WHAT IS EXTERNAL RADIATION THERAPY?

Houston Precision Cancer Center offers the most advanced level of radiation therapy using localized high-energy rays to combat cancer cells and eradicate visible tumors; preventing them from growing and dividing; while minimizing side affects.

 

External Radiation Therapy is a medical treatment using a sophisticated machine called a Linear Accelerator to direct beams of high energy X-rays at the tumor. The machine can change positions so that the beams may enter your body from any angle. By changing the angle of the beams we are able to match the shape of your tumor and spare as many healthy cells as possible.

 

HOW IS RADIATION THERAPY USED?

• By itself, as a standalone treatment

• Before surgery to shrink the tumor

• After surgery to destroy any remaining cancer cells

• With chemotherapy which makes the cancer cells more sensitive to Radiation treatment

• After chemotherapy to kill remaining cancer cells

• To control symptoms such as pain or bleeding