The Stanford School of Medicine unveiled a novel machine on Tuesday that treats cancer patients with a high degree of ...

Stanford unveiled Tuesday a new machine it says will more effectively target and treat several types of cancer by better ...

Stanford Medicine opened a facility on Tuesday providing proton therapy to cancer patients. The treatment offers a new ...

The main advantage of proton therapy is its precision. Protons deposit most of their energy directly in the tumor with little ...

There are several different types of radiation therapy. The type that may be recommended for you depends on a variety of factors, such as your cancer, its stage, and your treatment goals. Radiation ...

It’s important to understand how radiation therapy fits into your treatment plan so you can make choices about your care. Radiation therapy works by using high-energy X-rays to kill cancer cells. MSK ...

Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) uses high-energy beams or subatomic particles to damage the DNA inside prostate cancer cells. After enough damage, the cells cannot multiply, and they die.