Clinical Services

The Department of Radiation Oncology at Duke University Medical Center is one of the busiest and most technologically advanced clinical radiation therapy programs in the United States. Our specialists provide care for more patients than any other center in North Carolina, annually treating more than 1,100 patients with radiation therapy and administering more than 25,000 individual radiation treatments.

 

The department offers a full range of radiation therapy equipment, including three simulators (two with CT capability), five linear accelerators, two and three dimensional treatment planning computers, a high dose brachytherapy unit, dedicated intraoperative radiation therapy program and an orthovoltage unit. In addition, the department has an active clinical hyperthermia program, funded by a NCI Program Project Grant.

 

Advanced technologies when medically appropriate are availalbe for patient care. These include: high dose rate brachytherapy, intensity modualted radiation therapy, image guided radiation therapy with kilovoltage and cone beam CT capabilities, and stereotactic radiosurgery.