Patients can receive radiation therapy on the first floor of our Cancer Center, operated by UMass Memorial Health – Harrington a leading developer and operator of radiation oncology centers. For more information or to book an appointment please call, 508-765-6830.
Radiation therapy offers the latest technology to fight cancer, including Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) and Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT).
Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) utilizes a highly precise radiation system to deliver carefully calculated beams of intense radiation directly into a cancer. Successful IMRT depends both on specialized equipment and on a highly trained team of physicians, physicists, and technologists.
IMRT provides far greater beam-shaping capabilities than 3D radiation therapy, thereby permitting far more sophisticated treatment. IGRT uses the image of the target to guide the delivery of radiation for each and every treatment.
About Your Physicians
The Department of Radiation Oncology is led by Dr TJ FitzGerald. Dr. FitzGerald is the Department chair at UMass Memorial Medical Center and specializes in adult and pediatric Radiation Oncology.
Dr. FitzGerald brings clinical expertise and professionalism to our cancer center and our community, offering patients peace of mind during their treatments. He is joined by Dr., Dr Johnathon Glanzman and Dr Robert A. Stein.
Radiation oncology (or radiation therapy) is a standard treatment for many cancers. The process uses high-energy X-rays or radiation implants to attack abdomen, bone, brain, breast, head and neck, prostate, spine, uterine, certain soft tissues and other cancer cells.
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