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Radiation Therapy at the USC Department of Radiation Oncology

At USC Radiation Oncology, we are committed to serving our patients with compassion and sensitivity. We are also dedicated to ensuring that our patients are as comfortable as possible throughout their treatment. Our goal is to empathetically communicate and respond to the emotional needs and concerns of patients and their families while providing state-of-the-art radiation therapy using the newest and most advanced technologies available.

The USC Department of Radiation Oncology provides treatment at several facilities, including the USC Norris Cancer Hospital and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck Hospital of USC, and Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center. USC Norris Cancer Center is an NCI--Designated Cancer Center recognized for its scientific excellence and demonstrated success in integrating a diversity of research approaches to focus on the problem of cancer. Treatment options at USC Norris Cancer Hospital include the state-of-the-art Accuray Cyberknife Robotic Radiosurgery System, the world’s first and only radiosurgery system designed to non-invasively treat tumors throughout the body. 

Our team of highly trained, board certified radiation oncologists work in close collaboration with medical oncologists, surgeons, and specialists from other USC medical departments to formulate the most appropriate, effective, and comprehensive treatment plans for our patients.

USC radiation oncologists are part of the multidisciplinary Gamma Knife treatment team at Keck Hospital of USC (formerly called 'USC University Hospital' and ranked by U.S. News & World Report as among America's Best Hospitals.) Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery non-invasively treats brain tumors by delivering precisely focused beams of radiation to specifically targeted lesions.

Other treatment options for patients include Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT), Image Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT), 3D Conformal Radiotherapy, High Dose Rate Brachytherapy, Low Dose Rate Brachytherapy, and Episcleral Plaque Brachytherapy.

We are active pioneers in ground-breaking research, and our residency training program educates the future specialists of tomorrow in an academic and multidisciplinary environment.

For additional information on available treatment modalities at Keck Hospital of USC, USC Norris Cancer Hospital, and Los Angeles County Medical Center, please click here.

USC Radiation Oncology 2012 Match Day Results

The USC Radiation Oncology Residency Training Program is pleased to announce the names of the new residents who will be joining our program on July 1, 2013:

3. Lydia Ng, Harvard Medical School

We congratulate each of them on their achievement.

More than 31,000 medical students sought residency positions through the NRMP this year, and radiation oncology was among the most competitive fields for applicants. We express our thanks to all of the candidates who interviewed at USC, and wish everyone who participated in the Match the best of success in their graduate medical education endeavors.

Eric L. Chang Appointed New Chair of USC Department of Radiation Oncology

The Keck School of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology is pleased to announce that Eric L. Chang, M.D., has been appointed professor and chair effective September 26, 2011.

An internationally recognized authority in radiotherapeutic evaluation and the management of patients, Dr. Chang will also be chief of radiation oncology at the USC Norris Cancer Hospital, Keck Hospital of USC, and Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center.

Dr. Chang comes to us from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, where he was a Professor of Radiation Oncology and Director of the Central Nervous System Stereotactic Radiosurgery Program. To read more about Eric L. Chang, click here.

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USC Radiation Oncology web pages on the KSOM website are edited and maintained by Michael Langer, Program Manager, langerm@usc.edu.