Radiation Oncology  

The Penn Medicine | Virtua Health Radiation Oncology Program is led by an experienced group of board-certified, fellowship-trained radiation oncologists who specialize in cancer treatment techniques.

• Deborah Butzbach, MD

• Alexis Harvey, MD

• Catherine Kim, MD

• David Wilson, MD

• John Wilson, MD

Our collaborative team also includes medical physicists, dosimetrists (implements treatment plan), radiation therapists, radiation oncology nurses, oncology social workers, oncology nurse navigators, and dietitians. Our multidisciplinary approach allows our experts to build personalized plans to treat you as a whole person, not just your disease.

You’ll find the most advanced radiation therapy techniques at the Penn Medicine | Virtua Health Radiation Oncology Program. Our experienced team will work with you to recommend an approach that is best suited for your condition. Treatment techniques include:

Proton Therapy: Delivers radiation through proton beam therapy, providing targeted radiation into the tumor

Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS): Delivers radiation to small areas within the brain

Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT): Delivers radiation to small areas within the body, such as the lung and spine

High-Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy: Delivers radiation directly into the tumor to treat types of gynecologic, breast, and non-melanoma skin cancers

Volumetric Arc Radiotherapy (VMAT): Delivers continuous radiation as the machine rotates, often used for head, neck, and prostate cancers

Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT): Targeting system delivers higher doses of radiation to the tumor while preserving nearby healthy tissue

Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT): Image matching technology targets and tracks the tumor for precise delivery of radiation