Hello. I'm Doctor Clayton Hess, founder of CureRays Radiation Medicine. Let me walk you through this page: Radiation Immunology. Click on the underlined topics below to learn more about each cancer or condition. Here is what you'll find on this page. Therapeutic radiation is a proven treatment for many malignant (cancerous) and benign (non-cancerous) tumors, as well as many inflammatory, infectious, and functional conditions. Infectious Conditions. Boil; Carbuncle; Furuncle. Infections are an investigational indication of low-dose radiation therapy and a priority area of research for CureRays Radiation Medicine® and the CureRays Institute. The evidence behind low-dose radiation for COVID-19 pneumonia. Treating life-threatening lung inflammation with a single, small dose of radiation is not a new idea — it is a modern revival of a therapy with nearly a century of clinical precedent, now re-tested prospectively in the COVID-19 era. Here is what you can do next. Talk with a CureRays radiation oncologist about whether this is right for you. You can always reach our Grass Valley office at 5 3 0. 8 0 2. 6 4 0 0. This page is informational only. It is not medical advice — please confirm anything here with your care team. --- PRONUNCIATION KEY (not spoken) --- oncologist -> on-KOL-uh-jist CureRays -> CURE-rays