The multidisciplinary cancer treatment programs at the UCHealth Anschutz Cancer Pavilion – University of Colorado Hospital in metro Denver, including the CU Cancer Center, are acknowledged as some of the best in the United States.
Radiation oncologists at UCHealth Radiation Oncology – Anschutz Cancer Pavilion specialize in certain cancers. This means our radiation oncologists have extensive experience in your particular kind of cancer—and more experience often leads to better outcomes.
Many of our specialists serve on the national committees that set the standards of care – and they bring that deep expertise to their patients at UCHeath.
- Comprehensive Cancer Center. We are part of the region’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. This designation is the gold standard of cancer care, research, education and prevention.
- National leaders. Our radiation oncologists are nationally renowned for radiation therapy treatment and research, serving as leaders in the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group and other national, research-based organizations that actually set the standards of care.
- Colorado’s only dedicated pediatric radiation oncologist. In conjunction with Children’s Hospital Colorado, we feature the only dedicated pediatric radiation oncologist in the state.
Your radiation oncologists at UCHealth Radiation Oncology – Anschutz Cancer Pavilion work in tandem with all of your cancer doctors to ensure you receive appropriate care. They attend weekly meetings to discuss your case, make sure you are on track and update your primary care physician about your care and progress.
Our expertise and technology
As part of the region’s only comprehensive cancer center designated by the National Cancer Institute, we offer a full range of clinical trials of radiation therapies:
- Mammosite therapy for breast cancer.
- High dose rate bracytherapy treatment for cervical cancer.
- Brachytherapy for prostate, breast and other forms of cancer.
- Shaped Beam Surgery for treating brain tumors, AVMs and other lesions of the brain.
- Stereotactic body radiation therapy for targeting small cancers with very localized, high doses of radiation.
- Low-Dose-Rate Permanent Seed Implants for prostate cancer.
- Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) with daily image guidance.
- Gamma Knife therapy.
Your clinic appointment
For your first appointment, please arrive 30 minutes early to fill out paperwork.
We may also ask you to bring:
- Lab and pathology reports and slides.
- Films – MR, CT, PET Scans.
- Consultation notes.
- Surgical reports.
Depending on the type of procedure you are having, you may need to bring additional information with you. The person who schedules your appointment will verify exactly what records and reports you need to bring.