The Marion L. Shepard Cancer Center offers radiation therapy through a partnership with the ECU Brody School of Medicine. Located in the Cancer Center is an IMRT-capable linear accelerator that provides radiation treatment. We have a Radiation Oncologist in the Center on a daily basis. Radiation therapy uses high-energy rays to damage or kill cancer cells by preventing them from growing and dividing.
Radiation treatment may be externally or internally delivered and may be used to cure or control cancer or to reduce cancer related symptoms. Undergoing radiation treatment is quite a burden on patients and caregivers. By offering radiation treatment here in Washington we are helping lessen that burden for many residents east of us, who would otherwise have to drive to Greenville daily for usually 6-8 weeks just to get their treatment.
