The Cancer Center’s Radiation Oncology team of board-certified physicians, registered radiation therapists and nationally certified oncology nurses has provided thousands of patients in the region with state-of-the-art radiation therapy for more than 25 years. Our full-time, board-certified, on-site medical physicist supervises treatment safety and accuracy by performing continuous quality assurance and daily equipment tests. The center uses an electronic medical record for each patient to ensure accuracy and safety.
The Cancer Center’s Radiation Oncology program is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and was one of the first radiation therapy programs in the State to be accredited by the American College of Radiology.
The following services are provided in Radiation Oncology:
- Consultation services
- External beam radiation including IMRT
- Image Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT)
- Brachytherapy for GYN cancer
- Radioactive prostate seed implants
- Radiopharmaceutical therapy
- Thyroid ablation
- Palliative radiation for pain relief
- Long term follow-up for our patients