:
  1. External radiation known as Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
    (or IMRT)
  2. Internal radiation (or Brachytherapy)
 
For more information on radiation oncology, contact our Radiation Oncology team at 909.920.4841.
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