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UNC Radiation Oncology providers recently partnered with Speed of Light – The ASTRO Foundation on a clinical trial to study spatially fractionated radiation (GRID radiotherapy). The RadOnc team included radiation oncologist Dr. Ted Yanagihara and medical physicist Dr. Leith Rankine, working in collaboration with Dr. Lourens du Pisanie and Dr....

A recent UNC Health article showcases a RadOnc provider’s work at the forefront of prostate cancer treatment. Dr. Abby Pepin, who specializes in genitourinary cancers, speaks about radiopharmaceuticals, a treatment modality that has developed significantly over the past decade. Radiopharmaceuticals are specialized drugs that contain a radionuclide attached to a...

Today the UNC Department of Radiation Oncology joins the celebration of World Radiotherapy Awareness Day, held annually to commemorate the first patient treated with radiotherapy. World Radiotherapy Awareness Day aims to improve awareness, access, investment, and support for radiotherapy worldwide. We are dedicated to improving the health and well-being of...

A paper by UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer researchers shows that radiation therapy can lengthen survival in patients with very early- or early-stage liver cancer. The study, coauthored by Ted Yanagihara, MD, PhD, was published in Journal of Clinical Oncology. The full story is...

We’re hiring! The department is looking for a Program Coordinator for our MD and medical physics residency programs. To apply for the position, please visit the UNC Health Careers site: Program Coordinator GME – SOM Radiation-Oncology in Chapel Hill, NC, United States

On May 29, four UNC RadOnc sites were awarded 4-year APEx accreditation by the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). This achievement was the culmination of 2 years of preparation and successful facility visits, which included medical record review, training audits, and team interviews. The Chapel Hill, McCreary, Hillsborough, and...

The Department of Radiation Oncology is adding proton therapy as a patient treatment option, with an estimated start date of January 2028. The department will be installing a Mevion FIT, a single-vault machine that can fit in an existing photon vault. The unique technology treats patients in a seated position,...

At the Radiation Oncology Summit ACRO 2026, Dr. Jean Wright gave a presentation: What to Consider After Diagnosing a Patient With Ductal Carcinoma In Situ. Dr. Wright discussed the nature of DCIS diagnoses and the personal component of treatment plans. A video excerpt and a presentation summary are available on...

Dr. Gaorav Gupta’s research on the combined use of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and radiotherapy on T cell infiltration in early breast cancer was featured on CancerNetwork, the website for the journal Oncology. The article is available on the CancerNetwork website.

On November 19, 2025, Dr. Jean L. Wright presented a talk hosted by the UNC Lineberger Cancer Network (UNCLCN) as part of the Research to Practice webinar series. UNCLCN provides free, publicly accessible educational content, with the goal of reducing cancer incidence and death in North Carolina. Dr. Wright’s talk,...