External radiation therapy, also called external-beam therapy (EBT), uses beams of radiation delivered from a machine outside the body to target a tumor.
Half of all people with cancer are treated with radiation therapy. It is effective for treating almost all types of cancer in almost any part of the body.
Radiation therapy is a common treatment for prostate cancer, which now has a 5-year survival rate near 100 percent.
Radiation therapy, combined with surgery, is the treatment for seminoma, a common form of testicular cancer.
Patients with breast cancer may require radiation treatment to the breast, chest wall and lymph nodes.
Radiation therapy may be a treatment for skin cancer. It's usually used with other treatments as an alternative for surgery or for pain relief.
Brain cancer can be treated with targeted radiation therapy (also called radiosurgery), using Gamma Knife or conformal radiation tools.
Hypofractionated radiation therapy is a treatment for patients who have had breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer.
Head and neck cancer treatment may involve radiation therapy, surgery and chemotherapy. Yale Medicine specialists use the latest treatment techniques.
Yale Medicine offers advanced treatments, including brachytherapy, for women with uterine and endometrial cancers.