The Department of Radiation Oncology at UC Davis is a comprehensive, academic program offering innovative, state-of-the-art radiotherapies in the UC Davis Cancer Center and at our affiliated institutions. Our new, expanded facility and our internationally recognized faculty contribute to the strength of the UC Davis Health System in general and to the excellent care we provide our patients. 

The primary goal of the department is to provide innovative cancer therapy with optimal care, maximizing longevity with the highest possible quality of life. We are equipped to manage and treat most cancer diagnoses and appropriate benign diseases. With an expanding population in Northern California, the department  is in a unique position to conduct clinical trials — especially translational, innovative trials — by taking advantage of the following strengths:

• A team of physicians, physicists, dosimetrists, nurses, radiation therapists and other professionals that delivers cutting-edge radiation treatment, including therapies such as intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), stereotactic radiotherapy and helical tomotherapy
• State-of-the-art technology that includes a Leskell Gamma Knife, a high dose rate brachytherapy unit,  two new linear accelerators, an Elekta Synergy, an Elekta Synergy S and a Hi-Art Tomotherapy system, the first in Northern California
• Full membership in the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
• A full complement of board certified oncology faculty, two of whom run laboratory research programs and possess peer-reviewed grant funding
• An active physics program that includes joint efforts with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 
• Fellowship programs in physics and radiation oncology
• A residency program that is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education 
• A radiobiology unit dynamically involved in teaching, research and clinical work
• An active collaboration with the Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System
• Educational training programs for medical students and radiation therapists

The mission of the Department of Radiation Oncology is to provide safe, highest-quality care to our patients, foster outstanding educational programs for our physicians, scientists, and health care professionals, and conduct innovative research.  By encouraging a supportive, diverse, learning environment, we strive to increase understanding of cancer biology through research and development, and to improve the cancer patient’s survival and quality of life.  We are committed to the improvement of radiation therapy treatment planning, delivery, and verification techniques through the collaborative process of translating our scientific discoveries into clinical applications.

Our vision is to be the health-care provider of choice in our community and to discover, develop, and refine the most effective radiation therapy through excellence, education, and research while collaborating to shape the future of radiation therapy for the benefit of all patients.