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 ...

When most people hear “radiation” as a method of treating cancer, they think of external beam radiation therapy, which comes from a machine that aims radiation at the cancer. However, new, targeted ...

Proton beam radiation therapy led to 10% more patients surviving cancer of the throat after 5 years compared to traditional X-ray radiation, a new study shows, with 15% fewer side effects. “With this ...

The use of intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) did not improve patient quality of life over the standard of care, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), for the treatment of oropharyngeal ...

Radiation therapy, alone or in combination with surgery and chemotherapy, is commonly used for the treatment of many cancers. Although radiation therapy can usually be delivered without resulting in ...

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 ...