The Department of Radiation Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital offers one of the largest radiation programs for cancer treatment in the Delaware Valley, giving more than 50,000 radiation treatments each year. Offering the most modern, comprehensive cancer therapies currently available, Jefferson's Department of Radiation Oncology specialists are among the country's most respected and accomplished professionals.

Using state-of-the-art equipment for planning and treatment, other innovative treatments are also offered, such as:

• Intra Operative Radiation Therapy (IORT)
  
• Conformal Radiation Therapy
  
• Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
  
• Brachytherapy (implanting radioactive material directly into the tumor or close to it)

Radiation therapy for pancreatic cancer may be given in three ways:

• External Radiation Therapy
• Internal Radiation Therapy (Brachytherapy)
• Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT)

Your Choice of Five Convenient Radiation Treatment Locations
For your convenience, Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center offers radiation therapy at five locations around the Delaware Valley. Click on the link above for a list of these locations.