The Stanford School of Medicine unveiled a novel machine on Tuesday that treats cancer patients with a high degree of precision and is smaller and less expensive than its technological predecessors.

The main advantage of proton therapy is its precision. Protons deposit most of their energy directly in the tumor with little ...

Radiation therapy is a treatment that uses high doses of radiation to damage cancer cells, either killing them or slowing their growth. Unlike the low-dose radiation used in X-rays to see inside the ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — VCU Health has debuted southern Virginia’s only radiation therapy machine with new Varian HyperSight technology. On Wednesday, June 11, leaders from VCU Health, donors and local ...

ST. LOUIS — At Siteman Cancer Center, cures often require power tools. Tools like a Linear Accelerator. "These machines deliver high doses or high-level radiation to patients," Dr. Stephanie Perkins ...

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 uses high-energy rays to destroy cancerous cells. Doctors may recommend a combination of radiation therapy and chemotherapy to treat esophageal cancer. Radiation therapy uses ...

Radiation therapy is used to treat tumors of the liver that can’t be removed with surgery and that are too large for other treatment options. Radiation therapy alone isn’t a cure for liver cancer, but ...