Radiation Oncology: Treating Cancer

Peer Review Status: Internally Reviewed by Cancer Center Staff
First Published: 1992
Last Revised: N/A

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Welcome to Radiation Oncology
At the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, cancer care is tailored to the individual needs and desires of the patient. It is very important that patients know their treatment options and discuss each one with their physicians. Some forms of cancer require surgery, others require radiation therapy or chemotherapy. Often patients need a combination of all three.

Radiation therapy at University Hospitals meets the needs of patients with cancer.

Because University Hospitals is a multidisciplinary, comprehensive center patients receiving radiation have the experience of a number of cancer specialists continually focused on their care. The expertise of the radiation oncology team includes several radiation oncologists, radiation therapists, medical physicists, dosimetrists, oncology nurses, and assistants.

• Defining Cancer
• How is Cancer Treated
• Radiation Therapy
• The Radiation Oncology Team
• The Multidisciplinary Approach
• Radiation Therapy Equipment
• Treatments
• Cancer Research
• Patient and Visitor Information