External-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) is a treatment where radiation beams come from a source outside the body. Usually, it comes from a machine called a linear accelerator (also called a LINAC).

The cancer treatment a patient gets depends on the type, location, and stage of the disease. Doctors often use a combination of treatments. Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy are the most ...

Radiation therapy is a treatment that uses high-energy rays, like X-rays, gamma rays or protons, to target and destroy cancer cells. It works by damaging the DNA of cancer cells, preventing them from ...

The Senator Orrin G. Hatch Proton Therapy Center at Huntsman Cancer Institute opened in spring of 2021. Our radiation oncologists offer a range of the very best treatments individualized for patients.

Adjuvant therapies are additional treatments after primary treatment, like surgery, to help eliminate remaining cancer cells and reduce the risk of recurrence. Common types of adjuvant therapy may ...

Although radiation treatment is one of the primary methods to treat both brain tumors and brain metastases, it can be associated with several adverse effects that can be difficult to diagnose and ...