Radiation Oncology

Radiation oncologists treat patients using penetrating beams of high-energy waves or streams of particles. At UC Irvine Medical Center, these specialists provide consultation and treatment for patients with a confirmed or suspected malignancy or radiation injury. They also treat benign conditions for which radiation treatment is a therapeutic option.

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Team Strategy

To ensure that treatments are properly planned and delivered, our radiation oncologists work as a team with medical physicists, medical dosimetrists and radiation therapy technologists at the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. They also serve as consultants, advising referring physicians on therapeutic options available to patients.

Advanced Treatments

Cancers can be treated with a variety of targeted radiation technologies. Where appropriate, UC Irvine Medical Center performs advanced brachytherapy procedures in which radioactive sources are implanted internally, destroying the cancer where it grows. For radiation therapy by sources outside the body, treatment starts with a plan which is tailored to the individual.  Modern computer-controlled imaging and radiation systems allow us to conform the beams of radiation to the exact shape of the tumor.  This concentrates the dose to the affected area, minimizes exposure of healthy tissues, and reduces the risk of side effects.

Services Include

External beam radiation therapy, including photon and electron beams
• 3D conformal radiation
• Brachytherapy, including low- and high-dose rate
• Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (using the PEACOCK and Corvus systems) to treat the brain and skull base, lungs, prostate, pancreas and cervix