Radiation Oncology

A radiation oncologist is a physician who specializes in using radiation to treat cancer.  Treatment with radiation is provided by a team that consists of radiation oncologists, dosimetrists, radiation therapists, and physicists.   Radiation therapy is the use of high-energy x-rays or radioactive materials to kill cancer cells. This radiation injures the cancer cells so that they can no longer continue to divide and multiply.  Each treatment causes more cells to die, reducing the size of the cancerous tumor. Radiation therapy incorporates various techniques, including external beam and or internal radiation.  The treatment is odorless and invisible.  Your radiation oncologist and medical oncologist will work together closely to determine if your treatment will include radiation therapy.

radiation oncology at Cancer Care South Texas     radiation oncologist at Cancer Care South Texas

Cancer Care Centers of South Texas offers cutting-edge radiation therapy technologies including radiation therapy clinical research trials.

  • Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
  • CT-based 3D conformal radiation treatment planning
  • Brachytherapy
  • Gamma Knife Radiosurgery
  • Cyber Knife Radiosurgery
  • Radioimmunotherapy
  • Radiopharmaceutical therapy