WIth older-generation radiotherapy machines, each treatment session typically lasts about 10 minutes. With the new systems, ...

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 ...

Radiation therapists assist in the treatment of cancer and other health conditions through the administration of powerful, radioactive interventions such as chemotherapy. Most radiation therapy uses ...

Panama City - Gulf Coast Cancer Treatment Center showed off a new machine that will help perform more accurate radiation treatment. Doctors say the two most common problems with radiation therapy are ...

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 ...

Samantha Bianzon explained what biology-guided radiation therapy for cancer is, as well as highlighted how it may differ from the more traditional types of radiation. Biology-guided radiation therapy ...

Radiation therapy may help a select group of people who have ovarian cancer. It’s not used much to treat this cancer, but it can help with related issues like pain. It’s something your doctor might ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Therac-25 was meant to save lives, but instead it caused tragedy. This video explains how a radiation therapy machine delivered fatal overdoses due to design flaws and software errors. Wife of ...