WebMD explains the use of radiation therapy for prostate cancer, including internal and external radiation therapy, how radiation therapy is performed, side effects, risks, and more.

It used to be that radiation therapy for prostate cancer involved weeks or months of repeat visits to a clinic for treatment. Today that’s not necessarily true. Instead of giving small doses ...

Thanks to a machine that’s new to the area, the radiation process has become shorter, less consequential and more effective.

Doctors at Saint Elizabeth Healthcare are among the first in the region to utilize a groundbreaking technology to treat joint pain.

It’s a bad day when a doctor says you have cancer. It’s a worse day when he says it’s stage prostate cancer with a metastatic ...

VCU Health has debuted southern Virginia’s only radiation therapy machine with new Varian HyperSight technology.

Scientists uncover surprising immune response that helps tumors grow, revealing new strategies to improve treatment ...

Step-and-shoot SPArc therapy reduces radiation to critical areas in head and neck tumours, showing promising results.

SEDRO-WOOLLEY — PeaceHealth United General Cancer Center treated its first patient with its newly installed, high-precision linear accelerator at the end of last month, marking an increase in ...

They can be life-saving but radiation from the scans also contributes to cancer risk. The authors of a new study estimate overuse of CT scans is increasing the U.S. cancer burden.