UT Southwestern Medical Center’s radiation oncology service has a long-standing reputation for excellence in specialized care. Our mission is to provide the highest quality radiation treatment and to complement other cancer specialties in a multidisciplinary Simmons Cancer Center.

Our faculty are experts in the relatively new field of stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy, and they jointly staff the Annette Simmons Stereotactic Center with UT Southwestern’s neurosurgery specialists. Our advanced stereotactic treatment technologies include:

• Gamma Knife
• CyberKnife
• Synergy-S
• Vero

In addition, the radiation oncology department operates three Varian linear accelerators with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) capability. Through computer targeting, all deliver a high dose of radiation more precisely to a tumor, thus sparing surrounding healthy tissue. We also offer conventional 3-D conformal radiotherapy, image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT), low- and high-dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy, MammoSite, and prostate seed implants. A dedicated computed tomography (CT) scanner and a large bore 4-D CT scanner are used to more clearly define tumors and critical organs for extremely precise radiation treatment planning. Other advanced technologies such as Calypso, RapidArc and onboard imaging are selectively used to optimize the accuracy and speed of tumor targeting. Pediatric patients from Children’s Medical Center Dallas also receive treatment with these technologies.
Our areas of expertise include:

• Tumors of the brain and spinal cord, and brain metastases
• Tumors of the breast
• Cancer of the gastrointestinal tract
• Cancers of the urinary tract, male genital organs and prostate
• Cancers of the female genital tract and urethra
• Cancers of the head and neck, including thyroid and skin
• Lymphoma, multiple myeloma, Kaposi’s sarcoma, cancerous growth on the upper back, lower legs, head and neck, and soft tissue sarcoma
• Tumors and hematologic malignancies in children
• Cancers of the lung, thymus and esophagus

Initial consultation, testing, follow-up visits, and most medical procedures take place in the Moncrief Building, adjacent to the Simmons Cancer Center.