Duke Radiation Oncology By the Numbers

Patient Care

Technology

  • 13 linear accelerators
    • 8 TrueBeam
    • 3 STx Radiosurgery
    • 2 Ethos-Adaptive RT
  • 5 dedicated CT scanners
  • 1 dedicated PET-CT scanner
  • 1 dedicated MRI scanner (3T)
  • 2 Varian GammaMed afterloaders
  • 1 dedicated Mobil CT scanner

Annual new treatment starts 

5,716, showing 7% overall growth since 2024; data represents calendar year 2025

  • 60% Duke University Hospital (3,443)
  • 34% Wake County (1,962)
  • 6% Duke Regional Hospital (311)

Research

Total research awards

$1,399,492; data represents financial year 2025

  • 45% Nonprofit ($629,771)
  • 44% NIH ($615,777)
  • 11% Industry and other ($153,944)

Clinical trials

5-year clinical trial accrual; data represents calendar years 2021-2025

  • 845

Education

Radiation Therapy Physics Residency

Postgraduate job placement

Data represents 2006-2026 (32 graduates)

  • 70% Academic
  • 27% Clinical
  • 3% Industry
Other stats
  • 20 years in operation
  • 96% ABR certifying exam pass rate

Radiation Oncology Residency 

Postgraduate job placement

Data represents 2017-2026 (34 graduates)

  • 53% Academic
  • 44% Private practice
  • 3% Military
Other stats
  • Rated #3 in the South by research output
  • 106 total graduates (1983-2006)