Radiation Therapy

     A valuable treatment approach for many cancers is radiation therapy. This treatment involves carefully targeting the cancer tissue with high-energy radiation that can kill the cancer cells. This is often combined with surgery and/or chemotherapy for comprehensive treatment. Radiation therapy requires very specialized equipment. The linear accelerator in our Campbell facility represents the latest in this technology, providing both electron and photon capabilities and allowing us to precisely treat both superficial and deep tumors while sparing adjacent normal tissues. VMS has a team of specially trained individuals on staff to perform this therapy - including veterinary medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and radiation therapists. VMS is one of only a few centers that can offer this highly specialized therapy for companion animals in the San Francisco Bay Area.