Radiotherapy - A to Z
This page links to content about radiotherapy.
Radiotherapy means the use of 'radiation', usually X-rays, to treat illness. Along with surgery and chemotherapy, it is one of the main treatments used to tackle cancer. Around 4 out of 10 people with cancer have radiotherapy as part of their treatment.
As part of our 5-year research strategy – we’re reinvigorating research into radiotherapy in the UK and investing in the next generation of experts. We want to make the treatment more precise and effective, to save more lives and reduce side effects.
- We’re currently campaigning to improve radiotherapy services in the NHS and will be taking our petition to Downing Street on 3rd November. Find out more and sign the petition today.
- Learn about treatment with radiotherapy on our patient information website, CancerHelp UK
- Read about our impact on radiotherapy
Or find out more using the links below.
Browse content about Radiotherapy
- Briefings: cancer services and treatments
- Dr David Waugh
- How is cancer treated?
- November 2009 podcast transcript
- Our impact on cervical cancer
- Our policy on radiotherapy
- Our progress and achievements in the 1990s
- Our research into radiotherapy
- Prof Gillies McKenna
- Prof Kevin Prise
- Prof Richard Houlston
- The Story of Radiotherapy
Latest Radiotherapy news from Cancer Research UK
- News story: Proton beam therapy to be made available in England
13 December 2011 - News story: Radiotherapy 'improves prostate cancer survival'
8 November 2011 - News story: Radiotherapy after surgery halves rate at which breast cancer comes back
20 October 2011 - News story: Study finds best way to give radiotherapy after breast cancer surgery
25 September 2011 - News story: Shorter radiotherapy waiting times 'saving 2,500 lives a year'
8 August 2011 - News story: Advanced form of radiotherapy to be made available on NHS
4 July 2011 - News story: Northern Ireland health minister agrees to fund new radiotherapy centre
24 May 2011 - News story: Combination treatment halves deaths from locally advanced prostate cancer
28 March 2011 - News story: Study supports use of radiotherapy in localised breast cancer (DCIS)
8 December 2010 - Press Release: Drug trial success could reduce risk of bladder cancer recurring by a third
25 October 2010
- Press Release: Fewer, larger radiotherapy doses prove safe for prostate cancer patients
13 December 2011 - Press Release: 36,000 urge No 10 to improve radiotherapy services across the country
4 November 2011 - News story: Alpha particles used to treat prostate cancer that has spread to bone
26 September 2011 - News story: Advanced radiotherapy shows early promise for rare lymphoma
15 August 2011 - News story: First ever report of radiotherapy access across the NHS
3 August 2011 - Press Release: Cancer Research UK and CRT sign deal with Centella Therapeutics, inc to launch clinical development of radiotherapy-enhancing drug
25 May 2011 - News story: Report shows NHS needs better planning for radiotherapy and scanning equipment
1 April 2011 - Press Release: 100 years of radiotherapy but public still in the dark over the treatment
28 January 2011 - Press Release: Radiotherapy cuts deaths from high risk prostate cancer
8 November 2010 - Press Release: New test hope to personalise treatment for bladder cancer patients
14 September 2010
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