Colorectal Cancer Radiation Therapy
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Radiation Therapy for Colorectal Cancer
Your care team at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) may recommend radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) as part of a treatment plan for rectal cancer or metastatic disease.
Most often, radiation therapy is used in conjunction with chemotherapy, following surgical treatment. Radiation treatment may help destroy cancer cells that are left behind after surgery.
If you have rectal cancer, you may undergo radiation therapy and chemotherapy before rectal cancer surgery. These treatments aim to reduce the size of a tumor in the rectum, making it easier for surgeons to remove the tumor. In addition, radiation and chemotherapy may be administered after surgery to help lower the risk of the cancer returning (i.e., colorectal cancer recurrence).
Experts in Colorectal Cancer Radiation Therapy
As part of your care team at CTCA, your radiation oncologist will work with you and your other doctors to determine if radiation therapy is an appropriate treatment for you. He or she will consider a number of factors, including the type of colorectal cancer you have, the stage of the disease, and the location of the tumor or other cancerous tissue.
Along with the experienced radiation oncologists on staff at CTCA are medical physicists, dosimetrists and radiation therapists who help to plan, coordinate and deliver radiation treatment with the utmost precision and thoroughness.
Cutting-Edge Radiation Therapy for Colorectal Cancer
Our radiation oncologists utilize advanced radiation therapy delivery systems to eliminate colorectal cancer, including:
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT)
- TheraSphere®
- TomoTherapy®
- Trilogy™
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