TYPES OF RADIATION THERAPY

Peter Mac uses a number of different types of radiation therapy, across five radiation therapy centres in Victoria, to treat all different types of cancer.

Find out more about the type of radiation therapy you or a loved one is having, what you can expect from your treatment and what radiation treatment centre the therapy is offered at from the list below:

  • 3D conformal radiation therapy
  • Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
  • Volumetric modulated radiation therapy (VMAT)
  • Image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT)
  • Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
  • Brachytherapy
  • Superficial x-ray radiation therapy (SXRT)
  • Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT)