Our patients at The Centers for Cancer and Blood Disorders have access to the finest radiation oncology professionals and equipment in the nation. Most cancer patients are treated using external beam radiation therapy. Patients at our radiation centers receive the most advanced treatment capability, intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).

IMRT radiation therapy represents an entirely new level of care. Through this treatment, radiation is delivered in three-dimensional patterns via hundreds of thin beams targeted directly at the tumor. This technology spares healthy tissues and results in fewer side effects. IMRT can be used to treat areas close to critical organs and is already improving outcomes in patients with prostate cancer, head and neck cancer, and breast cancer. Other tumors for which this technology can be used include brain cancer, gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer, hepatobiliary cancer, gynecologic cancer, and soft tissue sarcoma.