Patients & Visitors
Patient information
The Department of Radiation Oncology encourages patients and patients' families to be actively engaged in their reutrn to health, learning as much as they can about their diagnoses, treatment options and the healing process. Our doctors, nurses and therapists want you to feel comfortable and secure about your decisions. We are happy to discuss your questions to help you reach an understanding of your medical care and how you can make the most of your treatment time with us.
Another way to learn more about how radiation therapy may effect you and what you can do to prepare for treatment is to browse this site about what we offer at UC Davis. You may also find useful information on one of the many reputable Web sites that provide up-to-date cancer information online. Many of those links are accessible here.
Radiation oncology clinical trials
At any given time, more than a dozen adult clinical trials of new radiation therapy approaches are under way in the Department of Radiation Oncology. The trials are conducted through the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group, a national cancer study research group funded by the National Cancer Institute. The group, which has nearly 30 years of experience in running clinical trials, is made up of 250 major cancer reserach institutions in the United States and Canada, including UC Davis Cancer Center.
UC Davis Department of Radiation Oncology has full membership in three NCI Clinical Trial's Cooperative Group Programs:
Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG)
and a partial membership in the